[1] Founded in 1997, TimeLine is a midsize theater with an annual budget exceeding $1 million.

[2] TimeLine Theatre Company was founded in April 1997 by six graduates of The Theatre School at DePaul University: Founding Artistic Director Nick Bowling, Brock Goldberg, Kevin Hagan, Juliet Hart, PJ Powers and Pat Tiedemann.

On April 18, 1998, the company produced its first play, Summit Conference by Robert David MacDonald, at the Performance Loft Theatre at the 2nd Unitarian Church in Chicago.

The first production in this new home was Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton, which opened on October 21, 1999.

[5] In addition to awards for achievement in productions, TimeLine has also received the following recognition as an organization for its administrative management: