Chicago's Best Theater Companies for Kids

Chicago is such a hot spot for great theater that it's no surprise it trickles down to kids, too. Find Chicago's best children's theater companies here and begin enjoying family-friendly performances.

Adventure Stage Chicago
Theater with a focus on 8 to 12 year olds.
Vittum Theater
1012 N. Noble Street
Chicago, IL
Box Office: (773)342-4141
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Chicago Children's Theatre
Aspiring to be "Chicago's premier professional theatre company"
Performance venues vary.
Administrative Offices:
1464 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60622
(773)227-0180
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Chicago Playworks
The city’s oldest continuously operating children’s theatre. It was originally founded in 1925 as the Goodman Children's Theatre.
Part of the Theatre School of DePaul University
Merle Reskin Theatre
60 E. Balbo Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
Box Office: (312)922-1999
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Emerald City Theatre Company
Founded in 1996 and dedicated to innovative family programming.
Apollo Theater
2540 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
Box OFfice:(773)935-6100
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Lifeline Theatre
Theater company based in Rogers Park produces plays for adults and children. Founded in 1982.
Lifeline Theatre
6912 N. Glenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL
Box Office: (773)761-4477
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Lookingglass TheatreCompany
A renowned company with a theatre in the Chicago Water Works building regularly includes children's plays among its repertoire. The company's name, of course, comes from Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland.
821 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
Box Office: 312.337.0665
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Northbrook Theatre Children's Company
For more than 20 years, theater "by youth for youth."
3323 Walters Avenue
Northbrook, IL
(847)291-2367
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The Viola Project
Shakespeare workshops for girls between the ages of 8 and 18. "We provide a space where gender, race and age pose no obstacles, where girls can be whoever they want to be. Even Hamlet."
Contact Information:
432 W. Surf Street, #105
Chicago, IL 60657
(773)426-8268
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