2024-11-15T11:11:30-05:00 2023-12-31 010353028 SIMENSKY ENGSTROM & ASSOCIATES CPA'S PO BOX 760 SACO ME 04072 990 2023-01-01 141846766 GOOD THEATER INC GOOD 2078350895 7 HAMPTON RD CAPE ELIZABETH ME 04107 BRIAN ALLEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 2078855883 2024-11-15 true AUBREY G ENGSTROM JR P00047158 2072845943 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z STEPHEN UNDERWOOD 7 HAMPTON RD CAPE ELIZABETH ME 04107 395565 false X WWW.GOODTHEATER.COM X 2002 ME THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRESENTING THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS INTENDED TO FOSTER APPRECIATION OF THE THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY. 10 9 49 25 0 181567 171653 257799 208812 42 50 14017 15050 453425 395565 0 0 376462 335107 0 81809 173390 167953 549852 503060 -96427 -107495 138154 89516 48370 107227 89784 -17711 X THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRESENTING THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS INTENDED TO FOSTER APPRECIATION OF THE THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY. false false 310490 208812 THE YEAR WAS A PARTICULARLY BUSY ONE FOR GOOD THEATER. SEVEN PRODUCTIONS WERE PRESENTED INCLUDING THREE WORLD PREMIERES (KILLER COMFORT, THE HIGH ROAD AND BROADWAY AT GOOD THEATER THE TWIN PIANO EDITION), ONE MAINE PREMIERE (NUREYEV'S EYES), ONE PORTLAND PREMIERE (FIREFLIES) AND TWO ESTABLISHED HITS (CRIMES OF THE HEART AND YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU). JANUARY THROUGH APRIL SAW THE END OF THE COMPANY'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON. THIS WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR FOR THE COMPANY. IT WAS ALSO THE LARGEST SEASON IN THE COMPANY'S HISTORY. CRIMES OF THE HEART PROVED TO BE A HIT. TICKETS SALES WERE EXCELLENT, REVIEWS WERE GREAT AND AUDIENCES ENJOYED THIS DARK COMEDY. THE COMPANY MEMBERS GOT HIT WITH COVID DURING REHEARSALS, BUT WITH SOME ZOOM REHEARSALS, THE SHOW WAS ABLE TO OPEN ON TIME. LYNNE MCGHEE, A REGULAR WITH GOOD THEATER, HAD BEEN WORKING ON A SOLO ONE- WOMAN SHOW, KILLER COMFORT. THIS PRODUCTION WAS DIRECTED BY GOOD THEATER'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, BRIAN P. ALLEN, AND IT WAS PRESENTED FOR THREE SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES. THE SHOW EMPLOYED MULTI-MEDIA TO AID IN THE STORYTELLING. AUDIENCES ROARED WITH LAUGHTER. THE SHOW HAS GONE ONTO OTHER PERFORMANCES AT OTHER THEATERS. GOOD THEATER CO-FOUNDER, STEVE UNDERWOOD, UNVEILED HIS LATEST CREATION, THE HIGH ROAD, AS PART OF OUR MAINSTAGE SEASON. THE SHOW WAS WELL RECEIVED BY PATRONS, AND WHILE NOT A SELL-OUT, IT DID PERFORM BETTER THAN OUR BUDGET PROJECTIONS. NUREYEV'S EYES IS A TWO-CHARACTER PLAY ABOUT FAMED DANCER RUDOLF NUREYEV AND PAINTER JAMIE WYETH. GOOD THEATER WAS KEEN TO DO THIS PLAY SINCE THE WYETH FAMILY HAS RESIDED PART-TIME IN MAINE FOR DECADES. THE SHOW WAS A HUGE HIT CAUSING THE COMPANY TO ADD A PERFORMANCE DUE TO DEMAND FOR TICKETS. THE FINAL SHOW IN THE COMPANY'S 20TH SEASON WAS THE CLASSIC YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU. THIS IS THE BIGGEST CAST THE COMPANY HAD EVER USED, AND IT PROVED TO BE A DELIGHTFUL WAY TO CAP THE COMPANY'S TWO DECADES