ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC
231 WEST 39TH STREET1200, NEW YORK, NY 10018 www.roundabouttheatre.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION - ROUNDABOUT CELEBRATES THE POWER OF THEATRE BY SPOTLIGHTING CLASSICS FROM THE PAST, CULTIVATING NEW WORKS OF THE PRESENT AND EDUCATING MINDS FOR THE FUTURE. OUR WORK - WE PRODUCE FAMILIAR AND LESSER-KNOWN PLAYS AND MUSICALS WITH THE ABILITY TO TAKE ARTISTIC RISK AS ONLY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAN. WE DISCOVER TALENTED PLAYWRIGHTS AND PROVIDE THEM LONG-TERM ARTISTIC SUPPORT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUTURE OF THE THEATRICAL CANON. WE REDUCE THE BARRIERS-FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL-THAT CAN INHIBIT THEATERGOING. WE COLLABORATE WITH A DIVERSE TEAM OF ARTISTS TO IDENTIFY PROGRAMMING FOR CONSIDERATION. WE BUILD TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE TEACHER PRACTICE, DEEPEN STUDENT LEARNING, AND IGNITE THE FUTURES OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH CAREER TRAINING AND PLACEMENT. WE CAPTURE AND ARCHIVE OVER FIVE DECADES OF PRODUCTION HISTORY AS AN OPEN RESOURCE FOR ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, AND OUR COMMUNITY. OUR CULTURE - ARTISTRY: WE GIVE OUR ARTISTS THE AUTONOMY TO CREATE. CONNECTION: W

ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY CELEBRATES THE POWER OF THEATRE BY SPOTLIGHTING CLASSICS FROM THE PAST,CULTIVATING NEW WORKS OF THE PRESENT AND EDUCATING MINDS FOR THE FUTURE.

4A - THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS: During the 2019-2020 season, Roundabout produced five full-scale productions on one of our Broadway stages (the American Airlines Theatre, Studio 54), Off-Broadway stage (the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre), and Off-Off-Broadway stage (the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown of New York City theatre venues, three productions had their runs cut short and three more never made it to the stage. Our productions reached 162,509 audience members including 13,464 subscriber packages. Roundabout has been an industry leader in developing and expanding the traditional theatre audience, creating and implementing outreach and theatre appreciation programs targeted to diverse audiences. The following are Roundabout's programs and outreach initiatives through which Roundabout remains committed to a full complement of programs that?reduce the barriers-financial, physical and cultural-that can inhibit theatergoing: . Roundabout is committed to serving the broadest possible audience with innovative and large-scale programs that are in step with community needs. Roundabout serves the community by providing affordable tickets to quality theatre - subscribers pay less than half the single ticket price, with further discounts available to groups such as the deaf and hard of hearing, teachers, families and young adults. . Through Access Roundabout we make theatre even more accessible and made available 23,697 dramatically discounted tickets during the shortened 2019-2020 season. This included 1,055 $10 tickets for the first four preview performances of every production; 5,186 $30 tickets to any performance of any production for Hiptix members aged 18-40; 3,431 $30 tickets to Roundabout Underground productions; 58 half-priced student rush tickets; 1,510 $25-$40 general rush tickets; and 12,457 $25-$35 TodayTix rush tickets. . Roundabout continues their ongoing commitment to access and meaningful inclusion for people with disabilities. We are committed to creating an environment that is inclusive to those of all abilities and to normalize that inclusivity as part of the typical theatergoing experience. Our wide range of offerings are aimed at creating equitable access for people with disabilities of all types. For more than 20 years the Deaf community has found a community at Roundabout in our Sign Interpreted Series. In the 2019-2020 season we worked with HandsOn, our sign interpreter partners, and other members of the theatre community on a workshop aimed at increasing diversity amongst sign language interpreters. Additionally, we have an ongoing commitment to providing on-demand closed captioning and audio description for all of our mainstage productions. A full slate of Relaxed at Roundabout, our innovative and industry leading relaxed performances designed for neuro-diverse individuals and welcoming to all, was planned for the season. The new musical Scotland, PA was the first, and unfortunately only, relaxed performance of the year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closures of our theatres. . As a not-for-profit theatre, Roundabout is also committed to going beyond just producing great plays to informing and educating audiences about a play's writer, its themes, and its historical context. Roundabout's Education Dramaturgs led 53 informative pre- and post-show discussions throughout the shortened 2019-2020 season. Additionally, through our UPSTAGE guide, published for every production, behind-the-scenes content on our blog and social media channels, as well as interactive opportunities within our venues, we provide a number of ways for our audiences to both understand and engage with our productions and the artistic process.

