Nonprofit multi-disciplinary venue and events space.

Includes classrooms, meeting rooms, auditoriums and theaters. CPD manages one of the largest public park systems in the country.

Established in 1981 by Artistic Director Scott Vehill, Technical Director Stefan Brun and others, it is the oldest surviving off-Loop, non-equity theater in Chicago.

Main stage is 30' x 25' x 12’ high (11’ to the grid) and seats approximately 70. Also has a flexible studio space, known as "The Bucket," which is approximately 750 square feet with a 12’ ceiling (11’ of grid clearance) and seats 30-50 depending on configuration.

Includes a fully functioning black box theater that seats 30-40 people in three rows. Movable flats, some stage lights and lighting boards, and a sound system. The stage area is about 25'x15', depending on the arrangement of the flats. Great for live performance or film screenings.

Nonprofit theater that furnishes and maintains an equipped production facility for dance and theater practitioners, filmmakers, and musicians.