Organizations Filed Purposes:
URBAN STAGES WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 BY FRANCWES HILL. IN 1986 URBAN STAGES BEGAN PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO NURTURE PLAYWRIGHTS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC GROWTH.
EACH YEAR, URBAN STAGES PRODUCES APPROXIMATELY THREE FULL SCALE PRODUCTIONS AT OUR THEATRE. OUR COMPANY IS FOCUSED ON HIGHLIGHTING ARTISTS FROM CULTURALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE BACKROUNDS. WE ARE COMITTED TO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO UP AND COMING ARTISTS. THIS YEAR WE HAVE PRODUCED TWO FULL SCALE SHOWS, BARS & MEASURES AND CHARMED LIFE AND OUR ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, WINTER RYTHMS.
OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM BEGAN WITH A QUEENS LIBRARY IN 1991 AND NOW SERVES ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY, BRINGING OVER 200 PROGRAMS ANNUALLY TO LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS. WE OFFER A SELECTION OF 35 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS, FEATURING MUSIC, DANCE, POETRY, HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHIES AND MUCH MORE. FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING RESIDENCIES AT ELMCOR SENIOR CENTER AND ADULT LEARNING CENTER. WE EMPLOY HIGH CALIBER, PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, WHO UNDERGO EXTENSIVE REHEARSAL BEFORE TOURING. CURRENT PRODUCTIONS TOURING INCLUDE IRISH DANCING,AFRICAN DANCING AND FOLKTALES, GATES OF EQUALITY,CATHAY, JUNO SPACE, ABRACADABRA, ART OF MIME AND MANY MORE.
THE URBAN STAGES SUMMER THEATRE CAMP RUNS FOR FIVE WEEKS. STUDENTS FROM 6th TO 8th GRADE ATTEND CLASSES IN ACTING, STORY TELLING IMPROVISATION, WRITING, DANCE, SINGING AND STAGE PRODUCTION. CLASSES RUN FROM 9:30AM TO 5:30PM FIVE DAYS A WEEK. THE STUDENTS SHOWCASE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE LEARNED IN A CULMINATING PERFORMANCE AT THE URBAN STAGES' THEATRE. THE PLAY IS CONCEIVED, WRITTEN, DESIGNED ACTED, DANCED AND SUNG BY ALL THE STUDENTS, WHO WORK VERY HARD TO BRING THEIR VISION TO LIFE.
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 |
|---|
| Tom Toce | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Francine Pascal | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| April Gow | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Martha Sproule | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Eileen Begg | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Churchil | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sandy Berger | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas Hehman | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Peggy O'Brien | SECRTARY | 2 | $0 |
| Mik Chwalek | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Lynn San Andres | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Frances Hill | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
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