USA

 

  • 7 Stages Theatre - presenting thought-provoking, head-spinning, mind-boggling, nowhere-else-in-Atlanta theatrical productions.
  • Academy Theatre - uses original drama and innovative theatrical techniques to address issues of ethnic diversity, social change, and interpersonal conflict.
  • Acting Academy
  • Actor's Express - includes a history of the company and a schedule of performances.
  • Alliance Theatre Company - non-profit professional company.
  • Atlanta Stage Combat Studio
  • AtlantaTheatres - contains showtimes, listings and ticket information for local performance theatres.
  • Center for Puppetry Arts
  • Company Acting Studio - providing a professional performing arts facility that includes resources, instruction, performance opportunities, and career-building events for kids and adults.
  • Creative Edge - producer of live, personalized, audience-interactive comic programs and murder mysteries for seminars, conferences, conventions, and company parties.
  • Dad's Garage Theatre Company - home of TheatreSports Atlanta. Offering everything from cutting-edge drama to improvisational comedy to alternative theatre.
  • Emory University Theatre
  • EstroFest Productions - promotes women artists and activists.
  • Georgia Shakespeare Festival - professional repertory company performing Shakespeare and other enduring authors.
  • Horizon Theatre Company - presenting professional area premieres of new and recent plays and developing new artists and audiences for contemporary theatre through education and outreach programs.
  • Jomandi Productions - existing to develop a body of work and programs which assert African American artistic expression, artists, and culture.
  • New American Shakespeare Tavern - presenting classic and contemporary plays in an authentic British pub atmosphere.
  • Oglethorpe University Theatre - information on programs and shows.
  • Pulling Threads - performance troupe with a focus on the creative process; presenting stories that embrace feminist issues; and exploring non-traditional theatre styles.
  • Soul-stice Repertory - annual winter repertory featuring intimate stagings of the classics at the 7 Stages Back Stage Theatre. February 13 - March 15, 1998.
  • Theatre Gael - an inter-Celtic arts organization dedicated to preserving and fostering the cultural traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
  • Theatrical Outfit - company-in-residence at the famous Rialto Center.
  • Academy Theatre - Atlanta - uses original drama and innovative theatrical techniques to address issues of ethnic diversity, social change, and interpersonal conflict.
  • Acting Academy - Atlanta
  • Actor's Express - Atlanta - includes a history of the company and a schedule of performances.
  • Alliance Theatre Company - Atlanta - non-profit professional company.
  • Atlanta Stage Combat Studio - Atlanta
  • AtlantaTheatres - Atlanta - contains showtimes, listings and ticket information for local performance theatres.
  • Center for Puppetry Arts - Atlanta
  • Company Acting Studio - Atlanta - providing a professional performing arts facility that includes resources, instruction, performance opportunities, and career-building events for kids and adults.
  • Creative Edge - Atlanta - producer of live, personalized, audience-interactive comic programs and murder mysteries for seminars, conferences, conventions, and company parties.
  • Dad's Garage Theatre Company - Atlanta - home of TheatreSports Atlanta. Offering everything from cutting-edge drama to improvisational comedy to alternative theatre.
  • Emory University Theatre - Atlanta
  • EstroFest Productions - Atlanta - promotes women artists and activists.
  • Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Conservatory - Roswell - professional regional theatre company under the direction of Robert J. Farley.
  • Georgia Shakespeare Festival - Atlanta - professional repertory company performing Shakespeare and other enduring authors.
  • Horizon Theatre Company - Atlanta - presenting professional area premieres of new and recent plays and developing new artists and audiences for contemporary theatre through education and outreach programs.
  • Jomandi Productions - Atlanta - existing to develop a body of work and programs which assert African American artistic expression, artists, and culture.
  • New American Shakespeare Tavern - Atlanta - presenting classic and contemporary plays in an authentic British pub atmosphere.
  • Oglethorpe University Theatre - Atlanta - information on programs and shows.
  • Pulling Threads - Atlanta - performance troupe with a focus on the creative process; presenting stories that embrace feminist issues; and exploring non-traditional theatre styles.
  • Soul-stice Repertory - Atlanta - annual winter repertory featuring intimate stagings of the classics at the 7 Stages Back Stage Theatre. February 13 - March 15, 1998.
  • Theatre Gael - Atlanta - an inter-Celtic arts organization dedicated to preserving and fostering the cultural traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
  • Theatrical Outfit - Atlanta - company-in-residence at the famous Rialto Center.
    • Insomnia Theater - entertainment for night owls, frappuccino zombies, and the late night crowd stumbling around in search of an alternative to infomercials.
    • Showcase Theater
    • Circle Theatre - artist-based company whose mission is to produce exciting and innovative theatre accessible to the widely diversified suburban and city audience.
    • Admit One Theater Company - striving to provide the community with quality theater and entertainment.
    • Stage Two Theatre Company - dedicated to producing new plays and other high risk pieces which were stymied at other outlets.
    • Marriott Theatre - professional in-the-round theatre offering original and classic musicals and children's theatre.
    • Morton Area Players - non-for-profit organization formed to stage professional community theatre productions utilizing the talent and skills of individuals in the Morton, IL, area.
    • Greylight Theatre - nonprofit professional theatre whose brief is to promote, produce, and perform new and alternative works of theatre
  • Gordon Productions - community theatre dedicated to producing small scale shows. Includes regional theatrical news and information.
  • Springfield Muni Opera - presents musicals during the summer season from June to August.

