CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER
800 EAST GRAND AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60611 www.chicagoshakes.com

Total Revenue
$16,024,958
Total Expenses
$17,706,312
Net Assets
$38,103,798

Organizations Filed Purposes: CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER CREATES ARTISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO REVEAL THE DIVERSITY, POWER, AND MYSTERY OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, ENGAGING AUDIENCES, ARTISTS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN A DYNAMIC, LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP THAT BRIDGES CULTURES, COUNTRIES AND GENERATIONS

CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER'S YEAR-ROUND SEASON FEATURES AS MANY AS TWENTY PRODUCTIONS AND 650 PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING PLAYS, MUSICALS, WORLD PREMIERES, MULTIGENERATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, AND PRESENTATIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE'S ARTISTIC PROGRAM RANGES FROM VISCERAL INTERPRETATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE TO MODERN PLAYS AND MUSICALS, NEW WORK AND UNIQUE SITE-SPECIFIC, IMMERSIVE THEATRICAL EVENTS. EACH SEASON, THE THEATER COLLABORATES WITH RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND COMPANIES; DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE NEW WORK; AND PARTNERS WITH CHICAGO'S SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND MORE THAN 600 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY SERVING 225,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ANNUALLY, WITH ONE IN FOUR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. (SEE SCH O)PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE COMPANY SPEARHEADED SHAKESPEARE 400 CHICAGO, CELEBRATING SHAKESPEARE'S LEGACY IN A CITYWIDE, YEARLONG INTERNATIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL, WHICH ENGAGED 1.1 MILLION PEOPLE. THE THEATER'S NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTS-IN-LITERACY PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE WORK OF ENGLISH AND DRAMA TEACHERS, AND BRING SHAKESPEARE TO LIFE ON STAGE FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THEIR STUDENTS EACH SCHOOL YEAR. OVER THE SUMMER, THE COMPANY TOURS A PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE'S WORK, FREE FOR ALL, TO NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS ACROSS THE CITY. IN 2017 THE THEATER UNVEILED THE YARD AT CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE-WITH ITS INNOVATIVE DESIGN THAT HAS CHANGED THE SHAPE OF THEATER ARCHITECTURE. TOGETHER WITH THE JENTES FAMILY COURTYARD THEATER AND THE THOMA THEATER UPSTAIRS, THE YARD POSITIONS CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE AS THE CITY'S MOST VERSATILE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THE THEATER IS COMMITTED TO MAKING ITS FACILITY AND PERFORMANCES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PATRONS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION, THOSE WHO ARE DEAF OR HAVE HEARING LOSS, AND THOSE WITH MOBILITY DISABILITIES. CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE OFFERS AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE DUO-INTERPRETATION, OPEN CAPTIONING, AUDIO DESCRIPTION, TOUCH TOURS, AND LARGE-PRINT AND BRAILLE PROGRAMS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Barbara GainesARTISTIC DIRECTOR40$460,046
Criss HendersonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$433,449
E Brooke FlanaganMANAGING DIR. FOR ADVANCEM40$219,514
Richard BoyntonCREATIVE PRODUCER40$161,591
Linda OrellanaDIRECTOR OF FINANCE, SECRE40$131,653
Deborah VandergriftGENERAL MANAGER40$131,245
Marilyn HalperinDIR OF EDU. & COMMUNICATIO40$122,235
Christopher PlevinDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION40$116,174
William R JentesDIRECTOR2$0
William J Tomazin JrDIRECTOR2$0
Timothy HannahsDIRECTOR2$0
Thomas L BrownDIRECTOR2$0
Stewart S HudnutDIRECTOR2$0
Steven J SolomonCHAIR2$0
Stephen A BrodskyDIRECTOR2$0
Sonja H FischerDIRECTOR2$0
Sheli Z RosenbergDIRECTOR2$0
Sheila G TaltonDIRECTOR2$0
Robert RyanDIRECTOR2$0
Robert G MclennanDIRECTOR2$0
Richard W PorterDIRECTOR2$0
Richard J FrankeDIRECTOR2$0
Richard A KentDIRECTOR2$0
Renetta MccannDIRECTOR2$0
Raymond WhitacreDIRECTOR2$0
Raymond F MccaskeyDIRECTOR2$0
Priscilla A WalterDIRECTOR2$0
Philip L EngelDIRECTOR2$0
Paulita A PikeDIRECTOR2$0
Patrick R DaleyDIRECTOR2$0
Patrick S BarrettDIRECTOR2$0
Pallavi VermaDIRECTOR2$0
Neal ReenanDIRECTOR2$0
Nazneen RaziDIRECTOR2$0
Mark S OuweleenDIRECTOR2$0
Marilynn J ThomaDIRECTOR2$0
Matthew O'MearaDIRECTOR2$0
Marguerite GriffinDIRECTOR2$0
M Hill HammockDIRECTOR2$0
Linda K MyersDIRECTOR2$0
Lance RichardsDIRECTOR2$0
Kevin EvanichDIRECTOR2$0
Kathryn HayleyDIRECTOR2$0
Judith PierpontDIRECTOR2$0
Judith LoseffDIRECTOR2$0
John RauDIRECTOR2$0
John P KellerDIRECTOR2$0
John BlazeyDIRECTOR2$0
Jess E MertenDIRECTOR2$0
Harvey J Struthers JrDIRECTOR2$0
Gayle R TillesDIRECTOR2$0
Frank BallantineDIRECTOR2$0
Elizabeth YntemaDIRECTOR2$0
Eric Q StricklandTREASURER2$0
Donna Van EekerenDIRECTOR2$0
Dennis OlisDIRECTOR2$0
Clive ChristisonDIRECTOR2$0
Christopher ObrienDIRECTOR2$0
Christie B KellyDIRECTOR2$0
Chase Collins LeveyDIRECTOR2$0
Carole B SegalDIRECTOR2$0
C Gary GerstDIRECTOR2$0
Brian W DuweDIRECTOR2$0
Binta Niambi BrownDIRECTOR2$0
Barbara Malott KizziahDIRECTOR2$0
Anna LivingstonDIRECTOR2$0
Allan E Bulley IiiDIRECTOR2$0

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