3133 N. Halstead-Chicago, IL-60614
The Briar Street Theatre is located on North Halstead. Designed by the late
Walt Topel, founder of Swell Pictures, the theatre's layout is flexible
both in terms of patron seating as well as conversion to film and television
production. A favorite of theater-goers, the Briar Street has been home to
many stars including Marlo Thomas, Mickey Rooney, Veronica Hamel, George Segal, Sada Thompson, Ellen Burstyn, Dorothy Loudon, Shelly Berman, and Betty Buckley.
Since opening with the world premieres of David Mamet's The Shawl and
The Spanish Prisoner, the Briar Street has hosted many long-running
and critically-acclaimed productions including the internationally-acclaimed,
Poppie Nogena; the pre-Broadway engagement of Barbara Cook: A
Broadway Evening; Neil Simon's Broadway Bound and
Laughter On The 23rd Floor; Woody Guthrie's American Song; Her Gardner's
I'm Not Rappaport; A.R. Gurney's The Fourth Wall; and the
Pulitzer Prize-winning, Driving Miss Daisy.
Theater Specs| Seatcount: | 625 seats | |
| Stage Dimensions: | ||
| Precenium: | 38'w x 20' or 16'h | |
| Width: | 36' - 4" | |
| Depth: | 32' | |
| Height: | 23' to grid | |
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Additional Support Services Available: General Management, Company Management, Production Management, Advertising Placement, Public Relations and Group Sales | ||
| Additional charges include Phone Handling Charges per Ticketmaster and Briar Street Box Office; Credit Card and Ticketing charges per agreement with Ticketmaster. | ||
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Theater License & Service Package Includes: Base theater rent, property tax, electric, gas, box office phone, box office staff including theater manager, box office manager, box office staff, front of house staff, bar staff and basic janitorial. | ||