 

  • 500 Clown - Chicago - action-based clown theater performing physical works using explosives, blood, and danger.
  • About Face Theatre - Chicago - group of gay, lesbian, and straight artists committed to the creation of performances that examine queer lives, histories, and experiences.
  • About Face Youth Theatre - Chicago - dedicated to the exploration of gay and lesbian lives, histories, and experiences.
  • American Girl Place - Chicago - offers boutiques of dolls, furniture, toys, and accessories, as well as matching apparel for girls. Also features a cafe and a historical revue based on the American Girls series.
  • American Theater Company - Chicago - ensemble of artists committed to producing new and classic works that have contemporary relevance and engage the imagination of the audience.
  • Anatomical Theatre, The - Chicago - cultural vivisection through cutting-edge choreography.
  • Apollo Theater Chicago - Chicago - repertoire includes a fresh blend of comedies, musicals, and special events.
  • Argos Agency, The - Chicago - satirical theater company.
  • atthetheatre.com - Chicago - reviews plays in the Chicagoland area.
  • Babes With Blades - Chicago - an evening of women weilding weapons.
  • Backyard Variety Show - Chicago - diverse live acts presented in cabaret form, in the spirit of American vaudeville.
  • Bailiwick Repertory Theater - Chicago - dedicated to work by new writers and directors, with special programs featuring deaf and gay and lesbian artists.
  • Bare Essentials Improvised Theatre Company - Chicago - produces improvised one-act plays in Chicago and Denver.
  • Beverly Theatre Guild - Chicago - performing a variety of plays and musicals.
  • Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Chicago - located on Navy Pier.
  • Chicago Theatre Directory - Chicago - phone and address information for area theatres.
  • Child's Play Touring Theatre - Chicago - Chicago-based touring performance theatre arts educators, promoting literacy and dedicated to performing plays written from the stories and poetry of children.
  • Children's Theater of the Second City - Chicago - presenting children's plays and other programs aimed at training young people in improvisatory techniques.
  • Circle Theatre - Forest Park - artist-based company whose mission is to produce exciting and innovative theatre accessible to the widely diversified suburban and city audience.
  • City Lit Theater - Chicago - theater company devoted to the adaptation of literature to the stage.
  • Classics on Stage! - Chicago - scripts and plays based on the classics of world and American literature.
  • Court Theatre - Chicago - performing imaginative revivals of the classics in repertory.
  • CT20 Ensemble - Chicago - theatre company devoted to the performance of ensemble theatrical productions.
  • Defiant Theatre - Chicago - striving to subvert the social, moral, and aesthetic expectations of mainstream artistic expression.
  • Dolphinback Theatre - Chicago - ensemble that looks to the myths of our collective past for the threads that will bear the weight of the future.
  • Dorothy Nickle Performing Arts Company - Chicago - multicultural and diverse theatre company for women and minorities. Also offers specialized workshops, classes, and programs for children.
  • Drama Group, The - Chicago Heights - not-for-profit community theatre established in 1931.
  • Eclipse Theatre Company - Chicago - ensemble company focusing on the works of one playwright for an entire season.
  • ETA Creative Arts Foundation - Chicago - Chicago-based African American performing and visual arts institution for adults and children. Also offers events, day camps, and professional classes.
  • Famous Door Theatre - Chicago - ensemble of actors, directors, and designers producing premiere and seldom-produced plays in an intimate environment.
  • Festival Theatre - Oak Park - presenting annual productions in an outdoor setting.
  • Gaelic Park Players - Oak Forest - presenting plays by Irish authors or plays depecting life, customs, or themes of Ireland.
  • Gestic Theatre Company - Chicago - interactive theatrical programs for college campuses on the subjects of diversity, date rape, and substance abuse. Touring throughout the Midwest.
  • 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.
  • Harridan Productions - Chicago - dedicated to developing new theatre in the Chicagoland area and to exploring and expanding dramatic themes resident in classic works.
  • HealthWorks Theatre - Chicago - professional touring group presenting plays about HIV/AIDS prevention and youth violence prevention.
  • I-80 Drama Company - Chicago - group of actors, directors, designers, and administrators collectively exploring the Amerian landscape through theater.
  • Illinois Theatre Association - Chicago - advocating the art of theatre in Illinois.
  • Illinois Theatre Center - Park Forest - features classics and premieres, of dramas, comedies, musicals.
  • Imagination Theater - Chicago - educational theater company that performs for groups of children, adults, seniors, and persons with disabilities.
  • ImprovChicago.com - Chicago - dedicated to the art of improv theater in the Chicago area. Includes listings of groups, theaters, schools, and more.
  • Inequity Theatrical Collaboration - Chicago - focusing on brave and often new material.
  • Irish Repertory of Chicago - Chicago - professional company dedicated to the Irish and Irish-American playwright.
