| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: |
SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY'S 49-YEAR HISTORY IS REFLECTED IN THE EXPANSIVE BODY OF WORK IT HAS PRODUCED AND IN THE LONG-STANDING SUPPORT OF ITS MOST OPEN AND ADVENTUROUS AUDIENCE. SLAC PRODUCES SEASONS OF THOUGHTFUL, PROVOCATIVE, REGIONAL AND WORLD PREMIERES; NURTURES, SUPPORTS AND DEVELOPS A COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS; PRODUCES AND SUPPORTS EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS; AND MAKES A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO AMERICAN THEATRE BY COMMISSIONING, DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING NEW PLAYS. SLAC PRESENTS A YEAR-ROUND SEASON OF 5 TO 7 REGIONAL AND WORLD PREMIERES, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 37,000 (INCLUDING A SEASON SUBSCRIBER BASE OF 3,000), AND SUPPORTING OVER 150 PROFESSIONAL THEATRE ARTISTS ANNUALLY. WITH A BUDGET OF $2 MILLION, SLAC WORKS UNDER A SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE CONTRACT WITH ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION-A UNION FOR PROFESSIONAL THEATRE ARTISTS TO SECURE HEALTH AND PENSION BENEFITS AND NEGOTIATE CONTRACT RIGHTS. A 501(C)3, SLAC IS ONE OF THE CHIEF PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN UTAH. SLAC HAS EARNED A LOYAL FOLLOWING BY PROVIDING AUDIENCES OF SALT LAKE AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE PLAYS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE PRODUCED IN THIS AREA. SLAC IS A CORE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK, AND IS COMMITTED TO COMMISSIONING, DEVELOPING, AND PRODUCING NEW PLAYS. THROUGH ITS ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SLAC STRIVES TO BE A RESOURCE FOR THE ARTS FOR UTAH STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO UNIVERSITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT: |
WE CHOOSE STORIES THAT CHAMPION DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND CATALYZE GROWTH AND CHANGE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE EMPLOY CREATIVE DIRECTORS AND DESIGNERS WITH FRESH AND INNOVATIVE VISIONS AND SELECT THE BEST ACTORS FROM A LOCAL POOL OF SUBSTANTIAL TALENT TO SET THE FOUNDATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL THEATRE. WE ELEVATE AND NURTURE A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS THROUGH OUR HIGH CALIBER THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND COMPENSATE THEM ACCORDING TO STANDARDS PLACED BY ACTOR'S EQUITY ASSOCIATION. EACH SEASON WE REACH AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 40,000 (INCLUDING AN ASTOUNDING 3,467 SEASON SUBSCRIBERS IN 2018-19). WE STAND PROUDLY AS A SAFE, INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR ALL WHO WORK IN, CREATE, AND ATTEND THEATRE AT SLAC. WE CULTIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW ORGANIZATIONS ALONGSIDE EACH PLAY WE PRODUCE, CONNECTING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHOSE WORK ALIGNS WITH OURS. THROUGH OUR WORK TOGETHER WE SHATTER STEREOTYPES ABOUT UTAH AND MAINTAIN SLC'S PLACE IN THE AMERICAN THEATRE FIELD- NOT AS A TOUR STOP, BUT AS FERTILE GROUND FOR HIGH QUALITY THEATRE TO THRIVE. THE THEATRE WE PRODUCE OFFERS THOUGHT-PROVOKING, RELEVANT STORIES THAT SPARK OPEN-MINDED, ENRICHING DIALOGUE AMONG PATRONS. WE WERE DEEPLY HONORED WHEN A PATRON COMMENTED, "I'VE BEEN A SUBSCRIBER FOR YEARS. I LOVE AND APPRECIATE THE DIVERSE BODY OF WORK THAT YOU PRESENT. I BELIEVE ART SHOULD CHANGE YOU AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ONE'S LIFE. YOURS ALWAYS DOES. THANK YOU." WE LAUNCHED OUR 2018/19 SEASON WITH THE HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING UTAH PREMIERE, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER OF NEW YORK CITY BY HALLEY FEIFFER. ASIDE FROM AUDIENCE FEEDBACK LIKE, "I LAUGHED 'TILL I CRIED, AND, "THIS WAS A FANTASTIC START TO THE SEASON." SLAC'S CAREFUL CRAFTING OF THIS STORY WITH THE USE OF AN INTIMACY DIRECTOR BROUGHT US TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE #METOO MOVEMENT, GARNERING ATTENTION FROM THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE AND ABC 4. "I HAVE TO SAY, IT MAKES ME SO PROUD TO CALL SALT LAKE CITY HOME. WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE A THEATER COMPANY, SLAC, KICKING OFF ITS 48TH