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

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### Resident companies and venues

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* 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]
* Copernicus Center (formerly Gateway Theatre)[10]
* Court Theatre[11]
* Factory Theater[12]
* First Folio Theatre (Oak Brook)[13]
* Goodman Theatre[14]
* iO Theater[15]
* Kane Repertory Theatre (St. Charles)[16]
* Lifeline Theatre[17]
* Lookingglass Theatre Company[18]
* Lyric Opera of Chicago[19]
* Marriott Theatre (Lincolnshire)[20]
* MCA Stage[21]
* Merle Reskin Theatre (DePaul) (formerly Blackstone Theater)[22]
* Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works) (Evanston)[23]
* Neo-Futurists[24]
* Oak Park Festival Theatre (Oak Park)[25]
* Opera in Focus (Rolling Meadows)[26]
* Paramount Theatre (Aurora)[27]
* The Playground[28]
* Porchlight Music Theatre[29]
* Raven Theater[30]
* A Red Orchid Theatre[31]
* Red Tape Theatre[32]
* Red Theater Chicago[33]
* Remy Bumppo Theatre Company[34]
* The Second City[35]
* Shattered Globe Theatre Company
* Silk Road Rising[36]
* Steep Theatre Company[37]
* Steppenwolf Theatre Company[38]
* Strawdog Theatre Company[39]
* Theatre-Hikes
* Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre[40]
* TimeLine Theatre Company[41]
* Trap Door Theatre[42]
* Victory Gardens Theater[43]

### Itinerant companies

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* Babes With Blades[44]
* Child's Play Touring Theatre[45]
* Collaboraction[46]
* ETA Creative Arts Foundation[47]
* Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co[48]
* LiveWire Chicago Theatre[49]
* Off-Off Campus (UChicago)[50]
* Red Theater Chicago[51]
* Theater Oobleck (formerly Streetlight Theater)[52]
* TUTA Theatre[53]

### Touring and rental venues

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* Apollo Theater Chicago[54]
* Arie Crown Theatre[55]
* Auditorium Theatre[56]
* Briar Street Theater[57]
* Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (formerly Drury Lane Water Tower Place)[58]
* Bughouse Theater
* Cadillac Palace Theatre[59]
* Chicago Theatre[60]
* CIBC Theatre (formerly The Shubert Theatre)[61]
* Congress Theater[62]
* Greenhouse Theater Center[63]
* Harris Theater (Chicago)[64]
* James M. Nederlander Theatre (formerly Oriental Theatre)[65]
* Lyric Opera of Chicago[66]
* Rosemont Theater[67]

### Inactive, historic companies and venues

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Companies

* Accidental Shakespeare[68]
* American Theater Company[69]
* Body Politic Theater[70]
* Baliwick Theatre Company
* BoHo Theatre[71]
* Boxer Rebellion Theatre Company
* Caffeine Theatre[72]
* Chicago Center for the Performing Arts[73]
* Compass Players
* Defiant Theatre
* The Ethiopian Art Theatre/Players
* Famous Door Theatre[74]
* First Folio Theatre (Oak Brook)
* Goat Island
* Happy Happy Good Show
* The Hypocrites[75]
* Illinois Theatre Center
* Improv Institute
* Infamous Commonwealth Theatre[76]
* Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company
* New Age Vaudeville
* New Variety
* Oracle Theatre Company
* Organic Theater Company[77]
* Playwrights Theatre Club
* Pyewacket Theatre Company
* The House Theatre of Chicago[78]
* The Practical Theatre Company
* Remains Theatre[79]
* Redmoon Theater
* Wayward Productions (formerly Chicago Fusion Theatre)
* Windy City Performs[80]

