The 2006/07 season brought the grand opening of the new Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, following more than $11 million in renovations
Annoyance Theatre (founded 1987) “We don’t really have a regular operating budget—just plan as we go along.” —Jennifer Estlin, President, Annoyance Theatre
The Artistic Home (founded 1998) End of nineties: $62,000 End of zeroes: $164,500
Bailiwick Chicago (founded 2009) End of nineties: N/A (Bailiwick Repertory is now defunct) End of zeroes: $120,000 projected 2010
Chicago Dramatists (founded 1979) End of nineties: $171,000 End of zeroes: $550,000
Collaboraction (founded 1996) End of nineties: $50,000 End of zeroes: $500,000
Court Theatre (founded 1955) End of nineties: $2.6 million End of zeroes: $3.2 million
The Factory Theater (founded 1992) “I actually do not know what it was in the nineties since I was not around and some of that information didn’t survive being pulled forward. Probably not very much. These days it fluctuates around the 50k mark.” — Carrie J. Sullivan, Executive Director, The Factory Theater
First Folio Theatre (founded 1997) End of nineties: $95,000 End of zeroes: $400,000
Goodman Theatre (founded 1925) End of nineties: $10.5 million End of zeroes: $17.5 million
Hobo Junction (founded 2004) End of nineties: N/A End of zeroes: $14,000
The Hypocrites (founded 1997) End of nineties: $50,000 End of zeroes: $170,000
Infamous Commonwealth Theatre (founded 2001) End of nineties: N/A End of zeroes: $50,000
Light Opera Works (founded 1980) End of nineties: $1,000,000 End of zeroes: $1,400,000
Lookingglass Theatre Company (founded 1988) End of nineties: $1,000,000 End of zeroes: $4,200,000
The Neo-Futurists (founded 1988) End of nineties: $300,000 End of zeroes: $300,000
New Leaf Theatre (founded 2001) End of nineties: N/A End of zeroes: $17,000
Northlight Theatre (founded 1974) End of nineties: $1.7 million End of zeroes: $3.3 million
Raven Theatre Co. (1983) End of nineties: $150,000 End of zeroes: $380,000
A Red Orchid Theatre (1992) End of nineties: $40,000 End of zeroes: $158,000
Remy Bumppo (1996) End of nineties: NA, for-profit until 2001 End of zeroes: $760,000
Serendipity Theatre Collective and 2nd Story (1999) End of nineties: $20,000 End of zeroes: $80,000
the side project (founded 2000) End of nineties: $5,000 End of zeroes: $50,000
16th Street Theater (founded 2007) End of nineties: N/A End of zeroes: $95,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (founded 1976) End of nineties: $8.344 million End of zeroes: $14.9 million
Teatro Luna (founded 2000) End of nineties: $11,000 End of zeroes: $137,000
Theater Oobleck (founded 1988) End of nineties: $60,000 End of zeroes: $60,000
Theatre Seven (2006) End of nineties: N/A End of zeroes: $65,000
TimeLine Theatre Company (1997) End of nineties: $48,011 End of zeroes: $796,330
TUTA Theatre Chicago (2001) End of nineties: N/A End of zeroes: $150,000
Victory Gardens Theater (1974) End of nineties: $1.468 million End of zeroes: $3.1 million
WNEP Theater (1992) End of nineties: $100,000 End of zeroes: $20,000
Writers’ Theatre (1992) End of nineties: $390,000 End of zeroes: $3.2 million
