Community theater in Illinois

Towns with the most theaters

• Chicago70 theaters
• Naperville8 theaters
• Elgin7 theaters
• Arlington Heights6 theaters
• Aurora5 theaters
• Evanston5 theaters
• Danville3 theaters
• DeKalb3 theaters
• Elmhurst3 theaters
• Lisle3 theaters
• Oak Park3 theaters
• Wheaton3 theaters
• Batavia2 theaters
• Bolingbrook2 theaters
• Buffalo Grove2 theaters
• Charleston2 theaters
• Crystal Lake2 theaters
• Glen Ellyn2 theaters
• Glenview2 theaters
• Gurnee2 theaters
• Highland Park2 theaters
• Lake Forest2 theaters
• Palatine2 theaters
• Park Ridge2 theaters
• Schaumburg2 theaters
• Villa Park2 theaters
• Waukegan2 theaters
• Wilmette2 theaters
• Winnetka2 theaters
• Woodstock2 theaters

Every theater we list in Illinois

Alton

• Alton Little Theater

  The Rocky Horror Show opens Oct 29 · 4 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Antioch

• PM&L Theatre

  Now playing: She Kills Monsters through Nov 1 · 7 more shows coming up · 4 open auditions

Arlington Heights

• Arlington Heights Park District Theatre

  The Music Man Sr. opens Oct 24
• Harmony Youth Theater

  youth

  1 crew call
• Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Ride the Cyclone through Oct 25 · 9 more shows coming up · 6 camps and classes
• Setting the Stage

  youth

  Shrek The Musical JR. opens Feb 20 · 1 camp or class
• The Dinner Detective (Arlington Heights)

  Now playing: The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show through Dec 11
• The Theater Lab (District 214 Community Education)

  Now playing: Second Saturdays: A Family-Friendly Improv Show with The Theater Lab through Dec 12 · 1 more show coming up

Aurora

• City of Lights Theatre and Cabaret

  semi-professional

  Junior Cabaret opens Nov 7
• Fox Country Players

  Nothing announced right now
• Fox Valley Park District Theatre Department

  Sleepy Hollow (Fall Adult Dinner Theatre) opens Oct 22 · 1 more show coming up
• Paramount School of the Arts

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Riverfront Playhouse

  Nothing announced right now

Barrington

• Parker Players Theater Company

  Now playing: The Roommate through Nov 8 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 open audition · 1 crew call

Bartlett

• Bartlett Park District Theatre

  1 open audition

Batavia

• CYT Chicago, Aurora Chapter

  youth

  1 camp or class
• The Albright Community Theatre

  Now playing: Laughter on the 23rd Floor through Oct 24 · 1 more show coming up

Berwyn

• North Berwyn Park District 16th Street Theater

  16th St. Children's Theater Fall Production (title to be chosen) opens Dec 11 · 1 camp or class

Bolingbrook

• Bolingbrook Park District Theatre

  youth

  Alice in Christmas Land opens Dec 18 · 2 camps and classes
• Theatre-On-The-Hill

  Nothing announced right now

Bradley

• Acting Out Theatre Co.

  It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play opens Dec 11 · 1 crew call

Breese

• Clinton County Showcase

  The Man Who Came to Dinner opens Dec 4 · 2 more shows coming up

Broadview

• Magnified Gift Theater Company

  Now playing: Wait Until Dark through Oct 25

Buffalo Grove

• Big Deal Productions (Buffalo Grove Park District)

  Now playing: Bye Bye Birdie: Youth Edition through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up
• Bravo Theater

  Communalka (Communal Paradise) opens Nov 14 · 1 more show coming up · 1 camp or class

Carol Stream

• Carol Stream Park District Starbound Theatre

  youth

  Disney's The Lion King JR. opens Mar 24 · 1 open audition

Carpentersville

• Dundee Township Park District Theater

  Disney's The Lion King KIDS opens Nov 13 · 1 more show coming up

Charleston

• Central IL Stage Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Charleston Community Theatre

