Our new building is open for business, and Chicago can’t stop buzzing about it! Check out the articles below for an introduction to the New Northlight, and grab your tickets to The Front Page to see the space live and in person! We can’t wait to see you there.
The curtain rises as Evanston’s $32.2 million Northlight Theatre set to open: ‘We’re excited to be home’
Chicago Tribune
Sunlight pours in through floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the exposed steel, warm wood accents and sweeping grand staircase that anchors the lobby of the brand new Northlight Theatre in Evanston.
Just beyond the entrance, an intimate bar with leather lounge chairs invite patrons to gather before the house lights dim or linger during intermission to swap reactions about their favorite moments of the performance.
After nearly 30 years in Skokie, the acclaimed Northlight Theatre has returned to Evanston, its original home, welcoming theater lovers and local residents alike with a $32.2 million state-of-the-art performance space at 1012 Church Street.
Evanston’s $32 million new Northlight Theatre wasn’t built for big crowds. It’s built for new plays.
Chicago Sun Times
As theaters around the country, including Broadway, continue to struggle, one Chicago suburb is cutting the ribbon on yet another multimillion-dollar venue in the area.
You can’t miss Evanston’s new $32 million Northlight Theatre. Situated near both CTA and Metra train stations, with its two-story glass walls facing outward, the building is the result of concerted efforts to integrate the theater company into the neighborhood and create an arts anchor.
Northlight Theatre to Open Its First Permanent Home in Chicago
Playbill
After more than five decades as an itinerant and resident company in Chicago’s northern suburbs, Northlight Theatre will open its first-ever permanent home in downtown Evanston this September. The two-story facility, located within walking distance of Northwestern University and multiple public transit options, features a 285-seat theater, a bar/café, lounge, and rehearsal and event spaces. Designed by Chicago-based architectural firm Eckenhoff Saunders with construction by Bulley & Andrews, the building blends an elegant modern look with a vintage industrial style.
See inside Northlight’s new Evanston home
Evanston Now
After just over a year of construction, Northlight Theatre’s new home along Church Street in downtown Evanston will open this fall, setting the stage for the theater’s return to its original home after decades away.
Since 2013, Northlight has been eyeing a return to Evanston, settling on its new home at 1012 Church St. in 2021 and breaking ground on the 24,000-square-foot venue last March.
