Changing Young Lives Through Theatre.
That’s YPT.
The 2025-2026 Season is HERE!
The Young People’s Theatre of Chicago is a professional, non-profit TYA company (Theatre for Young Audiences) in residence at Lincoln Park’s historic Greenhouse Theater Center.
Are you an educator?
Experience stories THIS BIG with your students!
Learn more about our field trip opportunities, complimentary study guides, talkbacks, and other resources to create the ultimate educational experience. Now available for our 25/26 Season!
We aim to cultivate a lifelong passion for the stage by offering professional, diverse, and extraordinary theatrical experiences for children of all ages and backgrounds.
From classroom classics to world-premiere new works, join us for a tale you won’t soon forget!
Transformative Theatre for Tots to Teens.
Welcoming our NEW GM!
KIRA NUTTER
YPT and its Board of Directors welcomes Chicagoland native Kira Nutter as its new general manager. Artistic director Randy White notes that “after an extensive search I’m thrilled to welcome Kira as our new general manager. They have wide-ranging administrative experience and are beloved in the TYA and wider Chicago theater communities. Kira’s skill set and their spirit of inclusion will insure that YPT will grow its impact on local children, families and educators through extraordinary theatrical experiences.”
YPT is taking WING!
Learn about our historic year of CHANGE, and how you can help us SOAR this season!