  Sweeney Todd opens Oct 23 · 3 more shows coming up

Chicago

• A Short Leap Theatre Company

  Now playing: 4000 Miles through Oct 24
• Aguijon Theater Company

  semi-professional

  Nothing announced right now
• Albany Park Theater Project

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Artemisia Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Babes With Blades Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  King Lear opens Oct 22
• Beverly Arts Center

  How to Train Your Dragon JR. opens Dec 11
• Beverly Theatre Guild

  Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up
• Black Button Eyes Productions

  Nothing announced right now
• Bramble Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Bump in the Night Theatre

  semi-professional

  The Mystery Plays opens Dec 3
• CIRCA Pintig (Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts)

  Debut: Coming of Age in Filipino America opens Nov 5
• Campfire Repertory Theatre

  semi-professional

  The Gradient opens Nov 12 · 1 camp or class
• Chicago Children's Theatre (education programs)

  youth

  7 camps and classes
• Chicago Kids Company

  Beauty and the Beast opens Oct 22 · 8 more shows coming up
• City Lit Theater Company

  semi-professional

  Now playing: King Hedley II through Nov 29 · 2 more shows coming up
• Collaboraction Theatre Company

  Mud Life opens Oct 21
• Corn Productions (Cornservatory)

  Nothing announced right now
• Couch Penny Ensemble

  semi-professional

  Isaac's Eye opens Dec 4
• Curious Theatre Branch

  Now playing: Rhinoceros Theater Festival (37th annual) through Oct 25
• Edge of the Wood Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Ego Death Theatre Collective

  Year One opens Nov 6 · 2 more shows coming up
• Filament Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• First Floor Theater

  Nothing announced right now
• Free Street Theater

  semi-professional

  Unforgettable (In/House Residency, first draft) opens Feb 18 · 4 camps and classes
• Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Holiday Spirits: A Collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories opens Dec 10 · 1 more show coming up
• Griffin Theatre Company

  The House Without a Christmas Tree opens Nov 21
• Gwydion Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Don't Feed the Pigeons! opens Dec 10 · 2 more shows coming up
• HGBIC Productions

  semi-professional

  Nothing announced right now
• Hell in a Handbag Productions

  semi-professional

  It’s a Horrible Life: A Golden Girls Lost Episodes Musical Parody opens Dec 3
• Hyde Park Community Players

  Evening of Horror & Suspense 2026 opens Oct 23 · 1 more show coming up · 1 crew call
• Idle Muse Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Invictus Theatre Company

  Romeo and Juliet opens Oct 30
• Jackalope Theatre Company

  Engines and Instruments of Flight: A Fantasia in Three Acts opens Nov 11
• Kokandy Productions

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Sunday in the Park with George through Nov 29 · 1 more show coming up
• Lazy Susan Theatre Co.

  semi-professional

  Our Town opens Nov 12 · 2 more shows coming up · 2 crew calls
• Lifeline Theatre KidSeries

  Now playing: Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I. through Nov 8 · 1 more show coming up
• Loose Cannon

  semi-professional

  Dance Nation opens Mar 25
• MPAACT

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Crossing the Big Water through Nov 22 · 2 more shows coming up
• Midsommer Flight

  semi-professional

  Nothing announced right now
• New Wave Theatre Company

  The Deep End opens Nov 20
• Open Space Arts

  ONE / BLOOD SPILL (Before We Are History) opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up
• Otherworld Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Now playing: A Midsummer Night Scream through Nov 1 · 1 more show coming up
• Pegasus Theatre Chicago

  Nothing announced right now
• PlayMakers Laboratory

  Nothing announced right now
• Promethean Theatre Ensemble

  1 crew call
• Pulse Theatre Chicago

  Now playing: Detroit '67 through Nov 1
• Red Theater

  semi-professional

  Church Hurt opens Oct 21
• Redtwist Theatre

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Prayer Circle through Nov 8 · 2 more shows coming up
• Refracted Theatre Company

  Now playing: I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire through Oct 31
• Rough House Puppet Arts

  Now playing: House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: Lullabies through Nov 1
• Stages Chicago

  youth

  Space Princess Wars opens Dec 11 · 1 more show coming up
• Strawdog Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins opens Nov 28
• TUTA Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• The Artistic Home

  Nothing announced right now
• The Factory Theater

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Radical Futures through Nov 21 · 2 more shows coming up
• The Heart of Gold Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• The Impostors Theatre Co.

