ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC (EIN 13-6192346)

Program 1 [2018]
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS: During the 2017-2018 season, Roundabout produced eight full-scale productions on one of our Broadway stages (the American Airlines Theatre), Off-Broadway stage (the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre), and Off-Off-Broadway stage (the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre). Our productions reached 186,939 audience members including 16,133 subscriber packages. Roundabout has been an industry leader in developing and expanding the traditional theatre audience, creating and implementing outreach and theatre appreciation programs targeted to diverse audiences. The following are Roundabouts programs and outreach initiatives: - Roundabout is committed to serving the broadest possible audience with innovative and large-scale programs that are in step with community needs. Roundabout serves the community by providing affordable tickets to quality theatre - subscribers pay less than half the single ticket price, with further discounts available to groups such as the deaf and hard of hearing, teachers, families and young adults. - Through Access Roundabout we make theatre even more accessible and made available 30,540 dramatically discounted tickets during the 2017-2018 season. This included 1,680 $10 tickets for the first four preview performances of every production; 12,104 $25 tickets to any performance of any production for Hiptix members aged 18-35; 9,486 $25 tickets to Roundabout Underground productions; 58 half-priced student rush tickets; 3,176 $40-$50 general rush tickets; and 4,036 $20-$40 TodayTix lottery tickets. - As a not-for-profit theatre, Roundabout is also committed to going beyond just producing great plays to informing and educating audiences about a plays writer, its themes, and its historical context. Roundabouts Education Dramaturgs led 125 informative pre- and post-show discussions throughout the 2017-2018 season. Additionally, through our UPSTAGE guide, published for every production, behind-the-scenes content on our blog and social media channels, as well as interactive opportunities within our venues, we provide a number of ways for our audiences to both understand and engage with our productions and the artistic process.
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Sep 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018
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$32.4M
Program 2 [2018]
ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT: Roundabout is committed to providing a nurturing home to artists at all stages of their careers. In the 2017/18 season, Roundabout continued to push forward in this mission. The company continued its expanded two-show season in the Roundabout Underground Program and produced a 7th year of the Roundabout Underground Reading Series; moved into the third year of our artistic and educational partnership with Columbia University; expanded the Space Jam program to provide playwrights with the space, time, and resources they need to create great work; launched an application process for the second year of the Roundabout Directing Fellowship to support young directors from underrepresented communities; and created a position for the first Directing Fellow to do ongoing work focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion. These developments, in concert with the continued excellence of Roundabouts season programming ensure that Roundabout will continue to forge meaningful connections between artists and audiences for years to come. The New Play Initiative continues to be a vital part of Roundabouts mission, and this season saw a significant commitment to new work, with productions of three new plays at the Laura Pels Theatre (two of which were commissioned by Roundabout from alumni of the Roundabout Underground program) and two new plays at Roundabout Underground. At the Underground, Jireh Breon Holders Too Heavy for Your Pocket told a story of the personal cost of protest through four young, black friends in the civil rights movement. His play was followed by Alex Lubischers Bobbie Clearly, a stylistically adventurous work about learning to mourn and forgive as a community. This play, with a cast of 11 and its set featuring thousands of ears of corn, was the largest ever undertaken in the space. Alex also served as Roundabouts Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence throughout the season, fully integrating as an artist within the company and using the opportunity to learn how an institutional theatre works from the inside. Both of these playwrights were also commissioned to write future work for Roundabout, as part of our belief in creating lasting relationships with emerging artists beyond their first production. The three-play season at the Laura Pels Theatre ranged from our first collaboration with the gifted Anna Ziegler (The Last Match) to the return of Joshua Harmon with his third successful production at Roundabout (Skintight), this time getting audiences buzzing with the questions he raised about the value society places on youth and beauty. Our second collaboration with Lindsey Ferrentino, Amy and the Orphans, was historic offering the first major role off-Broadway ever written for an actor with Down Syndrome. We were honored to have the gifted Jamie Brewer and Edward Barbanell alternate in the title role (even changing the title to Andy and the Orphans when Eddie went on) and to be able to impact audiences with this story and their triumphant performances. Anna, Josh, and Lindsey have all been commissioned to write their next play for Roundabout. All of these new plays are living on regionally and internationally. Skintight is set for a major production in Los Angeles, Too Heavy for Your Pocket has more than a dozen productions lined up across the US, and Amy and the Orphans will make a London debut next year. A great deal of development of work took place in the midst of these productions, following the NPIs three-pronged approach to new work: Commission, Develop, Produce. During the 2017/18 season, this work included: 35 readings and workshops of plays and musicals, of which 27 represented new work, and 22 commissions at varying stages of development. The season was rare for us, in that it did not include a musical. However, we were able to revive some lesser-known titles that were a hit with audiences. Time and the Conways, directed by one of the seasons new Resident Directors, Rebecca Taichman, was a fascinating meditation on time, regret, and what we owe our future selves. And Travesties continued Roundabouts longstanding relationship with the great Tom Stoppard, allowing one of his earliest works to be reimagined by director Patrick Marber, earning a Tony nomination for Best Revival. The 2017/18 season also continued our artistic and educational partnership with Columbia University. In addition to the education component of this partnership (Apprenticeships for Columbia graduate students), Roundabout hosted the third annual reading series called Columbia@Roundabout. The series introduced three recent Columbia graduates to industry professionals and brought these talented young writers into the Roundabout family. Those artists were all invited into the Space Jam program. This season also saw a revitalization of our Associate Artist program. Both Rebecca Taichman (Tony-winner for Indecent) and Anne Kauffman were brought on as Resident Directors and immediately became important voices in our season planning. We also added playwrights Jenny Rachel Weiner (a former Tow resident) and Joshua Harmon to the Associate Artist roster, adding them to a group of more than a dozen respected members of the theatre community from