Springboard Theater Company

our mission is to create original, inclusive, and extremely accessible theatre opportunities for underrepresented communities. we aim to bring opportunity to up-and-coming actors, directors, writers and members of the lincoln park and greater chicago communities. soon after starting at depaul university, founders peter bucci and gabe reiss yearned for a chance to create theatre. there weren't many opportunities for the minds that, while they did not specialize in it, loved to experiment on and off the stage. with a little planning and their mutual love of theater, they created springboard theater company. not knowing the power and depth of springboard's reach, they soon became overwhelmed with the talent and innovation coming from their fellow community members. fostering these skills became springboard's focus. moving out of depaul after its first official year, springboard found itself transforming non-traditional spaces (greeneries, churches, and gymnasiums to name a few) into space