Learn skills in acting, writing, movement, and design from professional Chicago theatre artists and create a World Premiere production when you join the TimeLine South Ensemble! This program is free to join AND pays ensemble members a stipend. Interview required but no prior experience in theatre is necessary. Applications are now available!

We're returning to our long-time home on Wellington Avenue for season of three plays: A world premiere developed through the same TimeLine Playwrights Collective that nurtured our smash-hit Relentless, a landmark classic that recently enjoyed a Tony Award-nominated production on Broadway, and another exciting world premiere from a Los Angeles-based playwright new to Chicago. It's a season is filled with schemes and dreams, offering plenty of laughter, drama, and empowering insight. Don’t miss it!

Big news! Please join us in offering a joyful welcome to Mica Cole as TimeLine's new Executive Director. She brings nearly two decades of experience as an arts administrator and changemaker, and becomes the co-equal leader of TimeLine alongside PJ Powers as Artistic Director. Read more from and about Mica plus further details about this transformative leadership expansion at TimeLine on our blog Behind the 'Line.

Our first-ever virtual gala—which premiered live on Friday, March 12 at 7pm (CST)—is now available to view on demand via YouTube. Go Back to Our Future to relive memorable moments and game changers, explore the artistry and camaraderie on stage and back stage, and remember the programs and stories that made a difference—even as we look ahead to new adventures. Folks who watched the live event raved that the program “hit every button and truly soared” and is “really, really, really, REALLY well done.” Don't miss it!

Hear from students, teaching artists, and CPS teachers about our program that brings TimeLine’s mission to Chicago Public Schools, working with students on creative exercises related to historically inspired stories on TimeLine’s stage and elsewhere in literature.