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New Repertory Theatre, Inc. General Information 200 Dexter Avenue Watertown, MA 02472 4244 (617) 923-7060 8210 Website http://www.newrep.org Organization Contact Heather Darrow [email protected] Year of Incorporation 1987 1 Statements & Search Criteria Mission Statement New Repertory Theatre produces plays that speak powerfully to the essential ideas of our time. Through the passion and electricity of live theater performed to the highest standards of excellence, New Rep expands and challenges the human spirit of both artists and audience. New Rep presents world premieres, contemporary and classic works in several intimate settings. We are committed to education and outreach, including special dedication to the creation of innovative in-school programming and providing access to underserved audiences. New Rep is an active advocate for the arts and a major voice in the national dialogue defining the role of theater in our culture. Background Statement Now in its third decade, New Rep has established itself as one of Boston’s premiere theatre companies. Celebrated for electrifying, compelling, and poignant productions, New Rep plays reflect our world and community: they present images of many times and places and regularly explore ideas that have vital resonance in our lives--here and now. New Rep shows are provocative, intelligent, and entertaining. Historically, New Rep's most successful productions have been probing, thought-provoking shows centered on big ideas. Recent examples include Good, Freud's Last Session, Broken Glass, Assassins, King of Second Avenue, The Little Prince, Imagining Madoff, The Elephant Man,Amadeus, Master Class, The Kite Runners,, Race, Chesapeake, Marry Me A Little,'Art', Collected Stories, Exits and Entrances, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, According to Tip, The Pillowman; Bill W. and Dr. Bob; Topdog/Underdog; Quills; and A Girl's War. Other successful shows have included some of the most beloved and popular productions such as Camelot, Rent, Cabaret, A Streetcar Named Desire, Ragtime, Into the Woods, The Threepenny Opera, Sweeney Todd, and Waiting for Godot. New Rep’s programming has been awarded many Boston Area theatre awards including 24 Elliot Norton Awards and 55 Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards. New Repertory Theatre has a commitment to bringing new works to the stage. Since 1984, New Rep has produced 60 East Coast, New England, Boston, or World Premieres, including works by Deborah Margolin, Steven Dietz, Matthew Spangler, Stephen Sondheim, Thomas Gibbons, Athol Fugard, Suzan-Lori Parks, Michael Weller, Dael Orlandersmith, J.T. Rogers, Joyce Van Dyke, Dick Flavin, and Doug Wright. New Rep is the Boston representative in the National New Play Network (NNPN), an alliance of not-for-profit professional theatres that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays for the American Theatre. In September 2005, New Repertory Theatre made the move to its new home in the Arsenal Center for the Arts (ACA) in Watertown. With access to two performance spaces, the 340-seat Mosesian Theater and the 90-seat Black Box Theater, New Rep has expanded its award-winning programming. Since the benefits of the arts reach far beyond the walls of the theater, New Rep has created educational programs to enrich and foster the spirit of creativity in students. New Rep's Classic Repertory Company performs professional caliber productions to Middle and High Schools throughout Massachusetts, with a special emphasis on bringing underserved communities affordable, or even free, performances. In 2016-2017 alone, CRC is expected to reach over 14,000 students. New Rep Studio also offers professional theatre training and master classes for theatre professionals and non-professionals alike. Through productions in the Charles Mosesian Theater, the Black Box Theater, CRC, and other special programming, New Rep has defined itself as a major organization contributing to the arts and culture landscape of the greater Boston area. 2 Impact Statement New Rep serves its more than 40,000 annual patrons (and more than 150 artists each season) with the highest quality artistic work. It operates with a budget of $1.6 million and a staff of 10 full-time employees. Each year, New Rep produces nine productions on two stages, two in-school productions at 50 schools, four staged readings to develop new plays, 1 World Premiere in partnership with the Boston Center for American Performance at Boston University and numerous community outreach programs to remove physical and socio-economic barriers so that all may participate in the arts. These efforts include strategic partnerships with other non-profit organizations, free performances and tickets for underserved members of the community, and American Sign Language and Audio Description services. Our past has not only included a successful move to Watertown’s Arsenal Center for the Arts but also a dramatic growth in audience size and in mission-based programming, including a second stage series, a Summer Studio program, and a staged reading series for new plays. New Rep is recognized for its extraordinary level of artistic quality; the Boston Globe stated, “New Rep isn't just a small theater on steroids, but a legitimate midsize theater.” The Boston Theatre Critics