Next Theatre’s Evanston home
Next Theatre Company is located on the first floor of the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston IL 60201

Free parking is available in a lot** adjacent to the theatre, with additional free parking in a huge lot behind the Evanston Civic Center, one block south on Ridge Avenue.
** Please note that during Saturday Matinees, our lot's permit spaces are not available. Please use meters or the lot on Ridge.

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Next Theatre at the MCA
Heather Raffo’s 9 Parts of Desire is performed at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611.

Chicago’s MCA theater is located in the Magnificent Mile, is easily accessible by public transit, and offers discounted parking in its lot (220 E Chicago) and at the Olympia Garage (161 E Chicago).

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PARKING
Convenient discounted parking for MCA performance visitors is available in the MCA’s parking garage (220 E Chicago) and at the Olympia Garage (161 E Chicago). The MCA garage is adjacent to the museum and may be entered from Chicago Avenue. Visitors must have their parking tickets validated at the coat check in order to receive discounted rates. Performance attendees receive a flat rate of $10 at both garages. The MCA parking garage also has a bike rack available for visitors at no charge. If you have any questions, please call the MCA Parking Garage at 312.986.3120.

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Traveling south on North Lake Shore Drive

1. Take Lake Shore Drive south to the Chestnut Street exit (traffic light).
2. Turn right and then immediately left onto southbound Inner Lake Shore Drive.
3. Take Inner Lake Shore Drive south for two blocks to Chicago Avenue.
4. Turn right onto Chicago Avenue and go west for one block, past Fairbanks Court.
5. The museum will be on your immediate right side, on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Mies van der Rohe Way.

Traveling north on South Lake Shore Drive

1. Take Lake Shore Drive north to Chicago Avenue.
2. Turn left onto Chicago Avenue.
3. The museum will be on your immediate right side, on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Mies van der Rohe Way.

Directions from the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290)

1. Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) east until it ends and becomes Congress Parkway.
2. Take Congress Parkway east past the river for about one mile to Columbus Drive.
3. Turn left onto Columbus Drive.
4. Take Columbus Drive north (name changes to Fairbanks Court).
5. Take Fairbanks Court north until it ends at Chicago Avenue.
6. Turn left onto Chicago Avenue.
7. The museum will be on your immediate right side, on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Mies van der Rohe Way.

Directions from the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94)

1. Take the East Ohio Street/600 North exit (exit number 50B).
2. Turn slightly left onto Ohio Street.
3. Take Ohio Street east for about one mile, two blocks past Michigan Avenue, to Fairbanks Court.
4. Turn left onto Fairbanks Court.
5. Take Fairbanks Court north for five blocks until it ends at Chicago Avenue. Turn left onto Chicago Avenue.
6. The museum will be on your immediate right side, on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Mies van der Rohe Way.
   

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PUBLIC TRASNPORTATION
The MCA is located four blocks east of the Chicago Avenue rail stop on the CTA Red Line, and is easily accessible by the #10 Museum and #66 Chicago Avenue buses, as well as several Michigan Avenue bus routes.

Chicago Transit Authority 
Take the CTA to the MCA
For routes, schedules, and fares please call Chicago Transit Authority Travel Information at 312.836.7000.

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ACCESSIBILITY
The MCA has wheelchair-accessible entrances, elevators, and rest room. A limited number of wheelchairs and baby strollers are available for checkout.