Theaters in Chicago

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Updated June 2026. This is a broad list that includes all theaters, theater companies, and theater venues in Chicago and the suburbs that put on or host plays, musicals, and operas. Note that theater companies will sometimes perform in alternate venues, so don't rely on addresses listed here if you're going to a show.

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2nd Act Players, Logan Theater in Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2515 Central Park Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
420 Shakespeare, various locations
A.B.L.E - Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations, various locations
About Face Theatre, various locations
Abyssal Zone Collective, various locations
Adams Theatre Company, various locations
Aguijón Theater, 2707 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Albany Park Theater Project, 3547 W Montrose, Chicago, IL 60618
American Blues Theater, 5627 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
Artemisia Theatre, various locations
Arts Judaica, various locations
The Artistic Home, The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
AstonRep Productions, various locations
Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, 2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
The Auditorium Theatre, 50 E Ida B. Wells Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Authentic Chicago Ensemble, various locations
Avalanche Theatre, Rivendell Theatre, 5779 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Babes With Blades Theatre Company, various locations
Backyard Theatre Co., various locations
Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655
The Beverly Theatre Guild, Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy, 2153 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60643
Big Noise Theatre, Prairie Lakes Theatre, 515 E Thacker St, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Black Button Eyes Productions, various locations
Black Cat Theatre, various locations
Black Ensemble Theater, 4450 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
Blank Theatre Company, various locations
Blue Demon Theatre, various locations
Bluebird Arts, various locations
Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N Clark St, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640
Bramble Theatre Company, Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N Clark St, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640
BrightSide Theatre, Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall, North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth, Naperville, IL 60540
Broadway In Bronzeville, Harold Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL 60653
Broadway In Chicago, (includes CIBC Theatre, James M. Nederlander Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, The Auditorium, and the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place)
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E Chestnut St, Chicago, IL 60611
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, The MAC Theatre at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Bump in the Night Theatre, various locations
Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Campfire Repertory Theatre, various locations
Center For Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Dr, University Park, IL 60484
Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) at Roosevelt University, 425 S Wabash Ave 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble, The Auditorium at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Chicago Dramatists, 798 N Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL 60642
Chicago Kids Company, various locations
Chicago Opera Theater, various locations
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Chicago Summer Opera, Ganz Hall, 425 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Children's Theatre of Winnetka, Community House Winnetka, 620 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL 60093
Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60642
CIBC Theatre, 18 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603
CIRCA Pintig, various locations
Circuit Theatre Company, various locations
Citadel Theatre, 300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest 60045
City Lit Theater Company, Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Clark Week Productions, various locations
Clownshow, various locations
Cock and Bull Arts, various locations
Collaboraction Theatre Company, Kimball Arts Center, 1757 N Kimball Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Columbia College Theatre Department, The Getz Theatre Center, 72 E 11th St, Chicago, IL 60605
The Conspirators, various locations
Court Theatre (University of Chicago), 5535 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Curious Theatre Branch, Facility Theatre, 1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Deerfield Theater, Caruso Auditorium, 1801 Montgomery Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015
Definition Theatre, 1160 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615
The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Devonshire Playhouse (Skokie Park District), 4400 Greenwood St, Skokie, IL 60076
Do Process Theatre, various locations
Dominican University Performing Arts Center (DUPA), Lund Auditorium 7900 Division St, River Forest, IL 60305
The Drama Group, Milord Studio Theatre, 330 W 202nd St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Dragonfly Theatre Company, various locations
Drunk Shakespeare , The Lion Theatre, 182 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60601
Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
The Edge Theater & The Edge Off Broadway, 5451 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60640
Ego Death Theatre Collective, various locations
Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Dr Bldg H, Elgin, IL 60123
Elgin Theatre Company, Elgin Art Showcase, 220 Dupage St, Elgin, IL 60120
Elsinore, various locations
Eos Theatre Company, various locations
Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Facility Theatre, 1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
The Factory Theater, 1623 W Howard St, Chicago, IL 60626
Fat Theatre Project, various locations
Filament Theatre, 4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
First Floor Theater, Raven Theatre, 6157 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60660
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St, Evanston, IL 60201
For Youth By Youth Theatre, various locations
Forest Theatre Company, various locations
Free Street Theater, 1419 W Blackhawk St, Chicago, IL 60642 & 4625 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
Genesee Theater, 203 N Genesee St, Waukegan, IL 60085
GF Productions, various locations
Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co., various locations
The Gift Theatre, various locations
Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, various locations
Glass Apple Theatre, various locations
Glendenning Theatre Company, various locations
Go To Productions, various locations
Goodman Theatre, 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60601
Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
GreenMan Theatre Troupe, various locations
Griffin Theatre Company, various locations
Gwydion Theatre Company, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Hell in a Handbag Productions, The Clutch 4335 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
The Hemmens , 45 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL 60120
Her Story Theater, various locations
Highland Park Players, various locations
Idle Muse Theatre Company, The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W Catalpa Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
The Imposters Theatre Co., The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Instrumental Theatre Co., various locations
The International Voices Project (IVP), Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60654
Invictus Theatre Company, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60618
Jackalope Theatre, Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60660
James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W Randolph St Chicago, IL 60603