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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1. ^ "Aguijón Theater Company | Chicago, IL". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
2. ^ "American Blues Theater | Chicago, IL". American Blues Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
3. ^ "Annoyance Theatre & Bar | Chicago's Only Funny Comedy! | Chicago, IL". Annoyance Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
4. ^ "Black Ensemble Theater and Cultural Center | Black Ensemble". Black Ensemble Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
5. ^ "Center on Halsted - Chicago's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Community Center". www.centeronhalsted.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
6. ^ "Chicago Dramatists |". chicagodramatists.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
7. ^ "See what's playing on our stages". www.chicagoshakes.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
8. ^ "Chopin Theatre :: Now Playing". www.chopintheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
9. ^ "Citadel Theatre". Citadel Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
10. ^ "HOME". Copernicus Center. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
11. ^ "Court Theatre | Classic Plays In Chicago | Season & Tickets". Court Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
12. ^ "Home". The Factory Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
13. ^ "First Folio Theatre". First Folio Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
14. ^ "Goodman Theatre | Official Site of the Tony Award® winning Goodman Theatre | Tickets, Performance Calendar and Information". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
15. ^ "Home | iO Improv". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
16. ^ "Kane Repertory Theatre | St Charles, Illinois | United States". KaneRepertoryTheatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
17. ^ "Lifeline Theatre - Big Stories, Up Close". Lifeline Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
18. ^ "Lookingglass Theatre Company". Lookingglass Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
19. ^ "Home". www.lyricopera.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
20. ^ "Marriott Theatre - Musicals and Children's Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL". www.marriotttheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
21. ^ "MCA - MCA Stage | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago". mcachicago.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
22. ^ "Merle Reskin Theatre | Facilities | About | the Theatre School | DePaul University, Chicago".
23. ^ "HOME". Music Theater Works. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
24. ^ "Home". The Neo-Futurist Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
25. ^ "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.
26. ^ "Opera in Focus". www.operainfocus.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
27. ^ "Home". Paramount Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
28. ^ "The Playground Theater • Chicago's 1st Non-profit Comedy Theater". The Playground Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
29. ^ "Home". Porchlight Music Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
30. ^ "Raven Theater Website". Raven Theater. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
31. ^ "A Red Orchid Theatre – Cutting Edge Ensemble Based Theatre in Chicago". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
32. ^ "Red Tape Theatre". Red Tape Theatre. 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
33. ^ "Red Theater". Red Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
34. ^ "Remy Bumppo Theatre Company: Think Theatre in Chicago". Remy Bumppo. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
35. ^ "Second City".
36. ^ "Home | Silk Road Cultural Center". silkroadculturalcenter.org. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
37. ^ "Steep Theatre".
38. ^ "Home". www.steppenwolf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
39. ^ "Strawdog Theatre Company". Strawdog Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
40. ^ "Home". theo. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
41. ^ Young, Helen. "Home". TimeLine Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
42. ^ "Trap Door Theatre". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
43. ^ "Now Playing". Victory Gardens. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
44. ^ "Babes With Blades Theatre Company – Theatre That Leaves A Mark". Babes With Blades Theatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
45. ^ "Home| Child's Play Touring Theatre". www.cptt.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
46. ^ "Collaboraction | Theatre for Social Change". Collaboraction. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
47. ^ "Theater | Eta Creative Arts Foundation | Chicago". EtaCreativeArts. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
48. ^ "Ghostlight Ensemble". Ghostlight Ensemble. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
49. ^ "Livewire Chicago".
50. ^ "Off-Off Campus". Off-Off Campus. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
51. ^ "Red Theater". Red Theater. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
52. ^ "Theater Oobleck". theateroobleck.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
53. ^ "TUTA Theatre". TUTA Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
54. ^ "Home". Apollo Theater Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
55. ^ Theater, Arie Crown. "Arie Crown Theater". www.ariecrown.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
56. ^ "Auditorium Theatre". Auditorium Theatre. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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62. ^ "Congress Chicago on Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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64. ^ "Harris Theater | Official Ticket Source | Chicago's Home for Music and Dance". www.harristheaterchicago.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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67. ^ "Rosemont Theatre". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
68. ^ "The Accidental Shakespeare Theatre Company". Accidental Shakespeare Threatre Company. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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73. ^ Theatrical days appear numbered for Chicago Center for Performing Arts
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75. ^ "Home". The Hypocrites. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
76. ^ "Infamous Commonwealth Theatre closes". Chicago Tribune. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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Chicago area theaters

Active theaters|

| Loop|

* Auditorium Theatre
* Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
* Cadillac Palace Theatre
* Chicago Theatre
* CIBC Theatre
* Civic Opera House
* Goodman Theatre
* Harris Theater
* Merle Reskin Theatre
* Nederlander Theatre

