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Merle Reskin Theatre
Venue Location and Information
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DePaul University
60 East Balbo Avenue Chicago, IL 60605
ttsweb.tht.depaul.edu/perform/ CTA directions: Take the Red Line to the Harrison or Jackson stops. Walk south on State Street to Balbo. Turn left and walk east on Balbo. The theater will be on your left.
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About This Venue
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On May 26, 1988, Rev. John T. Richardson of DePaul University announced the purchase of the Blackstone Theatre from the Shubert Organization. In November 1992, the theater was renamed the Merle Reskin Theatre.
The theater was designed by Chicago architects Marshall & Fox in 1910. The stone facade and mansard roof of the French Renaissance-style building have been modified only slightly over the years. The theater seats 1325 patrons including 577 seats on the main floor, 383 seats in the mezzanine, and 365 in the balcony.
On February 7, 1989, seven months and $700,000 after the purchase was announced, the theater reopened its doors to a full house of school children for a Playworks production of THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH. Preliminary renovations to the facility include a 240-dimmer computerized lighting system, more than 300 lighting instruments, a state of the art sound system, Sennheiser Infra-red listening system for our patrons, an orchestra pit with a removable cover, and the complete replacement of the stage floor. The Theatre School brings an audience of more than 50,000 people to the theater each season.
Each year, the proscenium theater provides performance space for the nearly 200 public performances of the Theatre School.
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Past Productions
• 1001 Oct 2 - 11, 2009
• Ski Dubai Jul 24 - Aug 9, 2009
• Sex with Strangers Jul 23 - Aug 9, 2009
• Honest Jul 22 - Aug 9, 2009
• The Walls May 13 - Jun 20, 2009
• Dancing at Lughnasa Feb 6 - 15, 2009
• A Streetcar Named Desire Oct 3 - 12, 2008
• The Burial at Thebes Feb 8 - 17, 2008
• A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Jan 12 - Mar 4, 2008
• Tales as Old as Africa Oct 30 - Dec 8, 2007
• Hamlet Oct 5 - 14, 2007
• The Trial Apr 20 - 29, 2007
• Einstein is a Dummy Mar 29 - May 26, 2007
• Life's A Dream Feb 9 - 18, 2007
• The BFG Jan 13 - Mar 6, 2007
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School Oct 31 - Dec 2, 2006
• Cloud 9 Oct 6 - 15, 2006
• Two Trains Running May 12 - 21, 2006
• Pentecost Apr 14 - 23, 2006
• The Kingdom of Grimm Mar 28 - May 20, 2006
• The Last Night of Ballyhoo Feb 10 - 19, 2006
• The Boxcar Children Jan 14 - Mar 11, 2006
• Mango Leaf Magic Nov 1 - Dec 3, 2005
• Othello Oct 7 - 16, 2005
• Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans: A Salsa Musical Mar 29 - May 21, 2005
• Insurrection: Holding History Feb 11 - 20, 2005
• There's A Boy In The Girl's Bathroom Jan 15 - Mar 12, 2005
• Tokoloshe Nov 2 - Dec 4, 2004
• Saint Joan of the Stockyards Oct 8 - 17, 2004
• The Servant of Two Masters May 14 - 23, 2004
• Flyin' West Apr 16 - 26, 2004
• Pinocchio 3.5 Mar 30 - May 22, 2004
• Lapin Lapin Feb 13 - 22, 2004
• The Highest Heaven Jan 15 - Mar 13, 2004
• Marisol Nov 7 - 16, 2003
• Ramona Quimby Oct 7 - Dec 6, 2003
• Assassins May 16 - 25, 2003
• 15th Annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts Gala May 8, 2003
• The Three Sisters Apr 18 - 27, 2003
• The Owl and The Pussycat Went To See... Apr 1 - May 24, 2003
• Waiting For Godot Feb 14 - 23, 2003
• Icarus Blue Jan 14 - Mar 15, 2003
• Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home Oct 8 - Dec 7, 2002
• The Real Thing May 17 - 26, 2002
• Julius Ceasar Apr 19 - 28, 2002
• The Marriages Between Zones 3, 4, and 5 Jun 7 - 10, 2001
• Noises Off! May 18 - 27, 2001
• Electra May 19 - 28, 2000
• Grimm Tales Mar 28 - May 20, 2000
• Angels in America Feb 10 - 27, 2000
• Rip Van Winkle Jan 3 - Mar 11, 2000
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