Theaters -- Suburban Chicago

Individual Suburban Chicago venues that host theater performances and/or a variety of different types of performing shows.

Bog Theatre

This small Des Plaines theater is known for putting on well-known plays on a smaller, more intimate level.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University

This University Park theater features both pop and classical concerts, in addition to a wide variety of theater productions.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Center Stage at Dominican U.

Theater and performance venue at this River Forest university that holds everything from lavish stage productions to lectures and concerts.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Circle Theater

A theater is Forest Park that, in addition to a regular series of professional performances, also features a young artist’s program and holds a new play competition

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Drury Lane Theatre

This performance venue in Oakbrook hosts a variety of shows, from concerts to extravagant theatrical productions.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

First Street Playhouse

Located in Batavia, this theater brings all kinds of theater to the suburbs, along with an extensive theater education program.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Illinois Theatre Center

This theater in Park Forest features a wide variety of shows, from the classic to the contemporary.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Marriott Theatre

One of the most established theaters in the Chicagoland area, this Lincolnshire venue in-the-round features some of the most famed traveling shows, formally of the New York stage.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

This new Arlington Heights complex features shows from lavish Broadway productions to intimate concerts.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Next Theatre Company

A theater in Evanston that prides itself on unconventional productions and choices of material, mixing costume dramas with cutting-edge modern works.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Noble Fool

Located at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, this theater features comedy plays and improv performances from today and yesterday.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Norris Cultural Arts Center

This St. Charles arts center features a large performing arts theater that showcases a wide variety of concerts and theatrical productions.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Pheasant Run Resort

This resort in St. Charles has been putting on Broadway productions for several decades.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Piven Theatre Workshop

This Evanston theater, part of the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, showcases a wide range of productions but also hosts a continual arts workshop for children and adults.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 21 Oct 2004

Rosemont Theater

A new theater in the Northwest suburb that hosts a wide range of performances, from Broadway shows to rock concerts to live entertainment performances.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Southwest Theatre Arts Resources (S.T.A.R.)

This small theater in Stickney puts on intimate stage productions and also produces road shows of their productions.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Steel Beam Theatre

A St. Charles venue that hosts intimate productions in its 79-seat theater.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Theatre of Western Springs

A well-established South suburban theater that celebrated its 75th year of theater in 2004.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Village Players - Oak Park/River Forest Civic Theatre

This Oak Park venue puts on productions and also promotes the arts through educational programs in the community.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004

Writers' Theatre Chicago

This Glencoe theater is known for their dedication putting on plays that emphasize the wonders and vastness of the English language.

created: 20 Oct 2004 by ccygnar ::: updated: 20 Oct 2004