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By Katina Beniaris<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced a $35 million project that will add a third stage to its home base on Navy Pier. Named The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare, the new venue will open in fall 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a quite incredible vision, and as a city that re-imagines theater, this will anchor the revitalization of Navy Pier on its centennial,\u201d Mayor Rahm Emanuel said at a press conference March 2 at the theater.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Emanuel speaks about the Yard at Chicago Shakespeare. (Katina Beniaris\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new theater will transform the white, tent-like Skyline Stage, adjacent to Chicago Shakespeare<\/a>\u2019s current building. The Yard will open with seating that can range from 150 to 850.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Yard at Chicago Shakespeare completes our campus, offering a new kind of venue, one that allows us the freedom to reconfigure and recalibrate a playing space each time we use it.\u201d said Barbara Gaines, the theater\u2019s co-founder and artistic director.<\/p>\n

The Yard will be funded through a $15 million investment by Navy Pier, Inc., and $20 million in capital funding from Chicago Shakespeare Theater\u2019s Our City, Our Shakespeare Campaign.<\/p>\n

Board Chair Sheli Z. Rosenberg said that fund-raising though the theater\u2019s capital, artistic and endowment programs has already\u00a0 secured $44.4 million, 73 percent of the project\u2019s overall $55 million cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a sustainable and cost-conscious project,\u201d said Criss Henderson, Chicago Shakespeare Theater\u2019s executive director. \u201cWe will construct a fully enclosed, indoor theater chamber beneath the landmark white dome utilizing existing stagehouse and backstage support spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n

The design and construction team includes Charcoalblue<\/a>, a UK-based theater and acoustic consulting firm, with clients such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and Sydney Theatre Company; the architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture<\/a>, and local construction company Bulley & Andrews.<\/p>\n

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The Bard of the Skyline: Chicago Shakespeare Theater expands on Navy Pier<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe development of the Yard is the natural progression of our growth there,\u201d said Navy Pier, Inc. CEO Marilynn Gardner. \u201cFor Navy Pier, it marks a significant milestone of our centennial vision. A vision that calls for more evening and year-round entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction of the theater will begin this spring.<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture renders The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare on Navy Pier. (Chicago Shakespeare Theater)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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