Mission Statement

The mission of High Concept Laboratories is to partner with Chicago-area artists and performers to foster the creation and development of new artistic works. By working as a producing partner, we seek to provide space, resources and administrative support to projects of merit. Through this, we aim to nurture new works through every step of the creative process from creation, to development, to performance.

Opera Cabal

Opera Cabal creates and performs concert music, opera and theater, drawing its repertoire primarily from the 20th and 21st centuries, exploring works of emerging and established composers and writers, and breathing new life into compelling older repertoire.

A resource for emerging performers, Opera Cabal creates opportunities for those with a vested interest in contemporary musical performance at the highest artistic level. The ensemble brings its work to unlikely venues, aiming to broaden the audience for contemporary performance

Pavement Group

Pavement Group commits itself to providing dynamic performance opportunities for the next generation of theatre artists, arts managers, and audiences. We dedicate ourselves to new plays. Pavement Group endeavors to make contact with an audience previously unspoken to.

We strive to lay the foundation–both pragmatic and institutional–that fosters fresh plays and makes contact with new audiences. Through development, dramaturgy, and the pairing of playwrights and directors, Pavement Group provides the artistic and practical atmosphere needed for great plays to reach fruition.