Association have awarded New Rep and its artists with 24 Elliot Norton Awards. New Rep is a leader among theatres in Massachusetts and continues to serve a growing audience from a broad background, thanks to the artistic excellence of its productions and the success of its outreach programs. Needs Statement General Operating Support Program support for New Rep Productions Classic Repertory Company - in-school, co-curriculum activities New Voices @ New Rep - staged readings of new plays Accessibility including performances for American Sign Language, Audio Description, upgrades to theater, and support of our T-Coil Loop System LEAP (Lifelong Enrichment Arts Programs) - classes for adults and teens CEO/Executive Director Statement For almost three decades, New Rep has been dedicated to presenting works that will stimulate, inspire, and challenge our audiences and our artists. Now in our 32nd Season, we continue to achieve that goal, while providing Greater Boston with professional productions of the highest quality in one of the finest settings for theatre in the region, the Arsenal Center for the Arts, our home now for 11 years. The 2016-2017 Season includes shows such as Regular Singing, Good, Fiddler on the Roof, Thurgood, Brecht on Brecht, Golda's Balcony, The Gift Horse. The plays, written by some of the greatest writers, remind us of the power of live theatre and the stories that impact our lives. We are proud of the critical praise we have received for these productions and that our artists are being recognized for their outstanding contributions. Providing our audience with quality productions of well told stories is our highest priority. Board Chair Statement New Rep's mission is to produce plays that speak powerfully to the essential ideas of our time. The work that New Rep produces is thought-provoking, intelligent, and entertaining, and reaches people ranging from those who have been subscribers for years to high school and middle school students that may have never before seen a live theatrical production. New Rep is a testament to the strength and vitality of the arts in our communities. 3 Service Categories Theater Arts Education Arts Services Geographic Areas Served New Rep serves audiences throughout New England and the US, but our primary audience hails from the Greater Boston area and Metrowest of Boston. Please review online profile for full list of selected areas served. 4 Programs Classic Repertory Company Description New Rep's Classic Repertory Company is a proven, artistically successful outreach program that features the talents of some of the finest professional artists from the Boston area. Each season, these artists create two live theatrical touring productions of significant dramatic literature and bring them to Middle Schools and High Schools throughout Massachusetts. The program serves and develops diverse new audiences, many of whom are from underserved communities that have never seen, nor could afford to attend, a live theatrical production. Teachers have expressed excitement about the program’s achievements and how they’ve come to depend on the Tour. Before the program came along, they had been finding it increasingly difficult to provide their students with quality in-school experiences. Our program has had an enormous impact on the lives of these students and their teachers. This is New Rep’s flagship educational outreach program, and now in its 14th season, has been performed for over 88,000 students in 50 schools. The performances are supported with co-curricular activities, including study guides, workshops, and post-performance discussions. Titles for 2016-2017 are THE SCARLET LETTER & ROMEO and JULIET Budget $131,000.00 Category Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other Theater Population Served Children and Youth (0 - 19 years), , Program Short Term Success To increase the program's effectiveness, we have recently expanded in-classroom workshops at several underserved schools. These allow us to increase student engagement and provide context for the play in the lives of these students. Program Long term Success New Rep On Tour continues to grow each season. In our first year, we reached 3500 students. Now we reach more than 14,000 students at 50 schools. Program Success Monitored By New Rep On Tour is overseen by our Artistic Director. Reporting and surveying is collected by our Education Associate. Reports are compiled provided to donors by our Development Manager. Examples of Program Success More than 43% of the 14,000 students last season had never seen a live theatrical production prior to New Rep On Tour. More than 25% of the students hail from low-income households. The Tour offers free performances to extremely underserved schools every season, based on funding levels. The Tour is made affordable for all schools, thanks to consistent funding from Bank of America. 