Mayne Stage

With a nod to the historic past of this grand facility, Mayne Stage features a restaurant (Act One Café) and performance space that reflects the unique and diverse history of Rogers Park. Mayne Stage is happy to present a variety of terrific acts in its 299-seat multipurpose entertainment venue. The theater, on Morse avenue at Wayne Avenue, opened as Morse Theater in 1912 a vaudeville and movie house house. In the 1930s, the facility was remodeled using an Art Deco them and renamed the Co-Ed Theater because of its proximity to Loyola University. The Co-Ed closed in 1954, and from 1956 until 2008 the building served in various capacities from synagogue to a shoe repair store. Now, with a recent multi-million dollar restoration and renovation project, the entertainment and dining venue is poised to be a magnet for significant development in this north-side neighborhood. In addition to live performance, and utilizing its state-of-the-art audio and video systems, the venue offers space for studio recordings, rehearsals, educational programs, corporate events and private parties.