Theatre Building Chicago
Address | 1225 West Belmont Avenue Chicago United States |
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Coordinates | 41°56′22″N 87°39′36″W / 41.93951°N 87.660017°W |
Construction | |
Opened | 1977 |
Closed | 2010/ 2012 |
Architect | Crombie Taylor |
The Theatre Building Chicago is the former name of a
History
In its lifetime, Theatre Building Chicago hosted over 800 plays; 9,000 events; 500 theatre companies; 1,078,000 audience members; 29,400 actors, designers, directors and other theatre artists appearing in over 25,000 performances.
Many theatre companies utilized the Theatre Building Chicago as a space for one long-running play, but In 1988 TBC initiated “United Stages at Theatre Building” in response to several companies’ requesting a seasonal home base rather than a spot for a single show. Six companies comprised United Stages: Absolute Theatre Company, American Blues Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Commons Theatre, Immediate Theatre and Touchstone Theatre. “United Stages at Theatre Building” lasted through the 1989 and 1990 seasons.
In 1997 the Illinois Theatre Association honored the Theatre Building Chicago with an Outstanding Contribution Award for twenty years of service.
Other notable companies that TBC hosted: Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, Chicago Theatre Project, Emerald City Theatre, Famous Door Theatre Company, Griffin Theatre Company, Porchlight Music Theatre, and Provision Theatre.
Notable Connections
- The first show in the theatre on March 15, 1977 was Cap Streeter, a musicalabout a Chicago legend, produced by the Dinglefest Theatre Company.
- Steppenwolf’s first show in the city of Chicago, Say Good Night, Gracie, opened November, 1979 at the Theatre Building Chicago and performed through early 1980 and featured John Malkovich and Austin Pendleton.
- Morning Call (play)|Morning Call was the first televised play in Chicago in 1982. Tony Randall was the MC in this NBC and Steppenwolf Theatre joint endeavor.
- Tooth of Crime by Sam Shepard, a Remains Theatre presentation in 1982, featured Gary Cole and William Petersen.
- Jeremy Piven performed in the Next Theatre Company’s presentation of Knuckle in 1989.
- Lookingglass Theatre Company presented West in 1991 with David Schwimmer.
- American Blues Theater presented Keith Reddin’s Peacekeeper in 1990. The play was directed by David Petrarca and featured company members Kate Buddeke, Jim Leaming and Carmen Roman.
- Wild Goatin 2004.
References
- ^ "Theatre Building Chicago is now STAGE 773". Theatre in Chicago. Theatre in Chicago. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "An answer to a mystery: What happened to Theatre Building money?". Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 April 2017.