Organizations Filed Purposes:
AQUILA THEATRE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE BOLD REINTERPRETATIONS OF THE CLASSICS FOR CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCES. BY EXPANDING THE CANON AND DIVERSIFYING THE CLASSICS, AQUILA DARES TO EXPAND OUR COLLECTIVE PERSPECTIVES. AQUILA THEATRE IS ONE OF THE FOREMOST PRODUCERS OF CLASSICAL THEATRE IN THE U.S. AND HAS BEEN BRINGING WORLD-CLASS ACTORS, CAPTIVATING DESIGNS, INNOVATIVE ADAPTATIONS, AND IMPACTFUL DIRECTION TO AUDIENCES SINCE 1991. AQUILA THEATRE ALSO PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND IS AN AWARD-WINNING LEADER IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ARTS AND HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING.
MAJOR ANNUAL NATIONAL TOUR: A NEW ADAPTATION OF HOMER'S ODYSSEY TRANSLATED BY EMILY WILSON AND GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984 ADAPTED BY MICHAEL GENE SULLIVAN PERFORMED IN REPERTORY IN 35 TOWNS THROUGHOUT 20 STATES REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 26,000 PEOPLE BEFORE IT WAS CUT SHORT IN EARLY MARCH BY THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION TO MAIN STAGEPERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES, MASTERCLASSES, WORKSHOPS,LECTURES, AND INTERACTIVE POST AND PRE SHOW DISCUSSIONS WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING: WITH CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONALENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, AQUILA CONTINUED ITS GROUNDBREAKINGNATIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS: WARRIOR CHORUS, A NATIONAL HUMANITIES BASEDPROGRAM, THAT TRAINS VETERANS, TO PRESENT INNOVATIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING BASED ON ANCIENT LITERATURE; AND CITIZEN SOLDIERS, A DIALOGUE COMMUNITYEDUCATION PROGRAM BASED IN NYC TO PROMOTE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THEVETERAN COMMUNITY, FAMILY MEMBERS, SCHOLARS AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONALSTAFF ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CLASSICAL GREEK LITERATURE, ANCIENTARTWORKS AND CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE BY AMERICAN VETERANS. PROGRAMMINGPERFORMED BY VETERANS FOCUSED ON CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES INCLUDING WAR,COMRADESHIP, HOME, DEMOCRACY, LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP AND INCLUDEDVETERAN-LED READINGS, PERFORMANCES AND DISCUSSIONS.
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 |
|---|
| Desiree Sanchez Meineck | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $114,620 |
| Peter Meineck | BOARD SECRETARY/FOUNDING DIRECTOR | 40 | $77,900 |
| Julie Bacon | BOARD CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Geoffrey M Glick | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Missy Flower | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Clairmont Bourne | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Powers | BOARD TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Santirocco | BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Chip Cronkite | BOARD CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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