SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

516 8TH ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-2834

In care of

% KMPQ PEAT MARWICK

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ANGELA GIERAS, 516 8TH STREET, WASHINGTON, DC 200032834

Signed the 990

ANGELA GIERAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(202) 547-3230

Website

WWW.SHAKESPEARETHEATRE.ORG

Return prepared by

SB & COMPANY LLC

Mission

THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY CREATES, PRESERVES AND PROMOTES CLASSIC THEATRE-AMBITIOUS, ENDURING PLAYS WITH UNIVERSAL THEMES-FOR ALL AUDIENCES. THROUGH THE CREATION OF PROVOCATIVE, IMAGINATIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE THEATRE, STC IGNITES A DIALOGUE THAT CONNECTS THE UNIVERSALITY OF CLASSIC WORKS TO THE SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCES OF THE MODERN WORLD.

Program accomplishments

• PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS: AT STC, A CLASSICAL PLAY IS DEFINED NOT ONLY BY THE CALIBER OF ITS LANGUAGE, BUT BY THE TIMELESSNESS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCES AND DILEMMAS IT ADDRESSES AND THE PROFOUND QUESTIONS IT POSES. FAMILY, LOVE, POWER, CORRUPTION, ARE ALL THEMES WITH RELEVANCE TO PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, WHICH ARE ESPECIALLY TIMELY IN LIGHT OF CURRENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1985, STC HAS STAGED MORE THAN 150 PRODUCTIONS, INCLUDING EVERY PLAY IN SHAKESPEARE'S RECOGNIZED CANON, AND REACHED OVER 2.5 MILLION AUDIENCE MEMBERS. STC PRODUCES 6-7 MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS ANNUALLY. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SIMON GODWIN CULTIVATES A SEASON OF NEW AND CLASSIC THEATRE RANGING FROM SHAKESPEARE PLAYS TO NEW REVIVALS AND WORLD PREMIERES, NEW COMMISSIONS, MUSICALS, AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, TELLING VITAL STORIES IN AUDACIOUS, NEW WAYS THAT SPEAK TO A WIDE AUDIENCE.SHAKESPEARE IS OUR MUSE, AND STC'S FRESH TAKES ON WELL-KNOWN PLAYS SOLIDIFIED STC'S REPUTATION AS T "THE NATION'S FOREMOST SHAKESPEARE COMPANY" (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) (PRODUCING "A REPERTORY OF CLASSICS THAT NO NEW YORK THEATRE OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SCALE CAN MATCH" (THE NEW YORK TIMES). STC HAS ATTRACTED MAJOR RECOGNITION INCLUDING THE 2012 REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD AND 100+ HELEN HAYES AWARDS.THE THEATRE COMMISSIONS ADAPTATIONS OF CLASSIC PLAYS SUCH AS AESCHYLUS'S "THE ORESTEIA" IN 2019, ADAPTED BY ELLEN MCLAUGHLIN AND "PETER PAN AND WENDY," AN ADAPTATION OF J.M. BARRY'S EARLY 20TH C. NOVEL BY AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT LAUREN GUNDERSON. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SIMON GODWIN HAS EXPANDED INTO AMERICAN CLASSICS, PRODUCING JAMES BALDWIN'S "THE AMEN CORNER" IN 2020, THE FIRST MAJOR PRODUCTION SINCE ITS 1955 PREMIERE AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY AND THORNTON WILDER'S PULITZER PRIZE WINNING OUR TOWN IN 2022. EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY ARE CORE TO STC'S MISSION. TO MAKE THE THEATRE MORE ACCESSIBLE, STC OFFERS FREE OR DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO STUDENTS, VETERANS, SENIORS, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT COULD NOT ATTEND OTHERWISE. STC'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS CURATED BY STC'S STAFF, PODCASTS FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH ARTISTS AND DIRECTORS FROM CURRENT PRODUCTIONS, PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL ARTISTS AND ART ORGANIZATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND MORE.OUR TICKET AND SUBSCRIPTION SALES SHOW WE'RE DOING WORK THAT AUDIENCES ARE CLAMORING FOR: BETWEEN FY19 AND FY24, OUR SINGLE TICKET SALES ROSE 194% AND SUBSCRIPTIONS INCREASED BY 122%, BUCKING NATIONAL TRENDS IN THE THEATRE INDUSTRY.
  Expenses $16,004,043 · revenue $9,531,341
• EDUCATION PROGRAMSSTC'S LEARNING DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED ARTS EDUCATION EXPERIENCES TO MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES. THROUGH ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-CALIBER EDUCATION PROGRAMS LED BY PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, STC TOUCHES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, AND THROUGH STC ACADEMY, ITS GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM, STC FOSTERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLASSICAL ARTISTS. RENAMED STC LEARNING, THE LEARNING TEAM MAINTAINS LONGTIME PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALL DC PUBLIC AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS SCHOOLS IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. WORKING WITH LOCAL TEACHERS, STC INTEGRATES COMMON CORE-ALIGNED