5 New Voices Description For our 2016-2017 Season, New Rep has invited three playwrights to join Bridget Kathleen O’Leary, New Rep’s Associate Artistic Director, to be a part of our New Voices @ New Rep Playwrighting Fellows. For 9 months, these talented, up and coming, and local playwrights will collaborate with directors, actors, dramaturges and designers to shape and craft their plays. In June 2017, their plays will then be showcased at our Festival of New Voices, a celebration of new work at the Arsenal Center for the Arts. The plan for the festival is to have readings of the Fellows, followed by talkbacks with the artists involved. Following each performance attendees will also have the opportunity to listen to the playwrights discuss their plays with area designers to talk about what the world of the play would look like in a potential production. New Repertory Theatre has long championed new work, and this year we are very proud to have these local playwrights with us. It is our hope that this program can grow. In order to do that we would like to be able to charge admission to these events and also solicit funding support for future programs. However, our agreement with Actors Equity does not allow us to receive money or ask for donations unless we are paying our actors. It is also important to us that we are able to compensate people for their time and resources. We would like to opportunity to advertise this festival and create marketing materials to support it. Budget $2,500.00 Category Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other Theater Population Served General/Unspecified, , Program Short Term Success New Rep will help fill the gap left by arts program budget cuts within schools systems thereby exposing students to the art of theatre that they otherwise would not have the chance to experience. Program Long term Success New Rep hopes to foster new works and develop playwrights to strengthen the reach and growth of theatre in our community, putting a spotlight on the vitality and importance of the art form. Program Success Monitored By 6 Examples of Program Success At The Learning School for the Deaf where we had visited for the very first time this season, we were able to get a certified ASL interpreter at a reduced rate because the school has such little access to arts programming. The performance we gave was free for the school due in part to the Foundation for MetroWest. New Rep is proud to be able to offer Audio Description Services for free. We were also very pleased that The Perkins School for the Blind had a successful fall performance of To Kill A Mockingbird (at a severely reduced fee). Due to the popularity and the influence it had on the students, they were able to add a spring performance of Romeo and Juliet which enhanced our relationship with them and put in focus the importance of the arts on their student body. Page To Stage Description New Rep invites true theatre enthusiasts to go beyond the insider experiences by exploring a play and all its components as it evolves from page to stage. With professional theatre artists, participants will delve into areas of storytelling, play context, creation of the design world (scenic, costume, sound, light), actors’ interpretation of dialogue, and audience criticism in this multi-session in-depth theatre survey. The 2015-2016 Season features two sessions: Fall 2016: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and Spring 2017: GOLDA'S BALCONY and THE GIFT HORSE. Budget $3,000.00 Category Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other Population Served Adults, , Program Short Term Success With New Rep Artistic Director Jim Petosa, Associate Artistic Director Bridget Kathleen O’Leary, and other New Rep teaching artists, participants will expand their understanding of the artistry involved within each element of the creative process, and gain a wider appreciation for the nuances of all components working together, leading up to a successful opening night. Program Long term Success Audiences will learn what it takes to develop a written script into a professional theatrical production. Over five sessions, participants will learn full aspects of theatrical producing including story approach, the collaborative design process and creating the world of the play, character/story-telling between actor and director, incorporating technical elements including sound, lights, costumes, and how it all culminates in effectively connecting with audiences. Program Success Monitored By Section will be updated after completion of first year of this new program. Examples of Program Success Section will be updated after completion of first year of this new program. 7 Insider Experiences Description New Rep invites theatergoers to catch special glimpses into the inner workings of professional theatre. The series allows insiders to explore various aspects of theatre including Post-Performance Discussions, Spotlight Symposiums, Page to Stage, First Rehearsals, and Sneak Peeks. Budget $1,500.00 Category Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other Population Served General/Unspecified, , Program Short Term Success Short term succeess includes ticket sales, marketing support for the current show, and buzz about the next upcoming event. Program Long term Success This program helps to expand and include the audience in the "behind the scenes" elements of New Rep. By opening our doors to the audience, we incoude them in the process and expand our reach into our community. Offering these free events includes all and anyone interested in the process of creating theatre. Long term effects include future subscribers, Board Member cultivation and Donor Prospects. Program Success Monitored By The number of people we reach per season and the impact the events have on their understanding of what we do