4B - ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT: Roundabout is committed to providing a nurturing home to artists at all stages of their careers. While the 2019-20 season saw productions curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, most program activities pivoted and continued in revised forms to fulfill our mission. The company staged 5 full productions for audiences on and off-Broadway (three of which had runs cut short by the pandemic), producing a variety of work to highlight both the classics and the voices of today. The company also shepherded several artist-driven initiatives described below, many of which focused on a commitment to the future through deeper emphasis on equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. These developments, in concert with the continued excellence of Roundabout's season programming, ensure that Roundabout will continue to forge meaningful connections between artists and audiences for years to come. On Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre, we continued to focus on the kind of programming that has always been at the heart of Roundabout's work: reviving classic plays and sharing these great works with our audience from the perspective of today's most exciting artists. Before the shutdown, we were able to share two such productions on Broadway, starting in the fall with a rare revival of one of Tennessee Williams's most lighthearted pieces, The Rose Tattoo. Academy Award Winner Marisa Tomei gave a breathtaking performance at the center of this large-cast production that embraced music and video projections in new and innovative ways, under the direction of Trip Cullman. Next came the first-ever Broadway production of A Soldier's Play, a Pulitzer Prize winner from the 1980s by Black playwright Charles Fuller, who had never received the level of attention he and his work were due. In a production directed by Kenny Leon and starring Blair Underwood and David Alan Grier, the show was a huge hit with audiences and was recently nominated for 7 Tony Awards, including all of the aforementioned artists. The run had been extended due to popular demand, and the final five performances were lost to the Broadway shutdown. We believe that classic plays and new works both benefit from being in conversation with one another, and so the New Play Initiative continues to be a vital part of Roundabout's mission, this season engaging with productions of new musicals for the first time in in nearly a decade. At Roundabout Underground, Darling Grenadine featured book, music, and lyrics by Daniel Zaitchik. A rare completely original musical, it met with a sold-out run and explored new uses of the Black Box Theatre space, as the first show to be performed there in the round. As part of the Underground commitment to playwrights, Daniel has been commissioned to write his next musical for Roundabout. At the Laura Pels Theatre off-Broadway, we offered the world premiere of a musical that was itself a commission resulting from a past Underground production. Adam Gwon had been commissioned after his musical Ordinary Days, and the songwriter teamed up with book writer Michael Mitnick to create this adaptation of the cult classic film Scotland, PA, itself a gonzo take on Macbeth. The show was a Critic's Pick in the New York Times and brought a younger audience into the theatre. Next at the Pels came Hilary Bettis's moving new play 72 Miles to go., featuring an entirely Latinx cast and tackling America's embattled relationship with immigration through one Mexican family in Tucson, Arizona. The timely play yielded robust audience engagement, which was unfortunately cut short by the theaters being shut down only two days after the play had opened. In a quick pivot, Roundabout was able to edit an archival recording of the play and was given the chance to share the play digitally for two weeks, both with subscribers who didn't get to attend and with new audiences. Perhaps most importantly, as we lost our student matinee performances, school groups had access to the play and could attend a live Q&A with the cast and creative team, also streamed online. A great deal of development