Overview

In the spring of 2008, three senior directing majors at Columbia College Chicago joined together in a class project for their Theater Management Techniques course. Their assignment was to create a fictional theatrical production company. The project went so well that they decided to make their project a reality, and that summer Jackalope Theatre Company was born. Since that time, Jackalope has evolved into a dynamic, respected arts organization. "Jackalope Theatre Company expands the definition of American Identity by engaging with our communities to produce works that celebrate diverse perspectives. Jackalope is a premier home for new and exciting Off-Loop Theatre based in Chicago's Edgewater & Rogers Park neighborhoods. We are committed to cultivating new voices that contribute to an expanding American culture and mythology. Each season, we produce full-length plays, new play development programming, and free classes in partnership with the Chicago Parks District. We stage productions of newly developed and established American works. We create theatrical experiences that encourage our audiences to consider what it means to be American, by telling stories that speak to our nation's diversity of cultural backgrounds. We also seek to inspire a new generation of theatre artists through our classes and community events.