Grape Tree Collective (GTC) is a group of Chicago creatives creating opportunities for early-career theater artists to hone their voices, find their audiences, and effect change in the community through collaboration with other local voices.

All donations will be used to fund our inaugural season, set to kick off in December 2026. Our first project, MEET THE GROVE, is a traditional cabaret to highlight the unique voices of the performers in our collective. In Spring 2027, we are hosting a New Works Festival where local playwrights, composers, and lyricists will have the opportunity to present short snippets of their in-progress full-length plays and musicals to Chicago audiences. We will produce a full concert-style reading of one of the pieces featured in the New Works Festival in Summer 2027, while continuing to hold independent readings and workshops in between to continue supporting the development of new works.

Support Grape Tree Collective's 2027 Programming