Theatre
Theatre is thriving in Evanston!
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre (FJT) is a municipally-supported theatre program. FJT features productions highlighting the Black experience. Shows are usually performed at 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays and at 3:00 p.m. on Sundays at the Theatre at Noyes Cultural Arts Center.
The Theatre produces three mainstage shows, a play for young audiences, a dramatic reading series, and musical events. Click here for performing arts classes offered by Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre.
Evanston Children’s Theatre (ECT) presents fall and spring productions. Performers are local youth age 8 through eighth grade, as well as members of the Levy Senior Center on occasion. Auditions for the spring show have closed.
"Peter Pan" will be performed March 23-25, 2012, at the Levy Center. Shows are Friday at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 3:00 and 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. For more information, please call the Levy Center at 847.448.8250.
Muse of Fire Theatre Company's first-ever spring season kicks off with the performance of Antigone on March 25-26. The outdoor summer production this year will be Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, performing on August 4- September 9 in Ingraham Park. Performances are free and open to public.
The Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, is home to the renowned Piven Theatre Workshop. Piven Theatre has provided classes from beginning children (4th grade and higher) to professional adults for over 30 years. Many famous actors have been through the Piven program, including the entire Cusak family. For more information on workshops please call 847.866.6597.
Along with providing acting workshops, the Piven Theatre puts on many performances each year at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. For more information about upcoming performances, visit or call the box office at 847.866.8049. There are also performances and classes at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center by Next Theatre, Art Encounter, The Actors Gymnasium, and Light Opera Works. For more information, please call the Noyes Cultural Arts Center at 847.448.8260.
Northwestern: The City of Evanston is also home to numerous student productions thanks to Northwestern University. Northwestern’s critically acclaimed theatre program provides performing arts opportunities every week. Their program produces more than eight main stage shows a year, along with countless student productions.
The school also puts on a Summer Theatre Festival. One of Northwestern’s most famous productions is called the Dolphin Show, which is the nation’s largest student-produced musical. Famous alumni of the show include David Schwimmer, Ann Margret, Tony Randall and Warren Beatty.
To learn more about performances, please call the City of Evanston Cultural Arts Division at 847.448.8260 or visit evanstonartsbuzz.com.