Act One Studios
Training center that offers adult classes in acting, on camera, and voice, featuring small groups of students, taught by working, professional actors. Also offers a series of acting and film classes for high school students.
AMEBA Acrobatic and Aerial Dance
Information about this not-for-profit professional dance company, including performances, productions, classes, apprentice company and outreach events.
Andy Martello - Chicago's Comic Juggler
Comic talent that includes fire-eating, plate-spinning, juggling and related acts of fascination. Includes profile, acts and portfolio, availability, and contacts.
Audition Studio, The
Professional training center founded by Michael Shurtleff offering classes in voice technique and voiceovers. Site also includes advice on auditions and getting started as an actor.
Blue Man Group
Award-winning theatrical and unique musical production; based at the Briar Street Theatre with shows nationwide.
Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
Multi-venue entertainment complex in the city's burgeoning River West area showcases plays, musicals and original productions.
Chicago Storytelling Guild
Allowing storytellers and story lovers to hone their craft, network and perform in a variety of venues. Meets the third Tuesday of each month. Contact information and events calendar are featured.
Chicago Theatre, The
Legendary auditorium that hosts a variety of entertainment, including stage events, concerts, dance, comedy and special events. Events calendar, history, seating chart, and rental services are showcased.
Environmental Encroachment (EE)
A performance art group that uses puppets, projections, live music and costumes to create unique entertainment experiences. Show schedule and community relations information are featured.
Free Street Program
An arts outreach organization that uses the performing arts to enhance the literacy, self-esteem, creativity and employability of populations consistently excluded from mainstream cultural programming. Offers workshops in writing, theater, music, and dance.
Katherine Behar
Performance and installation artist that offers photo gallery of artwork, personal biography and curriculum vitae.
Morganville Collaborative
Performance schedule and biographies of Trevor Martin, a multimedia artist who creates works on paper, sculpture, video, and live performance; and Kym Olsen, a performance artist that showcases her solo work and performance installations.
Stockyards Theatre Project
Non-profit organization that focuses on improving women's lives via theatre and performance art. Schedule of events that explores gender roles and issues in the theatre arts, and delves into both traditional and experimental genres are featured.
Striding Lion InterArts Workshop
Ensemble of artists focuses on producing interdisciplinary performing arts experiences. Showcases performance and education and uses a collaborative approach for artists and audiences alike. An events calendar, profiles, information on outreach programs, and contacts are provided.
