Theatre Building Chicago, Performance venue in Lakeview, Chicago, United States
Theatre Building Chicago is a theater on West Belmont Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, housing several performance spaces under one roof. The individual rooms vary in size and layout, making it possible to run different productions at the same time.
The building opened in 1977 and from the start offered space for experimental and independent theater in Chicago. Over the years it grew into one of the few places in the city where small ensembles could rehearse and perform on a regular basis.
The Theatre Building Chicago became a home for small, independent companies that could not afford larger venues. Walking through the Lakeview neighborhood today, visitors can still feel the energy of a working theater community around this address.
Theatre Building Chicago sits in Lakeview, a neighborhood that is easy to reach by public transit from most parts of the city. The area has plenty of restaurants and cafes nearby, which makes it convenient to plan a meal around a show.
Theatre Building Chicago was one of the first buildings in the city designed specifically to host several small companies at the same time, rather than one large resident company. Some of the theater groups that got their start here went on to open their own venues elsewhere in Chicago.
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