2024-12-09T11:20:52-00:00 2024-06-30 834701792 Lewis Sharpstone & Co 5074 Tendilla Ave Woodland Hills CA 91364 990 2023-07-01 823038563 THEATRE DYBBUK THEA 4242980894 PO Box 292576 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 DAVID AARONSON BOARD CHAIR 4242980894 2024-12-09 true LEWIS SHARPSTONE P02256953 8185701960 2024-12-09 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DAVID AARONSON PO Box 292576 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 314939 false X HTTPS://WWW.THEAREDYBBUK.ORG/ X 2017 CA PROVIDE THEATRICAL, ARTISTIC, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENGAGEMENT. 7 6 13 11 0 171716 151310 180756 160056 993 3573 0 353465 314939 0 0 214418 233606 0 14101 120506 152361 334924 385967 18541 -71028 323797 253312 2615 3158 321182 250154 X THEATRE DYBBUK CREATES PROVOCATIVE PERFORMANCES AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL ENCOUNTERS THAT EXPLORE JEWISH THOUGHT TO ILLUMINATE UNIVERSAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE. false false 72307 10209 THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS WE STARTED THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR OUR NEXT PRODUCTION - DRACULA ANNOTATED - SET TO PREMIERE IN OCTOBER OF 2025. IN THIS PIECE WE INVESTIGATE BRAM STOKERS DRACULA, WEAVING TOGETHER OUR UNIQUE BLEND OF HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION AND HEIGHTENED THEATRICALITY TO CREATE A NEW WORK FROM THE CORE OF THE NOVEL. THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF ANNOTATED PRODUCTIONS IN WHICH WE EXPLODE AND EXPLORE CLASSIC OR WELL-KNOWN AND CULTURALLY INFLUENTIAL WORKS TO DISRUPT MORE FAMILIAR OR COMFORTABLE WAYS OF ENGAGING WITH THEM. WE PRESENTED THREE PUBLIC THEATRICAL EVENTS - AN ILLUMINATED LECTURE CALLED THE MARVELOUS PUPPET SHOW WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER A TALK BY UCLA PROFESSOR BARBARA FUCHS WITH PERFORMANCES BY THEATRE DYBBUK ENSEMBLE MEMBERS - AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES. THE SECOND EVENT WAS THE BOND, A RITUAL OF MEDITATIVE WALKING AND MEMORIAL ROCK LAYING AS A COMMUNAL PROCESSING OF LOSS AT THE PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY. THE THIRD EVENT WAS DEMONS AND DESCENTS, AN EVENING OF JEWISH TALES OF CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O 170156 37097 THEATRE DYBBUK RESIDENCIES COMBINES ELEMENTS FROM ALL OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS - BRINGING TOGETHER SCHOLARSHIP AND THEATRICALITY, ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT CONNECTED TO JEWISH HISTORY TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. IT INCLUDES -PRESENTATIONS OF OUR FULL-LENGTH THEATRICAL WORK, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ANNOTATED, OR IN SOOTH I KNOW NOT WHY I AM SO SAD AND A COMPANION PERFORMANCE ART PIECE, THE VILLAINY YOU TEACH -PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO PRESENT TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, IN WHICH THEY LEARN TECHNIQUES TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND STUDENTS AROUND THE TOPICS BROUGHT UP IN THE PERFORMANCES AND BEYOND. -CURRICULA CONNECTED TO THE PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE TO LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS. IN FY 24 WE SPENT A WEEK EACH IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA PORTLAND, OREGON ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA BALTIMORE, MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. THESE RESIDENCIES PRESENTED PROGRAMING FOR A TOTAL OF 1450 PARTICIPANTS. 49516 99650 THE ART OF COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP THEATRE DYBBUKS UNIQUE APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH COMBINES THEATRICAL AND STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES WITH ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL-BUILDING, HAS BENEFITED LAY LEADERS AND STAFF MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SAMPLE WORKSHOPS THE ART OF COLLABORATIVE VISIONING, YOUR MISSION IN SIXTY SECONDS, HOW TO MAKE IT RAIN - BRAINSTORMING WE PARTNERED WITH 25 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SERVING OVER 1500 PARTICIPANTS AT 37 ENGAGEMENTS. 5380 13100 297359 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 true false false false false false false false false false false true 19 0 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true true false CA X X FLORI SCHUTZER 4242980894 PO BOX 292576 LOS ANGELES CA 90029 X AARON HENNE SEE SCH O 045.00 X X 65149 0 0 FLORI SCHUTZER PRODUCING DIRECTOR - SEE SCH O 035.00 X 46131 0 0 DAVID C AARONSON BOARD CHAIR 005.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FREUND FROM MAR 2024 DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 ERITH JAFFE BERG FROM JUN 2024 DIRECTOR 001.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JAY SKLOFF DIRECTOR, TREASURER 001.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRIAM HELLER STERN DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 001.