Trap Door Theatre is a Chicago-based avante-garde theatre company with a focus on European and original experimental material. Trap Door Theatre was incorporated in 1990 as a nomadic company touring theatres in Stockholm, Berlin, Zakopane, and Paris. In 1994, Trap Door brought its European tradition to the United States, creating a permanent home for the company in Chicago. They have won a number of Jeff Awards.
Trap Door Theatre is located in Bucktown in Chicago in a 900-square-foot (84 m2) converted performance space which seats 45.
There current production is "Me Too, I am Catherine Deneuve" by Pierre Notte and directed by Valery Warnotte. The Production Opens October 14, 2010 and runs through November 20.
Read more about Trap Door Theatre: Company Performers (alphabetical)
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