SEASON, THAT IS NOT AFRAID TO PRODUCE WORKS THAT ARE BOTH BOLD AND GRITTY AND POIGNANT AND INCREDIBLY MOVING." - GEPHARDT DAILY THE SECOND PLAY OF THIS EXCITING SEASON WAS PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST AND UTAH PREMIERE, THE WOLVES BY SARAH DELAPPE. THE DEDICATION OF THIS CAST WHO VOLUNTARILY BEGAN WORKING WITH A SOCCER CONSULTANT TWO MONTHS BEFORE REHEARSALS BEGAN, IS ASTOUNDING AND UNPRECEDENTED. THE PRODUCTION WAS WELL-RECEIVED BY AUDIENCES, SAYING, "IT REALLY PAINTED A PICTURE OF BONDING AND INCLUSIVITY, AND, "I COULD SOB MY EYES OUT ALL NIGHT! THAT WAS SO GOOD." INSPIRED BY THE THEMES OF THIS PLAY, SLAC HOSTED A FREE PANEL DISCUSSION ENTITLED BARBIE DOLLS AND SOCCER BALLS: EXTERNAL EXPRESSIONS OF FEMININITY AND HOW WE INTERNALIZE THEM. THE UNIQUE LINEUP OF PANELISTS INCLUDED EXPERTS IN SOCIOLOGY, FEMALE EMPOWERMENT, AND WOMEN'S SOCCER. SLAC WAS ALSO PROUD TO PARTNER WITH HER CAMPUS DURING THE RUN OF THE WOLVES. "...A BRILLIANT PIECE FILLED WITH PERSONALITIES, PERSPECTIVES, AND A WHOLE LOTTA GIRL POWER." - FRONT ROW REVIEWERS OUR FOURTH PRODUCTION THIS SEASON WAS THE CAKE BY BEKAH BRUNSTETTER. THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF THIS PLAY MEANT SOLD OUT PERFORMANCES THROUGH THE ENTIRE RUN OF THE SHOW WITH AUDIENCE MEMBERS RETURNING TO THE THEATRE TWO AND THREE TIMES. ONE PATRON COMMENTED, "THAT SHOW WAS WORTH THE PRICE OF MY WHOLE SEASON SUBSCRIPTION!" IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLAY WE HOSTED A FREE PANEL DISCUSSION AROUND LGBTQ+ RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER EXPERTS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE CONVERSATION FOR A GRIPPING DIALOGUE. WE ALSO SHARED A MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH UTAH PRIDE CENTER, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WITH FLOURISH BAKERY, A SUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS HOPE AND HEALTH, IN ADDITION TO PERSONAL GROWTH, WHILE TEACHING THE ART AND SKILLS OF PROFESSIONAL BAKING. FLOURISH BAKERY EMPLOYS INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, OFTEN REINTEGRATING THEIR LIVES AFTER A PERIOD OF INCARCERATION. "EVERYTHING YOU COULD HOPE FOR. WHIMSICAL, COMPLEX, AND DEEPLY MOVING." - FRONT ROW REVIEWERS HONORING ITS COMMITMENT TO NEW WORK AND THEATRICAL EXPERIMENTATION, SLAC PRODUCED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF SILENT DANCER BY OUR PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE KATHLEEN CAHILL. THE PRODUCTION WAS DIRECTED BY OUR EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CYNTHIA FLEMING WITH CHOREOGRAPHY BY BALLET WEST'S CHRISTOPHER RUUD. THIS DANCE/PLAY/ROMANCE ABOUT DANGEROUS LOVE, SECRET IDENTITIES, CRIMINALS, SILENT MOVIES, AND THE MOST FAMOUS COUPLE IN NEW YORK, ZELDA AND F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, WAS LIKE NOTHING THE THEATRICAL WORLD HAS SEEN BEFORE. AUDIENCES WERE ENTHRALLED SAYING, "I'M NOT A SUBSCRIBER, BUT I AM SUBSCRIBING BECAUSE I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, AND, "THIS SHOW SHOULD GO TO BROADWAY!" WE WERE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH EQUALITY UTAH AND BALLET WEST DURING THE RUN OF THIS SHOW. "SILENT DANCER EXPLORES OUR CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY IN A MANNER YOU PROBABLY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE YOUR OWN LIFE AND SOCIETY." - FRONT ROW REVIEWERS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF SATURDAY'S VOYEUR 2019 BY ALLEN NEVINS AND NANCY BORGENICHT, MARKED THE 41ST YEAR OF THIS ANNUAL, TRADEMARK MUSICAL SATIRE, WRITTEN ABOUT US AND FOR US EACH YEAR. SATURDAY'S VOYEUR IS ALWAYS AN AUDIENCE FAVORITE. THE 10-WEEK RUN OF WAS EXTENDED TWO EXTRA WEEKS DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. PATRONS WERE HEARD SAYING, "BEST VOYEUR WE'VE EVER SEEN IN 20 YEARS, AND "WE LIVE IN HAWAII AND MAKE THE TRIP TO UTAH EVERY YEAR TO SEE VOYEUR. