About Us

Chicago DCA Theater offers downtown audiences the best off-Loop theater experience. Each season, we accept proposals from the city’s emerging and developing theater companies who wish to bring their innovative productions downtown to the Storefront Theater. Presenting companies benefit from our space and resources, while theater-goers get an exciting glimpse into Chicago’s world-renowned theater scene.

In addition to fully staged productions, we present many other theater programs that showcase the Chicago theater community. Special limited-run and one-night-only events include staged readings, radio plays, directing workshops, and festivals.

Our Studio Theater hosts the “Incubator Series,” a program designed to support the creation of new work by emerging Chicago theater companies. Utilizing our space and resources, participants explore new projects, develop and refine styles, and share their process with the public during a special showcase event.