2026-04-15T09:37:06-07:00 2025-06-30 931157146 KERN & THOMPSON LLC 1800 SW FIRST AVE STE 410 PORTLAND OR 97201 990 2024-07-01 721583726 Network of Ensemble Theaters Inc NETW 3122370878 3055 N Yeon Avenue 652 Portland OR 97210 ALEXANDRA MEDA Lead Director 2026-04-14 true true Cheryl L Morgan CPA P00168869 5032223338 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LESLIE TAMARIBUCHI 3055 N Yeon Avenue 652 Portland OR 97210 454140 false X WWW.ENSEMBLETHEATERS.NET X 2007 OR A NATIONAL COALITION OF ENSEMBLES CREATED BY AND FOR ARTISTS, THE NETWORK OF ENSEMBLE THEATERS (NET) EXISTS TO PROPEL ENSEMBLE THEATER PRACTICE TO THE FOREFRONT OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY. 6 3 2 13 0 32877 454127 2910 0 64 13 430 0 36281 454140 0 0 212906 86141 0 3742 239724 124784 452630 210925 -416349 243215 49783 238116 66310 11428 -16527 226688 NET LINKS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ENSEMBLES AND PRACTITIONERS TO ONE ANOTHER AND THE PERFORMING ARTS FIELD, ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND DISSEMINATION. NET IS COMMITTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ENSEMBLE FORM AND STRIVES TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN THE WORLD BEYOND OURSELVES THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COLLABORATIVE THEATER. WE SUPPORT BOLD ARTISTIC AND CIVIC EXPERIMENTS AND AIM TO HEIGHTEN THE IMPACT AND EXCELLENCE OF ENSEMBLE THEATER. false false 137269 FIELD BUILDING PROGRAMSNETS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM BUILDS AND NURTURES THE ENSEMBLE ARTS FIELD THROUGH SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO MEMBERS, AND BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE NATIONAL ROSTER OF ENSEMBLE-FOCUSED PEERS FOR NETWORKING AND FIELD LEARNING. MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSEMBLE ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND RELATED PRACTITIONERS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: ENSEMBLES, AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND STUDENTS.THROUGH OUR ADVOCACY & CULTURAL POLICY EFFORTS, NET ORGANIZES AND PROMOTES ENSEMBLE PRACTICE AND ENSEMBLE THEATER-MAKING AS A DISTINCT ELEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES THEATER, AMPLIFYING ITS COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL IMPACT. NET SERVES AS THE VOICE OF ENSEMBLE THEATERS AND CO-CREATORS IN CULTURAL POLICY DISCUSSIONS, AND AT CONVENINGS OF ARTISTS, PRACTITIONERS, EDUCATORS, FUNDERS, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGENCIES NATIONALLY.ADDITIONALLY, IN FY2025 NET BEGAN DEVELOPING THE FEDERATION INITIATIVE, A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO BUILD COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CULTURAL WORKERS. THE INITIATIVE EMERGED DIRECTLY FROM THE NETNEXT COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS LED BY THE BRIDGE ENSEMBLE, AND FROM NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY THROUGH CIRCLE UPS AND IN-PERSON GATHERINGS FROM 2022-2024. MEMBERS OF THE SHARED LEADERSHIP AND PRODUCING DIRECTORS TEAM COMPLETED THE COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT FOR A CHANGING WORLD PROGRAM AT CUNY SCHOOL OF LABOR AND URBAN STUDIES, WHERE NET SERVED AS A CASE STUDY FOR COOPERATIVE TRANSFORMATION. RESEARCH INCLUDED STUDY WITH THE US FEDERATION OF WORKER COOPERATIVES, FREELANCERS UNION, AND THE MONDRAGON COOPERATIVE IN SPAIN. NET PUBLISHED "LEARNING FROM THE LABOR MOVEMENT: A NEW VISION FOR ENSEMBLE AND COOPERATIVE PRACTICE AND BEGAN FIELDWORK CONVERSATIONS WITH LABOR UNIONS, COOPERATIVE DEVELOPERS, AND BENEFITS INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPLORE PATHWAYS TO HEALTH INSURANCE, SHARED SERVICES, AND PORTABLE BENEFITS FOR CULTURAL WORKERS. 