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK." THROUGHOUT THE RUN OF VOYEUR, SLAC CONTINUED ITS SEASON SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN ENROLLING NEARLY 700 NEW SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE 19/20 SEASON. "VOYEUR 2019 SHOULD GO DOWN AS ONE OF SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY'S BEST PRODUCTIONS." -Q SALT LAKE ON MAY 6, 2019, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPIKE 150, SLAC KICKED OFF THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD WITH A SOLD-OUT LIMITED RUN OF DAVID HENRY HWANG'S THE DANCE AND THE RAILROAD, FEATURING ACTORS TOBIAS C. WONG AND WHIT K. LEE, DIRECTED BY BROADWAY'S BILLY BUSTAMANTE. UTAH'S POET LAUREATE PAISLEY REKDAL PRECEDED THE PLAY WITH HER INTENSELY RESEARCHED PERFORMANCE PIECE, WEST: A TRANSLATION, WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EVENT. AS SHOWN BY THE ENORMOUS DEMAND FOR TICKETS, THE COMMUNITY WAS EAGER TO SHOW UP- KNOWING THAT SLAC HAS THE POWER TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO HEAR. ONE PATRON SAID OF THE PRODUCTION, "I OFTEN FEEL INVISIBLE IN UTAH. THAT CHANGED TONIGHT." THE PRODUCTION WAS FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION INCLUDING AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER JASON MA, POET LAUREATE PAISLEY REKDAL, HON. MICHAEL W. KWAN, AND TONY AWARD WINNING PLAYWRIGHT, DAVID HENRY HWANG. SLAC HOSTED A FREE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE FOR STUDENTS OF WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY AND KARL G. MAESER PREPARATORY ACADEMY. AFTER THE PERFORMANCE, STUDENTS ENGAGED IN A POST-PLAY DISCUSSION WITH THE ACTORS AND CYNTHIA FLEMING. WE WERE THRILLED TO PRESENT PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL FOR OUR ANNUAL CHILDREN'S PRODUCTION AND FOR OUR ACCOMPANYING TITLE I ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM. BASED ON THE BELOVED BOOK BY VICTORIA KANN AND ELIZABETH KANN, PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL TELLS THE STORY OF PINKALICIOUS PINKERTON, A LITTLE GIRL WHOSE LOVE OF PINK CUPCAKES FINDS HER IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, PINK FROM HEAD TO TOE! IN THE MUSICAL ADAPTATION BY THE SAME AUTHORS, WITH MUSIC BY JOHN GREGOR, THE AUDIENCE GETS TO MEET THE WHOLE PINKERTON FAMILY, DR. WINK, AND PINKALICIOUS'S BEST FRIEND, ALISON, AS THEY ALL HELP PINKALICIOUS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY EATING AND THE JOY OF EMBRACING WHO YOU ARE. THROUGHOUT THE RUN OF PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL, SLAC WAS THRILLED TO FEATURE ARTWORK INSPIRED BY THE PLAY FROM STUDENTS OF THE VISUAL ART INSTITUTE AND LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SLAC ALSO PARTNERED WITH WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KING'S ENGLISH BOOKSHOP, AND SALT LAKE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES. "THIS IS A PLAY ALL ABOUT LOVE AND ACCEPTING PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE, AND SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY SUCCEEDED IN MAKING SURE THE AUDIENCE FELT LOVED. KIDS WILL HAVE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS WITTY AND HEARTWARMING MUSICAL DELIGHT." - THE DESERET NEWS IN ITS TENTH YEAR, SLAC'S TITLE I ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,800 CHILDREN FROM 18 TITLE I SCHOOLS (WHERE 88% OF STUDENTS COME FROM LOW-INCOME HOMES) IN SALT LAKE CITY AND GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS WERE ABLE TO SEE PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL FREE OF CHARGE, OFFERING MANY OF THEM THEIR FIRST EVER THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE. THIS PROGRAM PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION TO UTAH STUDENTS. EVERY CHILDREN'S PLAY THAT SLAC PRODUCES IS BASED ON A LITERARY WORK. SLAC CREATES A STUDY GUIDE TO ACCOMPANY EACH PLAY, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY CLASS THAT ATTENDS THE PRODUCTION THROUGH THE TITLE I ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM. |
| THE GUIDE INCLUDES LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE AND AFTER |
