In 1981, Canadian-born Eric Steiner replaced Gregory Kandel as Artistic Director. It changed again in 1984 to the Northlight Theatre Company, which it remains today. In the Fall of 1978, the Evanston Theatre Company changed its name to North Light Repertory. The festival evolved into the Satellite Season which later produced plays by Chicagoans Dean Corrin and Grace McKeaney.
In the Spring of 1978, the Evanston Theatre Company / Northlight instituted a New Plays Festival which featured The Horse Latitudes by Stephen Black. Mike Nussbaum, Judith Ivey, Dennis Zacek, Frank Galati and Maher Ahmad are just a few of the actors, directors and designers who contributed to these early successes. In their first three seasons the company presented the Midwest premieres of Steve Tesich’s Nourish the Beast and Tom Stoppard’s Jumpers, as well as revivals of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party and George Bernard Shaw’s Candida. The company’s first production (a benefit) was David Mamet’s Duck Variations, which quickly established the Evanston Theatre Company / Northlight as a first-rate, professional theater. From its earliest days the company has dedicated itself to producing important, thought-provoking plays, while also providing community service programs for Chicago and the northern suburban areas. The Northlight Theatre was founded as the Evanston Theatre Company in 1974 by Gregory Kandel.
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