of work took place both in the midst of these productions and during the months that the theater was forced to do our work online rather than in person. During the 2019/20 season, this work included: 23 readings and workshops of plays and musicals, of which 21 represented new work, and 21 commissions at varying stages of development. The season also continued our artistic and educational partnership with Columbia University. In addition to the education component of this partnership, Roundabout hosted the fifth annual Columbia@Roundabout Reading Series, this year done over the Zoom platform, which resulted in broader audiences getting to know their work. The series introduced three recent Columbia graduates to industry professionals and brought these talented young writers into the Roundabout family. One of the three playwrights was immediately signed by a major agency for representation as a direct result of their reading. These artists were all invited into the Space Jam program. Space Jam was created to provide playwrights with the space, time, and resources they need to create great work. Roundabout's rehearsal studio was converted into a writers' room on two separate occasions for a week-long retreat (with two additional planned sessions lost to the shutdown). The program is not tied to results; writers are not obligated to share their work with Roundabout. The goal is simply to support writers whose talent the theater believes in by giving them the chance to do their work in a pleasant and productive atmosphere. We were able to support 21 writers in this way. We also continued our residence in a rented solo office that rotates among playwrights from week to week, offering them a private writing space to help them do their creative work. For this season, we added a second office and were able to support 25 playwrights before the offices were shut down. Our third prong of this program, giving writers retreats outside of New York City, was unfortunately postponed due to the public health situation, but we have maintained commitments from at least two partner institutions to resume as soon as possible. In our Resident Artist programs, both Resident Directors, Rebecca Taichman (Tony-winner for Indecent) and Anne Kauffman, signed on for third years and continued to be important voices in our season planning. We also added Miranda Haymon, a past Directing Fellow, to the larger group of Roundabout's Associate Artists. This group of more than a dozen respected members of the theatre community from the worlds of playwriting and directing all find an artistic home here. Through this program, the artists are given a stable base of support and the opportunity to bring projects at all stages of development. The Roundabout Directing Fellowship successfully moved into its fourth year of bringing a young director from an underrepresented community into the theatre to give the artist a chance to assist and be mentored by directors on Roundabout productions and also develop their own work. Afro-Latina director Cristina Angeles thrived, assisting on A Soldier's Play and 72 Miles to go.., as well as doing one workshop of her own passion project, all while getting to know Roundabout staff and forming long-lasting relationships. Cristina will continue to receive development opportunities when the theatre reopens, as her Fellowship was not able to be completed in full, and we want her to be properly introduced to the professional theatre community. Both Cristina and Miranda Haymon worked with the Artistic staff to create a new program that developed out of the success of their Fellowships, Roundabout Directors Group. One dozen early-career directors were invited to participate in this group that was intended accelerate the pipeline of directors coming from historically underrepresented communities while providing insight into a large non-profit as well as peer mentorship and support. Through monthly meetings with guests ranging from Tony-winning directors to artists with expertise in personal finance and self-producing, the group covered a wide variety of topics. Deemed a success, this program will continue with new cohorts in future seasons.

