2024-05-15T11:55:26-04:00 2023-06-30 320394930 STROEMER & COMPANY 14030 METROPOLIS AVE STE 200 FORT MYERS FL 33912 990 2022-07-01 650827621 FLORIDA REPERTORY COMPANY INC FLOR 2393324665 PO BOX 2483 FORT MYERS FL 33902 JOHN MARTIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2393324488 2024-05-14 JOHN MARTIN 999009999 false MARC WHITFIELD CPA P00125986 2394331002 2024-05-15 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE JOHN MARTIN PO BOX 2483 FORT MYERS FL 339022483 5674811 false X WWW.FLORIDAREP.ORG X 1998 FL FLORIDA REP IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A FIRST-CLASS REGIONAL THEATRE FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA; TO CREATING, NURTURING AND DEVELOPING AN ENSEMBLE OF THEATRE PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL DEVELOP LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS WORKING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF PLAYS; TO HELPING IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ALL THE ARTS; AND TO MAKING THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY THEATRE, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. 16 14 0 -115827 3827311 1635080 2369452 2545907 16284 -91801 -206945 103643 6006102 4192829 0 0 349220 329895 0 191204 3766560 5359652 4115780 5689547 1890322 -1496718 21165034 20502944 1053889 1801366 20111145 18701578 X FLORIDA REP IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A FIRST-CLASS REGIONAL THEATRE FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA; TO CREATING, NURTURING AND DEVELOPING AN ENSEMBLE OF THEATRE PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL DEVELOP LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS WORKING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF PLAYS; TO HELPING IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ALL THE ARTS; AND TO MAKING THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY THEATRE, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. false false 3363554 2545907 FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE ENDED ITS 2021-2022 SEASON ON AN ARTISTIC HIGH NOTE IN THE SPRING OF 2022 WITH BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY AND A NEW ROMANTIC COMEDY, MAYTAG VIRGIN. AS THE THEATRE WENT INTO THE SUMMER OF 2022, THE STAFF WORKED HARD TO INCREASE SUBSCRIPTION AND SINGLE TICKET SALES AFTER THE DIFFICULT PANDEMIC CLOSURES SHOWED A SLOW RETURN TO PRE- PANDEMIC LEVELS. DESPITE THE LOWER ATTENDANCE IN 2021-2022, THE SPRING MUSICAL AND ROMANTIC COMEDY SAW HIGHER ATTENDANCE BECAUSE COVID CASES WERE DROPPING AND REGULATIONS WERE BEING LIFTED. AS THE SUMMER BEGAN, FLORIDA REP FELT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ITS SECOND FULL SEASON POST-PANDEMIC. THE THEATRE OPENED ITS 2022-2023 SEASON IN THE ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE WITH LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL BY LANEY ROBERTSON, A HARD-HITTING AND EDGY MUSICAL THAT FINDS JAZZ ICON BILLIE HOLIDAY GIVING WHAT WOULD BECOME HER FINAL PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. THE SINGING ARTIST'S LIFE WAS PLAGUED BY TROUBLES, AND IN HER LATER YEARS SHE SUCCUMBED TO A DRUG ADDICTION - AND WHILE THE MUSICAL CELEBRATES HER MUSIC AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, IT ALSO GIVES AUDIENCES A STARK LOOK AT THE RAVAGES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN HER LIFE. IN RECENT SEASONS, FLORIDA REP HAS SHOWCASED MANY INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY: THE GERSHWIN BROTHERS, JOHNNY MERCER, COLE PORTER, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, NAT KING COLE, SAMMY DAVIS, JR., AND EVEN MEMBERS OF THE RAT PACK. DESPITE THE HEAVY SUBJECT MATTER AND HONEST PORTRAYAL OF HOLIDAY'S STRUGGLES WITH SYSTEMIC RACISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE DRAMA WAS AN IMPORTANT STORY TO TELL. NO EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT BILLIE HOLIDAY'S STORY. THE PRODUCTION OPENED IN MID- SEPTEMBER OF 2022 TO AUDIENCE AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM, BUT LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER ITS