Founded in 1981, Next Theatre is a 167 seat venue that is home to more than one hundred productions and serves more than 10,000 patrons each year. The Next is know as being the edgiest theater in the area and has won Jeff Awards in nearly every category.

The Next Theatre Co. thrives on the unconventional and produces socially provocative, artistically adventurous work. Next patrons include students, elderly, Evanston locals as well as many loyal theater going Chicago residents. The Next audience has come to expect artistic excellence in the pursuit of culturally progressive work.