After 33 Years, Chicago’s American Theatre Company Abruptly Shuts Its Doors

The theatre took down its website and all of its social media at the same time the announcement went out on a Friday morning. “The unsigned statement from ATC’s board (which declined interview requests) praised [AD Will] Davis while implying a downturn in ticket sales under his tenure: ‘Despite the innovative, engaging and inclusive approach to ATC that current artistic director Will Davis brought to our theater, which continued to garner a positive reception for our productions and educational programs, the theater has suffered from a reduction in earned revenue.'”