  The Snow Queen opens Nov 6 · 1 more show coming up
• The Neo-Futurists

  Now playing: The Infinite Wrench through Dec 6 · 1 crew call
• Theatre Above the Law

  Nothing announced right now
• Theatre EVOLVE

  semi-professional

  Lady Windermere’s Fan opens Jan 15
• Theatre L’Acadie

  semi-professional

  This Dry Spell opens Jan 27
• Theatre Momentum

  semi-professional

  A Box of Miracles, an instant drama opens Nov 13 · 7 camps and classes · 1 crew call
• Theatre Y

  Now playing: I Am the Wind through Nov 1
• Three Crows Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Tin Drum Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Now playing: A Dark Wood through Nov 1
• Trap Door Theatre

  Now playing: Any Rebellion of Will through Nov 1 · 1 more show coming up
• Two Edge Theater

  A View from the Bridge opens Dec 3
• UrbanTheater Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Ways and Means Theatre

  semi-professional

  Now playing: What the Constitution Means to Me through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up · 1 crew call
• Wild Door Theater

  Nothing announced right now

Chicago Heights

• The Drama Group

  The Cake (staged reading) opens Nov 14 · 4 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions · 1 crew call

Coal City

• Small Town Theatrics

  Nothing announced right now

Collinsville

• Goshen Theatre Project

  Nothing announced right now

Crystal Lake

• CYT Chicago McHenry Chapter

  youth

  1 camp or class
• Raue Center School for the Arts

  semi-professional

  The Santa Switch opens Nov 20

Danville

• DLO Musical Theatre

  Green Day's American Idiot opens Feb 12 · 1 more show coming up · 1 crew call
• Red Mask Players

  Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express opens Nov 6 · 2 more shows coming up
• Spotlight Performing Arts

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Deerfield

• Deerfield Theater

  Irving Berlin's White Christmas opens Nov 13 · 1 crew call

DeKalb

• Children's Community Theatre

  youth

  Grease: School Version opens Nov 13
• DeKalb Park District Theater Programs

  youth

  1 camp or class
• Stage Coach Players

  Dracula opens Oct 29 · 1 more show coming up · 1 crew call

Des Plaines

• Big Noise Theatre

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street through Nov 1 · 2 more shows coming up

Downers Grove

• Grove Players

  The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 opens Nov 13

Elgin

• CYT Chicago, Kane Chapter

  youth

  The Wizard of Oz opens Oct 23 · 1 more show coming up · 1 camp or class
• Children's Theatre of Elgin

  youth

  Disney's The Little Mermaid JR. opens Nov 19 · 2 more shows coming up
• Elgin Theatre Company

  Miracle on South Division Street (The Holiday Version) opens Dec 4 · 1 crew call
• Janus Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Up and Coming Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• iambe theatre ensemble

  semi-professional

  Conscience opens Oct 30
• point2point productions

  Nothing announced right now

Elk Grove Village

• Elk Grove Park District Spotlight Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Elmhurst

• Elmhurst Children's Theatre

  youth

  Disney's Newsies opens Oct 23
• GreenMan Theatre Troupe

  Now playing: Spooky Stories and Songs of the Season through Oct 20 · 2 more shows coming up
• StagePlay: Musical Theater for Kids

  youth

  A Fairy Tale Christmas opens Dec 12

Evanston

• Evanston Children's Theatre

  youth

  Disney's Finding Nemo Jr. opens Nov 20
• Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

  The Niceties opens Oct 31
• Mudlark Theater

  youth

  Dracula opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
• Piven Theatre Workshop

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Evergreen Park

• Evergreen Park Candlelight Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Frankfort

• Spotlight Arts Collective

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Geneva

• Geneva Park District Playhouse 38

  Now playing: The Dining Room through Oct 25 · 3 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions · 1 crew call

