Factory Theater

For Factory Theatre London, see The Factory Theatre Company.

The Factory Theater is a Chicago theatre company founded in 1992. Originally working out of a 50-seat storefront theater in the Rogers Park neighborhood in the northern part of Chicago, the company has produced over 70 shows during its existence (all original scripts written by ensemble members). The typical schedule during the first five seasons of the Factory Theater was a Thursday evening show, a Friday/Saturday mainstage show, and a Friday/Saturday late-night show. In 1997, after years of ongoing improvements and renovations to the theater in an unsuccessful attempt to satisfy building-code requirements, the company moved out of its Rogers Park storefront and into the Footsteps Theater's space on Clark Street in the Andersonville neighborhood. They were itinerant from 2000-2003 then took residence at the Prop Theatre in Chicago. As of 2015, they have moved into their new space right back in Rogers Park on Howard Street right by the CTA Red Line. The Factory Theater West, composed of Factory Theater ensemble members who have relocated to Los Angeles, produced five productions from 1999-2001. All productions were either remounts of past Factory Theater shows or original works.

Founding members

Past and present ensemble members

  • Jenny Laffey (née Kirkland)
  • Molly Brennan
  • Joey Meyer
  • Nick Digilio
  • Jill Rothamer
  • Wendy Tregay
  • Kirk Pynchon
  • Mike Beyer
  • Steve Walker
  • Cynthia Cervini
  • Brooke Dillman
  • Carl Andress (aka Andruskevich)
  • George Brant
  • Matt O'Neil
  • Wendy Avon
  • David Babbitt
  • Nick Booth
  • David Bryson
  • Keith Ellis
  • Jennifer Gehr
  • Jerry Hlava
  • Joie Jackson-Graves
  • Jason Lubow
  • Peter Marcy
  • Michael Mazzara
  • Darryl Miller
  • Heather Moran
  • Christian Murphy
  • Todd Oldham
  • Ryan Oliver
  • Matthew O'Neill
  • Kevin Rich
  • Dale Rivera
  • Noah Simon
  • Michelle Suffredin
  • Patricia Sutherland
  • Dan Tamarkin
  • Heather Tyler
  • Steve Wilson
  • Kevin Alves
  • Timothy C. Amos
  • Stacie Barra
  • Kim Boler
  • Ray Brazaski
  • Wm Bullion
  • Allison Cain
  • Greg Caldwell
  • Phil Claudnic
  • Robyn Coffin
  • Tucker Curtis
  • Blake Dalzin
  • Ernie Deak
  • Catherine Dughi
  • Matt Engle
  • Corrbette Pasko
  • Joe Gehr
  • Sarah Rose Graber
  • Josh Graves
  • Christine Jennings
  • Angelina Martinez
  • Laura McKenzie
  • Paul Metreyeon
  • Colin Milroy
  • Jason Moody
  • Johnny Moran
  • Scott OKen
  • Shannon O'Neill
  • Jennifer Pompa
  • Eric Roach
  • Sara Sevigny
  • Carrie J. Sullivan
  • Rachel Sypniewski
  • Manny Tamayo
  • Anthony Tournis
  • C.W. VanBaale
  • Chas Vrba
  • Mandy Walsh
  • Jesse Dienstag
  • Stephanie Boles
  • Mike Ooi
  • Scott Pasko
  • Patrick Holland
  • Jermaine Edward Thomas
  • Esteban Andres Cruz
  • Jill Oliver

Production history

1992

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