OPENING, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE FROM THE LANDFALL OF HURRICANE IAN. A NEAR CATEGORY 5 STORM, IAN'S WINDS PUSHED WATER ASHORE FOR MILES, INUNDATED THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF SANIBEL AND FORT MYERS BEACH, AND RAISED THE WATER LEVEL IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER FOR MILES INLAND. THE FLOOD WATER IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS FLOODED BOTH OF FLORIDA REP'S PERFORMANCE VENUES, OFFICES, COSTUME SHOPS, AND LIGHTING AND SOUND STORAGE FACILITIES. THE WIND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING'S ROOF LETTING RAIN WATER INTO MANY OTHER FACILITIES. WHEN THEATRE STAFF ARRIVED TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE THE DAY AFTER THE STORM, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A HALT IN PLANNING TO ASSES WHETHER THE SPACES COULD BE CLEANED UP IN TIME TO COME BACK ONLINE. THE STAFF WORKED TOGETHER TO REMOVE DAMAGED INVENTORY, MOVE THE COSTUME SHOP, OFFICES, AND REHEARSAL HALLS TO AUXILIARY SPACES SO THE SEASON MIGHT MOVE FORWARD. PLANS WERE SET IN PLACE TO MOVE THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION OF LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL TO ANOTHER THEATRE FACILITY IN TOWN, AND WITH ONLY A ONE-WEEK DELAY IN THE START OF REHEARSAL, FLORIDA REP'S 2022-2023 SEASON MOVED AHEAD AS PLANNED. THANKS TO THE HARD WORK ITS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, FLORIDA REP AUDIENCES ONLY EXPERIENCED A MINOR DELAY - AND FLORIDA REP GOT BACK TO WORK TO HEAL THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY LIVE THEATRE. THE MONTHS AHEAD WOULD SEE COUNTLESS HOURS SPENT WORKING WITH INSURANCE ADJUSTORS, FEMA, AND OTHER AGENCIES TO CALCULATE THE LOSSES. WORK BEGAN IMMEDIATELY TO REPAIR AS MUCH DAMAGE TO FACILITIES AS WAS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WORK HAPPENED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OF RUNNING THE THEATRE AND PRODUCING A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE SEASON. AT THE TIME OF THE HURRICANE, FLORIDA REP WAS ALSO REHEARSING FOR A REMOUNTED PRODUCTION OF DRIVING MISS DAISY. PRODUCED AS PART OF THE 2021- 2022 SEASON, THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAY WAS BEING REMOUNTED FOR A LIMITED RUN AT THE SHELL POINT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY'S NEW PERFORMING ARTS HALL. SADLY, BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED AT SHELL POINT (WHICH IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO SANIBEL ISLAND), THE PRODUCTION HAD TO BE SCRAPPED. THE PRODUCTION WAS MEANT TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLORIDA REP AND ONE OF ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS - AND DESPITE HAVING TO CANCEL THIS PRODUCTION, FLORIDA REP CONTINUES TO WORK WITH SHELL POINT BY SENDING EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTIONS AND CABARET PERFORMANCES WHEN SCHEDULES PERMIT. THE FIRST PRODUCTION PLANNED FOR THE 2022-2023 SEASON IN THE HISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE OPENED AS PLANNED IN LATE OCTOBER - AFTER A ONE-WEEK DELAY IN THE REHEARSAL PROCESS DUE TO THE STORM. INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP WAS A SITUATION COMEDY THAT DEALT WITH RELIGION, FAMILY DYNAMICS, AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. KATIE FORGETTE'S NEW PLAY TAKES AUDIENCES BACK TO THE 1970S WHEN A CLOSE-KNIT CATHOLIC FAMILY HAS THEIR WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN BY A SCANDAL AT CATHOLIC SCHOOL, AND DEALS WITH IMPORTANT AND TIMELY ISSUES THROUGH A COMIC LENS. DESPITE THE DELAY IN REHEARSALS, THE PRODUCTION OPENED ON TIME. TICKET SALES SUFFERED BECAUSE OF THE HURRICANE - MANY SEASONAL RESIDENTS DELAYED THEIR ARRIVAL AND MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE OR LOST HOMES ALTOGETHER - BUT THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE WAS POSITIVE. IT BECAME CLEAR IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE RUN THAT AUDIENCES WERE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE AN ESCAPE FROM THE REALITIES THEY WERE FACING IN RECOVERING FROM THE HURRICANE