2024-10-02T14:22:09-05:00 2024-06-30 824158464 DAVIS & COMPANY CPAS PO BOX 1552 MOUNT PLEASANT SC 29465 990 2023-07-01 843020830 CHARLESTON OPERA THEATER INC CHAR 8436051999 PO BOX 12069 CHARLESTON SC 29422 SANDY DEATHOS-MEERS ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR 5088786785 2024-10-02 1 0 ZOE DAVIS P01057590 8438813315 2024-09-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SANDY DEATHOS-MEERS PO BOX 12069 CHARLESTON SC 29422 246443 0 X WWW.CHARLESTONOPERATHEATER.ORG X 2019 SC CHARLESTON OPERA THEATER, INC.'S PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION ARE:CHARLESTON OPERA THEATER IS COMMITTED TO A PROMINENT, YEAR-ROUND, PROFESSIONAL OPERA PRESENCE IN OUR CITY AND THE SURROUNDING LOWCOUNTRY. WE PLACE HIGH VALUE ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOCAL TRADITIONS, THROUGH QUALITY PERFORMANCES, EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, TRAINING AND THE EXPOSURE OF THE ART FORM TO NEW AUDIENCES, THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS. 11 11 0 25 0 0 100182 176919 23390 68493 0 0 11461 1031 135033 246443 0 0 0 0 4000 11500 61468 0 6224 51841 243738 117309 255238 17724 -8795 12201 5007 17625 19975 -5424 -14968 X CHARLESTON OPERA THEATER IS COMMITTED TO A PROMINENT, YEAR-ROUND, PROFESSIONAL OPERA PRESENCE IN OUR CITY AND THE SURROUNDING LOWCOUNTRY. WE PLACE HIGH VALUE ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF ACOUSTIC VOCAL TRADITIONS, THROUGH QUALITY PERFORMANCES, EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, TRAINING AND THE EXPOSURE OF THE ART FORM TO NEW AUDIENCES, THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS. 0 0 133500 42595 L'ELISIR D'AMORE- OUR FIRST MAJOR SEASON OFFERING WAS A PRODUCTION OF DONIZETTI'S OPERA L'ELISIR D'AMORE. THE TWO PERFORMANCES WERE HELD AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON SOTTILE THEATRE ON OCTOBER 6 AND 8, 2023. THIS FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION FEATURED AN INTERNATIONAL CAST OF FIVE SOLOISTS, A 32-PIECE ORCHESTRA, CHORUS, COSTUMES AND SCENERY. THE CHORUS FOR THIS PRODUCTION WAS SOURECED USING LOCAL TALENT. SCENERY WAS ALSO CONSTRUCTED BY A LOCAL CONTRACTOR. 13037 9496 CLASSICAL CABARET- CLASSICAL SONGS IN A CABARET STYLE FORMAT. THIS PERFORMANCE WAS ON MARCH 5, 2024 AND TOOK PLACE AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON SOTTILE THEATRE. IT WAS A SOLD-OUT EVENT WITH JUST OVER 200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THE AUDIENCE WAS SEATED ON FOLDING CHAIRS ON THE STAGE AND FACED OUT TO THE AUDITORIUM. THE 7 PERFORMERS (6 SIXERS AND 1 PIANIST) PERFORMED FACING THE SEATED AUDIENCE WITH THEIR BACKS TO THE AUDITORIUM TO CREATE A MORE INTIMATE PERFORMANCE STYLE. THE PERFORMANCE FEATURED SONG REPERTOIRE WRITTEN BY COMPOSERS PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH OPERA AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ARTISTS PERSONAL SELECTIONS. 22050 12246 MASTER CLASS- TONY AWARD WINNING PLAY BY TERRANCE MCNALLY. THIS WORK IS FICTIONAL STORY BASED UPON THE MASTER CLASSES GIVEN AT THE JULLIARD SCHOOL BY FAMED OPERA DIVA MARIA CALLAS. WHILE IT IS A TRADITIONAL PLAY, IT DOES CONTAIN OPERA SINGING WITHIN IT. IT WAS PRESENTED AT THE CANNON STREET ARTS CENTER AS PART OF THE PICCOLO SPOLETO FESTIVAL IN CHARLESTON, SC WITH 4 PERFORMANCES: MAY 25, 26, 28 AND 29, 2024. 2 PERFORMANCES WERE SOLD OUT AND 2 NEARLY SO. IT WAS A CAST OF 3 SINGERS, A PIANIST, A STAGEHAND AND MARIA CALLAS. PICCOLO SPOLETO FESTIVAL FOCUSES ON LOCAL PRESENTERS AND FRIENDLY TICKET PRICING. 28091 4156 28091 4156 196678 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SC X SAUNDRA DEATHOS-MEERS 5088786785 3426 GREAT EGRET DRIVE JOHNS ISLAND SC 29455 JAMES TEEPLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONGRONG CHEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENE MASSAMILLO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RUPPEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MARTIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN SULLIVAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA E POYNTON-MURRAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE WHACK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD BRENNAN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 60.00 X X 3500 0 0 HAROLD MEERS EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 4000 0 0 SANDY DEATHOS ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR 15.00 X X 4000 0 0 11500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176919 176919 PRODUCTION INCOME 900099 68493 68493 68493 OTHER 900099 1031 1031 1031 246443 69524 0 0 11500 5750 5750 154745 119002 35743 65 65 10734 10734 4589 4589 25630 25630 656 656 5252 5252 648 648 500 500 PUBLICITY 7759 7759 COSTUMES 7558 7558 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 7134 7134 FUNDRAISING 6224 6224 12244 7866 4378 255238 196678 52336 6224 9877 3331 3242 1566 2324 1676 12201 5007 17625 19975 17625 19975 X -5424 -14968 -5424 -14968 12201 5007 X -8795 -749 X 0 0 0 X 25539 52869 99048 176919 354375 45857 81143 68493 195493 -2919 156 0 -2763 25539 95807 180347 245412 547105 0 0 0 547105 1031 1031 25539 95807 180347 246443 548136 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3242 1566 1676 1676 CREDIT CARDS 19975 19975 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THERE IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHSHIP BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW AND DISCUSS WITH ACCOUNTANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT FOR MINOR CHANGES IN BOOKKEEPING -749.