at New Rep. Examples of Program Success We have secured new donors, subscribers, supporters and audiences due to this program. Spotlight Symposiums Description Theatre artists, area academics, and experts explore and discuss ideas related to the play and how they impact our world. Budget $.00 Category Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other Theater Population Served Adults, Adolescents Only (13-19 years), Program Short Term Success To educate our audiences beyond what they see on stage that evening or afternoon. Program Long term Success To expand the educational components of the theatrical experience at New Rep. Program Success Monitored By Number of audience members and subscribers who are engaged by the symposiums along with the involvement of artists and academics. Examples of Program Success Patrons requesting to attend the theatre on days of the Symposiums. Program Comments CEO Comments 8 Classic Repertory Company is a proven, artistically successful outreach program that features the talents of some of the finest artists in the Boston area and provides much-needed access to artistic excellence for thousands of our students in Massachusetts.Each season, CRC's artists create live theatrical touring productions of significant dramatic literature for Middle Schools and High Schools. The program serves and develops diverse new audiences, many of whom are from underserved communities and have never seen, nor could afford to attend, a live theatre production. Before the program came along, our community of teachers sought new ways to provide their students with quality in-school experiences, and they were finding it increasingly difficult to schedule these enrichment events outside of school. The program has made an enormous impact on the lives of these students and their teachers, and with individual support for the continuation of this program, I know there is much more that we can accomplish. Over the past 5 years, we have also incorporated the senior citizen population into the program visiting several senior centers and stimulating conversations and meaningful experiences for all ages. New Voices @ New Rep is an integral part of our mission, as it affords playwrights the opportunity to see their work read by professional actors for the first time. Staged readings are performed without any theatrical devices such as sets and costumes so that the audience and, more importantly, the playwright can focus on the script. Writers have the unique opportunity during readings to see their play performed so that they can return to it and develop it further. Each reading is followed by a talkback with the playwright where the audience offers feedback on the script, giving them a chance to help develop a new play. 9 Management CEO/Executive Director Executive Director Ms. Harriet Sheets Term Start Sept 2000 Email [email protected] Experience Harriet Sheets joined New Repertory Theatre as Managing Director in Fall 2000, bringing with her experience in human resources, union contracts and negotiations, budgeting and cash flow management, as well as Marketing, Development and Special Events. During her tenure, Ms. Sheets has successfully managed the theatre’s increasing operational budget, while maintaining several years of positive net assets and moving the company from Newton Highlands to Watertown’s Arsenal Center for the Arts. Her management of the Marketing and Development departments has garnered increased growth in subscription and single ticket sales, as well as increased support for annual fundraising events and funding from corporate and foundation sources. Prior to her employment with New Rep, Ms. Sheets was the General Manager at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT). Ms. Sheets was at MRT for nine years, where she worked as Stage Manager, Production Manager, Operations Manager, and finally General Manager. Ms. Sheets started her theatre career as an Equity Stage Manager and has worked for numerous theatres including The Opera Company with Sarah Caldwell, North Shore Music Theatre, The Wilbur, The Huntington Theatre Company, Worcester Foothills Theatre, Theatre by the Sea in Portsmouth, and the Ogunquit Playhouse. She holds a BFA from Arizona State University. Co-CEO Co-CEO Jim Petosa Term Start Aug 2012 Email [email protected] Experience Jim Petosa, an award-winning theater artist, educator, and leader, has been Director of the School of Theatre, College of Fine Arts, at Boston University since 2002 as well as Artistic Director of Maryland’s Olney Theatre Center for the Arts and its National Players educational touring company since 1994. He also serves as one of three Artistic Directors for the Potomac Theatre Project in Manhattan (originally in Washington, D.C.), dedicated to producing political works. Throughout the Northeast, Petosa has directed countless plays for numerous institutions. For New Repertory Theatre, he directed The Gift Horse (2017)Brecht on Brecht (2017)Good (2016) Freud's Last Session (2016), Broken Glass (2015) Assassins (2014), On the Verge (2014), The Elephant Man (2013), Amadeus (2013) Three Viewings(2011),The Last Five Years(2011), and Opus(2010). A member of Actors’ Equity Association, Petosa has served on the executive board of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Catalyst Theatre, and the advisory board Playwrights