March 13, 2025 | Opportunities, events, and resources for League members

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✨Save the Date for the League of Chicago Theatres Annual Spotlight Gala✨

This year, we are celebrating with our friends at Teatro ZinZanni! For this event, you can expect a cocktail reception, light bites, live performances from Teatro ZinZanni, and special tributes—all in support of Chicago theatre.

📅 Date: Monday, August 4, 2025

📍 Location: Teatro ZinZanni at Cambria Hotel

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details!

Thank you so much to everyone who attended Monday's Cultural Conversation in honor of Womxn's History Month!

Featuring a conversation with wonderful industry leaders from all areas of the theatre world, we discussed intersectionality within experiences of womxnhood, what it means to show up for each other, and how theatre can bring us in community during difficult times. We were so thrilled to see such a wonderful turnout, and are immensely grateful to Lookingglass Theatre, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Seipp Beer, and Savory Crust for their collaboration on this event.

If you'd like to learn more about upcoming League events, click here!

Don't miss our next event with Rivendell Theatre Ensemble on Thursday, March 27!

Reserve your spot today for our networking reception at 6:30pm, followed by Rivendell Theatre Ensemble's performance of No Such Thing at 8pm. Your RSVP to our Industry Night includes a complimentary ticket to the show and the opportunity to meet the playwright and director at our reception!

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED. PLEASE DO NOT RSVP IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE PERFORMANCE.

The 2025 League of Chicago Theatres Summer Theatre Guide is heating up!

Secure your spot in this essential guide, connecting audiences to Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene. With full-page, horizontal, and square ad spaces available, there’s a perfect fit for every theatre. Whether you’re showcasing a blockbuster hit or an intimate new work, make sure theatre lovers see YOU first! Add your summer productions to ChicagoPlays.com. For any questions, please email tanya@chicagoplays.com.

Don’t miss this hot opportunity—reserve your space today and keep Chicago’s stages buzzing all summer long! 🎟️🔥 For rates, questions or inquires, please email Alexis J. Davis at advertising@chicagoplays.com.

Expand your audience with Hot Tix Advertising!

Boost your show's visibility with our new rates for print and digital promotions at Block 37, LOCT email and social media. 

🔥 CVIEW Digital Show Poster – $80 | Grab attention 24/7 with a 15-sec poster looping on a high-traffic screen seen by theatre lovers, tourists, and commuters at Block 37.

🎬 CVIEW Digital Poster + Video – $125 | Add a 30-sec video to captivate audiences alongside your digital poster.

📩 Email – $65 | Get in front of 80-100K LOCT patrons with a clickable ad delivered straight to their inbox!

📱 Social Media Post – $30 | Reach 7,000+ followers on Hot Tix Facebook & Instagram—plus collaborate for extra exposure!

💥 Bundles = Big Savings! 💥

🎭 CVIEW + Email + Social – $125 (Save $50!)

🎭 CVIEW Video + Email + Social – $150 (Save $50!)

Maximize your reach. Book now at advertising@chicagoplays.com! 

Announcing Hot Tix Deal Hunt!

This spring, we've got egg-citing ticket deals just for you! Find $5 off discounts on the hottest Chicago shows with our Hot Tix Deal Hunt! Like a golden egg, you never know what surprises await! Don't let these deals hop away!

Submit your show for the HT Deal Hunt by emailing tickets@chicagoplays.com

New Job Openings

Loyola University Chicago Department of Fine and Performing Arts

Digital Content Coordinator

Lyric Opera

Associate Director of Tessitura and Ticketing

Chicago Children's Theatre

Summer Training Program for Teaching Artists of Color (AA/EOE)

Red Theater

Stage Manager - KAIROS (Immediate Start)

Refracted Theatre Company

Props Designer

Imagine Performing Arts

Summer Teaching Artist

View the full listing of jobs.

View the full listing of auditions.

The League is excited to launch our new Membership Portal through NEON!

NEON will allow your member organization and staff to access and navigate your League member services, membership status, donations, events, and more in one convenient location. The primary contact of your member organization will receive an email early next week with instructions on how to login and set up your NEON account.

NEON is exclusive to our League members! Once you receive your login link, we ask that you please do not share it with anyone apart from those affiliated with your organization.

Please reach out to membership@chicagoplays.com with any questions.

NEW LEAGUE MEMBER!

We are thrilled to welcome Bump in the Night Theatre Company to our Membership.

Bump in the Night Theatre Company is dedicated to creating unique, theatrical productions that examine the human experience through the lens of the mysterious, the magical, and the macabre.

Learn more by visiting their website here.

LEAGUE MEMBER LEADERSHIP UPDATE!

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre names Johanna McKenzie Miller as Artistic Director

A New Era for Metropolis: Bold Leadership, Fresh Vision, and a Renewed Commitment to Excellence Under New Board President Jill Geimer and a Revitalized Board of Directors.

For more information, visit their website here.

To add your industry offers to our website, use this form.

Lookingglass Theatre Company - Circus Quixote - $25 Tickets

Court Theatre - A Raisin in the Sun and 24/25 season - $20 Tickets

The Gift Theatre - Cygnus - $20 Tickets

Raven Theatre - A lie of the Mind - $20 Tickets

A Red Orchid Theatre - The Cave - $25 Tickets

The Artistic Home - Hedda Gabler - $15 Tickets

Citadel Theatre - I and You and 24/25 season - $10 Tickets

Music Theater Works - Guys and Dolls - 50% Off Tickets

Oil Lamp Theater - The Lifespan of a Fact - $20 Tickets

Definition Theatre - Splash Hatch on the E Going Down - $10 Off Tickets

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble - Funny, Like an Abortion - $10 Off Tickets

Chicago Playback Theatre Ensemble - Together We Rise - $7 Tickets

Goodman Theatre - Betrayal - $25 Tickets

Do Process - Bunker Play - 20% Off Tickets

Elsinore - The Lifespan of a Fact - $20 Tickets

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company - ART - $20 Tickets

Blank Theatre Company - All performances - $20 Tickets

Visit our Industry Ticket Offers page to see ALL current offers and details.

Professional Development

Illinois Arts Council

Creative Accelerator Fund

Workshops, Webinars, & Application

Apply by Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Illinois Theatre Association

Professional Interviews, Auditions & Networking Opportunities (PIANO) 

Accepting 2025 Submissions

Americans for the Arts Announces AFTACON 2025!

Join a national gathering of arts leaders, advocates, and changemakers at AFTACON in Cincinnati, Ohio from June 11 - 14, 2025. Learn more and register here.

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Send Us Your Community Announcements!

If you have a submission, question, or suggestion, please use this entry form.

The Entertainment Community Fund is Hosting a Workshop: Applying for Affordable Housing in Chicago on Wednesday, March 19 at 1pm CST.

This free and informative workshop is designed for the performing arts and entertainment community. This workshop will help you better understand what constitutes affordable housing, how it works and how to help you get prepared to search and apply. 

Learn more and register by visiting here.

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