Northlight Theatre is one of Chicago's largest, oldest, and most respected professional theatres. It is the premier producing theatre of the Chicago's North Shore, serving the city, as well as the entire Chicagoland area, with audience members traveling from as far as Indiana and Wisconsin to enjoy award-winning theatre.

Northlight enhances the cultural life of Chicago and its North Shore, presenting theatrical works which reflect and challenge the community it serves and involves them in the theatrical experience. As the resident theatre company at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, the Northlight Theatre mounts five original productions each season, from September through June.

Founded in 1974, Northlight has garnered dozens of prestigious local and national awards while building a reputation for incisive interpretations of contemporary plays and musicals, adventurous world premieres, and original adaptations of the classics. Northlight celebrates its 33nd season in 2007/2008, under the guidance of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Tim Evans.