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PRESENTS AUTHENTIC PORTRAYALS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THIS COUNTRY AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN ORDER TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, IGNITE IMAGINATION AND PROMOTE HEALING IN OUR SOCIETY; 4. PROMOTES A DEEPER, MORE INFORMED CROSS-CULTURAL CONVERSATION ON COMMUNITY, OUR INTERCONNECTEDNESS, THE HISTORIES WE SHARE AND DON'T SHARE, THE HUMAN CONDITION TODAY, AND THE WORLD WE STRIVE TO BUILD FOR TOMORROW. 8 8 61 1520 0 601459 123978 9 0 725446 0 0 583917 0 0 332815 916732 -191286 173148 126437 200419 344994 -27271 -218557 X THE CROSSROADS THEATRE COMPANY IS DEDICATED TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL THEATRE THAT: 1. CELEBRATES THE CULTURE, ARTISTRY AND VOICES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA; 2. PROVIDES A NURTURING, PROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYS CREATED AND INTERPRETED THROUGH THE LENS OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE; 3. 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IN MAY/JUNE, CROSSROADS' SPRING FESTIVAL PRESENTED TWO MAJOR PRODUCTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY: "LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL" STARRING TERRY BURRELL, A CROSSROADS REVIVAL SET AT ONE OF BILLIE HOLLIDAY'S LAST CONCERTS, AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A BRAND NEW ORIGINAL MUSICAL, "THE BALLAD OF DEBBIE WALKER", WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY BEYONC'S FORMER BASS PLAYER AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR, DIVINITY ROXX. CONCLUDING THE SPRING FESTIVAL WAS THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW CROSSROADS SERIES, "OUR HERITAGE IN JAZZ", HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO THE WORLDS OF JAZZ AND BLUES THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY, SHOWCASING THE MUSIC OF BILLIE HOLLIDAY AND NINA SIMONE. IN JUNE, THANKS TO A NEW SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT FROM THE NJSCA, CROSSROADS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST EVER "FREE SUMMER FESTIVAL SERIES", AN OUTGROWTH OF ITS EARLIER PROGRAM, "FREE FAMILY SATURDAYS". THE GRANT ALLOWED CROSSROADS TO BRING ITS WORK OUT TO THE PEOPLE OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 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CELEBRATES THE CULTURE, ARTISTRY AND VOICES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA; 2. PROVIDES A NURTURING, PROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYS CREATED AND INTERPRETED THROUGH THE LENS OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE; 3. PRESENTS AUTHENTIC PORTRAYALS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THIS COUNTRY AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN ORDER TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, IGNITE IMAGINATION AND PROMOTE HEALING IN OUR SOCIETY; 4. PROMOTES A DEEPER, MORE INFORMED CROSS-CULTURAL CONVERSATION ON COMMUNITY, OUR INTERCONNECTEDNESS, THE HISTORIES WE SHARE AND DON'T SHARE, THE HUMAN CONDITION TODAY, AND THE WORLD WE STRIVE TO BUILD FOR TOMORROW. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CROSSROADS' PRIMARY EFFORT HAS BEEN ITS FOUR-PLAY MAIN STAGE SEASON, WHERE THE MANY TIMBRES OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE HAVE BEEN GIVEN VOICE IN FULL PRODUCTIONS. SINCE IT'S FOUNDING, CROSSROADS HAS PRODUCED OVER 100 WORKS, MANY OF WHICH WERE PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS BY THE WORLD'S LEADING AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST. THROUGH BOTH ITS MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CROSSROADS REACHES AUDIENCES OF DIVERSE ORIGINS WHO WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF PLAYS THAT ILLUMINATE THE MANY COMPLEXITIES OF BLACK LIFE. IN OCTOBER, 2022, FREE FAMILY SATURDAYS LAUNCHED CROSSROADS' 44TH SEASON, WITH "HAVANA HOP", WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY CUBAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST, PAIGE HERNANDEZ. IN DECEMBER, 2022,THE SEASON'S FIRST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION, CROSSROADS PROUDLY PRESENTED THE NEW JERSEY PREMIERE OF "CHICKEN AND BISCUITS". "CHICKEN AND BISCUITS" WAS DIRECTED BY LYNDA GRAVTT AND SOLD OUT NEARLY 80% OF ITS PERFORMANCES. IT CLOSED TRIUMPHANTLY ON NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH A HUGE CELEBRATION AT NBPAC WHICH INCLUDED FIREWORKS THAT BROUGHT IN THE NEW YEAR THE SPRING OF 2023 CONTINUED THE SEASON WITH THE NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GENESIS FESTIVAL IN APRIL 2023, CURATED BY DRAMATURGICAL MASTER, SYDN MAHONE, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF NEARBY HIGHLAND PARK. IN 2023 GENESIS SUPPORTED THE NEW WORKS-IN-PROGRESS OF 7 GIFTED WRITERS, SOME YOUNG AND EMERGING, AND SOME WHO ARE VETERANS IN THE FIELD. IN MAY/JUNE, CROSSROADS' SPRING FESTIVAL PRESENTED TWO MAJOR PRODUCTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY: "LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL" STARRING TERRY BURRELL, A CROSSROADS REVIVAL SET AT ONE OF BILLIE HOLLIDAY'S LAST CONCERTS, AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A BRAND NEW ORIGINAL MUSICAL, "THE BALLAD OF DEBBIE WALKER", WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY BEYONC'S FORMER BASS PLAYER AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR, DIVINITY ROXX. CONCLUDING THE SPRING FESTIVAL WAS THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW CROSSROADS SERIES, "OUR HERITAGE IN JAZZ", HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO THE WORLDS OF JAZZ AND BLUES THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY, SHOWCASING THE MUSIC OF BILLIE HOLLIDAY AND NINA SIMONE. IN JUNE, THANKS TO A NEW SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT FROM THE NJSCA, CROSSROADS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST EVER "FREE SUMMER FESTIVAL SERIES", AN OUTGROWTH OF ITS EARLIER PROGRAM, "FREE FAMILY SATURDAYS". THE GRANT ALLOWED CROSSROADS TO BRING ITS WORK OUT TO THE PEOPLE OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY. INCLUDED IN THIS FIRST EVER INITIATIVE WAS A CROSSROADS' PERFORMANCE AT THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS ON JUNE 19 IN NEW BRUNSWICK. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY PARTICIPATION AT THE HEART FESTIVAL AUGUST 12, AND THEN SPECIALLY-CRAFTED PERFORMANCES AT THE CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL AUGUST 26, AND THE SOUTH ASIAN THEATRE FESTIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 8, ALL FOR FREE AND FOR THE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 NONE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TYPICAL PROCESS INCLUDES REVIEW OF FORM 990 BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXTERNAL CPA FIRM PRIOR TO FILING WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY RELATIONSHIPS, TRANSACTIONS, POSITIONS HELD OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THEY BELIEVE COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN CROSSROADS, INC. AND THEIR PERSONAL INTEREST,FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWS THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE REASONABLENESS. COMPARABLE DATA IS EVALUATED AND DOCUMENTED TO SUPPORT REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AN INDIVIDUAL CAN MAKE A REQUEST TO VIEW GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AT AN APPOINTED TIME DURING BUSINESS HOURS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE ADDRESS.