OLD GLOBE THEATRE
PO BOX 122171, SAN DIEGO, CA 921122171 www.theoldglobe.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE OLD GLOBE IS TO PRESERVE, STRENGTHEN AND ADVANCE AMERICAN THEATRE BY: CREATING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS; PRODUCING AND PRESENTING WORKS OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT, DESIGNED TO REACH CURRENT AND FUTURE AUDIENCES; ENSURING DIVERSITY AND BALANCE IN PROGRAMMING; PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE GROWTH AND EDUCATION OF THEATRE PROFESSIONALS, AUDIENCES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

THE TONY AWARD-WINNING OLD GLOBE THEATRE IS THE SIXTH LARGEST REGIONAL THEATRE IN THE COUNTRY AND SAN DIEGO'S FLAGSHIP PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTION SINCE 1937, WHEN A POPULAR VENUE FOR SHAKESPEARE'S WORK AT THE 1935-36 CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN BALBOA PARK WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PERMANENT OPERATION. TODAY, THE OLD GLOBE PRODUCES A YEAR-ROUND SEASON OF 14 OR MORE PLAYS AND MUSICALS, INCLUDING WORLD PREMIERES, MODERN CLASSICS, NEW MUSICALS, BROADWAY-BOUND PRODUCTIONS AND A HIGHLY-REGARDED SUMMER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. IN ADDITION TO THE ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING ON ITS THREE STAGES, WITH AUDIENCE CAPACITIES OF 600/600/250, THE GLOBE OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ARTS ENGAGEMENT AND HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH AND EDUCATION OF AUDIENCES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

THE OLD GLOBE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE NATION'S THEATRICAL PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, SETTING A STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN THEATER BY PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS YEAR-ROUND: INCLUDING WORLD PREMIERES, MODERN CLASSICS, NEW MUSICALS, BROADWAY-BOUND PRODUCTIONS, AND AN OUTDOOR SUMMER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. IN 2019, THE GLOBE PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 14 THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, WITH 593 PERFORMANCES THAT PLAYED TO AN AUDIENCE OF 226,361, INCLUDING 196,355 PAID TICKETS AND 30,006 FREE ADMISSIONS, PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED FOUR WORLD PREMIERES, INCLUDING KEN LUDWIG'S THE GODS OF COMEDY; WHAT YOU ARE; THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX; AND ALMOST FAMOUS, WHICH MADE HISTORY AS THE HIGHEST-GROSSING PRODUCTION EVER PUT ON BY THE GLOBE, REACHING TICKET SALES OF $2.7 MILLION.IN THE PAST 8 YEARS, THE OLD GLOBE HAS EXPANDED THE REACH AND SCOPE OF ITS ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN PURSUIT OF THE GOAL OF BETTER SERVING THE PUBLIC GOOD. THIS IMPACT OF THIS WORK HAS DEEPLY TRANSFORMED THE GLOBE AND THE GLOBE'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY, LEADING TO THE COMMON PERCEPTION THAT THE GLOBE IS A NATIONALLY LEADING THEATRE IN SERVING THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF MANY CONSTITUENCIES.IN 2019, THE OLD GLOBE OFFERED 17 ARTS ENGAGEMENT, HUMANITIES, OR EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH SERVED OVER 35,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS FROM SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES. THE GLOBE'S FREE STUDENT MATINEE PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL GLOBE PRODUCTIONS AT NO COST, PROVIDED 11 DAYTIME PERFORMANCES OF REGULAR SEASON PRODUCTIONS WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 6,843 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THE 22ND ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF "DR. SEUSS'S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!" INCLUDED FOUR FREE STUDENT MATINEES, AS WELL AS A SPECIAL SENSORY-FRIENDLY MATINEE FOR 492 NEURODIVERSE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. A SEPARATE SENSORY-FRIENDLY MATINEE OF "THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX" WAS ALSO OFFERED, WITH 219 ATTENDEES.

A JOINT VENTURE OF THE OLD GLOBE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, THE MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN ACTING PROGRAM NATIONALLY RECRUITS SEVEN STUDENTS EACH YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTENSIVE TWO-YEAR, YEAR-ROUND COURSE OF GRADUATE STUDY IN CLASSICAL THEATRE. GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS TO COVER A SMALL PORTION OF MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES.

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