This is a list of notable theatre companies, performance venues, and rental performance spaces in the Chicago area.
Chicago area theatre venues and organizations
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Resident companies and venues
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Itinerant companies
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Touring and rental venues
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Inactive, historic companies and venues
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Companies
Venues
- ^ "Aguijón Theater Company | Chicago, IL". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "American Blues Theater | Chicago, IL". American Blues Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Annoyance Theatre & Bar | Chicago's Only Funny Comedy! | Chicago, IL". Annoyance Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Black Ensemble Theater and Cultural Center | Black Ensemble". Black Ensemble Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Center on Halsted - Chicago's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Community Center". www.centeronhalsted.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Chicago Dramatists |". chicagodramatists.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "See what's playing on our stages". www.chicagoshakes.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Chopin Theatre :: Now Playing". www.chopintheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Citadel Theatre". Citadel Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "HOME". Copernicus Center. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Court Theatre | Classic Plays In Chicago | Season & Tickets". Court Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home". The Factory Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "First Folio Theatre". First Folio Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Goodman Theatre | Official Site of the Tony Award® winning Goodman Theatre | Tickets, Performance Calendar and Information". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home | iO Improv". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Kane Repertory Theatre | St Charles, Illinois | United States". KaneRepertoryTheatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Lifeline Theatre - Big Stories, Up Close". Lifeline Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Lookingglass Theatre Company". Lookingglass Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home". www.lyricopera.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Marriott Theatre - Musicals and Children's Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL". www.marriotttheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "MCA - MCA Stage | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago". mcachicago.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Merle Reskin Theatre | Facilities | About | the Theatre School | DePaul University, Chicago".
- ^ "HOME". Music Theater Works. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home". The Neo-Futurist Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "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 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Opera in Focus". www.operainfocus.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home". Paramount Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "The Playground Theater • Chicago's 1st Non-profit Comedy Theater". The Playground Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home". Porchlight Music Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Raven Theater Website". Raven Theater. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "A Red Orchid Theatre – Cutting Edge Ensemble Based Theatre in Chicago". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Red Tape Theatre". Red Tape Theatre. 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Red Theater". Red Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Remy Bumppo Theatre Company: Think Theatre in Chicago". Remy Bumppo. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Second City".
- ^ "Home | Silk Road Cultural Center". silkroadculturalcenter.org. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Steep Theatre".
- ^ "Home". www.steppenwolf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Strawdog Theatre Company". Strawdog Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home". theo. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Young, Helen. "Home". TimeLine Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Trap Door Theatre". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Now Playing". Victory Gardens. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Babes With Blades Theatre Company – Theatre That Leaves A Mark". Babes With Blades Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home| Child's Play Touring Theatre". www.cptt.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Collaboraction | Theatre for Social Change". Collaboraction. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Theater | Eta Creative Arts Foundation | Chicago". EtaCreativeArts. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Ghostlight Ensemble". Ghostlight Ensemble. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Livewire Chicago".
- ^ "Off-Off Campus". Off-Off Campus. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Red Theater". Red Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Theater Oobleck". theateroobleck.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "TUTA Theatre". TUTA Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home". Apollo Theater Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Theater, Arie Crown. "Arie Crown Theater". www.ariecrown.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Auditorium Theatre". Auditorium Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Briar Street Theatre | Latest Events and Tickets | Chicago, Illinois". www.briarstreetbroadway.com. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Broadway Playhouse Chicago | Chicago Theater Guide". Broadway In Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Cadillac Palace Theatre Chicago | Chicago Theater Guide". Broadway In Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "The Chicago Theatre | Wondrous Starts Here". MSG. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "CIBC Theatre Chicago - Home of Broadway's Best Shows". Broadway In Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Congress Chicago on Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Greenhouse Theater Center | Chicago Tickets". Greenhouse Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Harris Theater | Official Ticket Source | Chicago's Home for Music and Dance". www.harristheaterchicago.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "James Nederlander Theatre Chicago | Chicago Theater Guide". Broadway In Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Home". www.lyricopera.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Rosemont Theatre". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "The Accidental Shakespeare Theatre Company". Accidental Shakespeare Threatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Jones, Chris (2018-03-16). "American Theater Company is shutting down, the company behind 'Disgraced' and 'Original Grease'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Lazare, Lewis (1995-07-27). "Body Politic Bows Out/Auditorium Suit Dismissed". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Bohotheatre". Bohotheatre. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Caffeine Theatre To Close - Chicago Theatre News". Theatre in Chicago. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Theatrical days appear numbered for Chicago Center for Performing Arts
- ^ Jones, Chris (2005-06-03). "Famous Door closing after venerable run". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Home". The Hypocrites. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Infamous Commonwealth Theatre closes". Chicago Tribune. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ http://ww1.organictheater.org/. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Chicago's House Theatre to Close After a 21-Year Run". AMERICAN THEATRE. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Lazare, Lewis (1994-01-06). "Money Trouble at Wisdom Bridge/What Remains of Remains?/Rotational Success/Hot Mikado". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Nadig, Brian (2019-06-20). "Windy City Performs, a performing arts school, closes in Jefferson Park". Nadig Newspapers - Northwest Side Local Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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