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[edit]

### Resident companies and venues[edit]

* About Face
* Accidental Shakespeare [1]
* Aguijón Theater [2]
* American Blues Theater [3]
* Annoyance Theatre [4]
* Baliwick Theatre Company
* Black Ensemble Theater Company [5]
* Boxer Rebellion Theatre Company
* Center on Halsted [6]
* Chicago Dramatists [7]
* Chicago Shakespeare Theater [8]
* Chopin Theatre [9]
* Citadel Theatre (Lake Forest) [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]
* Kane Repertory Theatre (St. Charles) [17]
* Lifeline Theatre [18]
* Lookingglass Theatre Company [19]
* Lyric Opera of Chicago [20]
* Marriott Theatre (Lincolnshire) [21]
* MCA Stage [22]
* Merle Reskin Theatre (DePaul) (formerly Blackstone Theater) [23]
* Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works) (Evanston) [24]
* Neo-Futurists [25]
* Oak Park Festival Theatre (Oak Park) [26]
* Oracle Theatre Company
* Opera in Focus (Rolling Meadows) [27]
* Organic Theater Company [28]
* Paramount Theatre (Aurora) [29]
* The Playground [30]
* Porchlight Music Theatre [31]
* A Red Orchid Theatre [32]
* Red Tape Theatre [33]
* Red Theater Chicago [34]
* Remy Bumppo Theatre Company [35]
* The Second City [36]
* Shattered Globe Theatre Company
* Silk Road Rising [37]
* Steep Theatre Company [38]
* Steppenwolf Theatre Company [39]
* Strawdog Theatre Company [40]
* Theatre-Hikes
* Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre [41]
* TimeLine Theatre Company [42]
* Trap Door Theatre [43]
* Victory Gardens Theater [44]

### Itinerant companies[edit]

* Babes With Blades [45]
* Child's Play Touring Theatre [46]
* Collaboraction [47]
* ETA Creative Arts Foundation [48]
* Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co

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* The House Theatre of Chicago [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[edit]

* 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]
* 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]

### Inactive, historic companies and venues[edit]

Companies

* American Theater Company[1]
* Body Politic Theater[2]
* BoHo Theatre [70]
* Caffeine Theatre[3]
* Chicago Center for the Performing Arts[4]
* Compass Players
* Defiant Theatre
* The Ethiopian Art Theatre/Players
* Famous Door Theatre[5]
* Goat Island
* Happy Happy Good Show
* The Hypocrites [71]
* Illinois Theatre Center
* Improv Institute
* Infamous Commonwealth Theatre[6]
* Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company
* New Age Vaudeville
* New Variety
* Playwrights Theatre Club
* Pyewacket Theatre Company
* The Practical Theatre Company
* Remains Theatre[7]
* Redmoon Theater
* Wayward Productions (formerly Chicago Fusion Theatre)
* Windy City Performs[8]

Venues

* Drury Lane Theatres
* Garrick Theater
* Iroquois Theatre
* Theatre Building Chicago (Purchased by Stage 773)
* Uptown Theatre

## References[edit]

1. ^ American Theatre Company is shutting down...
2. ^ Body Politic Bows Out/Auditorium Suit Dismissed
3. ^ Caffeine Theatre To Close
4. ^ Theatrical days appear numbered for Chicago Center for Performing Arts
5. ^ "Famous Door closing after venerable run". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06.
6. ^ Infamous Commonwealth Theatre closes
7. ^ Money Trouble at Wisdom Bridge/What Remains of Remains?/Rotational Success/Hot Mikado
8. ^ Windy City Performs, a performing arts school, closes in Jefferson Park

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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

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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
* Goodman
* 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|

* BoHo
* Child's Play
* Collaboraction
* ETA Creative Arts Foundation
* Factory
* First Folio
* House
* The Hypocrites
* Les Enfants Terribles
* LiveWire Chicago
* Off-Off Campus
* Oobleck
* Organic
* Porchlight Music Theatre
* Remy Bumppo
* StarKid
* TUTA

Former|

* Compass Players
* Defiant
* Ethiopian Art
* Goat Island
* Happy Happy Good Show
* Illinois Theatre Center
* Improv Institute
* iO
* 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

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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|

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* Theaters
* Opera houses and companies

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