City Lit is commited to Safe Spaces
City Lit statement on our commitment to being a safe place to work in our theater community.
At City Lit Theater, we believe that safe spaces are an essential part of the creative process, and that artists do their best work when they feel seen, heard, and supported. Our Safe Space standards are based on the Not In Our House Chicago Theatre Standards, but we also review and update them annually to account for the shifting needs of our artistic community.
We stand with those who speak out against abuses of power, and we lend our voice to the community’s mandate for accountability. There is no place for bullying and harassment in the workplace. Abuse is not art.
To the Chicago theatre community: we vow to uphold these values, and to lend our voice whenever our collective standards need to evolve.
City Lit Theater
2/9/2026
For actors and backstage crew involved in shows, please download our current Safe Spaces protocols for working with us here.
Jerry Bloom
City Lit frequent actor and dear friend Jerry Bloom has passed
We’re extremely saddened to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Jerry Bloom. Jerry was in 10 shows at City Lit, and also worked at The Goodman, Remy Bumppo, Griffin, Redtwist, Eclipse, and many other theaters around the Chicago area. He was in the original casts of Noises Off, Hauptmann and Never the Sinner, played Watson in The Sign of the Four and featured in The Hound of the Baskervilles at City Lit. He had a prolific voiceover career and was a member of Oak Park's Free Readers Ensemble for decades.
He was a marvel of a man, straight out of another era, complete with tweed jacket and stylish chapeau. Our stage lights will be a little bit dimmer, knowing he won’t appear under them again.
RIP friend.