Glen Ellyn

• Glen Ellyn Park District Chameleon Theatre Productions

  youth

  Willy Wonka Jr. opens Nov 12
• Village Theatre Guild

  Now playing: Tiny Beautiful Things through Nov 7 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 open audition

Glenview

• City Kid Theatre

  youth

  1 camp or class
• Oil Lamp Theater

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Dial M for Murder through Nov 1 · 1 more show coming up · 7 camps and classes

Granite City

• Alfresco Productions

  Now playing: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike through Oct 25 · 1 crew call

Gurnee

• CYT Chicago Lake Chapter

  youth

  Seussical opens Oct 22 · 1 open audition · 1 camp or class
• Gurnee Park District Theatre

  It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play opens Dec 11

Highland

• Hard Road Theatre Productions

  Nothing announced right now

Highland Park

• Highland Park Players

  Nothing announced right now
• Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park

  Nothing announced right now

Hinsdale

• Stage Door Fine Arts

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Joliet

• Joliet Drama Guild

  Nothing announced right now

Kankakee

• Kankakee Valley Theatre Association

  Arsenic and Old Lace opens Oct 23 · 4 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions · 1 crew call

La Grange

• LATTE Theater

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

La Grange Park

• Guardian Angel Players

  Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) opens Nov 12

Lake Forest

• Citadel Theatre

  semi-professional

  It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play opens Nov 11 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 camp or class
• Gorton Drama Studio

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Lake Zurich

• Cricket Theatre

  youth

  Love, Loss, and What I Wore opens Nov 13 · 1 more show coming up · 1 open audition

Lawrenceville

• Lawrence County Arts Council

  Between the Lines of Love & Murder opens Nov 5

Lebanon

• Looking Glass Playhouse

  3 open auditions · 1 crew call

Lemont

• Little Mountain Community Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Libertyville

• Improv Playhouse

  youth

  Annie JR. (Showstoppers, grades 4-8) opens Nov 12 · 1 more show coming up

Lisle

• Bard in the Burbs

  Nothing announced right now
• Lisle Park District Theatre

  youth

  1 camp or class
• The Dinner Detective (Lisle)

  Now playing: The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show through Dec 12

Lockport

• Limestone Stage

  Beyond the Grave: Resurrection opens Oct 27 · 1 more show coming up

Lombard

• Lombard Park District Youth Theatre

  youth

  Haters opens Nov 6

Maple Park

• Kaneland Arts Initiative

  Nothing announced right now

Medinah

• Overshadowed Theatrical Productions

  It's a Wonderful Life opens Nov 27 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Mokena

• Curtain Call Theatre

  The Enchanted Bookshop opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 open audition

Morris

• Morris Theatre Guild

  A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas opens Dec 4 · 1 crew call

Mundelein

• Kirk Players

  An Old Fashioned Family Murder opens Nov 7

Naperville

• A Special Place

  Nothing announced right now
• BrightSide Theatre

  semi-professional

  The Secret Garden in Concert opens Jan 8 · 2 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions · 1 camp or class
• Illinois Conservatory for the Arts

  youth

  1 camp or class
• Kidz Kabaret

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Magical Starlight Theatre (Naperville Park District)

  Anastasia: The Musical opens Jan 8
• Summer Place Theatre

  The Drowsy Chaperone opens Jun 18
• The Studios Performing Arts

  Nothing announced right now
• Theater for Charity

  Nothing announced right now

North Riverside

• North Riverside Players

  Now playing: Seussical The Musical through Oct 25

Northbrook

• Northbrook Theatre (Northbrook Park District)

  Beetlejuice JR. opens Oct 20 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 open audition

Oak Forest

• Gaelic Park Players

  The Seafarer opens Nov 13

Oak Lawn

• Oak Lawn Park District Community Theatre

  Ghost Light Gathering: Monster High opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Oak Park

