About Us

(L to R) David Darlow, Greg Matthew Anderson, Annabel Armour, Nick Sandys, James Bohnen, Linda Gillum, Shawn Douglass. Photo by Johnny Knight.

For the past decade, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company's passion for the power of great theatrical language has enriched Chicago's world-class theatre scene. Masterful acting and directing by the company's ensemble of professional artists showcases the wit and wisdom of the world's great playwrights. A hallmark of Remy Bumppo's work is the intimacy of its 150-seat theater, which puts you close to the actors, sweeping you into each play's exhilarating mix of passionate storytelling and invigorating ideas. And the best part is, after the curtain call ends and the houselights go up, you sense the whirring of brain cells around you. The play lives on as the conversation begins.

World-class theater, in your own backyard.

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Reviews From the Press

"Exceptionally satisfying…one of my favorite Chicago companies."
-The Wall Street Journal

"an attention to detail, integrity of text and quality of acting on par with Chicago's oldest top-drawer companies."
- Time Out Chicago

"Director James Bohnen has assembled a peerless group of Chicago actors and he has seen to it that they generate a white heat."
- Chicago Sun-Times

"Seldom has a play held me in its grip this much."
- Windy City Times (The Secret Rapture)

"A moral and literary delicacy that you will savor and digest long after the play is over."
- Gay Chicago Magazine (Major Barbara)

"Fresh, vibrant and irreverent. Pack the house."
- Chicago Tribune (Hapgood)

"So well written, so well directed, so well acted that I was actually sorry when the lights came up and I had to go home."
- Daily Herald (Holiday)

"A production that could hold its own anywhere in the world."
- Chicago Sun-Times (No Man's Land)

Reviews From Patrons

"The work of the company is amazing, diverse and exceedingly engaging. Bravo!"
- Tom De Walle

"Remy Bumppo was consistently the best of my three theatre subscriptions last season."
- Jean Bystedt

"Thank you for a great night at the theatre, a thinking one."
- Fred and Trudie Homan