2024-03-27T15:45:50-05:00 2023-09-30 540504608 BROWN EDWARDS & COMPANY LLP 1909 FINANCIAL DRIVE HARRISONBURG VA 22801 990 2022-10-01 541487955 AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER AMER 5408885588 20 S NEW ST 4TH FLOOR STAUNTON VA 24401 KIMBERLY WEST BOARD CHAIR 5408885588 2024-03-04 1 KIMBERLY WEST 999009999 1 JAMES R FRIES P01320612 5404346736 2024-03-04 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KIMBERLY WEST 20 S NEW ST 4TH FLOOR STAUNTON VA 24401 3132992 0 X WWW.AMERICANSHAKESPEARECENTER.COM X 1988 VA AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER ILLUMINATES THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES, CLASSIC AND NEW, REFRESHING THE INDIVIDUAL, FOSTERING CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND CREATING COMMUNITY IN THE BLACKFRIARS PLAYHOUSE AND BEYOND. 23 20 97 95 13861 0 965764 753529 1101556 2253756 1409 595 18588 80173 2087317 3088053 0 0 0 0 1679217 1740922 0 0 164595 1528207 1483513 3207424 3224435 -1120107 -136382 2626073 3405904 1893557 2831168 732516 574736 X AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER ILLUMINATES THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES, CLASSIC AND NEW, REFRESHING THE INDIVIDUAL, FOSTERING CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND CREATING COMMUNITY IN THE BLACKFRIARS PLAYHOUSE AND BEYOND. 0 0 2223503 1983084 SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, THE AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER'S BLACKFRIARS PLAYHOUSE HAS DELIGHTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.THE ORIGINAL BLACKFRIARSSHAKESPEARE'S BLACKFRIARS THEATRE WAS ORIGINALLY A 13TH CENTURY MONASTERY. HENRY VIII DISSOLVED THE MONASTERY IN 1538 WHEN HE REMOVED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM ENGLAND. THE MONASTERY'S NUMEROUS BUILDINGS AND GARDENS WERE DIVIDED UP AND SOLD OFF TO PRIVATE INTERESTS.JAMES BURBAGE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THOMAS CAWARDEN IN 1596 AND CONVERTED IT INTO A PLAYHOUSE. SHAKESPEARE'S COMPANY BEGAN PERFORMING THERE IN 1608, CHARGING TWELVE TIMES AS MUCH FOR TICKETS TO THE INDOOR THEATRE AS THEY DID FOR THE OUTDOOR.THE ORIGINAL BLACKFRIARS BURNED IN THE 1666 GREAT FIRE OF LONDON.CONSTRUCTIONA PRODUCT OF YEARS OF RESEARCH, THE BLACKFRIARS PLAYHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 2001 AT A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST OF $3.7 MILLION. IT WAS DESIGNED BY THE LATE RICHMOND ARCHITECT TOM MCLAUGHLIN. FORMER SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ANDREW GURR AND THE LATE C. WALTER HODGES, ILLUSTRATOR OF THE GLOBE, ADVISED THE WORK.TODAYTHE BLACKFRIARS PLAYHOUSE IS OPEN YEAR-ROUND FOR PERFORMANCES OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN PRODUCTIONS HAILED BY THE WASHINGTON POST AS "SHAMELESSLY ENTERTAINING." EVEN DURING THE 2020 PANDEMIC, AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PRODUCE BOTH ONLINE AND FOR LIVE AUDIENCES. TERRY TEACHOUT OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL DECLARED THAT AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER'S WAS "AMONG THE MOST AMBITIOUS RESPONSES TO THE CORONAVIRUS." ON TOUR: MAINE TO TEXASWE HAVE BROUGHT SHAKESPEARE TO MORE THAN 500 VENUES ACROSS THE U.S. SINCE 1988. OUR TOUR HAVE REACHED UPWARDS OF 20,000 PATRONS EACH YEAR. WE USUALLY BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR TRAVELING FROM VIRGINIA TO MAINE BEFORE RETURNING TO STAUNTON IN NOVEMBER, WHERE THE TROUPE PERFORMS IN OUR HOLIDAY SEASON. IN JANUARY, OUR TOURING TROUPE USUALLY TRAVELS TO TEXAS AND BACK BEFORE THEIR TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO STAUNTON FOR THE SPRING SEASON. DUE COVID, THERE WERE NO TOURS IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. 341184 336984 IN STUDY: CLASSROOM AND BEYONDCAMP - IN THE LAST TWO DECADES, OUR IMMERSIVE THEATRE CAMP HAS WELCOMED MORE THAN 1,200 TEENS TO STAUNTON FOR OUR TWO 3-WEEK SESSIONS.TEACHER TRAINING - WE'VE TRAINED HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS TO CURE "SHAKESFEAR" THROUGH OUR QUARTERLY TEACHER SEMINARS.CORPORATE TRAINING - OUR CORPORATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION BY EXPLORING HOW SHAKESPEARE'S TEXT REVEALS THE ARTS OF PERSUASION, SPOKEN AND UNSPOKEN.STUDENT WORKSHOPS - LED BY EXPERTS AT HOME OR ON THE ROAD, OUR WORKSHOPS COVER EVERYTHING FROM STAGE COMBAT TO UNRAVELING SHAKESPEARE'S TEXT.CONSORTIUM - OUR COLLEGIATE CONSORTIUM STRENGTHENS THE STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE NATIONWIDE THROUGH A MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF STUDY AND PERFORMANCE.ARCHIVES - STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS CAN MINE OUR 30 YEARS OF PRODUCTION HISTORY-- ONLINE, AT WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY, AND AT THE BLACKFRIARS PLAYHOUSE. 