Behind the 'Line Archives - TimeLine Theatre

Announcing 2026-2027 Playwrights Collective

TimeLine Theatre Company is pleased to announce that four new playwrights have joined our Playwrights Collective, the company’s new play incubator. Kimberly Dixon-Mays, Terry Guest, Omer Abbas Salem and Catherine Yu are now in residence with TimeLine’s Playwrights Collective through December 2027. Over our first 29 seasons, TimeLine has produced 16 world premieres and 43 Chicago premieres, making an ongoing commitment to developing, supporting and featuring new work. The TimeLine Playwrights Collective continues that ...

75 percent complete!

Progress continues on our new home at 5035 N. Broadway, and we’re excited to share that construction is now more than 75% complete, with sights set on substantial completion of the building in February! We’re in the final stages, and the excitement is growing. Every ...

Halfway done!

Construction on our new home has reached a thrilling milestone! We’ve officially surpassed the halfway mark of construction on the site at 5035 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, located just steps away from the new CTA Red Line Argyle stop that opened one week ...

A lot to celebrate

Miguel Fernández named Director of Development

We’re excited to introduce Miguel Fernández, who has been working as TimeLine’s new Director or Development since March 24! Miguel joins TimeLine with more than 17 years of fundraising experience, primarily focused on major gifts for Chicago cultural organizations including the Art Institute of Chicago, ...

The walls are here!

PLEASE NOTE: This post is one from a series of blog posts that tells the story of TimeLine’s New Home Project over several years. Therefore, some information presented below may no longer be accurate. For the most up-to-date information about the project, please visit our It’s Time page here. If you are a member of the media seeking information or comment, please reach out to Lara Goetsch, TimeLine’s Director of Marketing and Communications, at lara@timelinetheatre.com ...

The Interview: Christopher McElroen

In advance of rehearsals for debate the dramaturgy team Maren Robinson, Katherine Shuert, Omari Sloan, Ashly Demay (DT) sat down with director Christopher McElroen (CM) to ask some questions about Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley. Dramaturgy Team: The debate between Baldwin and Buckley marks its 60th ...

FareWellington: A final goodbye

As of September 12, 2024, TimeLine has officially moved out of 615 W. Wellington Avenue—our home of 25 years. With construction beginning on our new building in Uptown, we’re on the precipice of launching TimeLine’s next era. But before we do, we wanted to celebrate ...