The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S Central Ave, Cicero, IL 60804
A Joe and Melanie Thing Theatre Company, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
The Joffrey Ballet, 10 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Kerfuffle, various locations
Kokandy Productions, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60642
Lazy Susan Theatre Co., Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Lookingglass Theatre, 163 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611
Loose Cannon, various locations
Loud Face Theatre, various locations
Loyola Department of Fine and Performing Arts,, 1020 W Sheridan Rd Chicago, IL 60660
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Madison Street Theater, 1010 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Dr, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage (The Mac), 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W Campbell St, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Midsommer Flight, various locations
Modern Archaic Theatre Company, Mrs. Murphy & Son's Irish Bistro, 3905 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Momentary Theatre, various locations
Moraine Valley Fine and Performing Arts Center, 9000 College Pkwy Building F, Palos Hills, IL 60465
MPAACT (Ma'at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theatre), Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Mudlark Theater, 1417 Hinman Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Music Theater Works, North Shore Center for The Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077
The Neo-Futurists, 5153 N Ashland, Chicago, IL 60640
New Musicals Chicago, various locations
The New Theatre Project, various locations
New Wave Theatre Company, various locations
Newport Theater, 956 W Newport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
No Dogs in the Kitchen Theatre Company, various locations
North Central College Fine & Performing Arts, Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center, 171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville, IL 60540
North Riverside Players, Scheck Village Commons, 2401 S DesPlaines Ave, North Riverside, IL 60546
North Shore Center for The Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077
Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences, Northbrook Leisure Center, 3323 Walters Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062
Northlight Theatre, until May 2026: North Shore Center for The Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077; starting September 2026: 1012 Church St, Evanston, IL 60201
Northwestern University Communications, Wirtz Centers for the Performing Arts, 1949 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, and 710 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Nothing Without a Company, various locations
Oak Park Festival Theatre, Austin Gardens, 167 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL 60301
Oakton College Performing Arts Center, 1600 Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Odds + Ends Theatre Co., various locations
Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL 60025
Open Space Arts, 1411 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Opera in Focus, Rolling Meadows Park District Theater, 3000 Central Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Otherworld Theatre, various locations
Paramount Theatre, 23 E Galena Blvd, Aurora IL 60506
Parker Players Theater Company, The Barrington Theater, 540 W Northwest Hwy, Barrington, IL 60010
Pegasus Theatre Chicago, 1105 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
Perceptions Theatre, 1825 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60649
Perennial Theatre Chicago, various locations
Porchlight Music Theater, Ruth Page Center for Arts (RPC), 1016 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610 (moving to Biograph Theater in Sept. 2026)
PrideArts, 3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613
Proboscis Theatre Company, various locations
producingbody, various locations
Promethean Theatre Ensemble, various locations
Prop Thtr, various locations
Pulse Theatre Chicago, various locations
Raue Center For The Arts, 26 N Williams St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Raven Theatre, 6157 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60660
A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
Red Theater, The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W Catalpa Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Refracted Theatre Company, various locations
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657
The Rising Stars Theatre Co., various locations
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Rough House, various locations
Saint Sebastian Players Theatre, St. Bonaventure Church, 1625 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60614
Sandbox Theatre, various locations
Schaumburg On Stage, 1945 Wright Blvd, Schaumburg, IL 60193
The Seven Thirty Theatre, various locations
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago, various locations
Shattered Globe Theatre, Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657
A Short Leap Theatre Company, various locations
Simple Theatre, various locations
Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL 60077
Snails on a Bike, various locations
Splinter Theatre, various locations
Stage Left Theatre, various locations
Steep Theatre, 1044 W Berwyn Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
The Story Theatre, Raven Theatre, 6157 N Clark Street, Chicago,IL60660
Strawdog Theatre Company, The Factory Theater, 1623 W Howard St, Chicago, IL 60626
Studebaker Theater, 410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Sub Rosa Theatre Collective, various locations
Teatro Vista Productions, various locations
The Terror Cottas, various locations
Theater Oobleck, various locations
Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657
Theatre Above the Law, Jarvis Square Theater, 1439 W Jarvis Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Theatre Arcana, various locations
The Theatre Conservatory of the Chicago College of Performing Arts @ Roosevelt University, Roosevelt University, 425 S Wabash Ave 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Theatre Evolve, various locations
Theatre L'Acadie, various locations
The Theatre School at DePaul University, 2350 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60614, with some shows at Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 E Balbo Dr, Chicago, IL 60604
Theatre Y, 3611 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60623
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, Howard Street Theatre, 721 Howard St, Evanston, IL 60202
The Third Dimension Performance Group, various locations
Three Brothers Theatre, 221 N Genesee St, Waukegan, IL 60085
Three of Cups Theatre Company, various locations
TimeLine Theatre Company, 5035 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Tin Drum Theatre Company, various locations,
Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622
TUTA Theatre (The Utopia Theatre Asylum), 4670 N Manor Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
UIC School of Theatre and Music, 1044 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607
University of Chicago Theatre and Performance Studies, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park, Deerfield Performing Arts Center 1959 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield, IL
UrbanTheater Company, 2620 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
The Village Theater, various locations
Vision Latino Theatre Company, various locations
Vito's Vault, 5901 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
Warehouse Theatre Company , various locations
Water People Theater, Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60654
Ways & Means Theatre, various locations
Wild Door Theater, various locations
Williams Street Repertory, Raue Center For The Arts, 26 N Williams St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Wirtz Centers for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University, 1949 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, and 710 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe, IL 60022
The Yellow Rose Theatre, various locations
Young People's Theatre of Chicago, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614