Emerald City Theatre

Emerald City Theatre produces professional plays and conducts educational programs for children from infancy to 13 years old. It serves over 70,000 children, their families, and educators annually. Over its lifetime, the company has created nearly 100 productions and provided more than 600,000 performances at the Apollo Theater in Lincoln Park; the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place; and the Little Theatre, the nation’s first facility dedicated to children aged zero to five, in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. This award provides general operating support to Emerald City Theatre.