- Argos Agency, The
- Chicago
Satirical theater company.
www.argosagency.com
- Bailiwick Repertory Theater
- Chicago
Dedicated to work by new writers and directors, with special programs featuring deaf and gay and lesbian artists.
www.bailiwick.org
- Griffin Theater
- Chicago
Bringing its audiences and the community affordable and imaginative live theater which reflects the contemporary American experience.
www.griffintheatre.com
- Theatre Building Chicago
- Chicago
Maintains a commitment to the performing arts community in Chicago by promoting, developing, and strengthening both emerging and established artists and organizations.
www.theatrebuildingchicago.org
- Congo Square Theatre
- Chicago
Dedicated to producing definitive and transformative theatre spawned from the African Diaspora, as well as from other world cultures.
www.congosquaretheatre.org
- Piven Theatre Workshop
- Evanston
Founded by Byrne and Joyce Piven. Offers an honest approach to classic plays, as well as to the story theater adaptations that form the core of their training.
www.piventheatre.org
- Special Gifts Theatre, Inc.
- Northbrook
Nonprofit group providing creative drama classes and theatre programs to children with special physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and learning needs.
www.specialgiftstheatre.com
- Community Players of Streator
- Streator
Producing musicals and comedies at the Engle Lane Theater every summer.
www.englelane.org
- Mom and Dad Productions
- Chicago
Collective of actors, directors, playwrights, and designers whose focus is to allow each member to explore different aspects of their artistic development in a nurturing environment.
www.momanddadproductions.com
- Neo-Futurists
- Chicago
Ensemble dedicated to social, political, and personal enlightenment in the form of audience-interactive conceptual theater.
www.neofuturists.org
- Court Theatre
- Chicago
Performing imaginative revivals of the classics in repertory.
www.courttheatre.org
- Classics on Stage!
- Chicago
Scripts and plays based on the classics of world and American literature.
www.classicsonstage.com
- Heritage Theatre Company
- Romeoville
Founded by Lewis University theatre alumni and dedicated to presenting a broad variety of theatre pieces ranging from classical to contemporary to original to experimental to provocative.
www.heritagetheatrecompany.com
- 500 Clown
- Chicago
Action-based clown theater performing physical works using explosives, blood, and danger.
www.500clown.com
- Goodman Theatre
- Chicago
Committed to presenting the classics with freshness and new vision, and to premiering new plays with dedication and respect for the playwright's art.
www.goodman-theatre.org
- Next Theatre
- Evanston
Established with the firm belief that the medium of theatre can promote social awareness and provoke social change with more power than any other mode of expression.
www.nexttheatre.org
- Apple Tree Theatre
- Highland Park
Professional, nonprofit, award-winning production company presenting a variety of theatrical genres.
www.appletreetheatre.com
- First Folio Theatre
- Oak Brook
Theatre located at Peabody Estate at Mayslake Forest Preserve, specializing in Shakespeare and other classical plays. Also offers training and educational outreach programs.
www.firstfolio.org
- Defiant Theatre
- Chicago
Striving to subvert the social, moral, and aesthetic expectations of mainstream artistic expression.
www.defianttheatre.org
- Redmoon Theater
- Chicago
Producing theater spectacles that incorporate puppetry, mask, live music, and other dynamic elements.
www.redmoon.org
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