THEMSELVES. LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL EXTENDED ITS RUN AT A NEW VENUE AND OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP RAN AS PLANNED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. ALONGSIDE RECOVERY AND CLEANUP, FLORIDA REP'S 2022-2023 SEASON CONTINUED WITH MORE ENTERTAINMENT TO HELP AUDIENCES ESCAPE. AGATHA CHRISTIE'S AND THEN THERE WERE NONE OPENED NEXT IN THE ARCADE THEATRE WITH A LARGE CAST BRINGING ONE OF THE GREATEST MURDER MYSTERIES TO VIVID LIFE. WHILE THAT PRODUCTION WAS RUNNING, THE NEXT ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE PRODUCTION OPENED AFTER CREWS AND STAFF REPLACED DRYWALL AND FLOORING. FREUD'S LAST SESSION BY MARK ST. GERMAIN IS A TWO-ACTOR DRAMA THAT IMAGINES A MEETING OF C.S. LEWIS AND SIGMUND FREUD ON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR II. THE PRODUCTION WAS A SUCCESS IN STARTING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WAR, PEACE, AND THE ROLE RELIGION PLAYS IN OUR LIVES, AND ITS MESSAGE ABOUT TWO PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES COMING TOGETHER IN TIMES OF TROUBLE STRUCK A CHORD WITH AUDIENCES. JANUARY IS USUALLY THE BEGINNING OF THE TOURISM SEASON, BUT AFTER THE HURRICANE, FLORIDA REP EXPECTED A SLOWER START IN 2023. JANUARY'S FUNNY AND UPLIFTING PROGRAMMING HELPED TO COMBAT HAVING FEWER-THAN-NORMAL SEASONAL AND SHORT-TERM VISITORS. RIPCORD BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE AND OSCAR WILDE'S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST OPENED IN JANUARY, AND KICKED THE YEAR OFF WITH LAUGHTER. RIPCORD TELLS THE STORY OF TWO WOMEN SHARING A ROOM IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY - LOCKED IN A BATTLE OF WILLS OVER A WINDOW VIEW. THE COMEDY IS A HEARTFELT AND QUIRKY PLAY ABOUT TWO PEOPLE FINDING COMMON GROUND, AND EVEN AMID THE ZANINESS, IT HAS HEART AND A HOPEFUL MESSAGE ABOUT HEALING AFTER TRAUMA AND CHOOSING TO FORGIVE. WILDE'S CLASSIC COMEDY - ARGUABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEDIES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - KEPT ARTSTAGE AUDIENCES IN STITCHES WITH ITS DRY HUMOR AND CRISP WIT. THE VIVIDLY DRAWN CHARACTERS ARE AS RESONANT NOW AS THEY WERE IN 1905, AND COUPLED WITH A WELL-MATCHED CAST OF SEASONED PROFESSIONALS AND BROADWAY & REGIONAL VETERANS, THE PRODUCTION PLAYED TO NEAR-SOLD-OUT HOUSES FOR ITS 6-WEEK RUN. IN FEBRUARY, FLORIDA REP SHOWCASED A MODERN AMERICAN CLASSIC ON THE HISTORIC ARCADE STAGE, ON GOLDEN POND BY ERNEST THOMPSON. MADE FAMOUS BY THE FILM ADAPTATION STARRING KATHERINE HEPBURN, HENRY FONDA, AND JANE FONDA, THE PLAY IS A TENDER FAMILY DRAMA FILLED WITH HUMOR, HEART, AND PATHOS. IT IS FLORIDA REP'S MISSION TO PRODUCE A WIDE VARIETY OF WORK, AND ALWAYS LOOKS FOR WAYS TO SHOWCASE WORKS THAT SPEAK TO THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, AND ON GOLDEN POND FULFILLED THAT MISSION. THE PRODUCTION STARRED TWO VETERAN ACTORS WHO ARE ACTUALLY A MARRIED COUPLE AS THE CENTRAL CHARACTERS, SO THE CHEMISTRY AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHEL AND NORMAN THAYER WAS PARTICULARLY VIVIDLY DRAWN AT FLORIDA REP. AS A SPECIAL BONUS FOR AUDIENCES, PLAYWRIGHT AND ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER, ERNEST THOMPSON (WHO WAS IN HIS 20S WHEN HE WROTE THE PLAY) JOINED FLORIDA REP VIRTUALLY TO TALK ABOUT HIS PLAY. MR. THOMPSON PARTICIPATED IN A TALKBACK AND GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT WRITING HIS PLAY, ADAPTING IT FOR THE SCREEN, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO COLLABORATE WITH HEPBURN AND FONDA. IN HIS COMMENTS, HE SHARED HIS GRATITUDE THAT FLORIDA REP WOULD INCLUDE HIS PIECE IN ITS SEASON. THE 2022-2023 SEASON CULMINATED IN THE ARCADE THEATRE WITH RING OF FIRE BY RICHARD MALTBY AND JASON EDWARDS. THE MUSICAL REVUE TELLS THE STORY OF JOHNNY CASH'S LIFE FROM RURAL ARKANSAS IN THE 1930S TO HIS DEATH IN 2003. FLORIDA REP ENGAGED AN EXPERT CREATIVE TEAM TO TELL HIS STORY WITH THEATRICALITY AND HEART - WHILE THIS PRODUCTION COULD HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AS A CONCERT, THE FIVE-PERSON CAST OF ACTOR-MUSICIANS INSTEAD PLAYED MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS AND MULTIPLE CHARACTERS TO TELL HIS STORY OF LOSS, ADDICTION, LOVE, FAILURE, AND SUCCESS IN A WAY THAT COULD ONLY BE DONE ON A STAGE. 