OF PRESENTING SHOWS. VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE CAST HAD APPEARED ON THE GOOD THEATER STAGE IN PREVIOUS SEASONS MAKING FOR A TOP-NOTCH PRODUCTION. A FITTING ENDING TO A GREAT SEASON. THE SUMMER WAS FILLED WITH PLANNING AND CASTING FOR THE 21ST SEASON. THE FALL BEGAN WITH THE PORTLAND PREMIERE OF FIREFLIES. THIS FOUR-HANDER WAS A PERFECT OPENING. THE SHOW IS FUNNY AND TOUCHING. VALERIE PERRI LED THE CAST. FOLLOWING THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL SHOW/REVUE CREATED BY BRIAN P. ALLEN. HE USED SONGS FROM CLASSIC MUSICALS THAT HAD A TWO-PIANO ARRANGEMENT. HE WROTE A NARRATIVE TO TIE THE SONGS THE PIECES TOGETHER. THE SHOW EMPLOYED A CAST OF NINE INCLUDING BROADWAY VETERAN GEORGE DVORSKY. ALLEN NARRATED THE SHOW WHICH RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS. THE STAFF REMAINED THE SAME, AND ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COMPANY WERE STATUS QUO. 310490 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 49 true false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X BRIAN ALLEN 2078350895 PO BOX 347 PORTLAND ME 04112 STEPHEN UNDERWOOD PRESIDENT 32.00 X X 60000 0 0 JENNIFER CEIDE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN COTE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN EDWARDS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE HANDY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD GATTA JR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNINE LEFEVRE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN ROCHE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DON SIPE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD TRUB TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 60000 false false false 171653 171653 TICKET SALES/SUBCRIPTIONS 208812 208812 208812 50 50 SPONSORS 15050 15050 15050 395565 208812 15100 117692 58846 29423 29423 182212 118438 45553 18221 7375 7375 9586 5667 2397 1522 18242 10783 4561 2898 35 35 1340 1340 2007 2007 9576 9576 14572 7286 7286 2144 1286 429 429 8198 8198 69884 63984 5900 1252 1252 179 179 11106 7219 2777 1110 FUNDRAISING 27636 27636 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 14628 14628 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 3356 1108 1678 570 MISCELLANEOUS 2040 2040 503060 310490 110761 81809 77176 25129 50101 50151 4700 8238 7000 1002 6177 5998 138154 89516 3091 48370 104136 48370 107227 X 89784 -17711 89784 -17711 138154 89516 -107495 X false false false X 149041 230672 175547 181567 171653 908480 376691 70579 167178 257799 208812 1081059 32953 2550 8600 13100 15050 72253 558685 303801 351325 452466 395515 2061792 11396 11826 19008 18545 16240 77015 4413 11000 16400 11800 12000 55613 15809 22826 35408 30345 28240 132628 1929164 17 22 21 42 50 152 17 22 21 42 50 152 917 917 558702 303823 351346 453425 395565 2062861 0.93520 0.94670 0.00000 0.00000 X PART III, LINE 12 MISCELLANEOUS 917 7000 1002 5998 5998 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRESENTING THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS INTENDED TO FOSTER APPRECIATION OF THE THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE YEAR WAS A PARTICULARLY BUSY ONE FOR GOOD THEATER. SEVEN PRODUCTIONS WERE PRESENTED