The Theatre School is home to numerous programs, organizations and events that support and enhance our core activities of classes and productions.

The annual Awards for Excellence in the Arts is the school’s largest fundraising event benefiting our Scholarship Fund, ensuring that talented students can continue their training despite financial pressures. Chicago Live: The Arts hosts distinguished professionals from all aspects of the entertainment industry for an ongoing discussion series.

Graduating students are introduced to the profession at end-of-year Graduate Showcases in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles; and playwriting students from all levels of the program present work during the annual three-week Wrights of Spring festival.

The school contributes to increasing the canon of American children’s plays through the Cunningham Commission for Youth Theatre.

And several student organizations dedicate themselves to causes such as representative government (Student Government Association), mentoring (The G.O.D. Squad) and fundraising (The Theatre School ST*RS).