2025-12-17T11:33:15-05:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 391769252 Optimist Theatre OPTI 2624985777 2010 N 1st Street Milwaukee WI 53212 Susan Fry Executive Director 2624985777 2025-12-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.optimisttheatre.org X X 128803 125903 2900 0 0 0 128803 43139 90046 3758 716 34628 172287 -43484 62720 0 19236 62720 19236 25900 0 88620 19236 88620 19236 Free Shakespeare in the Park productions offered in public parks primarily in the greater Milwaukee area. Free Shakespeare in the Park productions offered in public parks primarily in the greater Milwaukee area. 101500 139300 139300 Michelle Owczarski President 2 0 0 0 Michelle Young Vice President 2 0 0 0 Emiliio DeTorre Board member 2 0 0 0 Tyler Hull Board Member 2 0 0 0 Azeeza Islam Board Member 1 0 0 0 Ronald Fry Board Member 3 0 0 0 Debra Fabian Board Member 2 0 0 0 Susan Fry Board Member 4 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false WI Susan Fry 2010 N 1st Street Milwaukee WI 53212 2624985777 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 131756 150037 149085 153747 125903 710528 131756 150037 149085 153747 125903 710528 710528 12246 8067 2775 10005 2900 35993 746521 0 0.9518 0.8821 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I 16 Other expenses include materials needed to produce theatre such as sound system rental, costumes, props, scenic materials, signage, flyers, audience engagement supplies, van rental and park permits. Part III 28 Optimist Theatre's flagship program, Shakespeare in the Park, provides free, professionally produced productions of Shakespeare's plays in public parks across Milwaukee, WI. In 2024, performances were all held on weekends throughout the summe, reaching thousands of attendees from diverse communities. The initiative fosters access to the arts, community engagement, and cultural enrichment by removing financial and geographic barriers to participation