35197 FIELD GATHERINGS AND CONVENINGSNET FULFILLS ITS FUNCTION AS A NETWORK BY ORGANIZING AND CONVENING THE FIELD THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS FOR NETWORKING, PEER-BASED LEARNING, AND DISCUSSION OF PRESSING FIELD ISSUES.AT THE END OF FY24, NET BEGAN BUILDING AND ACTIVATING A REGIONAL GATHERING PLANNING COMMITTEE FROM ARTISTS, ADMINISTRATORS, LEADERS, AND SCHOLARS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO MOBILIZE SHARED PROCESSES FOR BUILDING NEW WAYS OF GATHERING AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE.THIS NEW BRAIN TRUST MODEL RESULTED IN AN INCREASED ABILITY FOR THE NET PRODUCING TEAM TO DEEPEN NETS FIELD CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE FY25 PILOT YEAR. NETS IMPACT ACROSS THIS YEAR INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTS SUCH AS THE NET REGIONAL MEETUP TOUR ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES, THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL GATHERING (CAMP ENSEMBLE), AS WELL AS ARTIST WORKSHOPS, COLLABORATIVE PITCH SESSIONS, VIRTUAL CIRCLE-UPS, AND VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP GATHERINGS, SUCH AS THE VIRTUAL CAMP ENSEMBLE GATHERING. THE BELOVED 15 TOASTS TRADITION CONTINUED TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE ENSEMBLE FIELD AND PAST NET LEADERSHIP, FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE BONDS OF OUR NATIONAL SOLIDARITY NETWORK. 3520 FIELD RESOURCESCREATE + ACTIVATE, A LEARNING COHORT THAT WE PILOTED IN FY22 AS AN EXPERIMENT IN BUILDING INTERCONNECTED RELATIONSHIPS AMONG INTERSECTIONAL ENSEMBLES/ARTISTS FOR SMALL-GROUP, PEER KNOWLEDGE-SHARING AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY WRAPPED UP THEIR WORK IN FY23. THIS COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY IN ENSEMBLE PRACTICE PROVIDED A VALUED SUPPORT SPACE FOR THE PARTICIPATING ENSEMBLE ARTISTS, WHERE COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS COULD DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OWN PERSONAL ARTISTIC PRACTICES, AND LEAD TO EXPLORATIONS AROUND A NEW PARADIGM OF COLLECTIVELY-CREATED CULTURE AND PRACTICES. NET'S EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING THE COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURE AND SELF-DETERMINING, AUTONOMOUS PRACTICES FOR THE CREATE + ACTIVATE COHORT ALSO SERVED AS AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE MODEL FOR THE FY23 CREATION, RECRUITMENT, AND OPERATION OF THE NETNEXT BRIDGE ENSEMBLE. AS THE BRIDGE ENSEMBLE CONCLUDED ITS WORK IN FY24, NET ARTICULATED A TRANSITION TO A SHARED LEADERSHIP AND PRODUCING DIRECTING TEAM MODEL, REFLECTING OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATIVE, ARTIST-CENTERED GOVERNANCE PILOTED IN FY25. IN FY25, NET BEGAN PLANNING FOR A SECOND CREATE + ACTIVATE COHORT, WITH AN AIM TO CONTINUE DEEPENING PEER LEARNING AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY AMONG INTERSECTIONAL ENSEMBLE ARTISTS LAUNCHING IN FY26.ADDITIONALLY, NET OFFERS A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, OPEN SUBMISSION, NATIONAL ENSEMBLE & ARTIST DIRECTORY, ENSEMBLE AND ARTIST TOOLKITS, AND DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING THROUGH BIMONTHLY PUBLICATIONS. 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