INCLUDING THREE WORLD PREMIERES (KILLER COMFORT, THE HIGH ROAD AND BROADWAY AT GOOD THEATER THE TWIN PIANO EDITION), ONE MAINE PREMIERE (NUREYEV'S EYES), ONE PORTLAND PREMIERE (FIREFLIES) AND TWO ESTABLISHED HITS (CRIMES OF THE HEART AND YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU). JANUARY THROUGH APRIL SAW THE END OF THE COMPANY'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON. THIS WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR FOR THE COMPANY. IT WAS ALSO THE LARGEST SEASON IN THE COMPANY'S HISTORY. CRIMES OF THE HEART PROVED TO BE A HIT. TICKETS SALES WERE EXCELLENT, REVIEWS WERE GREAT AND AUDIENCES ENJOYED THIS DARK COMEDY. THE COMPANY MEMBERS GOT HIT WITH COVID DURING REHEARSALS, BUT WITH SOME ZOOM REHEARSALS, THE SHOW WAS ABLE TO OPEN ON TIME. LYNNE MCGHEE, A REGULAR WITH GOOD THEATER, HAD BEEN WORKING ON A SOLO ONE- WOMAN SHOW, KILLER COMFORT. THIS PRODUCTION WAS DIRECTED BY GOOD THEATER'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, BRIAN P. ALLEN, AND IT WAS PRESENTED FOR THREE SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES. THE SHOW EMPLOYED MULTI-MEDIA TO AID IN THE STORYTELLING. AUDIENCES ROARED WITH LAUGHTER. THE SHOW HAS GONE ONTO OTHER PERFORMANCES AT OTHER THEATERS. GOOD THEATER CO-FOUNDER, STEVE UNDERWOOD, UNVEILED HIS LATEST CREATION, THE HIGH ROAD, AS PART OF OUR MAINSTAGE SEASON. THE SHOW WAS WELL RECEIVED BY PATRONS, AND WHILE NOT A SELL-OUT, IT DID PERFORM BETTER THAN OUR BUDGET PROJECTIONS. NUREYEV'S EYES IS A TWO-CHARACTER PLAY ABOUT FAMED DANCER RUDOLF NUREYEV AND PAINTER JAMIE WYETH. GOOD THEATER WAS KEEN TO DO THIS PLAY SINCE THE WYETH FAMILY HAS RESIDED PART-TIME IN MAINE FOR DECADES. THE SHOW WAS A HUGE HIT CAUSING THE COMPANY TO ADD A PERFORMANCE DUE TO DEMAND FOR TICKETS. THE FINAL SHOW IN THE COMPANY'S 20TH SEASON WAS THE CLASSIC YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU. THIS IS THE BIGGEST CAST THE COMPANY HAD EVER USED, AND IT PROVED TO BE A DELIGHTFUL WAY TO CAP THE COMPANY'S TWO DECADES OF PRESENTING SHOWS. VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE CAST HAD APPEARED ON THE GOOD THEATER STAGE IN PREVIOUS SEASONS MAKING FOR A TOP-NOTCH PRODUCTION. A FITTING ENDING TO A GREAT SEASON. THE SUMMER WAS FILLED WITH PLANNING AND CASTING FOR THE 21ST SEASON. THE FALL BEGAN WITH THE PORTLAND PREMIERE OF FIREFLIES. THIS FOUR-HANDER WAS A PERFECT OPENING. THE SHOW IS FUNNY AND TOUCHING. VALERIE PERRI LED THE CAST. FOLLOWING THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL SHOW/REVUE CREATED BY BRIAN P. ALLEN. HE USED SONGS FROM CLASSIC MUSICALS THAT HAD A TWO-PIANO ARRANGEMENT. HE WROTE A NARRATIVE TO TIE THE SONGS THE PIECES TOGETHER. THE SHOW EMPLOYED A CAST OF NINE INCLUDING BROADWAY VETERAN GEORGE DVORSKY. ALLEN NARRATED THE SHOW WHICH RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS. THE STAFF REMAINED THE SAME, AND ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COMPANY WERE STATUS QUO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B OFFICER TO REVIEW FORM 990 PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT CPA-OFFICER AND CPA PREPARER DISCUSS QUESTIONS RAISED DURING REVIEW IF ANY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING BUSINESS OFFICE