  • Kindig Performing Arts Center - South Holland - contains current and upcoming plays, concerts, and auditions.
  • Latino Experimental Theatre Company - Chicago - a non-profit organization, that produces multi-arts work primarily in Spanish without restrictions of style form or content.
  • Lifeline Theatre - Chicago - ensemble of writers, directors, actors, and designers dedicated to using theatre to educate, entertain, and empower the community.
  • Live Bait Theater - Chicago - dedicated to new works by Chicago-area playwrights and solo performers.
  • MadMonk Productions - Chicago - focusing on philosophically and morally challenging works.
  • Marquee Theatre Company - Evanston - professional theatre group dedicated to producing classic family entertainment.
  • Matteson Community Theatre - Matteson - specializing in using actors and technicians with little or no previous theatrical experience.
  • Michael Butler Presents - Chicago
  • Moebius Theatre - Chicago - science fiction oriented theatre company known for comedy and other styles.
  • 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.
  • Morton Theatre Association - Berwyn
  • Munroe Park Theatre Guild - Chicago - presenting musicals, classics, and comedies.
  • Naked Eye Theatre Company - Chicago - nonprofit professional theatre company devoted to supporting artists who give voice to a unique, non-traditional experience.
  • New Millennium Theatre Company - Chicago - mission is to promote and encourage new theatrical entertainment.
  • New Tuners Theatre - Chicago - devoted to original musicals.
  • Next Theatre - Evanston
  • Northbrook Theatre - Northbrook - professional theatre and summer workshops for adults and children.
  • Northlight Theatre - Skokie - not-for-profit theater founded in 1974, on the North Shore.
  • Odyssey Express Touring Theatre Company - Chicago - dedicated to the arts and education, with shows based on world myths and issues. Study guide and lesson plans available.
  • Pegasus Players - Chicago - dedicated to producing quality shows and enrichment to those with little access to the arts.
  • Plasticene - Chicago - performing original physical theater through experimentation with contact improvisation and object encounters to develop non-text-based action and situation.
  • Powertap Theater Company - Chicago
  • PUS - Chicago - theatrical troupe. Production histories, reviews, writings and future plans, plus a few unusual links.
  • Push & Shove Inc. - Chicago - multi-disciplinary theatre company producing accessible, thoughtful, and original performances.
  • Real Read, A - Chicago - Afrian American lesbigaytrans performance ensemble addressing issues of people living with HIV/AIDS.
  • Reasonable Facsimile Theatre Company, A - Chicago - producing and performing new plays by local writers, as well as rediscovered classics.
  • Redmoon Theater - Chicago - producing theater spectacles that incorporate puppetry, mask, live music, and other dynamic elements.
  • Running With Scissors - Chicago - multi-disciplinary performance ensemble.
  • Seanachai Theatre Company - Chicago - professional nonprofit theatre dedicated to the power of a "good story."
  • Shakespeare Project of Chicago - Chicago - professional theatre company dedicated to exploring the works of William Shakespeare and other great dramatists.
  • Showcase Theater - Blue Island
  • sirmarbleeye Productions - Chicago - independent theatre group specializing in original works.
  • 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.
  • Srijani - Chicago - Chicago-based group producing plays in Bengali and other Indian languages.
  • Stage Left Theatre - Chicago - dedicated to raising debates on social and political issues.
  • Steppenwolf Theatre Company - Chicago
  • Stockyards Theatre Project, The - Chicago - nonprofit theater company dedicated to promoting women artists and the femaleist viewpoint.
  • Strawdog Theatre Company - Chicago
  • Studio Z - Chicago - develops new works, dedicated to promoting new levels of cultural exchange and bringing theatre into the 21st century through the use of communications technology.
  • Sweetback Productions - Chicago - Chicago company specializing in camp, pop culture, and cult movie parodies.
  • TimeLine Theatre Company - Chicago - dedicated to producing socially aware works.
  • Ulysses Theatre Company - Chicago - dedicated to producing and performing innovative new theatre. Check here for company information and upcoming shows.
  • Victory Gardens Theater - Chicago - not-for-profit professional developmental theater dedicated to playwrights and their works.
  • Village Theatre of Palatine - Palatine
  • WAVE Productions - Evanston - nonprofit student theatre company operating on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
  • Wax Lips Theatre Company - Chicago - committed to producing new work, especially by Chicago playwrights.
  • Web Directory: Chicago Theatre - Chicago - links to local theatre web sites, plus reviews and resources.
  • Wing & Groove Theatre Company - Chicago - presenting provocative plays by visionary playwrights with innovative direction and the highest possible standards of production.
  • WNEP Theater Foundation - Chicago - nonprofit theater company producing original works and providing educational outreach to the community.
  • Writers' Theatre Chicago - Chicago - dedicated to a theatre of language and passion.

