Organizations Filed Purposes:
FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE HOLDS THE FOLLOWING MISSION: TO MAKE THEATRE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE; TO PRESENT THEATRE THAT CHALLENGES WITH AS MUCH GUSTO AS IT ENTERTAINS; TO CREATE A PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE ISSUES OF OUR DAY THAT WILL FOSTER POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
THEATER PRODUCTIONS: MAINSTAGE IS FST'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, PRODUCING THE BEST CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATRE BY PRESENTING PLAYS THAT SPEAK TO A LIVING, EVOLVING, DYNAMICALLY CHANGING WORLD. STAGE III IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESENTATION OF SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIONS, STIMULATING AUDIENCES BY PRESENTING CHALLENGING CONTENT TO AUDIENCES WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN THEATRICAL EVENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MISSION POINT "TO MAKE THEATRE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE", FST STAUNCHLY BELIEVES THAT THEATRE SHOULD NOT BE A PRIVILEGE OF THE FEW, BUT SHOULD BENEFIT EVERYONE. FST IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN REASONABLE TICKET PRICES; THE AVERAGE AMOUNT THAT A PERSON WILL PAY FOR A 4-PLAY SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MAINSTAGE SERIES IS 75, OR 18.91 PER SHOW.
EDUCATION & TOURING: THE WRITE A PLAY TOURING PROGRAM IMPACTS STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON UNDERSERVED YOUTH THROUGHOUT FLORIDA. DURING THE COURSE OF A SCHOOL YEAR, FST'S TOURS INSPIRE 55,000 CHILDREN AND TEENS TO WRITE THEIR OWN ORIGIONAL PLAYS THROUGH THE WRITE A PLAY ARTS IN EDUCATION INITIATIVE EACH YEAR. FST'S EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS CHILDREN AND ADULTS A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER THEIR CREATIVITY. CLASSES ARE OFFERED EACH WEEK TO STUDENTS AGED 5-95 IN THEATRE, DANCE AND MUSIC. ACCESSIBILITY IS ENSURED THROUGH PROGRAMING FOR FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED YOUTH, AND NURSING HOME RESIDENTS. FST'S "CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM" PROVIDES ABOUT 15% OF YOUTH WITH FULL OR PARTIAL TUITION WAIVERS, AND ADULT WORK/SCHOLARSHIPS IN WHICH PRICES ARE REDUCED IN EXCHANGE FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS WITH THE THEATRE, AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THOSE WITH A NEED.
CABARET CONCESSIONS: FST CABARET WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP NEW AUDIENCES WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN THEATRICAL EVENTS. OFFERING RESTAURANT AND BEVERAGE SERVICE, THE CABARET PROVIDES A RELAXED, INVITING ATMOSPHERE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO THE PERFORMING ARTS. ITS WARM, WELCOMING SPACE REDUCES SOCIAL BARRIERS TO THEATRE AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNICATION AND INTIMACY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard Hopkins | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $171,117 |
| Rebecca Hopkins | MANAGING DIR | 40 | $154,896 |
| Judge Charles Williams | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Patrick Mulva | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dennis Mcgillicuddy | PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
| Barbara Lupoff | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Israeloff | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Hotchkiss | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Courtois | SECRETARY/TR | 2 | $0 |
| Georgia Court | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gaele Barthold | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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