the worlds of playwriting and directing who receive an artistic home here. Through this program, the artists are given a stable base of support and the opportunity to bring projects at all stages of development. To further Roundabouts commitment to artists, the company continued our new writers retreat, known as Space Jam. The program opens a Roundabout rehearsal studio for a week-long retreat giving writers space, time, and resources to work without ever having to leave the city. The program is not tied to results; writers are not obligated to share their work with Roundabout or to work on a Roundabout-related project. With four of these retreats, we were able to serve about 20 playwrights. We also continued our residence in a rented solo office that rotates among playwrights from week to week, offering them a private writing space to help them do their essential work, again serving about 20 writers. We continued the third prong of this program, giving writers retreats outside of New York City, by partnering with the Orchard Project to serve three playwrights and with the Bucks County Playhouse to serve two teams of musical theatre writers. The Roundabout Directing Fellowship successfully moved into its second year of bringing a young director from an underrepresented community into the theater to give the artist a chance to assist and be mentored by directors on Roundabout productions and also develop their own work. Miranda Haymon thrived in this atmosphere, assisting on Too Heavy for Your Pocket, Amy and the Orphans, and Travesties, as well as doing two workshops of her own passion projects, while also getting to know Roundabout staff and forming long-lasting relationships. We found Miranda through a full application process that allowed Roundabout to meet many more exciting candidates and spread word of the program further than before. Miranda was offered to stay on board in the role of Artistic Development Associate for the following season, and her predecessor, Whitney White, was offered to join the ranks of our Associate Artists.
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Dates
Sep 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018
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990
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$905.2K
Program 3 [2018]
During the 2017-2018 season, Education at Roundabout impacted over 28,000 students, educators, and adults from 486 schools through diverse programming. Roundabouts education programs engage students in non-traditional ways of learning to help them acquire the skills needed to be productive, engaged citizens. Each year, Roundabouts programming ranges from student matinees to in-school classroom residencies, from school-wide partnerships to professional development workshops for teachers, from a free after-school program to a career development apprentice program. In the fall of 2018, alongside labor union partner, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Roundabout launched year two of the Theatrical Workforce Development Program, which provides young adults from traditionally underrepresented communities access to careers in technical theatre. Below is an overview of the programs: TEACHING AND LEARNING - Professional Development at Roundabout offers a variety of workshops to enhance each educators ability to use theatre as an effective teaching tool in the classroom. These workshops are offered throughout the year to teachers, schools, and districts and are often customized to meet different learning objectives. [FY18 Impact: 942 educators] - Roundabout Youth Ensemble is our student-run theatre company where public high school students take responsibility for their learning by making all the artistic, technical, and administrative decisions for each production. It takes place in our Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. [FY18 Impact: 52 students; 25 schools] - School Partnerships are at the core of our work and target middle schools and high schools with limited access to the arts. The vehicles for learning in School Partnerships are intensive residencies that are thoughtfully developed and tailored to meet the goals of individual schools. The residencies provide in-depth programs that connect the process of theatre production to the school curriculum. Residencies can range from 8-12 artist visits in a single classroom to year-long partnerships that take place in several classrooms or grade levels within the school. Specialized Teaching Artists work with educators to determine residency goals and success measurement tools to ensure that residencies fulfill targeted education needs. [FY18 Impact: 4,048 students in 110 classrooms] - Theatre Access provides free and discounted matinee tickets to Roundabout productions for student groups from throughout the tri-state area. This commitment to making world-class theatre accessible and affordable for the widest possible audience gives many students their first Broadway experience. Teachers are invited to participate in professional development workshops and can receive curriculum materials to prepare their students for a trip to the theatre. Pre- and post-show workshops are also available for students. [FY18 Impact: over 11,000 free and highly subsidized tickets] CAREER TRAINING - Career Development at Roundabout offers a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities for pre-professionals interested in theatre administration careers. Programming includes exposure and training opportunities like College & Career Readiness Day, How to Stand Out workshops, and a high school internship partnership with the Broadway League. But the most in-depth training comes from Roundabouts intern and apprentice programs. Each summer twelve 3-month internships are offered to early career professionals, introducing and immersing them into the day-to-day operations of a professional theatre; and, each season Roundabout administers a 9-month apprentice program, enabling a richer and longer-term experience for 14 full-time staff members. Interns and Apprentices attend regular seminars with members of Roundabouts senior staff, receive a living wage, and benefit from cross-networking opportunities with interns/apprentices from other cultural institutions like the American Ballet Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop. [FY18 Impact: 396 students/pre-professionals] - Theatrical Workforce Development In the fall of 2016, alongside labor union partner, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Roundabout launched the Theatrical Workforce Development Program, which provides young adults from traditionally underrepresented communities access to careers in technical theatre. This three-year program trains and places young New Yorkers into paid professional positions. The program is intended to break down the barriers that prevent young adults from gaining economic stability; to bring equity and diversity to a field of high-quality, skill-based jobs in a growing economic sector; and to educate and encourage a new generation of passionate theatre professionals. [FY18 Impact: 34 students/pre-professionals] AUDIENCE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS - Theatre Plus programs enhance the theatre-going experience for thousands of subscribers and patrons to help them learn more about the history of the production and its creators. Programming includes pre-show dramaturgical discussions and post-show talkbacks and lectures. [FY18 Impact: 10,625 patrons]
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Dates
Sep 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018
Source
990
No causes provided
No populations provided
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$4.1M

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