List of theaters in Chicago
This is a list of notable theatre companies, performance venues, and rental performance spaces in the Chicago area.
Chicago area theatre venues and organizations
Resident companies and venues
- About Face
- Aguijón Theater[1]
- American Blues Theater[2]
- Annoyance Theatre[3]
- Black Ensemble Theater Company[4]
- Center on Halsted[5]
- Chicago Dramatists[6]
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater[7]
- Chopin Theatre[8]
- Citadel Theatre (Lake Forest)[9]
- City Lit Theater[10]
- Copernicus Center (formerly Gateway Theatre)[11]
- Court Theatre[12]
- Factory Theater[13]
- First Folio Theatre (Oak Brook)[14]
- Goodman Theatre[15]
- iO Theater[16]
- Irish Theatre of Chicago (formerly Seanachaí Theatre Company)[17]
- Kane Repertory Theatre (St. Charles)[18]
- Lifeline Theatre[19]
- Lookingglass Theatre Company[20]
- Lyric Opera of Chicago[21]
- Marriott Theatre (Lincolnshire)[22]
- MCA Stage[23]
- Merle Reskin Theatre (DePaul) (formerly Blackstone Theater)[24]
- Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works) (Evanston)[25]
- Neo-Futurists[26]
- Oak Park Festival Theatre (Oak Park)[27]
- Opera in Focus (Rolling Meadows)[28]
- Paramount Theatre (Aurora)[29]
- The Playground[30]
- Porchlight Music Theatre[31]
- Raven Theater[32]
- A Red Orchid Theatre[33]
- Red Tape Theatre[34]
- Red Theater Chicago[35]
- Remy Bumppo Theatre Company[36]
- The Second City[37]
- Shattered Globe Theatre Company
- Silk Road Rising[38]
- Steep Theatre Company[39]
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company[40]
- Strawdog Theatre Company[41]
- Theatre-Hikes
- Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre[42]
- TimeLine Theatre Company[43]
- Trap Door Theatre[44]
- Victory Gardens Theater[45]
Itinerant companies
- Babes With Blades[46]
- Child's Play Touring Theatre[47]
- Collaboraction[48]
- ETA Creative Arts Foundation[49]
- Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co[50]
- LiveWire Chicago Theatre[51]
- Off-Off Campus (UChicago)[52]
- Red Theater Chicago[53]
- Theater Oobleck (formerly Streetlight Theater)[54]
- TUTA Theatre[55]
Touring and rental venues
- Apollo Theater Chicago[56]
- Arie Crown Theatre[57]
- Auditorium Theatre[58]
- Briar Street Theater[59]
- Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (formerly Drury Lane Water Tower Place)[60]
- Bughouse Theater
- Cadillac Palace Theatre[61]
- Chicago Theatre[62]
- CIBC Theatre (formerly The Shubert Theatre)[63]
- Congress Theater[64]
- Greenhouse Theater Center[65]
- Harris Theater (Chicago)[66]
- James M. Nederlander Theatre (formerly Oriental Theatre)[67]
- Lyric Opera of Chicago[68]
- Rosemont Theater[69]
- Theater Wit[70]
Inactive, historic companies and venues
Companies
- Accidental Shakespeare[71]
- American Theater Company[72]
- Body Politic Theater[73]
- Baliwick Theatre Company
- BoHo Theatre[74]
- Boxer Rebellion Theatre Company
- Caffeine Theatre[75]
- Chicago Center for the Performing Arts[76]
- Compass Players
- Defiant Theatre
- The Ethiopian Art Theatre/Players
- Famous Door Theatre[77]
- First Folio Theatre (Oak Brook)
- Goat Island
- Happy Happy Good Show
- The Hypocrites[78]
- Illinois Theatre Center
- Improv Institute
- Infamous Commonwealth Theatre[79]
- Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company
- New Age Vaudeville
- New Variety
- Oracle Theatre Company
- Organic Theater Company[80]
- Playwrights Theatre Club
- Pyewacket Theatre Company
- The House Theatre of Chicago[81]
- The Practical Theatre Company
- Remains Theatre[82]
- Redmoon Theater
- Wayward Productions (formerly Chicago Fusion Theatre)
- Windy City Performs[83]
Venues
- Academy of Music
- Drury Lane Theatres
- Garrick Theater
- Iroquois Theatre
- Theatre Building Chicago (Purchased by Stage 773)
- Uptown Theatre
References
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- ^ "American Blues Theater | Chicago, IL". American Blues Theater. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Annoyance Theatre & Bar | Chicago's Only Funny Comedy! | Chicago, IL". Annoyance Theatre. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Black Ensemble Theater and Cultural Center | Black Ensemble". Black Ensemble Theater. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Center on Halsted - Chicago's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Community Center". www.centeronhalsted.org. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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- ^ "Citadel Theatre". Citadel Theatre. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "City Lit". City Lit Theater. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "HOME". Copernicus Center. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Court Theatre | Classic Plays In Chicago | Season & Tickets". Court Theatre. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Home". The Factory Theater. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "First Folio Theatre". First Folio Theatre. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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- ^ Kenneth Jones, "Seanachai Becomes Irish Theatre of Chicago; Season Revealed," Playbill, August 12, 2014, https://playbill.com/article/seanachai-becomes-irish-theatre-of-chicago-season-revealed-com-328049.
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- ^ "Lifeline Theatre - Big Stories, Up Close". Lifeline Theatre. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Lookingglass Theatre Company". Lookingglass Theatre Company. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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- ^ "Marriott Theatre - Musicals and Children's Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL". www.marriotttheatre.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "MCA - MCA Stage | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago". mcachicago.org. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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- ^ "HOME". Music Theater Works. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Home". The Neo-Futurist Theater. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Oak Park Festival Theatre | Exploring our shared humanity by telling stories that stand the test of time. By looking to our past and re-imagining the familiar, we hold a mirror up to the times in which we live, bringing us all a little closer". Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Opera in Focus". www.operainfocus.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Home". Paramount Theatre. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "The Playground Theater • Chicago's 1st Non-profit Comedy Theater". The Playground Theater. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Home". Porchlight Music Theatre. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Raven Theater Website". Raven Theater. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "A Red Orchid Theatre – Cutting Edge Ensemble Based Theatre in Chicago". Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Red Tape Theatre". Red Tape Theatre. October 14, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Red Theater". Red Theater. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Remy Bumppo Theatre Company: Think Theatre in Chicago". Remy Bumppo. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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- ^ "Home | Silk Road Cultural Center". silkroadculturalcenter.org. March 29, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Steep Theatre".
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- ^ "Trap Door Theatre". Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Now Playing". Victory Gardens. March 25, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Babes With Blades Theatre Company – Theatre That Leaves A Mark". Babes With Blades Theatre Company. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Home| Child's Play Touring Theatre". www.cptt.org. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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