4C - EDUCATION: During the 2019-2020 season, Education at Roundabout impacted over 26,000 students, educators, and adults from 308 schools, over 250 of which are NYC based and represent all five boroughs, and across a diverse slate of programming. Roundabout's education programs engage students in non-traditional ways of learning to help them acquire the skills needed to be productive, engaged citizens. Each year, Roundabout's programming ranges from student matinees to in-school classroom residencies, from school-wide partnerships to professional development workshops for teachers, from a free after-school program to a career development intern/apprentice program. And in the fall of 2019, alongside labor union partner, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Roundabout launched year four of the Theatrical Workforce Development Program, which provides young adults from traditionally underrepresented communities training, mentorship, and access to careers in technical theatre. Below is an overview of the programs: TEACHING AND LEARNING . Professional Development at Roundabout offers a variety of workshops to enhance each educator's ability to use theatre as an effective teaching tool in the classroom. These workshops are offered throughout the year to teachers, schools, and districts. Workshops are often customized to meet different learning objectives. [FY20 Impact: 861 educators] . Roundabout Youth Ensemble is our student-run theatre company where public high school students take responsibility for their learning by making all the artistic, technical, and administrative decisions for each production. In fall of 2019 it took place in three Burroughs of New York City as well as Roundabout's theatres. And in the summer of 2020 the ensemble produced its original play remotely via Zoom and YouTube. [FY20 Impact: 119 students; 22 schools] . School Partnerships are at the core of our work and target middle schools and high schools with limited access to the arts. The vehicles for learning in School Partnerships are intensive residencies that are thoughtfully developed and tailored to meet the goals of individual schools. The residencies provide in-depth programs that connect the process of theatre production to the school curriculum. Residencies can range from 8-12 artist visits in a single classroom to year-long partnerships that take place in several classrooms or grade levels within the school. Specialized Teaching Artists work with educators to determine residency goals and success measurement tools to ensure that residencies fulfill targeted education needs. In spring of 2020 Roundabout worked with schools to transition residencies to the virtual formats that best served each school. [FY20 Impact: 3,250 students in 137 classrooms] . Theatre Access provides free and discounted matinee tickets to Roundabout productions for student groups from throughout the tri-state area and beyond. This commitment to making world-class theatre accessible and affordable for the widest possible audience gives many students their first Broadway experience. Teachers receive curriculum materials to prepare their students for a trip to the theatre. Pre- and post-show workshops and talkbacks with the cast are also available for students. [FY20 Impact: over 6,395 students received free and highly subsidized tickets] CAREER TRAINING . Career Development at Roundabout offers a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities for pre-professionals interested in theatre administration careers. Programming includes exposure and training opportunities like Collage & Career Readiness Day, How to Stand Out workshops, and a high school internship partnership with the Broadway League. But the most in-depth training comes from Roundabout's intern and apprentice programs. This season Roundabout administered a 9-month apprentice program, offering early career professionals an introduction and insight into the day-to-day operations of Roundabout's professional theatres. The 12 full-time staff members are integral parts of their respective department. Apprentices attend regular seminars with members of Roundabout's senior staff, receive a living wage, and benefit from cross-networking opportunities with interns/apprentices from other cultural institutions like the American Ballet Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop. Roundabout's career development program strives to support young professionals from historically underrepresented communities through the first steps of their theatre administration careers. This season, Roundabout continued to offer a Cost of Living Scholarship to help offset the cost of housing and transportation. All season-long apprenticeship applicants can apply. In FY20 it was awarded to one qualifying Apprentice. [FY20 Impact: 329 students/pre-professionals] . Theatrical Workforce Development In the fall of 2016, alongside labor union partner, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Roundabout launched the Theatrical Workforce Development Program, which connects young adults from traditionally underrepresented communities to careers in technical theatre. This three-year program trains and places young New Yorkers into paid professional positions. The program is intended to break down the barriers that prevent young adults from gaining economic stability; to bring equity and diversity to a field of high-quality, skill-based jobs in a growing economic sector; and to educate and encourage a new generation of passionate theatre professionals. [FY20 Impact: 64 Fellows and Alumni served] COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT . Theatre Plus programs enhance the theatre-going experience for thousands of subscribers and patrons to help them learn more about the history of the production and its creators. Programming includes pre-show dramaturgical discussions and post-show talkbacks and lectures. [FY20 Impact: 6,185 patrons] . UPSTAGE Guides provide audiences and students with print and digital access to artist interviews, thematic and dramaturgical essays, designer statements, and research materials related to Roundabout's productions. Guides are available in each of our theatres and online. [FY20 Impact: 11,895 guides distributed and viewed online] . Community Conversations are post show events that aim to deepen audience members experience with the play and to each other. The format is intended to create space for audience members to share their experience, building a sense of mutual understanding and therefore, a stronger Roundabout community. In spring of 2020 Community Conversations were offered via Zoom to allow patrons to connect with each other as the theatre industry transitioned to streaming and virtual events. [FY20 Impact: 534 patrons]

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