2026-08-13T15:27:34-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 742420367 AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CO INC AUST 5124704505 PO Box 4589 Austin TX 78765 Alex Alford Managing Director 5124704505 2026-08-13 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AUSTIN SHAKESPEARE Alex B Alford 604 Park Blvd Austin TX 78751 430051 0 X www.austinshakespeare.org X 1985 TX For its 39th Season, Austin Shakespeare presented 1 main stage production at The Long Center Rollins Theatre, Free Shakespeare at Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theatre, Young Shakespeare at The Curtain Theatre, 1 staged reading at The Long Center Rollins Theatre and 2 cabarets at Parker Jazz Club. The company also presented a full complement of education programs for students and adults. 12 12 3 75 0 0 289155 297070 85169 81531 1 1 35900 37712 410225 416314 0 0 0 0 161795 161824 0 0 26312 252435 269000 414230 430824 -4005 -14510 273407 258897 0 0 273407 258897 Austin Shakespeare performs timeless stories that explore the human adventure and celebrate the power of words on stages and in schools in the heart of Texas. 0 0 107339 42450 43249 Indoor Productions: Austin Shakespeare presented 1 mainstage production at The Long Center Rollins Theatre. In February we produced an original script: Mahabharata Tales, based on the classic Sanskrit stories known all over South Asia. In November we produced a staged reading of My Children! My Africa!, Athol Fugard's heartbreaking story of the tragic consequences of racism in South African during the late stages of apartheid. 186893 41175 10507 Outdoor Productions: For the 37th time the company presented Free Shakespeare in Zilker Park with a production of Julius Caesar. This was the first time the company performed the show in 25 years. Young Shakespeare presented its 18th season with Cymbeline, the seldom performed but extraordinary tragedy. Performed at The Curtain Theatre, Austin's replica of an Elizabethan theater, the production featured 13 teen performers in 7 public performances. This is a rare opportunity for students to rehearse and perform on the type of stage for which Shakespeare wrote his plays. 18974 13725 15840 Cabarets: continuing a tradition of presenting cabaret performances at Parker Jazz Club, the company produced Ella Fitzgerald Song Books, to great acclaim. This was followed by a cabaret of The Beatles songs, a huge hit with the audiences and are highest selling cabaret. These were the 11th and 12th cabarets since 2018. 10609 11400 21495 Education: in-class workshops, bused-in student performances, touring productions for students to area students & adult education programs 10609 11400 21495 323815 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X Alex Alford 5124704505 PO Box 4589 Austin TX 78765 Ann Ciccolella Artistic Director 40 0 X 69000 0 0 Alex Alford Managing Director 40 0 X 66000 0 0 Helen Foster Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Higgins Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Shanee Woodbridge Director 4 0 X 0 0 0 Dixie Evatt Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Kirk Barbera Secretary 4 0 X 0 0 0 Jay Cruz Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sean Gallagher Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Natasha Martin Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sue Breland President 10 0 X 0 0 0 Leslie Martinich Past President 3 0 X 0 0 0 Marc Pouhe Vice President 3 0 X 0 0 0 135000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33984 0 76000 187086 0 297070 Box Office 711110 69636 69636 0 0 Theater Education 711110 11895 11895 0 0 81531 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33984 33984 9817 24167 0 24167 17465 3920 13545 0 0 13545 0 416314 81532 0 37712 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135000 69000 44000 22000 0 0 0 0 16000 8000 8000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10824 5552 3508 1764 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113783 109903 3880 0 13568 11533 1357 678 11082 1662 8866 554 981 0 981 0 100 100 0 0 5805 0 5805 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 463 463 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3837 0 3837 0 Performance, Rehearsal and Storage Space 95879 95879 0 0 Production Supplies and Materials 22186 22186 0 0 Development 1316 0 0 1316 430824 323815 80697 26312 273407 258897 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 273407 258897 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 273407 258897 273407 258897 273407 258897 -14510 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 X 1 X 1 0 X 272564 302488 256366 184704 297070 1313192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272564 302488 256366 184704 297070 1313192 0 1313192 1 3 12 1 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1313210 0 0.99999 0.99996 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Celebrate Happy Hour January 2025 21122 21122 0 0 0 500 3952 0 37 Celebrate Happy Hour August 2025 12862 12862 0 0 0 500 4783 0 45 0 33984 33984 0 0 0 1000 8735 0 82 9817 -9817 17465 0 0 0 3920 1 0.2 17465 0 0 0 3920 3920 13545 TX 0 Texas law does not require a gaming license to operate raffles. 0 1 0 0 1 Alex B Alford 604 Park Blvd Austin TX 78751 0 Alex B Alford 0 The Managing Director supervises all gaming activities (in our case, a raffle trip) throughout the year. It is considered part of his regular job. He is assisted by volunteers at events. It entails selling raffle tickets online or in-person, securing travel arrangements (airfare and lodging) and providing assistance to the raffle winner in making their trip pleasant. X 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 Over the course of the year, the bylaws were updated by a committee of board and staff members. No substantial changes were made to the organization's operations. It was mainly to modernize language and technology-related items. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b 990s are presented to the board at a fall board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Committee conducts an annual review of salaries and benefits during the budgeting cycle. There have been periodic salary comparisons with other theater companies of our size throughout the country to see if the company is being competitive. Salary adjustments may be made at any time of the year. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Any member of the public may ask for company bylaws, policies, financial statements, audits or 990s by submitting a request by mail or email to the Managing Director. 990s are also posted at Guidestar.org. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Austin Shakespeare hired approximately 100 independent contractors who work primarily on productions: directors, designers, stage managers, scenic labor, electricians, stage crew, costume labor, dressers, videographers, choreographers, vocal coaches, and front-of-house personnel. We also hire actor/instructors for our education programs. After my mother died on August 4, 2025, frankly, my life fell apart, making it difficult to keep up with work commitments.