Upcoming Events
Join us in celebrating 30 years of Actors Gym with a private showing of Midnight Circus in Tallmadge Park and a party in the big top immediately following!
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Join us in celebrating pride month with AG After Dark: A Queer Circus Cabaret. This show features an all-queer cast of circus artists, burlesque performers, and drag queens celebrating a …
For 5th graders and older, this show includes high-quality training in drama, dance, aerial, and circus arts. Each Youth Circus culminates in a fully-produced show and is one …
CIP is a celebration of daring new work and features top artists from Chicago’s dynamic circus arts community.
December 13th @ 4pm & 7pm
Tickets from $25
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The Actors Gymnasium’s Winter Circus is an annual circus show devised, directed, and produced by industry professionals. Past productions include: Little Red, Circus Quixotic (later, Circus Quixote at …

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Evanston IL 60201
Actors Gym partners with theaters nationwide and is proud to be a part of many of the nation’s best physical theater productions. The Gym’s Professional Circus Training Program is not just a training ground but a robust pipeline for career circus/theatre artists. These artists, who have honed their skills at the Gym, go on to grace stages and circus rings in Chicago and worldwide.
Actors Gym provides award-winning entertainment for corporate events, parades, halftime shows, and other special events. It also serves as the exclusive circus performing arts training provider for Lookingglass Theatre. Our collaborations with Lookingglass Theatre include Lookingglass Alice, Icarus, The Little Prince, Moby Dick, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Hardtimes, Luna Muda, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Under the leadership of the legendary Circus-Ring-of-Fame artist and performer Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi, the Gym is committed to breaking down barriers in circus arts. This commitment not only makes circus arts more accessible but also showcases the power of circus to expand human potential, inspiring all who witness it.