Chicago Theatres Started 1990-9

Created by Arvid Sponberg, Professor of English, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN. Copyright 2007. Shown: Current or last known location; year of founding and closing, names of founders
A Red Orchid
1531 N. Wells
Chicago, IL 60610
1993
Guy Van Swearingen
About Face Theater
1222 W. Wilson
Chicago, IL 60640
1996
Eric Rosen, Kyle Hall
Actors Workshop Theater
1044 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago, IL 60660
1994
Michael Colucci
Babes With Blades
5920 N. Paulina St.
Chicago, IL 60660
1997
Dawn "Sam" Alden, Kara Passierb Smith, Kerry Smith Higgs
Ballet Chicago
218 South Wabash,
Chicago, IL 60604
1995
David Duell
Barrell of Monkeys
2936 N. Southport
Chicago, IL 60657
1997
Erica Halverson, Halena Kays
Boxer Rebellion Theater
1257 W. Loyola
Chicago, IL 60626
1998
2005
Kern Wasan, Blaine Vedros, John Carter Brown, Jennifer Willison, Tony Cummins
Collaboraction Theater
437 N. Wolcott
Chicago, IL 60622
1997
Kimberly Senior
Congo Square Theater
2936 N. Southport
Chicago, IL 60657
1999
Anthony Amiri Edwards, Aimee Bryant,Javon Johnson, Libya Pugh, Aaron Todd Douglas, Ann Douglas, Monifa Days & Will Sims II
Corn Productions
1951 W. Dickens
Chicago, IL 60618
1992
Robert Bouwman, Todd Schaner
Defiant Theater
3540 N. Southport, #162
Chicago, IL 60657
1993
2004
Jennifer Gehr, Christopher Johnson, Gregor Mortis Tatro
Dream Theater
626 W. Surf
Chicago, IL 60657
1998
Jeremy Menekseoglu
Eclipse Theatre Company
2000 W. Fulton Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
1992
Jane Alderman, Darren Bochat, Beth Bogdon, Holly Cardone, Casey Cooper, Tom Dwight, Virginia Hamilton, ChesHattersley, Scott Haven, Mindy Hester, Peter Hobert, Christopher Holloway, Jennie Israel, Michael Kendall, Rick LaFond, Amy Moon Mathieu, Robert Mohler, Amy Pietz, Jay Vejnzke, Monica Zaffarano
Emerald City Theatre Company
2936 N. Southport
Chicago, IL 60657
1996
Karen Cardarelli, Alyn Cardarelli, Rebecca Hentz, Nancy Blanford and Beth Klein
Factory Theatre
3504 N. Elston
Chicago, IL 60618
1992
Sean Abley, Michael Meredith
First Folio Shakespeare Festival
146 Juliet Court
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
1997
Alison Vesely, David Rice
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
24 W. Randolph
Chicago, IL 60601
1997
Founders unknown
Greasy Joan & Company
2937 N. Southport
Chicago, IL 60657
1995
Karm Kerwell, Amy Matheny, Robert McDonough, Brad Shelton, Miki Shelton, Christopher Tiffany, Kathy Van Zwoll, and Gavin Witt,
GroundUp Theatre
3324 W. Belden Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
1999
Molly J. Neylan, Sabrina Lloyd
Hypocrites
412 N. Carpenter
Chicago, IL 60657
1997
Sean Graney, Mechelle Moe
Journeyman Theater Company
3915 N. Janssen
Chicago, IL 60613
1994
Frank Pullen
Keyhole Theatre Company
1500 N. Bell
Chicago, IL 60622
1999
Frank Merle, Matthew David and a group of DePaul students
LukabaProductions/Cupid Players
4455 N. Albany
Chicago, IL 60625
1999
Brian Posen
Mercury Theatre
3745 N. Southport
Chicago, IL 60613
1994
Michael Cullen
Merle Reskin (formerly Blackstone)
60 E. Balbo
Chicago, IL 60605
1992
DePaul University
Moving Dock Theatre Company
2970 N. Sheridan
Chicago, IL 60657
1997
Dawn Arnold
No Shame Theatre
3258 N. Sheffield
Chicago, IL 60657
1993
1996
Oliver Oertel
North Shore Center Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd
Skokie, IL 60076
1996
Dorothy Litwin, City of Skokie, Graham Gund, Architect
Open Door Repertory Company
1000 N. Ridgeland
Oak Park, IL 60303
1998
Mary Pat Sieck
Plasticene Physical Theater
1849 N. Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
1995
Dexter Bullard
Playwrights Ensemble
2257 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60614
1996
Dennis Zacek
Porchlight Theatre
2814 N. Lincoln -
Chicago, IL 60657
1994
Jill Moore
Remy Bumppo
3717 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60613
1996
James Bohnen, Carol Loewenstein, John Stoddard
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
1711 W. Belle Plaine
Chicago, IL 60613
1994
Tara Mallen, Keith Kupferer
Serendipity Theatre Company
2936 N. Southport
Chicago, IL 60657
1999
Adam Belcoure, Lauren Pesca,Tracie Louise Sellers,Heather Macdermott, Daniel Funk, Rebecca Lincoln, Caroline Treadwell
Shattered Globe Theatre
2856 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
1991
Joe Forbrich, Steve Key, Eileen Niccolai
Stockyards Theatre Project
6167 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60660
1999
Jill Elaine Hughes,
T.U.T.A. The Utopian Theatre Asylum
2032 W. Fulton
Chicago, IL 60612
1995
Zeljko Djukic, Natasha Djukic
Theatre Conservatory Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60605
1997
James Gandre, Dean
Theatre O Th Absurd
1520 W. Jarvis
Chicago, IL 60626
1995
Django
Timeline Theatre Company
615 W.Wellington
Chicago, IL 60657
1997
Nick Bowling, Juliet Hart, P. J. Powers,
TinFish Theatre
4247 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60618
1994
Dejan Avramovich, Laurie Kladis
Trap Door Theater
1655 W. Cortland
Chicago, IL 60622
1990
Beata Pilch, Sean Marlow
WNEP Theatre
3209 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
1993
Don Hall, Joe Janes, Jeff Hoover
Writers' Theatre
664 Vernon Avenue
Glencoe, IL 60022
1992
Michael Halberstam, Marilyn Campbell
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