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Circle Theatre Chicago founded in 1985 by Wayne Buidens, Joe Bass, and Karen Skinner is a theatre company in Oak Park and Chicago, Illinois. They chose the name "Circle Theatre" to represent both Circle Avenue (Forest Park's main thoroughfare) and the concept of infinity.
Feb 9, 2021 · Circle Theatre has been opening hundreds of shows in Forest Park since the mid-1980s. But that period is now suddenly, rather abruptly, over. Local theater lovers on both sides of Harlem Avenue are buzzing about Circle moving over to rent the former Village Players performance space in Oak Park.
Feb 9, 2021 · “At the end of the summer, Circle Theatre will bid goodbye to its Forest Park home, taking up temporary residence several blocks east at 1010 Madison St. in neighboring Oak Park, where it will spend about 14 months making plans for a permanent space.”
The state-of-the-art theater has been home to The Village Players, Circle Theatre, and the Saltbox Theatre Company. Today the Artists of Concordia call the theater home. The theater was designed in the early 80s by local architect Errol Kirsch.
Feb 9, 2021 · Since its inception in 1985 Circle Theatre, located for most of its history on Madison Street, just off Circle Avenue, has been providing Forest Park with riveting, dramatic performances and cutting-edge productions. For this they have received numerous awards and, often, rave reviews.
Madison Street Theatre is a performing arts center that produces, supports, and hosts exceptional arts programming through maintaining a quality and affordable space to create, teach, collaborate, and perform.
The play received its world premiere production at the Circle Theatre Chicago in Forest Park, Illinois. The play has won several awards and was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
