1996
Founded by James Bohnen, Carol Loewenstern, and John Stoddard as Remy Bumppo Productions, LLC
Produced Night And Day by Tom Stoppard and The Seagull by Anton Chekhov

1998
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, Rockabye by Samuel Beckett (late night), and Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw

1999
Road to Mecca by Athol Fugard

2000-01
Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw and Hapgood by Tom Stoppard

July 20, 2001
Incorporated as a nonprofit under name Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Appointed Artistic Associates Annabel Armour, David Darlow, Shawn Douglass, Linda Gillum and Nick Sandys

2001-02
No Man’s Land by Harold Pinter and Top Girls by Caryl Churchill

2002-03
A Secret Rapture by David Hare, Holiday by Philip Barry, and Money by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

2003-04
Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw, Some Americans Abroad by Richard Nelson (Chicago premiere) and Hidden Laughter by Simon Gray

2004-05
A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee, Arcadia by Tom Stoppard and Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones (Chicago premiere)

2005-06
Aren’t We All by Frederick Lonsdale, Tartuffe by Ranjit Bolt (U.S. premiere) and Power by Nick Dear (U.S. premiere)
Appointed Artistic Associate Joe Van Slyke

2006-07
The Best Man by Gore Vidal, The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw
Named a Resident Company of the Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater

Appointed Artistic Associate Greg Matthew Anderson

Debuted Remy Bumppo's thinkTank featuring An Immigrant Class

 

Fiction by Steven Dietz, The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry, Bronte by Polly Teale, and On the Verge by Eric Overmyer

Presented Chicago premiere of Dickens in America by James DeVita

Presented second year of Remy Bumppo's thinkTank focusing on the inSecurity Blanket: National Security vs. Individual Freedoms

Joined Looks Like Chicago initiative in its founding season

 

Three Top Performances of the Year*
(*Honors from the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times)
Linda Gillum and Joe Van Slyke, Holiday (2002)
Deanna Dunagan, A Delicate Balance (2004)

Eight Gay Chicago Magazine “After Dark Awards”
Outstanding Performance, Shawn Douglass, Man and Superman (2001)
Outstanding Season (2003)
Outstanding Performance, Katie Brazda and Nick Sandys, The Secret Rapture (2003)
Outstanding Performance, David Darlow, Major Barbara (2004)
Outstanding Ensemble, A Delicate Balance (2005)
Outstanding Performance, Deanna Dunagan, A Delicate Balance (2005)

Outstanding Ensemble, The Best Man (2006)

14 Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations
Actress in a Principal Role, Lia Mortenson, Night and Day (1996-1997)
Actor in a Cameo Role, Michael Quaintence, Night and Day (1997)
Ensemble, Top Girls (2002)
Actress in a Supporting Role, Susan Bennett, Top Girls (2002)
Actor in a Principal Role, Joe Van Slyke, No Man’s Land (2002)
Director, James Bohnen, Money (2003)
Actress in a Supporting Role, Laura Fisher, The Secret Rapture (2003)
Actor in a Supporting Role, Shawn Douglass, Major Barbara (2004)
Ensemble, A Delicate Balance (2005)
Director, James Bohnen, A Delicate Balance (2005)
Actor in a Principle Role, David Darlow, Power (2006)

Costume Design, Rachel Anne Healy, Power (2006)

Production, The Best Man (2006)

Actor in a Principle Role, Nick Sandys, The Real Thing (2006)

 

Cameo Performance, Doug Vickers, The Best Man (2006)