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE STONE DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 111280 false false false 42364 108946 151310 PROGRAM FEES 611430 122500 122500 BOOKING FEES AND OTHER 711110 37556 37556 160056 3573 3573 314939 160056 3573 0 0 0 0 117053 74511 32410 10132 25487 17612 7250 625 72794 63859 8935 0 0 18272 12930 4511 831 0 0 6815 6815 0 0 0 1302 36 1266 4308 1036 3150 122 2773 204 2569 0 31691 31491 200 33022 30372 1303 1347 0 0 0 0 1298 1298 20857 15236 4577 1044 PRODUCTIONS 47913 47906 7 PROGRAM - OTHER 2166 2166 BANK FEES 216 216 0 385967 297359 74507 14101 207675 119792 105831 129564 1084 4727 1855 1672 2872 8619 323797 253312 2615 3158 2615 3158 X 291182 240835 30000 9319 321182 250154 323797 253312 -71028 X false false false X 190482 187207 139022 171716 151310 839737 190482 187207 139022 171716 151310 839737 221700 618037 993 3573 4566 844303 738039 0.73200 0.84310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4727 1855 2872 2872 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes CREDIT CARD PAYABLES 3158 OTHER 3158 JULIE LOCKHART SPOUSE OF DIRECTOR 25487 COMPENSATION false Part IV Line 1 JULIE LOCKHART WAS COMPENSATED FOR BOTH MARKETING AND ARTISTIC SERVICES PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR BY THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS SHOWN ON LINE 6 ON PART IX OF FORM 990 IN THE AMOUNT OF 25,487. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 5,380, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 13,100 CREATIVELY JEWISH EDUCATORS YOUTH PROGRAMING THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS AND CREATIVE APPROACHES TO JEWISH CONTENT FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND YOUTH LEARNERS. THESE TECHNIQUES ARE DEVELOPED WITH, AND FOR, OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS. YOUTH RELATED PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS TOOK PLACE AT FOUR INSTITUTIONS FOR 350 PARTICIPANTS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 PARTNER PRESENTATIONS WE OFFER PERFORMANCE AND STORYTELLING BASED OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ILLUMINATE COMMUNAL GATHERINGS AND EVENTS FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. ONE EXAMPLE ONE COMMUNITY MANY STORIES - WE CREATE A COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE, CENTERED AROUND A THEME, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER ALL WHO ATTEND. A THEATRE DYBBUK FACILITATOR TAKES PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A WRITING WORKSHOP IN WHICH THEY CREATE PERSONAL ESSAYS AND SHORT STORIES. THESE STORIES FOCUS ON MOMENTS IN THEIR OWN LIVES WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO A GIVEN THEME. PROFESSIONAL ACTORS THEN READ/PERFORM A SELECTION OF THESE STORIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE COMMUNITY, MANY STORIES EVENTS ARE ALSO OFFERED THROUGH OUR THEATRE DYBBUK RESIDENCIES AND THOSE PARTICIPANT NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT PROGRAM AREA. THIS PROGRAM WAS NOT SEPARATELY OPERATED DURING THE YEAR THEREFORE, NEITHER REVENUES NOR EXPENSES WERE REPORTED FOR 2023. Form 990, Part III, Line 4A CONTINUED THE SUPERNATURAL FROM BABYLON TO EASTERN EUROPE, ALSO AT THE PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, READ BY ACTORS FROM THEATRE DYBBUK AND ACCOMPANIED BY AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL SCORE. THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, A VISUAL ARTIST - WORKING ALONGSIDE THE ACTORS AND MUSICIAN - CREATED NEW PAPER CUT WORKS INSPIRED BY, AND INTERSECTING WITH, THE STORIES AND SOUNDS BEING OFFERED. IN TOTAL, THESE PRESENTATIONS WERE ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 950 PEOPLE. WE ALSO CONTINUED THE DYBBUKAST, OFFERING A FOURTH SEASON OF THE PODCAST AND ONLINE LEARNING EXPERIENCE, THAT UTILIZES A COMBINATION OF PERFORMED READINGS AND INTERVIEWS WITH ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS TO BRING THE CREATIVE WORKS GENERATED, READ, AND LISTENED TO IN DIASPORIC JEWISH COMMUNITIES TO LIFE, ALL WHILE REVEALING THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO ISSUES STILL PRESENT TODAY. THE SHOW IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON PODCAST PLATFORMS AND OUR WEBSITE. A WIDE ARRAY OF LEARNING RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE PODCASTS EPISODES WERE DOWNLOADED OR LISTENED TO IN THIS FISCAL YEAR ALONE MORE THAN 30,000 TIMES. ALL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS WERE OFFERED AT LOW OR NO-COST TO THE PUBLIC. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B A DRAFT RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, ARTISTICS DIRECTOR WHO IS ALSO THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, AND THE ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCING DIRECTOR WHO IS THE TOP FINANCIAL OFFICIAL. ANY COMMENTS WILL BE DISCUSSSED WITH THE OUTSIDE CPA AND ANY NECESSARY CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILINGS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS IN PLACE AND ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY WHICH IS REVIEWED, APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE BOARD REVIEWED SEVERAL RECRUITING SITES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS, INCLUDING INDEED.COM, RECRUITER.COM, GLASSDOOR.COM, CAREERMATCH.NPTIMES.COM TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THEATRE DYBBUKS ARTISTIC AND PRODUCING DIRECTORS WHO ALSO ARE CONSIDERED THE ORGANIZATIONS TOP MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL OFFICIALS, RESPECTIVELY. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1 AARON HENNE IS CONSIDERED THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IN ADDITION TO HIS DUTIES AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. HE ALSO SERVES ON THE BOARD. FLORI SCHUTZER IS CONSIDERED THE TOP FINANCIAL OFFICER IN ADDITION TO HER DUTIES AS PRODUCING DIRECTOR.