2564687 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67 0 1 97 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 5408855588 20 S NEW STREET 4TH FLOOR STAUNTON VA 24401 KIMBERLY WEST CHAIR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 TYNISHA WILLINGHAM VICE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CLIFFORD GARSTANG FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA WISEMAN FINANCE DIRECTOR 1/16/23 - 6/15/23 40.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA FRIEDMAN SECRETARY 8.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY KYLER GOVERNANCE CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE PUCKETT DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR 8.00 X 0 0 0 MYRON STEVES DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR 8.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY MALONE PERSONNEL CO-CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DONOVAN BRANCHE PERSONNEL CO-CHAIR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY KISA EDUCATION TASK FORCE CHAIR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTA CRAWFORD TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STERLING BROWN TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY LEVY TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD FMCPHERSON III TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PERRY-MILLER TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA MACFIE TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE O'ROURKE TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY STERN TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 KEN VENABLE TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WAGONER TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA MOROSCO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STARTING 11/13/23 40.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY WRATCHFORD INTERIM CONTROLLER UNTIL 1/15/23 40.00 X 103500 0 0 JESSICA ROSE FINANCE MANAGER STARTING 6/16/23 40.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH ALAN COHEN BOARD ADVISOR 15.00 X 28119 0 0 BRANDON CARTER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 76826 0 8840 208445 0 8840 1 0 0 0 0 753529 753529 ADMISSIONS 711110 1910507 1910507 EDUCATION 711110 336984 336984 MISCELLANEOUS 711110 6265 6265 2253756 595 595 125112 44939 80173 66312 13861 3088053 2320068 13861 595 85245 72425 5679 7141 1372969 1166475 91474 115020 34057 32291 476 1290 133887 126946 1871 5070 114764 94798 11010 8956 25519 25519 285503 210652 72742 2109 78132 78132 120212 71607 34175 14430 47253 47253 309046 271855 36029 1162 33953 33599 354 70701 70701 127016 127016 63087 24321 37938 828 UTILITIES 100912 75998 24914 BANK FEES 67430 67430 MAINTENANCE 55267 50017 5250 OTHER EXPENSES 31082 23213 200 7669 68400 65520 2314 566 3224435 2564687 495153 164595 348871 261846 89362 93555 6779 11790 1424 719 23870 17079 31960 22089 4473557 2537018 2063555 1936539 60252 1062287 2626073 3405904 92126 60936 352115 373501 0 1449316 1350484 25000 0 1021247 1893557 2831168 X 621728 460754 110788 113982 732516 574736 2626073 3405904 -136382 -21398 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 784020 1463514 870906 426954 753529 4298923 2719253 1926832 643069 1142664 2378868 8810686 3503273 3390346 1513975 1569618 3132397 13109609 189800 341254 117953 70370 214871 934248 0 189800 341254 117953 70370 214871 934248 12175361 451 268 86 1409 595 2809 451 268 86 1409 595 2809 3503724 3390614 1514061 1571027 3132992 13112418 0.92850 0.93590 0.00020 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 91361 2000 194 93555 89343 2000 18 91361 82899 6427 17 89343 80770 2080 49 82899 80487 283 80770 0.00000 0.97450 0.02550 0 0 51329 51329 4268363 2413002 1855361 5658 5658 0 82616 61234 21382 65591 57124 8467 1936539 DEPOSITS 18657 LORT BOND 29885 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 1013745 1062287 LEASE LIABILITIES 1021247 1021247 X 3132992 44939 44939 3088053 0 3088053 3269374 44939 44939 3224435 0 3224435 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. CERTAIN REVENUES MAY BE SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BAORD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION, HOWEVER, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE IT IS EXPOSED TO ANY SUCH POSITIONS AS THEY ARE DEFINED IN THIS GUIDANCE. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, ANNUALLY WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND FORM 990T, EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN, WHEN REQUIRED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED AGAINST REVENUE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF MISSION, FINANCE DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A COMMITTEE FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULARLY REVIEWS THESE POSITIONS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.