Forum. Petosa studied drama, theatre history, and criticism both as an undergrad and graduate student at Catholic University of America. Former CEOs Name Term Mr. Larry Lane Aug 1984 - July 1996 10 Mr. Rick Lombardo Mar 1997 - Feb 2009 Senior Staff Ms. Bridget Kathleen O'Leary Title Associate Artistic Director Experience/Biography Bridget is in her fifth season at New Rep as Artistic and Education Associate. Most recently, she has directed New Rep’s productions of DollHouse(Elliot Norton Nomination, Best Production, 2011),boom,Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,andFool for Love. Other directing credits include: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, for Summer Festival Theatre, Roxbury Latin;Aunt Dan and Lemon, for Whistler in the Dark; The Boys of Winter (IRNE Nomination, Best New Play, 2008) for BKS productions; The Devil’s Teacup (IRNE Nomination, Best New Play, 2007) at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre; and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The American Clock,Much Ado About Nothing, Curse of the Starving Class, Dancing at Lughnasa, and Sarah Kane’sCrave and 4.48 Psychosis, all at Boston University. In 2007, she assisted Artistic Director Wendy C. Goldberg at the National Playwrights’ Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and worked as an assistant on new plays by Rebecca Gilman and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Before moving to Boston, Bridget worked in Washington, D.C. with the Olney Theatre Center, Theater Alliance, Cherry Red Productions, Charter Theater, Studio Theatre Second Stage, and Phoenix Theatre DC, of which she was a founding member. Selected D.C. directing credits include: Independence, Parallel Lives, and the creations ofUnwrapped and Lulu Fabulous by area playwrights. Bridget received her MFA in directing at Boston University. She lives in Watertown with her husband Chris. Mr. Michael Duncan Smith Title Marketing/PR Director Experience/Biography Michael Duncan Smith (Marketing & PR Director) joined New Rep in early 2014 after working as the Senior Marketing Manager at the Boston Center for the Arts and seven seasons as Marketing Coordinator at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre at Boston University. Mike received an MS in Arts Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Fundraising Management from Boston University in 2011. An avid American Revolutionary War reenactor, Mike can be seen each April on Lexington Green as a member of the Lexington Minute Men Company. A native New Englander, Mike currently lives in Lexington with his wife and daughter. 11 Ms. Heather Darrow Title Development Director Experience/Biography Heather recently joined the team at New Repertory Theatre in the fall of 2011. Her career began at New York City Opera where she remained for 4 ½ years fostering Marketing and Group Sales efforts for productions such asLa Boheme,Tosca,Le Nozze di Figaro,Madama Butterfly,Macbeth,Carmen,The Flying Dutchman,A Little Night Music,Sweeney Toddstarring Elaine Paige andCandidestarring John Cullum. In the winter of 2006, Heather relocated to the Boston area as Associate Marketing Manager for Broadway Across America-Boston, where she was later named Marketing Director. During her 5 ½ years there, she supported marketing efforts for Broadway touring shows such asWicked,Mary Poppins,The Lion King,Jersey Boys,Rock of Ages,In the Heights,My Fair Lady,The Drowsy Chaperone,August: Osage County,Spamalot,Mamma Mia,Les Miserables andTwelve Angry Men. Heather received a BA in Theatre and Music from Bradford College and continues to perform in both musicals and plays with theaters throughout the Greater Boston Area. She lives in Woburn with her husband Todd. Staff Information Full Time Staff 10 Part Time Staff 1 Volunteers 200 Contractors 3 Staff Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 1 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 10 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 Staff Demographics - Gender Male 4 Female 7 Unspecified 0 12 Formal Evaluations CEO Formal Evaluation Yes CEO/Executive Formal Evaluation Frequency Annually Senior Management Formal Evaluation Yes Senior Management Formal Evaluation Frequency Annually NonManagement Formal Evaluation Yes Non Management Formal Evaluation Frequency Annually Plans & Policies Organization has a Fundraising Plan? Under Development Organization has a Strategic Plan? Under Development Years Strategic Plan Considers N/A Does your organization have a Business Continuity No of Operations Plan? Management Succession Plan? No Organization Policy and Procedures No Nondiscrimination Policy Yes Whistleblower Policy Yes Permit? Yes Collaborations Community Partners Arsenal Center for the Arts ArtsBoston Boston University Brandeis University Emerson College Harvard University / HILR MassCreative Northeastern University Watertown / Belmont Chamber of Commerce Watertown Children’s Theatre WBUR WGBH Awards Awards 13 Award/Recognition Organization Year OUTSTANDING ACTRESS, Elliot Norton Award MIDSIZE COMPANY Anne Gottlieb, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune 2011 OUTSTANDING ACTOR, SMALL/MIDSIZE COMPANY Will Lyman, Exits and Entrances Elliot Norton Award 2009 OUTSTANDING DESIGN, SMALL/MIDSIZE COMPANY Janie Howland (set), Eurydice Elliot Norton Award 2009 Rick Lombardo, outgoing