The Revival Improv Comedy Theatre
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The Revival Improv Comedy Theatre

CLIENT

The Revival

ADDRESS

1160 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Buildout of a 150-seat cabaret theater in Hyde Park

PROJECT SIZE

13,200 SF

COMPLETION DATE

2015

ARCHITECT

Morris Architects Planners, Inc.

The Revival is a theater and education company founded at the birthplace of improvisation in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The Revival uses improvisation and its underlying skill set to affect personal, professional, and social change both at home in Chicago and worldwide.

Originally a dialysis center, Helios was contracted to renovate the 13,200 square foot building into three white box retail spaces. We were then contracted again to build out this 150-seat cabaret theater in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The theater includes new floor and wall finishes, a new stage, risers, and a build-in bar consisting of reclaimed wood.

Key Features

  Custom reclaimed wood risers, bar, and finishes

  Furnish and install of a new complete plumbing system

  New storefront with custom vinyl graphic

  New concrete footings framed and poured