THE CHILDREN SEE THE PLAY, REINFORCING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LITERACY AND THE ARTS. UPON ARRIVAL, THE STUDENTS ARE LED IN WARM-UP ACTIVITIES AND FOLLOWING THE PLAY, THEY TAKE PART IN A Q & A WITH THE ACTORS, DURING WHICH THE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE ACTORS, COSTUMES, PROPS, LIGHTS, SOUND, AND THE SET. "THIS KIND OF EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTES TO MY STUDENTS' DESIRE AND CAPACITY TO PAY PURPOSEFUL ATTENTION, OBSERVE CAREFULLY AND MINDFULLY, ENVISION WHAT CAN'T BE OBSERVED, TO BE BRAVE AND TAKE RISKS, AND TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS' VIEWPOINTS AND RESPECT DIFFERENCES. ARTS EDUCATION FOSTERS HABITS OF MIND THAT LEAD TO SUCCESS." - JEREMY REYNOSO, 2ND GRADE TEACHER THE UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM EMPLOYS COLLEGIATE THEATRE STUDENTS DURING THE RUN OF EVERY SHOW IN OUR SEASON. DURING THE 2018/2019 SEASON, SLAC PROVIDED PRODUCTION-BASED, PAID POSITIONS TO 20 STUDENTS AS ACTORS, DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS, STAGE MANAGERS, AND TECHNICIANS. THIS CRUCIAL EXPERIENCE EXPANDS UPON LESSONS TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM AND NURTURES FUTURE THEATRE ARTISTS. WE ARE PROUD THAT THE UPTP IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN UTAH. WITH OUR DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY, EDUCATION, AND BRAVE THEATRE AT THE HEART OF OUR MESSAGE, WE TRULY LOVE CULTIVATING YOUNG THEATRE ARTISTS' CAREERS. TO DATE, OVER 120 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. OUR EMERGING THEATRE ARTIST PASS OFFERS DISCOUNTED TICKETS - $8 PER TICKET FOR 4 PLAYS - TO STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING CAREERS IN THEATRE. THIS SEASON WE WELCOMED 42 TOTAL MEMBERS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES IN UTAH. PASS HOLDERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A FREE MICHAEL CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE MASTERCLASS LED BY THE ESTEEMED DANCE AND MOVEMENT GURU, CAMILLE LITALIEN, WHO STUDIED MODERN DANCE AT THE MARTHA GRAHAM SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE AND WHO HAS A LONG-TIME CAREER TEACHING THE TECHNIQUE BOTH IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. SINCE 1994, SLAC'S NEW PLAY SOUNDING SERIES (NPSS) HAS SERVED AS A CONSTRUCTIVE, LOW RISK ARENA IN WHICH PLAYWRIGHTS CAN TEST THEIR NEW WORK WITH A TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND A SAVVY NEW PLAY AUDIENCE. THROUGH THE NPSS, SLAC HAS DEVELOPED OVER 104 NEW PLAYS. THIS EARLY DEVELOPMENT, WHILE VITAL, IS JUST THE BEGINNING IN A NEW PLAY'S LIFE, AND SLAC HAS COMMITTED TO FULL PRODUCTIONS OF OVER A THIRD OF THE PLAYS THAT BEGAN IN THE NPSS, WITH MORE THAN 50 PERCENT GOING ON TO BE PUBLISHED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL MARKET AND/OR PRODUCED AT OTHER THEATRES AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN OUR 2018/2019 SEASON WE WERE PROUD TO WORKSHOP FOUR NEW SCRIPTS THROUGH THE NEW PLAY SOUNDING SERIES. ONE OF THE SCRIPTS, FOUR WOMEN TALKING ABOUT THE MAN UNDER THE SHEET IS BEING PRODUCED AS A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT IN OUR 2019/2020 SEASON. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED AT AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, REVIEWED AND APPROVED (IF NO CHANGES ARE REQUIRED). IN ADDITION, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THIS INFORMATION AND PRESENTING IT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE A SPECIFIC RESPONSE TO BE TAKEN ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO ENSURE THAT THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT DOES NOT INTERFERE OR APPEAR TO INTERFERE WITH PRUDENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CREATES A BUDGET, INCLUDING BUDGETING FOR THE OTHER OFFICER'S AND EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION. INFORMATION USED IN DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION INCLUDES HISTORICAL PAY, BUDGETED REVENUES AND EXPENSES, AND COMPENSATION GUIDELINES FROM TCG (THEATER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP). THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD, WHICH IS INDEPENDENT. DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET, INCLUDING COMPENSATION, IS RECORDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CREATES A BUDGET, INCLUDING BUDGETING FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. INFORMATION USED IN DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION INCLUDES HISTORICAL PAY, BUDGETED REVENUES AND EXPENSES, AND COMPENSATION GUIDELINES FROM TCG (THEATER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP). THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD, WHICH IS INDEPENDENT. DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET, INCLUDING COMPENSATION, IS RECORDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.