Elliot Norton Award Producing Artistic Director, was the recipient of the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence 2009 Outstanding Production, Midsize Company The Clean House Elliot Norton Award 2008 Outstanding Actor, Small/Midsize Elliot Norton Award Company Maurice E. Parent, The Wild Party 2008 Outstanding Actress, Elliot Norton Award Small/Midsize Company Rachel Harker, A Streetcar Named Desire and A Pinter Duet 2008 Outstanding Design, Small/Midsize Elliot Norton Award Company Cristina Todesco (set), Deb Sullivan (lighting), Jamie Whoolery (projection), The Clean House 2008 Outstanding Musical Performance Elliot Norton Award Leigh Barrett, Ragtime 2007 Outstanding Design Janie E. Howland (set), True West Elliot Norton Award 2006 Outstanding Director, Small Company Adam Zahler, Permanent Collection Elliot Norton Award 2005 Outstanding Actor, Small Company Benjamin Evett, Permanent Collection and Quills Elliot Norton Award 2005 Outstanding Musical Production by Elliot Norton Award a Small Resident Company Sweeney Todd 2004 Outstanding Director, Small Company Rick Lombardo, Sweeney Todd Elliot Norton Award 2004 Outstanding Actress, Small Company Leigh Barrett, Sweeney Todd and The Threepenny Opera Elliot Norton Award 2004 Special Citation Eliza Rose Fichter, One Flea Spare Elliot Norton Award 2002 Outstanding Production by a Small Elliot Norton Award Resident Company Stonewall Jackson's House 2001 Outstanding Actress, Small Company Bobbie Steinbach, Stonewall Jackson’s House Elliot Norton Award 2001 Outstanding Director, Small Company Rick Lombardo, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead Elliot Norton Award 2000 14 Outstanding Designer, Small Company Janie E. Howland (set), Scarlet Letter and American Buffalo Elliot Norton Award 1997 Outstanding Actress, Small Company Dee Nelson, Scarlet Letter Elliot Norton Award 1997 Best Actress (Drama), Small Theater Anne Gottlieb, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune IRNE Award 2010 Best Choreography, Small Theater IRNE Award Kelli Edwards, Hot Mikado 2010 Best Actor (Drama), Small Theater IRNE Award Robert Pemberton, Speed-thePlow 2009 Best Supporting Actor (Drama), Small Theater Gabriel Kuttner, Speed-the-Plow IRNE Award 2009 Best New Play, Small Theater According to Tip IRNE Award 2008 Best Lighting Design, Small Theater Karen Perlow, The Lieutenant of Inishmore IRNE Award 2008 Best Solo Performance, Small IRNE Award Theater Ken Howard, According to Tip 2008 Best Supporting Actor (Drama), Small Theater Karl Baker Olson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore IRNE Award 2008 Best Set Design, Small Theater Janie E. Howland, A Streetcar Named Desire IRNE Award 2007 Best Sound, Small Theater IRNE Award Haddon Kime, A Streetcar Named Desire 2007 Best Ensemble, Small Theater The IRNE Award Wild Party 2007 Supporting Actor (Drama), Small Theater Bates Wilder, A Streetcar Named Desire IRNE Award 2007 Best Actress (Drama), Small Theater Rachel Harker, A Streetcar Named Desire IRNE Award 2007 Supporting Actress (Musical), Small Theater Sarah Corey, The Wild Party IRNE Award 2007 Best Director (Drama), Small Theater Rick Lombardo, A Streetcar Named Desire IRNE Award 2007 Best Drama, Small Theater A Streetcar Named Desire IRNE Award 2007 Best Actor (Drama or Comedy), Small Theater Bates Wilder, Frozen IRNE Award 2006 Best Music Director of a Musical, Small Theater Todd C. Gordon, Ragtime IRNE Award 2006 Best Director of a Musical, Small Theater Rick Lombardo, Ragtime IRNE Award 2006 15 Best Musical, Small Theater Ragtime IRNE Award 2006 Best Actor in a Play, Small Theater IRNE Award Todd Alan Johnson, True West, and Joe Wilson, Jr., Topdog/Underdog 2005 Best Set Design, Small Theater Eugene Lee, Topdog/Underdog IRNE Award 2005 Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, IRNE Award Small Theater Todd Alan Johnson, Into the Woods 2005 Best Supporting Actress in a IRNE Award Musical, Small Theater Veronica J. Kuehn, Into the Woods 2005 Best Actress in a Musical, Small Theater Leigh Barrett, Into the Woods IRNE Award 2005 Best Music Director, Small Theater IRNE Award Todd Gordon, Into the Woods 2005 Best Costume Design, Small Theater Nancy Leary, Into the Woods IRNE Award 2005 Best Production—Musical, Small Theater Sweeney Todd IRNE Award 2003 Best Production—Drama, Small Theater Waiting for Godot IRNE Award 2003 Best Actress—Musical, Small Theater Nancy E. Carroll, Sweeney Todd IRNE Award 2003 Best Supporting Actress—Drama, IRNE Award Small Theater Bobbie Steinbach, A Girl’s War 2003 Best Supporting Actress—Musical, IRNE Award Small Theater Leigh Barrett, Sweeney Todd 2003 Best Director—Musical, Small IRNE Award Theater Rick Lombardo, Sweeney Todd 2003 Best Musical Direction, Small Theater Janet Roma, Sweeney Todd IRNE Award 2003 Best Lighting Design, Small Theater Franklin Meissner, Jr., Sweeney Todd IRNE Award 2003 Best Sound Design, Small Theater IRNE Award Haddon Kime, A Girl’s War 2003 Best Costume Design, Small IRNE Award Theater Frances Nelson McSherry and Christine Alger, Sweeney Todd 2003 Best Costume Design, Small Theater Emily Dunn, Tartuffe IRNE Award 2002 Best Drama, Small Theater The Weir IRNE Award 2001 Best Ensemble, Small Theater The IRNE Award Weir 2001 Best Supporting Actor, Small Theater Billy Meleady, The Weir 2001 IRNE Award 16 Best Solo, Small Theater Lucille Patton, Rose