Chicago Theatres Started 1950-1970

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
Beverly Theatre Guild
2407 W. 111th St
Chicago, IL
1963
Body Politic
2257 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL
1969
James Shiflett, Paul Sills, William Russo
Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
5508 S. Archer
Chicago, IL
1961
William Pullinsi
Center Aisle
unknown
Chicago, IL
1950s
Chicago City Players
615 W. Wellington
Chicago, IL
1960s
Byron Hildreth,June Pyskacek
Chicago Stage Guild
unknown
Chicago, IL
<1963
Compass Project
1152 E. 55th St
Chicago, IL
1955
David Shepherd
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL
1955
James O'Reilly, Nick Rudall
Drama Inc
Unknown
Chicago, IL
1950s
Lillian Thompkins
Drury Lane
95th and Western
Chicago, IL
1950s
Tony DeSantis
Equity Library Theatre
4738 N. Laporte Ave
Chicago, IL
1952
Ted Liss
Free Theater
2356 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL
1969
Patrick Henry
Free Street Theater
1419 W. Blackhawk
Chicago, IL
1968
William Russo
Harper Theater
5238 S. Harper Avenue
Chicago, IL
1964
Bruce Sagan
Hull House Theater
3212 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL
1963
Bob Sickinger
Ivanhoe Theatre
750 W. Wellington
Chicago, IL
1966
Richard Jansen, George Keathley
Kingston Mines
2356 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL
1969
June Pyskacek
Kuumba Workshop
Unknown
Chicago, IL
1968
Val Gray Ward
Last Stage Theatre
51st-Hyde Park
Chicago, IL
1960s
Music Theatre of Highland Park
Unknown
Highland Park, IL
1951
Herb Rogers
Playwrights Theatre Club
1560 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL
1953
Paul Sills
Second City
1842 N. Wells
Chicago, IL
1959
Bernard Sahlins, Paul Sills
Story Theatre
2356 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL
1969
Paul Sills
Studebaker Theater Company
410 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL
1956
Bernard Sahlins, Andre Gabor, Theodore Rossman, Lewis Manilow
Summer Place
Naperville, IL
1966
Donald Jamison, Dr. Donald Shanower
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