THEATRE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INTO INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS. FOLLOWING SUCCESS DURING THE PANDEMIC, STC HAS DEVELOPED INNOVATIVE ONLINE PROGRAMS TO SERVE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. STC OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE LEARNING DEPARTMENT OFFERS THREE LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: 1) STUDENT MATINEES, THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, BRING STUDENTS FROM THE DC, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA TO THE THEATRE FOR AN STC MATINEE AT VERY LOW COST, PROVIDING MANY STUDENTS THEIR FIRST INTRODUCTION TO LIVE THEATRE. PERFORMANCES ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY PRE-SHOW EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND POST-SHOW TALKBACKS; 2) WORKSHOPS PROVIDE TEACHING ARTISTS TO LOCAL CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS STUDYING SHAKESPEARE, USING PERFORMANCE-BASED ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LEARNING; AND 3) RESIDENCIES PROVIDE A CLASSROOM WITH 10 TEACHING ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS, DURING WHICH STUDENTS EXPLORE PLAYS THROUGH A VARIETY OF LENSES INCLUDING SET DESIGN, COSTUMES, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, TEXT DISSECTION, AND MORE. STUDENTS THEN CHOOSE ONE OF THESE PLAYS AND CREATE A SCENE BASED ON WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED IN THEIR WORKSHOPS; THE WORK CULMINATES WITH STUDENTS FROM EACH CLASS PERFORMING THEIR SCENE AT A "FESTIVAL DAY" FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. STC ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF YEAR-ROUND ACTING CLASSES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, 10 WEEKS OF CAMP SHAKESPEARE EACH SUMMER FOR AGES 5 18, AND ADULT CLASSES IN ACTING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BOTH AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL ACTORS. REGULAR FREE PROGRAMS INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS AND "ASIDES," STC'S DRAMATURGICAL MAGAZINE PRODUCED FOR EACH PLAY.STC'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH DC RESIDENTS AND LOCAL ARTISTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOWARD UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING WAS PROVIDED THROUGH A MONTH-LONG "AMEN BALDWIN! FESTIVAL" TO COMPLEMENT THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF JAMES BALDWIN'S AMEN CORNER SINCE IT PREMIERED AT HOWARD IN THE 1950S. THE FESTIVAL OFFERED A FILM SERIES, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, AND MORE. STC REGULARLY PROVIDES DEMONSTRATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR LOCAL FESTIVALS AND OFFERS VOLUNTEER AND APPRENTICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, STC HAS A MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACTORS. THE ACADEMY FOR CLASSICAL ACTING (ACA) IS FULLY ACCREDITED AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. NOW IN ITS 25TH YEAR, THE ACA TYPICALLY ACCEPTS ONLY 18-20 APPLICANTS EACH YEAR TO ENSURE RIGOROUS, INTENSIVE TRAINING. STUDENTS OFTEN SERVE AS UNDERSTUDIES IN MAJOR STC PRODUCTIONS, AND ALUMNI PERFORM IN PROFESSIONAL THEATRE COMPANIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
  Expenses $1,275,122 · grants $89,838 · revenue $1,303,121

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

52-1405988

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1985

Accounting year ends

July

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A650)

Assets (IRS master file)

$65,453,793

Income (IRS master file)

$21,087,648

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1405988).

Questions about SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

What is the EIN of SHAKESPEARE THEATRE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SHAKESPEARE THEATRE is 52-1405988.

Is SHAKESPEARE THEATRE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.

Are donations to SHAKESPEARE THEATRE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does SHAKESPEARE THEATRE file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of SHAKESPEARE THEATRE due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did SHAKESPEARE THEATRE last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.

Who is the principal officer of SHAKESPEARE THEATRE?

The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names ANGELA GIERAS.

Who are the officers and directors of SHAKESPEARE THEATRE?

The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 45 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $364,737 (SIMON GODWIN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does SHAKESPEARE THEATRE have?

On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,417,623, expenses of $25,021,598 and total assets of $65,453,793 at year end.

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