IRNE Award 2001 Best Scenic Design, Small Theater IRNE Award Kristen Loeffler, Moby Dick, an American Opera 2001 Best Lighting Design, Small Theater Franklin Meissner, Jr., Moby Dick, an American Opera IRNE Award 2001 Best Lighting Design, David Remedios, afterlife:A Ghoststory IRNE AWARD 2012 Best Actress in a Play, Bobbie Steinbach, Collected Stories IRNE AWARD 2012 Outstanding New Script, Stephen Sachs, Bakersfield Mist Elliot Norton Award 2012 Outstanding Solo Performance, Georgia Lyman Chesapeake Elliot Norton Award 2013 Best Actor in a Play, Will Lyman Long Day's Journey Into Night Elliot Norton Award 2013 Best Solo Performance, Georgia Lyman Chesapeake IRNE Award 2013 Best Actor in a Play, Jeremiah Kissel, Imagining Madoff Elliot Norton Award 2014 Best Actress in a Musical, Erica Spyres, Camelot IRNE Award 2014 Best Actor in a Musical, Benjamin Evett, Camelot IRNE Award 2014 Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, IRNE Award Roberty D. Murphy, Camelot 2014 Best Solo Performance, Colin Hamel, Jimmy Titanic IRNE Award 2014 Best New Play Pattern of Life IRNE Award 2015 Best Scenic Design, Janie Howland, The Whipping Man IRNE AWARD 2015 Best Sound Design, Edward Young, Pattern of Life IRNE AWARD 2015 Promising Performance By A IRNE AWARD Young Actor, Wil Moser, The Little Prince 2015 External Assessments and Accreditations Assessment/Accreditation Year 0 Affiliations Affiliation Year Actor's Equity Association 1984 Americans for the Arts 2008 National Endowment for the Arts 2001 Theatre Communications Groups - Constituent Theatre 1997 17 National New Play Network - Constituent Theatre 18 2004 Board & Governance Board Chair Board Chair Mr. Chip Phinney Company Affiliation Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC Term July 2015 to July 2019 Email cphinney @mintz.com Board Members Name Affiliation Status Ms. Lillian Sober Ain Clinical Psychologist Ms. Ruth Budd Attorney Ms. Carol S. Fischman Retired Lawyer Ms. Joan Gallos Wheelock College Mr. Jonathan Garlick Tufts Mr. Donald Giller Community Volunteer Ms. Miriam Gillitt Community Activist Mr. Jonathan Harris Budget and Purchasing Administrator at Town of Concord Mr. Stanley Kay Law Offices of Stanley B. Kay Mr. David Kluchman Community Activist Ms. Wendy Liebow Community Activist Ms Shari Malyn Artist Ms. Anita Meiklejohn Fish & Richardson PC Mr. Chris Meyer Monitor Talent Ms. Laurie Nash Community Activist Mr. A. W. Chip Phinney Mintz Levin Ms. Pamela Taylor Community Activist Voting Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 1 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 15 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 6 Female 10 19 Unspecified 0 Board Information Board Term Lengths 3 Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 6 Board Meeting Attendance % 69% Written Board Selection Criteria? Yes Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Yes Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 50% Constituency Includes Client Representation Yes Standing Committees Board Governance Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts Executive Finance Special Events (Golf Tournament, Walk / Run, Silent Auction, Dinner / Gala) Strategic Planning / Strategic Direction Marketing Additional Board Members and Affiliations Name Affiliation Mr. James Bourdon Account Management Solutions, Inc. Mr. Gregory E. Bulger Philanthropist Ms. Judi Cantor Harvard University Ms. Marcy Crary Ms. Diane DiCarlo Philanthropist Mr. Richard Dix Philanthropist Ms. Jane Feigenson Clarks Companies Ms. C. Nancy Fisher Mr. Chris Flynn IBM Mr. Ralph Fuccillo Dentaquest Foundation Mr. H. Peter Karoff The Philanthropic Initiative Ms. BJ Krintzman Community Activist Mr. Ted Kurland Ted Kurland Associates Mr. Paul Levine Mr. Michael McCay Community Activist Mr. Fred Miller The Chatham Group 20 Mr. Peter Nessen Mr. Daniel Newton Ms. Mary Rivet Arcadia Consulting and Social Innovation Forum Mr. Dan Salera Salera Consulting Mr. Richard Walker Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Mr. Curtis Whitney Whitney Real Estate & Insurance Comments CEO Comments New Rep faces many of the same challenges in improving long-term financial strength as our counterparts in the region and throughout the country, as reported by Theatre Communications Group, a national service organization. While New Rep’s subscription base has remained loyal and consistent over the past three seasons, we have not shown growth in this category and even experienced a slight decline this current season. We are, however, seeing a dramatic decline in single ticket revenue. As a leading member of the Boston Arts Marketing Alliance and the Theater Arts Marketing Alliance, New Rep is consistently testing new ways to develop and retain audiences by creating added value (promotional and interview videos, using social media, sharing advance program notes, invitations to events) in order to the build on the experience of attending a production. Our current challenge is to determine the viability of our current business model and determine ways to sustain the organization’s mission-based activities. One of the primary challenges to attaining the highest levels of artistic quality is directly tied to artistic compensation. As a leader in the Boston theater community, New Rep has long sought to offer competitive pay in line with regional