CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER

A REGIONAL TONY AWARD RECIPIENT, CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER IS A LEADING INTERNATIONAL THEATER COMPANY THAT HAS DELIVERED EXCELLENT, POWERFUL, LIFE-CHANGING THEATER FOR FORTY YEARS. WITH SHAKESPEARE AT THE HEART OF THE ARTISTIC WORK, CST ALSO PRODUCES COMPELLING, CONTEMPORARY STORIES FROM FRESH ARTISTIC VOICES OF TODAY. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EDWARD HALL AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KIMBERLY MOTES, CST WELCOMES NEARLY 150,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO 300+ PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS EACH YEAR IN CST'S THREE BEST-IN-CLASS VENUES: THE JENTES FAMILY COURTYARD THEATER, THE YARD, AND THE CARL AND MARILYNN THOMA UPSTAIRS STUDIO. CST BRINGS THE WORLD TO CHICAGO AND SENDS CHICAGO OUT INTO THE WORLD AS CHICAGO'S FOREMOST PRESENTER OF INTERNATIONAL THEATER, AND CONSISTENT PRODUCER OF NORTH AMERICAN AND WORLD PREMIERES. PRODUCTION ORIGINATING FROM CST HAVE GONE ON TO BROADWAY, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS, GARNERING THREE TONY AWARDS, THREE OLIVIER AWARDS, AND TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS. THE THEATER FOSTERS A LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ARTS BY PROVIDING TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES. SERVING MORE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAN ANY THEATER IN THE CITY, CST ANNUALLY WELCOMES MORE THAN 20,000 HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO ATTEND 50+ DAYTIME MATINEE PERFORMANCES AND PARTICIPATE IN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS LIKE CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE SLAM. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS INCLUDE THE YEAR-LONG BARD CARE INTENSIVE FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS. CST'S INITIATIVES SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S CRUCIAL SKILLS, INCLUDING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES, CRITICAL LITERACY, AND MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION. LEARNERS OF ALL AGES DEEPEN THEIR ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PREAMBLE TALKS AND POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS. THE $30 UNDER 30 DISCOUNTED TICKET PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND STUDENTS REDUCES BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION FOR THOUSANDS OF FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES. FUELED BY THE VITALITY OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, CST CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE VIBRANCY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE ECOSYSTEM. CST'S REACH EXTENDS BEYOND THE THEATER'S WALLS WITH FREE PROGRAMS LIKE SHAKES IN THE CITY, WHICH BRINGS PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS TO PARKS, FESTIVALS, AND SHARED COMMUNITY SPACES ACROSS CHICAGO'S 77 NEIGHBORHOODS EACH SUMMER.