The courtyard where it all began: An early Court Theatre audition. The company recently won its first Tony Award (see “Applause, Applause!”). (UChicago Photographic Archive, apf3-02411, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library)
Court of record
Court Theatre, by the numbers.
1955
Year Court Theatre was founded
326
Plays produced by Court Theatre
9
Productions of August Wilson plays
5
Productions of UChicago alumni plays
6
World premiere productions
4,000
Approximate number of high school students who attend Court’s Student Matinees program each year
24
Authors of color featured in Court’s Spotlight Reading Series, created in 2016
77
Jeff Award wins
1
Tony Award wins
