Raven is located at 6157 North Clark Street, on the corner of Clark and Granville in Chicago.
PARKING: Free parking is available in our lot and is first come, first served. Enter the lot from northbound Clark Street. There is free, non-metered, parking on Granville, just east of the theatre. Ample street parking is also available on Clark.
PUBLIC TRANSIT: Public transportation is available on the #22 Clark Street bus (Exit at Granville) and the CTA Red Line (Exit at the Granville station, walk West on Granville to Clark Street). Click here to go to the CTA website for train & bus schedules.
RESTAURANTS: Check out a number of great places in Edgewater to eat before and after a show:
Restaurant Guide
To learn more about any discounted tickets, including group rates, visit our Discount Tickets & Fees page.
Raven Theatre is proud to host a variety of Special Events for every production in our season! These events include accessibility-focused events, such as Mask Required Performances, Touch Tours, Audio Descriptions, and Closed Captioning. Other special events include community-focused events such as Community Nights, Student Nights, Industry Nights, and More.
To learn more about these events and when they will take place, visit our Special Events page!
We are committed to ensuring that every patron’s visit is comfortable and enjoyable. Please reach out to our box office and let us know how we can accommodate your visit, and we will make every effort to assist you.
FACILITIES: Raven Theatre has step-free access throughout all patron areas: parking lot, lobby, restrooms, and the first row of audience seating in both the Schwartz Stage and Johnson Stage. Our lobby doors are equipped with an automatic door opener.
SERVICE ANIMALS: Raven Theatre welcomes service dogs. To reserve seating for a patron with a service dog, please call the box office and we will gladly assist you.
SEATING: All shows are general admission seating. To reserve seating for patrons with disabilities, you can indicate seating preference during your online checkout process or by contacting the box office. You may selection from the following options:
CLOSED-CAPTIONS: This accessibility feature is designed to support the theatregoing experience of patrons who are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or who may just prefer to read the text and sound cues in sync with a performance. Our captions are prepared beforehand by an experienced captioner and are displayed as 1-3 sentences per slide. During the performance, our captioner will scroll through the slides so patrons can read the dialogue in real time. The Captions screens are hands-free and provided by Raven free-of-charge. Spaces are limited, so please contact our box office to make your reservation! Captions made possible with the help of Caption Point.
TOUCH TOUR, AUDIO DESCRIPTION & SIGHTED GUIDES: These accessibility features are designed to support the theatregoing experience of our blind and low-vision patrons. The Touch Tour is a pre-show event where patrons can hear a description of the visual elements of the production, hear from the actors about their characters, and interact with a few props. The Touch Tour will begin at 1:30pm before the 3:00pm performance. Patrons can also reserve an Audio Description headset to wear during the performance and hear verbal descriptions of actions, costumes, scenery, and other visual elements of a performance. Lastly, we will have trained Sighted Guides available to assist blind and low-vision patrons throughout the building. Spaces are limited, so please contact our box office to make your reservation!
MASK-REQUIRED: Raven has dedicated three performances per production that will require ALL attendees to wear masks. To learn more about these dates and requirements, please visit our Health & Safety page.
Health & Safety
FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY: To view a list of discount options, please click here.
Reservations for accessibility features can be made by emailing info@raventheatre.com or calling (773) 338-2177.
Raven Theatre’s mission is to explore stories of today and the past that connect us to our cultural landscape, which can often include sensitive and challenging subject matter. We recognize that lived experiences are vast and varied, and each patron views our productions through a unique lens. While there is no way to anticipate every sensitivity, we prepare a general Content Advisory for each production to empower patrons in their viewing experience. Please note that some advisories may contain spoilers. Please also note that advisories may be subject to change based on the artistic vision/direction, but we will make every effort to update advisories to reflect the current production.
Thematic Content will be available to patrons upon request by emailing info@raventheatre.com, calling our box office (773) 338-2177, or visiting will-call during the performance. Atmospheric Elements will be clearly posted on the event page and at the box office.
PROCESS
Who informs Raven’s Content Advisory?
Raven’s Audience Engagement Manager, Production Manager, Managing Director, and Artistic Director all provide insight to the Content Advisory process.
How is the Content Advisory created for each show?
When a show is selected for the season, our staff creates a show-specific Content Advisory based on the current version of the script. We identify all content that is noted in our Content Advisory Key. Once we identify the content, we determine if it is depicted (seen on stage), discussed (talked about by characters in the play), or is an atmospheric element (a physical/sensory element experienced inside the theatre). We also evaluate and note the prevalence of the content as Low [L], Medium [M], or High [H]. We update our Content Advisory throughout the rehearsal and preview process to reflect artistic and production choices beyond the script. After the press opening, the show is “locked in” (meaning no significant changes may be made to the performance for the remainder of the run).
How do you decide what is “advisory-worthy”?
Our staff has curated a Content Advisory Key (listed below) which we use as a roadmap for creating each show’s Content Advisory. We developed our Key by reviewing industry standards and several fellow theatre companies’ Content Advisory practices. While we recognize that it is not possible to create a “complete” or “all-inclusive” Key, we want to ensure we are engaging in consistent consideration for potentially triggering content.
| DISCUSSION / DEPICTION | ATMOSPHERIC |
|---|---|
| Profanity | Haze/Fog/Smoke |
| Derogatory Slurs | Cigarette Smoke/Vape *We will specify the use of herbal/tobacco-free cigarettes or tobacco-free vape/e-cigarettes. |
| Smoking Cigarettes, Marijuana *We will specify the use of herbal/tobacco-free cigarettes or tobacco-free vape/e-cigarettes. | Strobe |
| Alcohol Consumption | Flashing lights |
| Drug Use Heroin/Opiods, Cocaine | Blinders (lights shining into the audience) |
| Sexual Intimacy | Gunshot |
| Nudity Partial, Full | Loud Sounds |
| Incarceration | Blackouts (complete darkness) |
| Climate Change | |
| Poverty | |
| Trauma Medical, Panic Attack, Pregnancy, War | |
| Terminal Illness | |
| Weapons Gun (Non-Firing, Simulated from speakers, Firing Blanks), Knife | |
| Blood | |
| Death Murder, Eugenic | |
| Self-Harm, Suicide | |
| Violence/Abuse Domestic, Emotional/Bullying, Sexual, Physical, Terrorism | |
| Animal Abuse | |
| Mental Illness Medication | |
| Racism | |
| Sexism | |
| Transphobia | |
| Homophobia | |
| Fatphobia | |
| Ageism | |
| Ableism |
Questions? Contact us at (773) 338-2177 or info@raventheatre.com