Iroquois Theatre fire Iroquois Theatre fire The Iroquois Theatre fire happened on December 30, 1903, in Chicago, Illinois. It was the deadliest theater fire and the deadliest single-building fire in United States history. At least 602 people died as a result of the fire, but not all the deaths were reported, as some of the bodies were removed from the scene. The Iroquois Theatre was at 24–28 West Randolph Street, between State Street and Dearborn Street, in Chicago. The syndicate that bankrolled its construction chose the location specifically to attract women on day trips from out of town who, it was thought, would
Theater in Chicago Jeffrey Sweet's "The Action Against Sol Schumann", Kristine Thatcher's "Voice of Good Hope", Charles Smith's "Jelly Belly", Steve Carter's "Pecong", Claudia Allen's "Deed of Trust", and Douglas Post's "Earth and Sky". Stage Left Theatre's Downstage Left program has cultivated nationally known playwrights Mia McCullough, David Rush, Margaret Lewis and David Alan Moore. Theatre Building Chicago formerly had an ongoing program for the development of new musicals until being taken over by Stage 773 in 2010. Chicago dell'Arte is local company currently creating and producing new works of Commedia dell'arte. The Company also sponsors and in-house troupe known as "Le Corone