Organizations Filed Purposes:
DOBAMA THEATRE, INC. (DOBAMA THEATRE) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO. DOMABA THEATRE PREMIERES THE BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAYS BY ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS IN PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMING, DOBAMA THEATRE NURTURES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE ARTISTS AND BUILDS NEW AUDIENCES FOR THE ARTS WHILE PROVOKING AN EXAMINATION OF OUR CONTEMPORARY WORLD.
MAINSTAGE SEASON - DOBAMA THEATRE IS A SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE UNDER THE ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA-SPT), BECOMING CLEVELAND'S THIRD FULL-TIME EQUITY THEATRE AND ITS ONLY SPT IN 2014. DOBAMA ABIDES BY THE IMPORTANT RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AEA TO ENSURE SAFETY AND FAIR COMPENSATION FOR ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS. DOBAMA ALSO ABIDES BY THE CLEAN HOUSE STANDARDS IN ALL MAINSTAGE PROGRAMMING, A DOCUMENT DEVELOPED BY DOBAMA THEATRE AND KARAMU HOUSE THAT PROTECTS NON-UNION ARTISTS IN CLEVELAND THEATRES. DOBAMA PRIORITIZES THE SAFETY AND FAIR COMPENSATION OF ARTISTS TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS FOR BRAVE CREATIVE EXPLORATION AND TO RETAIN BOTH UNION AND NON-UNION TALENT IN THE REGION. NATIONAL RECOGNITION AS AN SPT ENHANCES CLEVELAND'S STATUS AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS. IN FULFILLMENT OF THIS MISSION, DOBAMA THEATRE FULLY PRODUCED 5 MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS DURING THE 2019/20 SEASON. THE SIXTH PRODUCTION WAS CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19. ALL PRODUCTIONS WERE CLEVELAND PREMIERES OF AWARD-WINNING PLAYS, INCLUDING ONE PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST. DOBAMA PRIORITIZES HIRING LOCAL PROFESSIONALS IN ARTISTIC AND MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT EVENTS INCLUDED PRE- AND POST-SHOW CONVERSATIONS AS WELL AS MODERATED AUDIENCE DISCUSSIONS. SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDED THE WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL 33 1/3 AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BORDERLIGHT FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL THEATRE.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE MARILYN BIANCHI KIDS' PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL (MBKPF) AND THE DOBAMA EMERGING ACTORS PROGRAM (DEAP) AS THE OLDEST YOUTH PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL IN THE COUNTRY, THE MBKPF EXEMPLIFIES ALL ASPECTS OF DOBAMA'S MISSION: IT ENCOURAGES THE CREATION OF NEW PLAYS, CULTIVATES YOUNG AUDIENCES FOR THE ARTS, AND ASKS STUDENTS TO EXAMINE THE WORLD AROUND THEM. NORTHEAST OHIO STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-12 ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT ORIGINAL PLAYS TO DOBAMA FOR EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK. THE MBKPF CULMINATES IN AN ANNUAL, FULLY-PRODUCED FESTIVAL ON DOBAMA'S STAGE OF OUTSTANDING STUDENT PLAYS AS A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF STUDENTS' WORK AND CREATIVITY YEAR-ROUND. THIS IS THE CORE OF DOBAMA'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND HAS BEEN A STAPLE IN CLEVELAND FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. IN-SCHOOL LITERACY WORKSHOPS ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH THE TOOLS TO INCORPORATE THE PROGRAM INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. DEAP IS AN AUDITIONED ACTING INTENSIVE HOSTED BY DOBAMA EACH SUMMER WHERE HIGH SCHOOL- AND COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS LEARN ESSENTIAL ACTING TECHNIQUES FROM AREA PROFESSIONALS. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS PERFORM A WORKSHOP PRODUCTION OF A HEIGHTENED-TEXT PLAY IN ORDER TO APPLY WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED. THE PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AUDITIONS AND FUTURE EMPLOYMENT IN THE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE WORLD WHILE HONING COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. TUITION IS ON A SLIDING SCALE, AND NO STUDENT IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS DOBAMA TO IDENTIFY EMERGING TALENTS AND CONNECT THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THEIR CRAFT IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PRIZES DIVERSITY, EXPERIMENTATION, AND EXCELLENCE.
THE PLAYWRIGHTS' GYM THE PLAYWRIGHTS' GYM IS DOBAMA THEATRE'S PROFESSIONAL PLAYWRITING UNIT. THE GYM PROVIDES LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORKSHOP NEW WORK IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING DIRECT FEEDBACK, REHEARSAL SPACE, MARKETING, OPEN READINGS, AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS SUPPORTED BY DOBAMA. THE GYM'S GOAL IS TO NURTURE AND ENCOURAGE NEW WORK IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND TO CONTINUE DOBAMA'S COMMITMENT TO THE CREATION AND PREMIERE OF IMPORTANT NEW PLAYS. ADMISSION TO ALL GYM EVENTS IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE AND AUDIENCE FEEDBACK.
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 |
|---|
| Nathan Motta | ARTISTIC DIR | 40 | $61,000 |
| Trevor Wise | TERMINATED M | 40 | $38,769 |
| Killeen Vogel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Vlasek | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Smilovich | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Petersal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Owen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Olga Marsharina | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Joanna Laytin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Korn | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Marian Fairman | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Matt Eiben | TEMP TREASUE | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Egan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marcel Duhamel | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Christal Contini | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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