A Timeline for Timeline!

The pre-cast panels were previously fabricated and have been held in a warehouse in Wisconsin to await this moment. The process to transport and install them all at the site is scheduled to take approximately four weeks. At that time, the building’s structure will be substantially complete and contractor Bulley & Andrews will proceed to the next phases of construction.

Previous phases included demolition of the front portion of the former Reebie warehouse (leaving the rear third to become space for offices, dressing rooms, and production studios); installation of nearly 40 supportive caissons, each 50 feet into the ground; and foundation work.

TimeLine anticipates opening its new building in spring 2026.

Further information about TimeLine’s new home project, including design renderings, are available at timelinetheatre.com/its-time.

The design and construction team for TimeLine’s new home includes HGA, Schuler Shook, Threshold Acoustics, Bulley & Andrews, and Cullen Construction Management.

Since launching its capital campaign, “IT’S TIME: The Campaign for TimeLine’s New Home,” the company has successfully raised more than $41 million toward the approximately $46 million project cost, including $12.9 million in public support ($2.9 million from the State of Illinois, $10 million from the City of Chicago), and funds from more than 200 generous individual donors. A list of campaign supporters to date is available upon request.

Even as its new home project reaches this impressive milestone and after departing its longtime home on Wellington Avenue after 25 years in residence, TimeLine Theatre hasn’t stopped making its artistic mark within the Chicago theatre community. So far this season, the company has presented two wildly successful productions: The musical Falsettos, produced in partnership with Court Theatre, enjoyed an extended run and was acclaimed by the Chicago Tribune and others as “one of the best Chicago productions of the year.” And the Chicago premiere of the american vicarious’ Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley, presented in partnership with The Theatre School at DePaul University, was a sold-out hit and declared “an example of what theatre does best” by Chicago Stage and Screen.

Next up is the world premiere of a searing Chicago-set story rich with culinary tradition and dramatic twists about family, legacy, and survival at all costs, Dhaba on Devon Avenue. Written by Madhuri Shekar, directed Chay Yew, and produced in partnership with Writers Theatre, Dhaba on Devon Avenue runs June 19 – July 27, 2025 at Writers Theatre in Glencoe.

Also coming soon is TimeLine’s biggest event of the year. Step Into Time: A Century of Women will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 6 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, 160 E. Pearson Street in Chicago. This event celebrates TimeLine’s unique mission by stepping back into time for an extravagant evening that raises funds vital to the company’s work. Learn more and get tickets at timelinetheatre.com/step-into-time-2025.