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THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FLORIDA CORPORATION AND THEREFORE IS NOT SUBJECT TO STATE INCOME TAX TAXES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE PROVIDES TAXATION OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME, HOWEVER, SUCH STATUS IS SUBJECT TO FINAL DETERMINATION UPON EXAMINATION OF THE RELATED TAX RETURNS BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSES 1,249,065 CONCESSION EXPENSES 31,404 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSES 1,249,065 CONCESSION EXPENSES TO PART VIII 31,404 THE ASK/GALA 617534 541729 75805 500 44376 9250 57637 617534 541729 75805 500 44376 9250 57637 111763 -35958 FL false false false false false false false false false GREG LONGENHAGEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 160439 160439 X AUCTION ITEMS 42 35305 FMV false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FLORIDA REP IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A FIRST-CLASS REGIONAL THEATRE FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA; TO CREATING, NURTURING AND DEVELOPING AN ENSEMBLE OF THEATRE PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL DEVELOP LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS WORKING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF PLAYS; TO HELPING IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ALL THE ARTS; AND TO MAKING THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY THEATRE, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THEY USHER, VOLUNTEER AT SPECIAL EVENTS, WORK THE BOX OFFICE AND ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE ENDED ITS 2021-2022 SEASON ON AN ARTISTIC HIGH NOTE IN THE SPRING OF 2022 WITH BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY AND A NEW ROMANTIC COMEDY, MAYTAG VIRGIN. AS THE THEATRE WENT INTO THE SUMMER OF 2022, THE STAFF WORKED HARD TO INCREASE SUBSCRIPTION AND SINGLE TICKET SALES AFTER THE DIFFICULT PANDEMIC CLOSURES SHOWED A SLOW RETURN TO PRE- PANDEMIC LEVELS. DESPITE THE LOWER ATTENDANCE IN 2021-2022, THE SPRING MUSICAL AND ROMANTIC COMEDY SAW HIGHER ATTENDANCE BECAUSE COVID CASES WERE DROPPING AND REGULATIONS WERE BEING LIFTED. AS THE SUMMER BEGAN, FLORIDA REP FELT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ITS SECOND FULL SEASON POST-PANDEMIC. THE THEATRE OPENED ITS 2022-2023 SEASON IN THE ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE WITH LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL BY LANEY ROBERTSON, A HARD-HITTING AND EDGY MUSICAL THAT FINDS JAZZ ICON BILLIE HOLIDAY GIVING WHAT WOULD BECOME HER FINAL PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. THE SINGING ARTIST'S LIFE WAS PLAGUED BY TROUBLES, AND IN HER LATER YEARS SHE SUCCUMBED TO A DRUG ADDICTION - AND WHILE THE MUSICAL CELEBRATES HER MUSIC AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, IT ALSO GIVES AUDIENCES A STARK LOOK AT THE RAVAGES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN HER LIFE. IN RECENT SEASONS, FLORIDA REP HAS SHOWCASED MANY INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY: THE GERSHWIN BROTHERS, JOHNNY MERCER, COLE PORTER, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, NAT KING COLE, SAMMY DAVIS, JR., AND EVEN MEMBERS OF THE RAT PACK. DESPITE THE HEAVY SUBJECT MATTER AND HONEST PORTRAYAL OF HOLIDAY'S STRUGGLES WITH SYSTEMIC RACISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE DRAMA WAS AN IMPORTANT STORY TO TELL. NO EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT BILLIE HOLIDAY'S STORY. THE PRODUCTION OPENED IN MID- SEPTEMBER OF 2022 TO AUDIENCE AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM, BUT LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER ITS OPENING, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE FROM THE LANDFALL OF HURRICANE IAN. A NEAR CATEGORY 5 STORM, IAN'S WINDS PUSHED WATER ASHORE FOR MILES, INUNDATED THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF