Midway to Broadway
Celebrating UChicago’s Award-Winning Alumni in Theater and the Arts
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Lincoln Center, New York
The creative intelligence and critical imagining of the arts have long been essential to the ways in which the University of Chicago changes lives, produces knowledge, and works in service of human flourishing.
University Theater
UChicago Commedia
We, of UChicago Commedia, are "Attori Senza Paura": Actors Without Fear. Using stock characters, scenarios, and masks, we put on a semi-improvised show every quarter. If you wish to propose a show, proposals are due 8th Week of the previous quarter.
Off-Off Campus
Off-Off Campus is the second oldest continuously running student improvisational theater troupe in the country with the first generation dating back to 1986. Off-Off Campus presents a five-week revue every quarter. Every Friday, from 4th-8th weeks, Off-Off Campus presents a completely new Improv and/or Sketch Comedy Show.
Le Vorris & Vox
Circus is an all-encompassing art form that brings together an incredibly diverse array of creative arts to bring joy and laughter from an uncommon source to as many people as possible. Le Vorris & Vox is the University of Chicago’s very own circus network and troupe!
Fire Escape Films
Fire Escape Films is the film production society at the University of Chicago. Our goal is to sustain a community of student filmmakers and raise awareness about media-oriented projects and opportunities. We help produce features, shorts, music videos, and spots on digital and film formats.
TAPS The Dean's Men
Founded in 2006, The Dean's Men is a student organization at the University of Chicago dedicated to the works of William Shakespeare.
Watch and Listen
Virtual Workshop Series
Theater and Performance Studies is committed to progressing the practice of performance with a new virtual workshop series. Join TAPS professional staff along with industry elites in trainings, discussions, and interviews all from the comfort of your home.
These workshops are for all levels of experience and interest and free to the University of Chicago community and public.