• Forest Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Little Eyolf opens Nov 20 · 1 crew call
• Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts

  youth

  Elf The Musical Jr. opens Dec 11 · 1 camp or class
• The Actors Garden

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Orland Park

• Orland Park Theatre Troupe

  The Music Man JR. opens Oct 22 · 1 more show coming up

Oswego

• Oswegoland Park District Limelight Theatre Company

  Midnight Moon in Medicine Fork opens Nov 20 · 2 camps and classes · 1 crew call

Palatine

• Music On Stage

  Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella opens May 8
• Palatine Park District Theater

  Rising Stars Presents: The Day the Aliens Attacked Fairfield opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 open audition · 1 camp or class

Palos Park

• Palos Village Players

  Almost, Maine opens Nov 13 · 2 more shows coming up

Paris

• Paris Community Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Park Forest

• Theater 47

  Now playing: Takin' Back My Name: The Ike Turner Musical Stageplay through Nov 1 · 1 crew call

Park Ridge

• Petite Opera Productions

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Young Frankenstein through Nov 1
• The Stage School

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Plainfield

• Theatre 319

  Nothing announced right now

Riverside

• Glaser Players (Strand Theater project)

  1 crew call

Rolling Meadows

• Special Gifts Theatre

  The Wizard of Oz (Musical Theatre, Palatine-Rolling Meadows chapter) opens Apr 10 · 1 more show coming up · 2 camps and classes

Round Lake

• Round Lake Area Park District Theatre

  youth

  Frozen KIDS (Stage Sprouts) opens Nov 20 · 2 more shows coming up

Roxana

• Curtain's Up Theater Company

  Our Town opens Nov 19

Sandwich

• Indian Valley Theatre

  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens Dec 18 · 2 more shows coming up

Schaumburg

• HOTT Productions

  The Nutcracker Ballet opens Nov 19
• Schaumburg Summer Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Skokie

• Devonshire Playhouse (Skokie Park District)

  Now playing: Guys and Dolls, A Musical Fable of Broadway through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up · 1 open audition

South Holland

• PAC Rats Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now

Sparta

• Sparta Community Chorus & Players

  Nothing announced right now

St. Charles

• Marquee Youth Stage

  youth

  Now playing: Beetlejuice Jr. through Oct 25 · 2 more shows coming up · 4 camps and classes

Tinley Park

• Tinley Park Community Theater

  Children's Theater: Wax Museum opens Dec 11 · 1 more show coming up

Villa Park

• The Kirkwood Players

  Hansel & Gretel: a creepy comedy opens Oct 23
• Villa Park Parks & Recreation Theater

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Warrenville

• Natural Talent Productions

  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opens Oct 30

Waterloo

• Monroe Actors Stage Company

  The Cottage opens Nov 6 · 1 more show coming up · 1 open audition · 1 crew call

Waukegan

• Three Brothers Theatre

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Silent Waters through Nov 1 · 3 more shows coming up · 4 camps and classes
• Waukegan Park District Theatre

  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical Jr. opens Dec 11

West Chicago

• WeGo Community Theatre

  Descendents opens Dec 3

Western Springs

• Theatre of Western Springs

  Working (Musical) opens Oct 22 · 9 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Westmont

• Academy of Music and Art

  youth

  The Addams Family Young@Part opens Nov 19

Wheaton

• CYT Chicago, DuPage Chapter

  youth

  1 open audition · 1 camp or class
• Wheaton Drama

  She Loves Me opens Nov 20 · 4 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions · 3 camps and classes
• Wheaton Park District Children's Playhouse

  youth

  Shrek JR opens Nov 19

Wilmette

• Actors Training Center

  youth

  1 camp or class
• Wilmette Children's Theater (Wilmette Park District)

  youth

  Mary Poppins Jr. opens Oct 30 · 3 more shows coming up · 4 open auditions

Winnetka

• Children's Theatre of Winnetka

  youth

  Annie opens Nov 19 · 1 open audition
• Skyline Children's Theater

  youth

  3 camps and classes

Woodstock

• Theatre 121

  Annie opens Nov 13 · 2 more shows coming up
• Woodstock Shakespeare Players

  Nothing announced right now

Yorkville

• YPAC (Your Performing Arts Center)

  youth

  Into the Woods Jr. opens Nov 20 · 1 camp or class