SANIBEL AND FORT MYERS BEACH, AND RAISED THE WATER LEVEL IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER FOR MILES INLAND. THE FLOOD WATER IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS FLOODED BOTH OF FLORIDA REP'S PERFORMANCE VENUES, OFFICES, COSTUME SHOPS, AND LIGHTING AND SOUND STORAGE FACILITIES. THE WIND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING'S ROOF LETTING RAIN WATER INTO MANY OTHER FACILITIES. WHEN THEATRE STAFF ARRIVED TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE THE DAY AFTER THE STORM, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A HALT IN PLANNING TO ASSES WHETHER THE SPACES COULD BE CLEANED UP IN TIME TO COME BACK ONLINE. THE STAFF WORKED TOGETHER TO REMOVE DAMAGED INVENTORY, MOVE THE COSTUME SHOP, OFFICES, AND REHEARSAL HALLS TO AUXILIARY SPACES SO THE SEASON MIGHT MOVE FORWARD. PLANS WERE SET IN PLACE TO MOVE THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION OF LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL TO ANOTHER THEATRE FACILITY IN TOWN, AND WITH ONLY A ONE-WEEK DELAY IN THE START OF REHEARSAL, FLORIDA REP'S 2022-2023 SEASON MOVED AHEAD AS PLANNED. THANKS TO THE HARD WORK ITS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, FLORIDA REP AUDIENCES ONLY EXPERIENCED A MINOR DELAY - AND FLORIDA REP GOT BACK TO WORK TO HEAL THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY LIVE THEATRE. THE MONTHS AHEAD WOULD SEE COUNTLESS HOURS SPENT WORKING WITH INSURANCE ADJUSTORS, FEMA, AND OTHER AGENCIES TO CALCULATE THE LOSSES. WORK BEGAN IMMEDIATELY TO REPAIR AS MUCH DAMAGE TO FACILITIES AS WAS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WORK HAPPENED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OF RUNNING THE THEATRE AND PRODUCING A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE SEASON. AT THE TIME OF THE HURRICANE, FLORIDA REP WAS ALSO REHEARSING FOR A REMOUNTED PRODUCTION OF DRIVING MISS DAISY. PRODUCED AS PART OF THE 2021- 2022 SEASON, THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAY WAS BEING REMOUNTED FOR A LIMITED RUN AT THE SHELL POINT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY'S NEW PERFORMING ARTS HALL. SADLY, BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED AT SHELL POINT (WHICH IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO SANIBEL ISLAND), THE PRODUCTION HAD TO BE SCRAPPED. THE PRODUCTION WAS MEANT TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLORIDA REP AND ONE OF ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS - AND DESPITE HAVING TO CANCEL THIS PRODUCTION, FLORIDA REP CONTINUES TO WORK WITH SHELL POINT BY SENDING EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTIONS AND CABARET PERFORMANCES WHEN SCHEDULES PERMIT. THE FIRST PRODUCTION PLANNED FOR THE 2022-2023 SEASON IN THE HISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE OPENED AS PLANNED IN LATE OCTOBER - AFTER A ONE-WEEK DELAY IN THE REHEARSAL PROCESS DUE TO THE STORM. INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP WAS A SITUATION COMEDY THAT DEALT WITH RELIGION, FAMILY DYNAMICS, AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. KATIE FORGETTE'S NEW PLAY TAKES AUDIENCES BACK TO THE 1970S WHEN A CLOSE-KNIT CATHOLIC FAMILY HAS THEIR WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN BY A SCANDAL AT CATHOLIC SCHOOL, AND DEALS WITH IMPORTANT AND TIMELY ISSUES THROUGH A COMIC LENS. DESPITE THE DELAY IN REHEARSALS, THE PRODUCTION OPENED ON TIME. TICKET SALES SUFFERED BECAUSE OF THE HURRICANE - MANY SEASONAL RESIDENTS DELAYED THEIR ARRIVAL AND MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE OR LOST HOMES ALTOGETHER - BUT THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE WAS POSITIVE. IT BECAME CLEAR IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE RUN THAT AUDIENCES WERE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE AN ESCAPE FROM THE REALITIES THEY WERE FACING IN RECOVERING FROM THE HURRICANE THEMSELVES. LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL EXTENDED ITS RUN AT A NEW VENUE AND OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP RAN AS PLANNED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. ALONGSIDE