theatres throughout the US in order to attract the best actors, designers, directors, and technical staff available. In order to improve artistic quality and provide artists with the tools they need, several capital improvements must be made to our home at the Arsenal Center for the Arts (ACA). During construction of the ACA, budget cuts sacrificed almost the entire lighting system in the 90-seat Black Box Theater and a reduction of lighting system capabilities in the 340-seat Charles Mosesian Theater. New Rep provided the lighting system from its old home in Newton to the ACA’s Black Box Theater as a stop-gap until the ACA could raise the funds for a new system. While currently raising funds in support of its original construction loan and its current programming, the ACA is unable to focus resources toward the purchase of new equipment. New Rep’s leadership, recognizing that new sound and lighting equipment is vital to the artistic quality of our work, has accelerated the implementation of key improvements, especially in the Black Box Theater, where old equipment is deteriorating quickly, and its failure is imminent. New Rep plans to strategically address additional capital challenges in stages, through several small capital campaigns. As an initial step toward funding the necessary improvements, we have received funding from the Cabot Family Charitable Trust, the George A. Ramlose Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Cultural Facilities Fund to begin work on lighting and sound issues. We also received funding from The Smith Family Foundation along with the Massachusetts's Cultural Council Cultural Facilities Fund for our T-Coil Loop installment. More funding is needed to enhance these and future projects. 21 Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start Aug 01, 2014 Fiscal Year End July 31, 2015 Projected Revenue $1,650,000.00 Projected Expenses $1,650,000.00 Endowment? No Spending Policy N/A Credit Line? Yes Reserve Fund? No Months Reserve Fund Covers 0 Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Fiscal Year Total Revenue Total Expenses Revenue Sources Fiscal Year Foundation and Corporation Contributions Government Contributions Federal State Local Unspecified Individual Contributions Indirect Public Support Earned Revenue Investment Income, Net of Losses Membership Dues Special Events Revenue In-Kind Other 2015 $1,840,272 $1,762,229 2014 $1,637,620 $1,805,112 2013 $2,024,909 $1,733,409 2015 $129,483 2014 $83,659 2013 $112,917 $17,945 ---$17,945 $416,698 -$1,079,383 --$151,757 $45,006 -- $14,700 ---$14,700 $346,551 -$1,062,281 --$116,605 $13,824 -- $40,985 ---$40,985 $619,619 -$1,169,046 --$64,306 $18,036 -- 22 Expense Allocation Fiscal Year Program Expense Administration Expense Fundraising Expense Payments to Affiliates Total Revenue/Total Expenses Program Expense/Total Expenses Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue Assets and Liabilities Fiscal Year Total Assets Current Assets Long-Term Liabilities Current Liabilities Total Net Assets Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets Top Funding Sources Fiscal Year Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount 2015 $1,434,581 $154,547 $173,101 -1.04 81% 24% 2014 $1,461,629 $141,927 $201,556 -0.91 81% 36% 2013 $1,439,302 $139,176 $154,931 -1.17 83% 18% 2015 $766,936 $248,929 $46,750 $485,347 $234,839 2014 $819,389 $285,717 $130,000 $532,593 $156,796 2013 $1,018,773 $330,091 $135,000 $559,485 $324,288 2015 0.51 2014 0.54 2013 0.59 2015 6% 2014 16% 2013 13% 2015 --- 2014 --- 2013 --- -- -- -- Capital Campaign Currently in a Capital Campaign? No Comments CEO Comments As evidenced in the audited financials, New Repertory Theatre ended its fiscal year 2008 with a healthy surplus of $128,000, but we were not immune to the nation-wide economic downturn in fiscal year 2009. This challenge was coupled with a transition in artistic leadership and its associated costs, as well as the subsequent postponement of a major gifts campaign. The additional expenses and the reduction of budgeted revenue, both earned and contributed, forced New Rep to make very tough choices in FY09: Productions costs were reduced without sacrificing artistic quality; one full-time and one part-time position went unfilled last season; the entire staff engaged in cost-controls and tightened departmental budgets; and staff furloughs were implemented. As a result, we were able to end fiscal year 2009 with a -$63,000 end-of-year net assets. In fiscal year 2010, we continued our firm fiscal management with reduced expenses and conservative income projections, along with reestablishing our Major Gifts campaign. Our efforts are reflected in the fact that we ended the fiscal year with a small operating surplus which helped 23 reduce the deficit. New Rep’s Board of Directors and staff are finalizing a strategic plan. The outcome of a renewed 3-Year Strategic Plan will address long term sustainability through debtreduction, increased contributed income, and new sources of earned income in several areas, including: additional non-subscription programming, productions with potential future lives, and the continued growth of education programs. Foundation Staff Comments Financial summary data in the charts and graphs above is per the organization's audited financials. Created 04.28.2017. Copyright © 2017 The Boston Foundation 24