 

 

  • Corn Stock Theatre - offering dramas and comedies.
  • Peoria Players Theatre - dedicated to the promotion and presentation of live productions, the study of the art of theatre, and the encouragement of original dramatic works since 1919.
  • Community Players Theatre - Bloomington - presenting musicals, plays, and productions for young people.
  • Corn Stock Theatre - Peoria - offering dramas and comedies.
  • Eastlight Theatre - East Peoria - dedicated to providing a forum for the performance of new plays and musicals and to develop the artistic and dramatic talents of the tri-county area youth and adults.
  • Eureka College Theatre Productions - Eureka - information about tickets and productions.
  • Heartland Theatre Company - Normal - Central Illinois theatre dedicated to audiences, actors, and playwrights.
  • Illinois Shakespeare Festival - Bloomington - information on the current season, plus articles for research.
  • Illinois Shakespeare Festival - Normal - information on the current season, plus articles for research.
  • Morton Area Players - Morton - non-for-profit organization formed to stage professional community theatre productions utilizing the talent and skills of individuals in the Morton, IL, area.
  • Peoria Players Theatre - Peoria - dedicated to the promotion and presentation of live productions, the study of the art of theatre, and the encouragement of original dramatic works since 1919.
    • Bedford Little Theatre - all-volunteer community theatre performed in a cozy setting.
    • Full Frontal Comedy - performs long-form, deep dish, "Chigago-style" improv spiced up with some short improv games and sketches.
    • Hayswood Theatre - community theatre offering a season of musicals and plays.
    • Bridgework Theater - touring theater for children and youth performing plays about conflict resolution for schools in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
    •  Theatre at the Center - presenting a season of comedies and musicals.
    • Hamilton County Theatre Guild - presenting theatrical productions for the education, enjoyment, and enlightenment of the community.
    • Colby Improv - Waterville - smooth as silk, tough as jerky improvisational comedy troupe.
  • Booth Productions - Ogunquit - community theater and repertory company featuring musicals and youth theater camps.
  • Ogunquit Playhouse - Ogunquit - presenting a summer season of plays, musicals, and children's shows.
  • Sanford Maine Stage Company - Springvale - community theatre offering a season of plays and musicals.  
    • Jester's Comedy - Kittery - calendar of events and shows, directions, pictures, and more.
    • September Song - community theater for the benefit of the developmentally disabled in Carroll County, MD.
  • Casting Call - Arnold - lists auditions, show openings, workshops, playwright contests and more for regional, professional and community theater.
  • Colonial Players of Annapolis - Annapolis - noted for its intimate theater in the round performances.
  • Hampshire Shakespeare Company - performing every summer in Western Massachusetts. Also offers theater workshops and educational outreach programs.
  • New WORLD Theater - company in residence at the Fine Arts Center of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, producing theater by artists and playwrights of color.
    • Ashfield Community Theater - offering thought-provoking progressive theater, nurturing the talents of local actors, and training for all ages in acting, dance, and voice.
    • Triboro Youth Theatre - presents musicals performed by students ages 4 to 18.