RECOVERY AND CLEANUP, FLORIDA REP'S 2022-2023 SEASON CONTINUED WITH MORE ENTERTAINMENT TO HELP AUDIENCES ESCAPE. AGATHA CHRISTIE'S AND THEN THERE WERE NONE OPENED NEXT IN THE ARCADE THEATRE WITH A LARGE CAST BRINGING ONE OF THE GREATEST MURDER MYSTERIES TO VIVID LIFE. WHILE THAT PRODUCTION WAS RUNNING, THE NEXT ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE PRODUCTION OPENED AFTER CREWS AND STAFF REPLACED DRYWALL AND FLOORING. FREUD'S LAST SESSION BY MARK ST. GERMAIN IS A TWO-ACTOR DRAMA THAT IMAGINES A MEETING OF C.S. LEWIS AND SIGMUND FREUD ON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR II. THE PRODUCTION WAS A SUCCESS IN STARTING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WAR, PEACE, AND THE ROLE RELIGION PLAYS IN OUR LIVES, AND ITS MESSAGE ABOUT TWO PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES COMING TOGETHER IN TIMES OF TROUBLE STRUCK A CHORD WITH AUDIENCES. JANUARY IS USUALLY THE BEGINNING OF THE TOURISM SEASON, BUT AFTER THE HURRICANE, FLORIDA REP EXPECTED A SLOWER START IN 2023. JANUARY'S FUNNY AND UPLIFTING PROGRAMMING HELPED TO COMBAT HAVING FEWER-THAN-NORMAL SEASONAL AND SHORT-TERM VISITORS. RIPCORD BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE AND OSCAR WILDE'S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST OPENED IN JANUARY, AND KICKED THE YEAR OFF WITH LAUGHTER. RIPCORD TELLS THE STORY OF TWO WOMEN SHARING A ROOM IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY - LOCKED IN A BATTLE OF WILLS OVER A WINDOW VIEW. THE COMEDY IS A HEARTFELT AND QUIRKY PLAY ABOUT TWO PEOPLE FINDING COMMON GROUND, AND EVEN AMID THE ZANINESS, IT HAS HEART AND A HOPEFUL MESSAGE ABOUT HEALING AFTER TRAUMA AND CHOOSING TO FORGIVE. WILDE'S CLASSIC COMEDY - ARGUABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEDIES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - KEPT ARTSTAGE AUDIENCES IN STITCHES WITH ITS DRY HUMOR AND CRISP WIT. THE VIVIDLY DRAWN CHARACTERS ARE AS RESONANT NOW AS THEY WERE IN 1905, AND COUPLED WITH A WELL-MATCHED CAST OF SEASONED PROFESSIONALS AND BROADWAY & REGIONAL VETERANS, THE PRODUCTION PLAYED TO NEAR-SOLD-OUT HOUSES FOR ITS 6-WEEK RUN. IN FEBRUARY, FLORIDA REP SHOWCASED A MODERN AMERICAN CLASSIC ON THE HISTORIC ARCADE STAGE, ON GOLDEN POND BY ERNEST THOMPSON. MADE FAMOUS BY THE FILM ADAPTATION STARRING KATHERINE HEPBURN, HENRY FONDA, AND JANE FONDA, THE PLAY IS A TENDER FAMILY DRAMA FILLED WITH HUMOR, HEART, AND PATHOS. IT IS FLORIDA REP'S MISSION TO PRODUCE A WIDE VARIETY OF WORK, AND ALWAYS LOOKS FOR WAYS TO SHOWCASE WORKS THAT SPEAK TO THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, AND ON GOLDEN POND FULFILLED THAT MISSION. THE PRODUCTION STARRED TWO VETERAN ACTORS WHO ARE ACTUALLY A MARRIED COUPLE AS THE CENTRAL CHARACTERS, SO THE CHEMISTRY AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHEL AND NORMAN THAYER WAS PARTICULARLY VIVIDLY DRAWN AT FLORIDA REP. AS A SPECIAL BONUS FOR AUDIENCES, PLAYWRIGHT AND ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER, ERNEST THOMPSON (WHO WAS IN HIS 20S WHEN HE WROTE THE PLAY) JOINED FLORIDA REP VIRTUALLY TO TALK ABOUT HIS PLAY. MR. THOMPSON PARTICIPATED IN A TALKBACK AND GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT WRITING HIS PLAY, ADAPTING IT FOR THE SCREEN, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO COLLABORATE WITH HEPBURN AND FONDA. IN HIS COMMENTS, HE SHARED HIS GRATITUDE THAT FLORIDA REP WOULD INCLUDE HIS PIECE IN ITS SEASON. THE 2022-2023 SEASON CULMINATED IN THE ARCADE THEATRE WITH RING OF FIRE BY RICHARD MALTBY AND JASON EDWARDS. THE MUSICAL REVUE TELLS THE STORY OF JOHNNY CASH'S LIFE FROM RURAL ARKANSAS IN THE 1930S TO HIS DEATH IN 2003. FLORIDA REP ENGAGED AN EXPERT CREATIVE TEAM TO TELL HIS STORY WITH THEATRICALITY AND HEART - WHILE THIS PRODUCTION COULD HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AS A CONCERT, THE FIVE-PERSON CAST OF ACTOR-MUSICIANS INSTEAD PLAYED MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS AND MULTIPLE CHARACTERS TO TELL HIS STORY OF LOSS, ADDICTION, LOVE, FAILURE, AND SUCCESS IN A WAY THAT COULD ONLY BE DONE ON A STAGE. ALL THE CREATIVE ELEMEN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE RETURN & SIGNS THE 8879 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO A MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION OR REQUIRES ATTENTION OF THE BOARD, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD CHAIR AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT DURING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OR DECISION ON THE MATTER. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING SHALL RELECT THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS DISCLOSED, THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION OR DECISION, AND DID NOT VOTE. EACH YEAR TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST SIGN A DOCUMENT DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE PRESIDENT OVERSEES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA REPERTORY COMPANY, INC. ARE THE PRINCIPAL/KEY EMPLOYEES OF FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE AND THE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE THEATRE ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS. THEREFORE, IT IT THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD AND OFFICERS TO PROVIDE A FAIR, YET REASONABLE AND NOT EXCESSIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISITIC DIRECTOR. THE ANNUAL PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS AS FOLLOWS: FLORIDA REP'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (AS SELECTED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD) ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ON HIS/HER PERFORMANCE, AND ASKS FOR HIS/HER INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. BOARD APPROVAL: THE EXECUTVIE COMMITTEE WILL OTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSTION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND IN THE REGION. THIS DATA MAY INCLUED THE FOLLOWING: 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION: TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THE BOARD MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING DURING WHICH THE COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED. DOCUMENTATION WILL INCLUDE: A - A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B - THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, AND THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE; C - A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND D - ANY ACTIONS TAKEN (SUCH AS OBSTAINING FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTE) WITH RESPECT TO SONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. INDEPENDENCE IN SETTING COMPENSATION: THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECORS, WHO IS A VOLUNTEER AND NOT COMPENATED BY FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE, WILL OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT UNDUE INFLUENCE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. NO MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE DESIGNATED TO APPROVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WILL BE A STAFF MEMBER, THE RELATIVE OF A STAFF MEMBER, OR HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF THAT COULD PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONFIRMS ALL STAFF COMPENSATION. THE ANNUAL PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS AS FOLLOWS: FLORIDA REP'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (AS SELECTED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD) ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON HIS/HER PERFORMANCE, AND ASKS FOR HIS/HER INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND IN THE REGION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST OR ON GUIDESTAR FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G INSTRUCTORS 13,400 0 0 EMPLOYEE LEASING FEES 37,013 18,655 3,628 PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 25,921 0 EMPLOYEE LEASING 1,559,874 685,769 141,048 INTERNS/ACCOUNTING 1,200 0 0 TOTAL 1,611,487 730,345 144,676 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 RENTAL EXPENSES 1,249,065 CONCESSION EXPENSES 31,404 RENTAL EXPENSES -1,249,065 CONCESSION EXPENSES TO PART VIII -31,404