Park Square Theatre Company
Park Square Theatre Company
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About this organization
Mission
TO ENRICH AND EDUCATE UPPER MIDWEST AUDIENCES AND SCHOOLS WITH EXCEPTIONAL LIVE THEATRE.
About
GENERAL AUDIENCE PROGRAMMING-PARK SQUARE'S MISSION IS TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY BY PRODUCING AND PRESENTING EXCEPTIONAL LIVE THEATRE THAT TOUCHES THE HEART, ENGAGES THE MIND AND DELIGHTS THE SPIRIT. NAMED MPLS/ST. PAUL MAGAZINE'S 2012 BEST MID-SIZED THEATRE, WE ARE THE EAST METRO'S TOP EMPLOYER OF LOCAL STAGE TALENT, PUTTING 200+ ARTISTS TO WORK IN 13 PRODUCTIONS. WE ARE ALSO HOME TO THE LARGEST TEEN THEATRE AUDIENCE IN THE COUNTRY FOR A THEATRE OUR SIZE. OUR DIVERSE PROGRAM SCHEDULE IS SUPPORTED BY THE MARKET'S THIRD LARGEST SUBSCRIBER BASE AND IS MATCHED OR EXCEEDED ONLY BY THE GUTHRIE AND CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY. OUR ADULT AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 42,000 IS SPREAD EVENLY ACROSS THE GREATER TWIN CITIES AREA INCLUDING WESTERN WISCONSIN. PARK SQUARE THEATRE IS THE PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE SAINT PAUL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S DEUBENER AWARD, NON-PROFIT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (2016). LIKE MOST MAINSTREAM ARTS AUDIENCES, OURS HAVE BEEN MOSTLY CAUCASIAN, WELL-EDUCATED AND MIDDLE CLASS, BUT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE BEEN CHANGING. DIVERSITY HAS EXPLODED WITH 13 PROJECTS ON TWO STAGES, OFTEN CHOSEN AND LED BY WOMEN/AND OR ARTISTS OF COLOR. FOR EXAMPLE, SHOWS LIKE THE 2018 PRODUCTION "MARIE AND ROSETTA," ATTRACTED A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF AUDIENCES OF COLOR. OVERALL, 19% OF NEW PATRONS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. IN ADDITION, ARTISTS OF COLOR TOTAL 44% OF ALL ARTISTS IN THE 2018-2019 SEASON.NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FLORDELINO LAGUNDINO WAS HIRED IN JUNE 2018 TO CO-LEAD THE ORGANIZATION AS A VITAL INTERSECTION FOR CULTURE, THOUGHT AND CONVERSATION. THE HEART OF THIS VISION IS AN INTENTIONALLY WIDE RANGE OF WORK TO SPEAK TO AND CROSS-POLLINATE A MULTIPLICITY OF VOICES. OUR GOALS TO INCREASE INCLUSIVENESS AMONG ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES INCLUDE TO: 1) DIVERSIFY PROGRAMS AND TALENT; 2) BUILD AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS THAT INCREASE PARTICIPATION BY AUDIENCES OF COLOR; AND 3) BRING NEW PLAYS TO THE TWIN CITIES THAT ADDRESS RACE, CLASS, AND INCLUSIVENESS. THE 2018-2019 SEASON WAS TRULY POWERFUL AND RESONANT, LIFTING UP A MULTIPLICITY OF VOICES AND BRINGING IMPORTANT NEW WORK TO THIS MARKET, INCLUDING THE REGIONAL PREMIERES OF "THE AGITATORS" (ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIP OF FREDRICK DOUGLASS AND SUSAN B ANTHONY), "MARIE AND ROSETTA" (ABOUT THE GODMOTHER OF ROCK AND ROLL, SISTER ROSETTA THARPE), AND A NEW PRODUCTION OF "SOMETIMES THERE'S WINE" (CREATED AND PERFORMED BY LOCAL ARTISTS CAROLYN POOL AND SHANAN CUSTER). NEW WORK CONTINUED WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL "JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP SPARKLING JUNIOR TALENT PAGEANT." LITERARY FAVORITES LIKE "ANTIGONE AND THORNTON WILDER'S "THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH" JOINED CLASSICS PERFORMED PRIMARILY FOR SCHOOLS: "THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK," "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM AND "ROMEO AND JULIET."PARK SQUARE CONTINUED ITS THEATRE IN RESIDENCE INITATIVE TO FOSTER THE WORK OF OTHER PRODUCERS IN THE MARKET, INCLUDING PRIME PRODUCTIONS (FOUNDED TO CENTER "WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE") AND FLYING FOOT FORUM (WHO REVIVED THEIR LANDMARK ORIGINAL MUSICAL "HEAVEN" ABOUT THE BOSNIAN WAR).
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “To enrich the community by producing and presenting exceptional live theatre that touches the heart, engages the mind and delights the spirit.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “To enrich and educate upper midwest audiences and schools with exceptional live theatre.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is MN.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2020 is 408 ST PETER STREET NO 110, ST PAUL, MN, 55102.
- The non-profit has reported 167 employees on their form for the year 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,297,098.
- The organization has 23 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1975.
- The organization pays $1,336,482 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $299,876 in fundraising expenses.