Chopin Theatre

Chopin Theatre Productions is a 501(c)(3) not for profit art presenter and producer at the historic Chopin Theater building in Chicago. Built in 1918, in what is now Wicker Park, the theater is located across the Polish Triangle. Chopin Theatre's 500+ annual theater, literary, music, film and social events are often avant-garde or international. Its mission is to promote enlightened civic discourse through a diverse range of artistic offerings.

Notable guests

 * Edward Auer, pianist
 * Gwendolyn Brooks, poet
 * Peter Brötzmann, free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
 * Mircea Cărtărescu, poet
 * David Cromer, director
 * John Cusack, actor and film producer
 * Chuck D, rapper and author
 * Urszula Dudziak, jazz vocalist
 * Stuart Dybek, author
 * Michael Eric Dyson, academic, author and radio host
 * Kurt Elling, jazz vocalist
 * Kahil El'Zabar, jazz multi-instrumentalist
 * Von Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist
 * Nikki Giovanni, award-winning poet
 * Fareed Haque, fusion guitar virtuoso
 * Aleksander Hemon, author
 * Ryszard Horowitz, photographer
 * Steve James, filmmaker, "Hoop Dreams"
 * Malalai Joya, activist, writer, former Afghan politician
 * Yusef Komunyakaa, poet
 * Greg Kot, filmmaker, "Hoop Dreams"
 * Krzysztof Krauze, film director, cinematographer
 * Li-Young Lee, poet
 * Philip Levine, poet
 * Haki Madhubuti, author
 * Adam Makowicz, pianist and composer
 * Rob Mazurek, cornetist and composer
 * Aaron McGruder, author, cartoonist, creator The Boondocks
 * Dominic Miller, guitarist (with Sting, Phil Collins)
 * Sara Paretsky, author
 * Ed Paschke, painter
 * Jeremy Piven, actor and film producer
 * Luis J. Rodriguez, poet
 * Michael Shannon, actor
 * Art Shay, photographer
 * Charles Simic, poet
 * Marc Smith, founder poetry slam movement
 * Zadie Smith, author
 * Franciszek Starowieyski, visual artist
 * Studs Terkel, author
 * Ken Vandermark, musician and composer
 * Paul Wertico, drummer
 * Bronisław Wildstein, journalist
 * Adam Zagajewski, poet
 * Howard Zinn, historian, author and activist
 * Henryk Baranowski, theater and television director and designer