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One of the most anticipated moments in the construction of Writers Theatre’s new home has been the installation of the Grand Gallery Walk – a wood screen hung in tension enclosing an ... Read More ›

During the afternoon of April 30, 2015, the Glencoe Public Safety Department responded to a fire at the Writers Theatre construction site, located at 325 Tudor Court. The fire is now out. ... Read More ›

During these cold, winter months, W.E. O’Neil has continued to make progress on getting the main structure of the new theatre constructed. The vast majority of this work consists of putting up ... Read More ›

Last fall, the National Endowment for the Arts launched a new online resource for its Our Town creative placemaking grant program called “Exploring Our Town” – featuring Writers Theatre new theater center ... Read More ›

Early in our design process, as the site plan and building layout began to take shape, Studio Gang suggested that they’d like to re-use as many of the trees removed from the ... Read More ›

On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, Writers Theatre took a major step forward in the journey towards a permanent home with the Ceremonial Groundbreaking on its new theatre center. This important and exciting ... Read More ›

One of our favorite design elements of the new Writers Theatre resonates for both sentimental and sustainable reasons.

The exterior of the current Woman’s Library Club building is brick, and we are salvaging ... Read More ›

Work on our new home commences!

Recently our general contractor, W.E. O’Neil, started their preparations at 325 Tudor Court. The site fence is up and barriers have been used to create a truck ... Read More ›

Since our very first production in Tudor Court— Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, in the fall of 2003— the performance space within the Woman’s Library Club has allowed Writers Theatre to produce stories of a scale that ... Read More ›

On November 13, 2013, Writers Theatre announced the On to a New Stage Campaign, a $31 million fundraising campaign that will establish the nationally recognized company’s new home – a theatre center designed by Chicago’s internationally renowned ... Read More ›