Organizations Filed Purposes:
HUGE Improv Theater is an artist-led non-profit dedicated to supporting the Twin Cities improv community through performance and education.
PERFORMANCE: We produced or presented 524 performances at HUGE in 2019, providing 154 artists and directors with paid opportunities to present their work. By keeping our ticket prices accessible ($8-12 per show) and presenting original, new works of a high artistic standard, we successfully attracted approximately 22,000 audience members of diverse ages, backgrounds and levels of income. Through our weekly show, Improv A Go Go, we encouraged experimentation and provided valuable stage time to 70 groups who might not have had access otherwise. In addition, our Director of Diversity and Inclusion oversaw new and continued programming, including monthly performance "jams" for BIPOC, women-trans-nonbinary performers, queer performers, and performers over 40. Improv is an essential part of the arts ecosystem in Minnesota, and we are proud to have hosted the 2019 Black & Funny Improv Festival, Queer & Funny Improv Festival, and Tiny Funny Fest (for women-trans-nonbinary performers).
EDUCATION: We had 770 student enrollments in our core curriculum in 2019, 13% of whom applied for and received scholarships. HUGE's core curriculum of four 10-week classes is designed for students working to become artists/performers. We also offered a highly successful weekly drop-in class that develops aspiring teachers as well as teaches students, and held several master classes to teach advanced, specialized skills. We hosted our seventh Summer Intensive program, which was wholly sold out, and taught by Education Director Jill Bernard. This year's intensive was titled "Feet and Repeat," and it focused on fully embodying characters and repetition as a scenic tool.
Twin Cities Improv Festival (TCIF): HUGE presented the thirteenth annual TCIF in June and had full houses throughout the festival's five-day run. The festival line-up included nationally renowned visiting groups paired with exceptional local groups. TCIF also included two days of workshops from the same nationally-renowned artists who performed at the festival.
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 |
|---|
| Jill Bernard | Education Director/Board Member | 40 | $47,746 |
| Butch Roy | Executive Director/Board Secretary | 40 | $42,996 |
| Adia Morris Swanger | Board President | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Gillette | Board Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Nels Lennes | Employee/Board Member | 1 | $0 |
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