Definition Theatre

Definition Theatre The face of America is changing, and it is the Definition Theatre's belief that the American theatre must follow suit.

Our ensemble is a collective of artists, art administrators, educators, and designers who prioritize working towards and representing an equitable theatre industry. We now exist in a country where the lines of race, gender, partisanship, class, and culture are blurred, our individualized stories are interwoven, and our national pride needs to be rooted in our multiculturalism. Contemporary American theatre must reflect the cities of America, be a window to the outside world. The Definition Theatre's belief is that when theatre is most vivid, vital, and the most effectual, it is as though we are viewing a microcosm of human existence on the stage. The power of theatrical work lives in its ability to cause an empathic response from the audience. This is attained via playwrights and actors imbuing the worlds and relationships with certain overlying truths that transcend the categorical boxes that society is sadly so beholden to as separatist devices. Good theatre screams to us that our stories are all connected, through our universality, our specificity. The Definition Theatre wants to spread these ideologies through communities through performances and workshops to further instill the interconnectedness of our stories.

Our mixtape for the stage is onstage now!-Photos by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux inc.
09/15/2026

Our mixtape for the stage is onstage now!
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Photos by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux inc.

09/11/2026

and you’ve only got 8 chances to see it 😮‍💨

begins Friday! Catch this limited two week run onstage only until September 27.
09/09/2026

begins Friday! Catch this limited two week run onstage only until September 27.

Take a first look inside the first read through for the final production of our 2026 season, "How We Got On" by Idris Go...
08/21/2026

Take a first look inside the first read through for the final production of our 2026 season, "How We Got On" by Idris Goodwin!

08/19/2026

final show let’s gooooooooo

07/21/2026

your next binge is here👏🏾🚨
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Experience a full film of the eight AS6 finalists scenes compiled together with playwright interviews about their work in the Virtual Encore. Now streaming through next Friday July 31 — ticket 🔗 in bio!

07/10/2026

Meet the Finalists of   📣
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“What Ever Happened to Veronica Castro”
by William Gregory
directed by Miranda Gonzalez
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Watch all eight scenes of on the big screen at the Logan Center Screening Room on July 17 + 18. Tickets are only $15 and can be purchased via the 🔗 in bio!
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🎥 Transit Productions

07/09/2026

Meet the Finalists of   📣
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“Well With My Soul”
by Tara Levy
directed by Maya Vinice Prentiss
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Watch all eight scenes of on the big screen at the Logan Center Screening Room on July 17 + 18. Tickets are only $15 and can be purchased via the 🔗 in bio!
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🎥 Transit Productions

07/08/2026

Meet the Finalists of   📣
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“OT”
by W. Douglas Mack III
directed by Tyrone Phillips
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Watch all eight scenes of on the big screen at the Logan Center Screening Room on July 17 + 18. Tickets are only $15 and can be purchased via the 🔗 in bio!
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🎥 Transit Productions

07/07/2026

Meet the Finalists of   📣
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“Secondhand Lessons”
by LaDarrion Williams
directed by Aaron Reese Boseman
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Watch all eight scenes of on the big screen at the Logan Center Screening Room on July 17 + 18. Tickets are only $15 and can be purchased via the 🔗 in bio!
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🎥 Transit Productions

Address

1160 E 55th Street
Chicago, IL
60615

Opening Hours

Thursday 6pm - 10pm
Friday 6pm - 10pm
Saturday 2pm - 5pm
6pm - 10pm
Sunday 2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+13124690390

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