Birthday Parties!
Give your child a party to remember with Emerald City Theatre. We will provide a
creative and fun experience for all guests using our imaginations to create fantastical
characters, sing and dance to popular songs, and even write our own stories together!
As a takeaway, the birthday child receives a special Emerald City picture frame
decorated by the birthday guests. Emerald City’s Little Theatre is perfect for our theme-
based theatre parties!
A Birthday Party with ECT includes the following:
1.5 hour themed party (with the option to add an additional half hour)
Lead teaching artist and assistant teaching artist
Theatre activities for up to 30 children
Themed craft for each child to take home
Emerald City picture frame for birthday child
Cutlery, tables cloths, silverware, cups and napkins provided
Mini-performance for parents at the end of the party
Sample Party Schedule (1.5 hours long)
0-15 min: Parents drop-off guests, meet and greet, decorate birthday child’s
picture frame, craft for 4-5 year old parties
15-60 min: Theatre workshop
60-80 min: Food, cake, and singing happy birthday
80-90 min: Mini-performance for Birthday family and returning parents
2933 N. Southport Ave.
Price: $500
Emerald City Theatre’s newly renovated
storefront; and the nation’s first dedicated
space for Theatre for the Very Young.
The Little Theatre also offers our year-
round
classes and camps.
Please Note: Drop-offs are encouraged at this party location.
Can accommodate up to 20 children (including birthday child)
Add-Ons for Little Theatre Birthday Parties
Time: $75 for additional half hour
Theme: $75 for creating your own theme**
The Little Theatre
929 W. Belmont Ave.
Price: $630
Located in the heart of the Windy City’s
vibrant Lakeview neighborhood, CSz
Theater Chicago is a cozy, intimate,
customizable 137-seat theater and lobby
built specifically for interactive comedy
shows and creativity workshops.
Can accommodate up to 30 children (including birthday child)
Add-Ons for CSz Birthday Parties
Time: $65 for additional half hour
Theme: $75 for creating your own theme**
**The custom theme option is at the discretion of the Education Department. While some special themes might be desirable,
not all work well with Emerald City’s Theatre Workshop Parties. Our Education Coordinator will work with you on creating
your custom theme and provide experience-based advice on themes that are most successful. The theatre workshop and
mini-performance will include games and activities based on the custom theme. A theme-based craft, chosen by the
Education Coordinator, will also be provided by Emerald City (depending on age group). Emerald City does not guarantee
specific crafts or decorations for custom themes unless the birthday family provides them.
Full payment is due upon booking a party
No refunds available
CSz Theatre (Comedy Sportz)
Birthday Party Themes
Princess & Knight Boot Camp
Embark on a magical journey where dragons, princesses, and magical beings live!
Guests will create their own fantasy world, incorporating real and magical creatures.
Perfect for princess lovers who need training in the field and for knights who want to
save the day! Guests will create a princess & knight themed craft and perform their
proper royal etiquette in a mini-performance for their royal subjects at the end of the
birthday party.
Fairy Tale Magic
In this magical far-away themed party, guest set out to explore the fascinating world of
fairy tales. With their magical wands in hand, party guests will create one of a kind
fairy tale characters and work together to defeat the villains of the forest. The
fantastical tunes and unbelievable story in this mini-performance will be unforgettable
– so don’t miss your trip to storyland!
Pirates & Mermaids
Ahoy Matey! This party is for the child who loves to explore the swash-buckling
characters above and below the high seas. Guests will embark on a magical oceanic
journey as they develop their very own pirate and mermaid characters, solve treasure
hunts, and meet creatures under the sea. Guests will make a pirate/mermaid craft to
use in their final mini-performance. So walk the plank straight over to Emerald City for
a party you won’t forget!
Superheroes
If you could be a superhero, what special powers would you have? Let your super
powers come to life at this exciting birthday party. Perfect for small people with heroic
minds, we will be designing magic disguises that harbor special powers and help us
rescue the audience from villains! Show off your newly discovered powers in a mini-
performance at the end of the party and save the world!
Fancy Nancy
Ooh la la! Come join Fancy Nancy and her best friend Bree for a birthday celebration
you will adore (that’s the fancy word for really, really like!) Enjoy your special day along
with your best friends drinking elegant lemonade and whatever delicious finger foods
your grown-ups provide! Guests will dance among the flowers to festive French tunes,
make beautiful crafts, and perform an exquisite story together created by your own
fanciful imaginations!
The Lion King
“Hakuna Matata!” No worries, your child’s birthday party will be a blast as they explore
scenes and songs from the hit musical The Lion King. Guests will become the playful
animals of Pride Rock and create their own adventures with Simba and Nala. They’ll
even sing and dance to their favorite Lion King songs such as "I Just Can’t Wait to Be
King." The party will conclude with a mini-presentation that will make everyone ROAR!!
Frozen
You and your friends will explore a frost-covered wonderland filled with familiar
characters and friendly faces in the frozen land of Arendelle! Everyone will have a blast
participating in creative drama, storytelling activities, and singing – including songs
such as “Let it Go!” All party guests will showcase the skills they have learned in
Arendelle by performing in a shining final show at the end of the party.
On the Move
Get ready to explore the city with planes, trains, and automobiles in this transportation
themed party. Together your guests will weave a tale of adventure and a hunt for
treasure in the concrete jungle using any transportation means necessary to get the job
done. They will take you along for the journey in a mini-performance at the end of the
party. Just make sure you get back in time for cake!
The Wizard of Oz
Follow the yellow brick road to our Wizard of Oz themed birthday party where you and
your friends will develop a mini play and/or musical based on the scenes from the
famous story and movie! Dance and sing along to tunes such as "We're Off to See the
Wizard," "Over The Rainbow” and "Merry Old Land of Oz!" Gather your courage, wits,
and heart about you as you journey through Oz together with your guests, but watch
out for those lions, tigers, and bears, oh my!
Dance Dance Party
Dance parties are all the rage! This hip-hoppin’ birthday party will have guests move it-
move it to their favorite songs, and even sing along! “Firework” and “Dynamite” are
just a couple of the explosive hits your child could choose. I gotta feeling the
performance at the end will leave even the grown-ups ready to step-up to the dance
floor!
Willy Wonka
Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do, we've got a perfect birthday for you! Use your
"pure imagination" to go on a candy-filled journey with Charlie and all his friends in
this Willy Wonka themed birthday party. You and your guests will get to travel inside
the famous candy factory as you develop a play and/or musical based on scenes from
the deliciously decadent book and movies. Dance and sing along to tunes like "The
Candyman," "Oompa Loompa," and "I've Got a Golden Ticket," but make sure to keep
hold of your everlasting gobstopper and make sure to watch out for Slugworth!
Rock Band Jam
Don’t Stop Believing that your birthday party could be one of the most fun parties in
Chicago! The birthday kid will rock out with their friends and have a battle of the
bands! Queen's "We Will Rock You," and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," are some of
the totally awesome tunes students might learn in this class. For a complete listing of
songs, please contact our office. Guests will perform for parents in a final rock star
showing as the finale to the party.
You can also customize your very own birthday party
theme for an additional $75!
CYOT Suggestions: Harry Potter, Pokemon, Doc McStuffins, High School Musical and so many more!