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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.
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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.
Jan 23, 2024 · Three years ago, in the spring of 2021, the UIC professor and theater director founded the Forest Park Theatre, the suburb’s first professional theater company since the Circle Theater moved to Oak Park in 2010 (and then subsequently relocated in 2012 to Chicago to intermittently produce shows before fading away).
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.
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.
Jul 19, 2022 · The company is currently working with Forest Park District 91 to set up theater lessons at Forest Park Middle School, with the ultimate goal of not only getting teens interested in a theater, but potentially offering theater camp and other acting opportunities further down the line.
With a strong patron base, the theater is really the Little Theater that Could. Situated in beautiful downtown Forest Park, a performance here combined with dinner from one of the many locations around make for a fine evening.
- 1540 W North Ave Chicago, IL 60642
