Organizations Filed Purposes:
A CHILDREN'S THEATRE ESTABLISHED ON THE PHILOSOPHY THAT THE ORGANIZATION WOULD DEVELOP POISE AND BETTER DICTION (IN CHILDREN) THROUGH DRAMATIC CLASSES; PRODUCE AT LEAST ONE PLAY EACH YEAR; AND AWAKEN ENTHUSIASM FOR BEAUTY IN ART AND INTEGRITY IN DRAMATIC LITERATURE. AT 84 YEARS, THE FORT WAYNE YOUTHEATRE IS THE THIRD OLDEST CHILDREN'S THEATRE IN THE NATION!
YOUTHEATRE PRODUCED THREE FULLY REALIZED THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AT THE ARTS UNITED CAMPUS AND TOURED THREE PRODUCTIONS TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. THESE PERFORMANCES ARE LITERATURE BASED, AND CONNECT WITH LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES. THE 2019/2020 SEASON SAW ATTENDANCE REACH 4380 OR 91% OF CAPACITY, WHICH WAS A 13% GROWTH OVER LAST YEAR. THE FOURTH PRODUCTION WAS CANCELLED AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 CLOSURES. BASED ON OUR PRE SALES FOR THE FOURTH SHOW, IF WE HAD NOT LOST THE FOURTH SHOW WE WOULD HAVE ENDED THE YEAR BETWEEN 90% AND 95% OF CAPACITY. OUR FREE TOURING SHOWS REACHED 2000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS INCLUDING TOURING TO 7 SCHOOLS WHO USED THE LITERATURE BASED SHOWS TO HIGHLIGHT AND ILLUMINATE TEXTS BEING TAUGHT. OUR HALLOWEEN/RADIO DRAMA TOURING SHOW WAS ALSO RECORDED AND BROADCAST TWICE OVER WBOI DURING HALLOWEEN. CHANGES AND EDUCATIONAL EXPANSIONS MADE TO OUR FREE SENSORY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE CONTINUED TO RESULT IN HIGH PARTICIPATION. OUR EDUCATIONAL ARM SAW GROWTH AS WELL. THE TWO TEN WEEK SEMESTERS, SPRING MINI SESSION, SPRING BREAK CLASSES AND SUMMER AND WINTER CAMPS OFFER COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEATRE FROM PERFORMANCE TO TECHNICAL PRODUCTION. YOUTHEATRE ENROLLED OVER 630 INDIVIDUAL ENROLLMENTS IN THEIR CLASSES AND SUMMER/WINTER CAMPS.
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 |
|---|
| Todd Espeland | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $50,096 |
| Larry Wardlaw | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Shaw | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cookye Rutledge | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Mallers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Kline | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Jordan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hannah Janssen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Heflin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Fisher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linnea Bartling | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deb Agler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Nelson | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| M Susana Worth | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Kathleen Anderson | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Barb Richards | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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