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Chicago Off Loop|

* Annoyance
* Apollo
* Biograph
* Briar Street
* Chicago Dramatists
* Chicago Shakespeare
* Chopin
* Court
* Greenhouse
* Lookingglass
* A Red Orchid
* Steppenwolf
* Strawdog
* Trap Door

Suburban|

* Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace
* First Folio
* Marriott
* Metropolis
* Writers

Former theaters|

* Chicago Opera House
* Garrick Theater
* Iroquois Theatre
* United Artists Theatre
* Woods Theatre

* v
* t
* e

Music, theater and performing arts in Chicago

Theater
companies|

| Resident|

* A Red Orchid
* American Blues
* Annoyance
* Bailiwick Repertory
* Barrel of Monkeys
* Black Ensemble
* Chicago Dramatists
* Chicago Shakespeare
* Chopin
* Court
* Factory
* Goodman
* iO
* Lifeline
* Lookingglass
* Marriott
* MCA Stage
* Music Theater Works
* Neo-Futurists
* Oak Park Festival
* Opera in Focus
* Oracle Productions
* Organic
* The Playground
* Second City
* Silk Road
* Steppenwolf
* Strawdog
* Theatre Building Chicago
* Trap Door
* Under the Gun
* Victory Gardens

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Itinerant|

* Babes With Blades
* Child's Play
* Collaboraction Theatre Company
* ETA Creative Arts Foundation
* The Hypocrites
* Les Enfants Terribles
* LiveWire Chicago
* Off-Off Campus
* Oobleck
* Organic
* Porchlight Music Theatre
* Remy Bumppo
* StarKid
* TUTA

Former|

* BoHo
* Compass Players
* Defiant
* Ethiopian Art
* First Folio
* Goat Island
* Happy Happy Good Show
* House
* Illinois Theatre Center
* Improv Institute
* New Age Vaudeville
* New Variety
* Playwrights Theatre Club
* The Practical Theatre Company
* Redmoon

Opera|

| Current|

* Chicago Opera Theater
* DuPage Opera Theatre
* Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago
* Lyric Opera of Chicago
* Music Theater Works
* Opera in Focus

|

Former|

* Chicago City Opera
* Chicago Civic Opera
* Chicago Grand Opera
* Chicago Opera Association
* Chicago Opera Company
* Crosby's Opera House
* San Carlo Opera Company

Music and
dance|

| Dance|

* Chicago Ballet
* Chicago Festival Ballet
* Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
* Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago
* Hedwig Dances
* Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
* Joffrey Ballet
* Luna Negra Dance Theater
* Ruth Page Center for the Arts

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Choruses|

* Bella Voce
* Chicago a cappella
* Chicago Chorale
* Chicago Gay Men's Chorus
* Chicago Symphony Chorus

Symphonies|

* Chicago Philharmonic
* Chicago Sinfonietta
* Chicago Symphony Orchestra
* Grant Park Symphony Orchestra

Venues|

| Theater|

* Apollo Theater
* Arie Crown Theater
* Auditorium Theatre
* Avalon Regal Theater
* Biograph Theater
* Briar Street Theater
* Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
* Cadillac Palace Theatre
* Chicago Avenue Pumping Station
* Chicago Theatre
* Chopin Theatre
* CIBC Theatre
* Congress Theater
* Copernicus Center
* Greenhouse Theater Center
* Harris and Selwyn Theaters
* Merle Reskin
* Nederlander Theatre

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Opera|

* Civic Opera House
* DuPage Opera Theatre
* Woodstock Opera House

Music|

* Harris Theater
* Jay Pritzker Pavilion
* Metro
* Park West
* Petrillo Music Shell
* Riviera Theatre
* Rosemont Theatre
* Symphony Center
* The Vic Theatre

Former|

* Central Music Hall
* Chicago Opera House
* Drury Lane Water Tower Place
* Garrick Theater
* Iroquois Theatre
* McVicker's Theater
* Uptown Theatre

Lists|

* Festivals
* Theaters
* Opera houses and companies

* Culture of Chicago

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