Chicago theatre refers not only to theatre performe in Chicago, Illinois but also to the movement in that town that saw a number of small, meagerly-funded companies grow to institutions of national and international significance. As per Richard Christiansen's book, A Theater of Our Own, Chicago had long been a popular destination for tours sent out from New York managements. The troupes that are commonly regarded as having started the postwar stage renaissance were the The Second City and The Goodman Theatre.