QUINTESSENCE THEATRE GROUP INC
Programs
Classic Theatre Productions
QUINTESSENCE RETURNED TO PRODUCING LIVE AND IN-PERSON IN 2021-22, WITH VIRTUAL STREAMING OPTIONS FOR OUR REPERTORY PRODUCTIONS, AS WELL AS A ROBUST SEQUENCE OF COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. QUINTESSENCE STAYED TRUE TO ITS MISSION AS A THEATRE DEDICATED TO CLASSIC PLAYS. IN REOPENING THE THEATRE IN 2021, FOLLOWING THE MOST CRITICAL PHASES OF THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS ALSO CLEAR THAT WE NEEDED TO PRODUCE A SEASON THAT WAS PURE QUINTESSENCE, IRRESISTIBLE TO OUR AUDIENCE BASE, AND WOULD GET OUR ARTISTS BACK TO WORK AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.THE SEASON OF PLAYS IN OUR 2021-22 SEASON EXPLORED THE BREAKING OF NORMS, AND THE OFTEN COMPLEX JOURNEY OF VISIONARIES AND ICONOCLASTS. THROUGH THESE CLASSIC DRAMAS WE MORE CLEARLY SEE THE CYCLES THAT SOCIETY AND HUMAN NATURE PERPETUATE. PRODUCTIONS PROCEEDED FLUIDLY; HOWEVER, AUDIENCE TURNOUT ONLY REACHED APPROXIMATELY 42% OF CAPACITY BY THE END OF THE SEASON. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE INDUSTRY AND ONE WHICH WE KNOW TO BE AFFECTING MANY PEER THEATRE PRODUCERS, IN PHILADELPHIA AND ACROSS THE NATION, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN ANNUAL EARNED REVENUE. TO STIMULATE ATTENDANCE LAST YEAR, WE FOLLOWED THEATRE PHILADELPHIA'S RECOMMENDATION FOR OPENING THEATRES SAFELY AND RETURNED TO A MASK OPTIONAL POLICY LAST FALL. WE ALSO SPENT MORE ON CITY-WIDE MARKETING THAN WE EVER HAVE IN THE PAST. THIS HAD LIMITED SUCCESS HOWEVER, AND WE WERE ALSO FORCED TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND OUR SPRING 2022 REPERTORY OF FLYIN' WEST WITH CAMILLE FOR ONE WEEK OF PERFORMANCES DUE TO A POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST AMONGST THE PERFORMERS.THERE WAS ALMOST NO COVID RELIEF FUNDING AVAILABLE IN 2021-22 FOR THE ARTS IN PHILADELPHIA, COMPOUNDING AN ALREADY CRITICAL FINANCIAL PICTURE FOR THE INDUSTRY. FY22 (AND FY23) HAVE REMAINED FINANCIALLY PERILOUS. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, WE ARE PROUD THAT WE ELECTED TO PRODUCE A FULL SEASON OF PLAYS IN 2021-22. OUR PRODUCTION SCHEDULES AFFIRMED THAT WE WERE BACK AND THAT THEATRE MUST CONTINUE.QUINTESSENCE SERVES THE GENERAL PUBLIC. OUR HOLIDAY FAMILY-FRIENDLY SHOW IS ATTENDED BY CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS FIVE, OFTEN WITH SIBLINGS, PARENTS, AND GRANDPARENTS IN TOW. PATRONAGE TO OUR OTHER PRODUCTIONS IS NEARLY AS DIVERSE, DRAWING IN PATRONS AGED 11-13 (IN MIDDLE-SCHOOL) UP THROUGH 65+. WE ARE GLAD TO HOST A PARTICULARLY DIVERSE PATRONAGE, WITH 21% OF PATRONS IDENTIFYING AS BLACK LAST YEAR; FAR HIGHER THAN THE PHILADELPHIA THEATRE AVERAGE OF 4%. IT IS IMPORTANT TO US TO CONTINUE TO DIVERSIFY OUR AUDIENCES, WHICH WE DO EACH YEAR BY IN-PERSON, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND STREET MARKETING, INCLUDING OUTREACH TO A NUMBER OF MINORITY-LED BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS OFFERING FREE AND/OR REDUCED-PRICE TICKETS TO ENCOURAGE PATRONAGE.THE SEDGWICK THEATER, OUR HOMEWE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING THE SEDGWICK, HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BY THE END OF 2023. WE HAVE A RENOVATION PLAN DEVELOPED BY OUR ARCHITECTS, VOITH & MACAVISH AND GG&A CONSULTANTS. OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR QUINTESSENCE AT THE SEDGWICK THEATRE PROVIDED FUNDS FOR ADDRESSING MINOR IMPROVEMENTS, WITH THE LARGER VENUE RENOVATIONS TO OCCUR IN THE SUMMER OF 2024.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesAug 1, 2021 – Jul 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$890.5K
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