New Home Story Archives - TimeLine Theatre

A lot to celebrate

TimeLine co-founders Juliet Hart (from left), Nick Bowling, and PJ Powers at the construction site. Today, TimeLine celebrates its 28th birthday! On April 9, 1997, six graduates of The Theatre School at DePaul University met and began the conversation to start a theater company that would focus on plays inspired by history that resonate with contemporary issues. They settled on the name TimeLine Theatre, and each threw $50 in a hat to start their new ...

The walls are here!

A crane lifts a concrete pre-cast panel into place at 5035 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood begins. It’s a thrill to share that TimeLine’s new home project has reached a significant milestone in construction! The concrete pre-cast panels that form much of the walls, ...

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 ...

Construction begins

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 ...

On the cusp of what’s next

The path to Uptown

Every Chicago theatre company seems to have a neighborhood bar. In TimeLine’s early days, that bar was the Green Mill in Uptown. A young Nick Bowling during his competitive ballroom dancing days. When I was much younger, I was a competitive ballroom dancer.  So as TimeLine was beginning, I had to introduce the other five founders to Big Band Night. We’d go almost every Thursday. Fresh out of The Theatre School at DePaul University, ...