Organizations Filed Purposes:
To inspire imagination, education, and community through the global art of puppetry. The Centers performances, Museum, and workshops encourage creativity, support learning, fuel holistic development, and provide accessible, hands-on opportunities to engage in the arts.
PERFORMANCES: WHILE COVID-19 CUT THEATRICAL SEASONS SHORT, NINE FAMILY SERIES PRODUCTIONS WELCOMED SCHOOL GROUPS & FAMILIES TO THE CENTER TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF PUPPETRY. OVER 19,700 VISITORS SAW A PERFORMANCE OF THE WORLD-PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF STELLALUNA. TO PORTRAY THE MAGIC OF FLIGHT ON STAGE FOR STELLALUNA, STAFF DESIGNED AND BUILT THE LARGEST SET EVER MADE FOR THE CENTER STAGE AND USED DYNAMIC SET PIECES TO CREATE THE DEPTH OF THE RAINFOREST CANOPY. OUR NEW DIRECTIONS SERIES FOR ADULTS & TEENS CONTINUED TO MESMERIZE & ENGAGE MATURE AUDIENCES WITH A CHANCE ENCOUNTER (BY CHEN HSI-HUANG PUPPET TROUPE OF TAIPEI, TAIWAN), NEW OWNER (BY THE LAST GREAT HUNT OF PERTH, AUSTRALIA), AND OUR HALLOWEEN SHOW, THE GHASTLY DREADFULS.
MUSEUM: VISITORS CONTINUED TO ENJOY THE NEW SILVER LEED-CERTIFIED WORLDS OF PUPPETRY MUSEUM, WHICH OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2015. ON AUGUST 29, 2019, THE CENTER HOSTED A SPECIAL DARK CRYSTAL BALL, FEATURING THE AWARD-WINNING SPECIAL EXHIBIT, JIM HENSONS THE DARK CRYSTAL: WORLD OF MYTH & MAGIC AND CELEBRATING THE PREMIERE OF THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE ON NETFLIX. ON NOVEMBER 9, 2019, THE CENTER CELEBRATED SESAME STREETS 50TH ANNIVERSY WITH A SPECIAL MUSEUM ROTATION, BIRTHDAY CAKE AND GAMES, AND A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AND PHOTO-OP WITH CHARACTERS FROM SESAME STREET LIVE. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR INCLUDED TOURS, FILM SCREENINGS, MEMBER ONLY EVENTS, AND RECEPTIONS THAT WELCOMED THE YOUNG AT HEART TO CELEBRATE PUPPETRY IN ALL ITS FORMS.
EDUCATION: THE CENTER CONTINUED TO HELP LEARNERS OF ALL AGES FIND THEIR CREATIVE VOICES THROUGH ON-SITE PROGRAMMING SUCH AS DISCOVERY DAYS, PRESCHOOL PUPPETRY PLAYSHOP, THE EXPLORE PUPPETRY SERIES, AND ITS SIGNATURE CREATE-A-PUPPET WORKSHOPS. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ENGAGED LEARNERS OUTSIDE THE CENTERS WALLS, AND OUR DIGITAL LEARNING PROGRAM CONTINUED TO IMPACT STUDENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY & THE WORLD. WHEN THE CENTER CLOSED ON MARCH 17, 2020 DUE TO COVID-19, STAFF LAUNCHED THE CENTER@HOME PROGRAMMINGFREE & LOW-COST PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND EDUCATIONAL SEGMENTS BLENDING PUPPETRY AND ART WITH LEARNING. WITHIN TWO MONTHS STAFF HAD PRODUCED OVER 100 HOURS OF CONTENT THAT WAS VIEWED OVER 200,000 TIMES ALL ACROSS THE US AND IN 89 COUNTRIES. ATLANTA MAGAZINE NAMED THE CENTER THE BEST HOME EDUTAINMENT OPTION IN 2020.
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 |
|---|
| Vincent Anthony | Founder /Strat. Adv (ex E.D.) | 40 | $148,774 |
| Beth Schiavo | Executive Dir. | 40 | $39,000 |
| Dana Sugar | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Lynn Realff | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Russ Owen | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Anne L Cross | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mrs H Bronson Smith | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Vir Nanda | Director | 0 | $0 |
| J Cameron Hardin | Director | 0 | $0 |
| John Chandler | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Deborah Hicks Ellis | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Blake | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Henson | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Kristi Patterson | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Allen W Yee | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Pritchard | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Susan Pease Langford | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Edward Cadagin | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Margo Brinton | Director | 0 | $0 |
| R Michael Dunlap | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
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