Theater organizations account for 7k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $3b in revenue and employ 80.0k individuals.
7 Thousand
Active Organizations
$3.4 Billion
Annual Revenue
80 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$8 Billion
Controlled Assets
Assets: $202m
Revenue: $86m
MISSION:
THE COMPANY'S PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES LAID DOWN IN THE ROYAL CHARTER ARE TO CONSERVE, ADVANCE AND DISSEMINATE THE DRAMATIC HERITAGE OF SHAKESPEARE AND TO ADVANCE AND IMPROVE THE DRAMATIC ART, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE COMPANY IS CHARGED WITH PRODUCING AND PRESENTING DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES OF ALL KINDS, AND WITH TEACHING AND TRAINING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
New York, NY
Assets: $173m
Revenue: $30m
Employees: 748
MISSION:
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.
New York, NY
Assets: $167m
Revenue: $49m
Employees: 401
MISSION:
THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATER AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF PLAYS AND MUSICALS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
New York, NY
Assets: $158m
Revenue: $107m
MISSION:
AT THE NATIONAL, WE MAKE WORLD-CLASS THEATRE THAT IS ENTERTAINING, CHALLENGING AND INSPIRING. AND WE MAKE IT FOR EVERYONE.
Minneapolis, MN
Assets: $153m
Revenue: $37m
Employees: 724
MISSION:
THE GUTHRIE THEATER, FOUNDED IN 1963, IS AN AMERICAN CENTER FOR THEATRE PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.
Washington, DC
Assets: $150m
Revenue: $11m
Employees: 225
MISSION:
ARENA STAGE IS A CENTER FOR THE PRODUCTION,PRESENTATION,DEVELOPMENT & STUDY OF THE AMERICAN THEATER.
New York, NY
Assets: $148m
Revenue: $50m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
THROUGH THE PUBLIC THEATER, SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK AND JOE'S PUB, NYSF IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AN AMERICAN THEATER THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO ALL PEOPLE.
Sandy, UT
Assets: $135m
Revenue: $43m
Employees: 842
MISSION:
PROFESSIONAL NON-EQUITY THEATRE PRESENTING FAMILY-ORIENTED PLAYS AND MUSICALS, ALONG WITH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCES FOR STUDENTS K-12 AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.
Chicago, IL
Assets: $122m
Revenue: $29m
Employees: 385
MISSION:
STEPPENWOLF IS AMERICA'S LEADING ENSEMBLE THEATER, LAUNCHING PAD FOR NEW PLAYS, AND VISIONARY ARTS EDUCATION CENTER.
Red Bank, NJ
Assets: $118m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 257
MISSION:
TO CREATE GREAT AMERICAN THEATER BY DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING NEW WORKS AND WORLD MASTERPIECES. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF FULL MISSION STATEMENT.
Boston, MA
Assets: $118m
Revenue: $31m
Employees: 149
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to produce plays.
St Louis, MO
Assets: $117m
Revenue: $34m
Employees: 804
MISSION:
THE MUNY IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ENRICH LIVES BY PRODUCING EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL THEATRE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, CONTINUING ITS REMARKABLE TRADITION IN FOREST PARK.
Houston, TX
Assets: $99m
Revenue: $26m
Employees: 416
MISSION:
VISION: TO BE AN INCLUSIVE THEATRE THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO HOUSTON, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD; MISSION: TO INSPIRE AND ENCHANT LIVES THROUGH A DIVERSITY OF THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE WITH OUR RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY AT THE CENTER
La Jolla, CA
Assets: $97m
Revenue: $22m
Employees: 638
MISSION:
TO ADVANCE THEATRE AS AN ART FORM AND AS A VITAL SOCIAL, MORAL AND POLITICAL PLATFORM BY PROVIDING UNFETTERED CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LEADING ARTISTS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.
San Francisco, CA
Assets: $91m
Revenue: $52m
Employees: 596
MISSION:
ACT FOUNDATION NURTURES THE ART OF LIVE THEATER, ACTOR TRAINING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
San Diego, CA
Assets: $88m
Revenue: $30m
Employees: 887
MISSION:
AS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PROFESSIONAL REGIONAL THEATRES AND ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST ARTS INSTITUTIONS, THE TONY AWARD-WINNING OLD GLOBE HAS SERVED THE SAN DIEGO REGION SINCE 1937 WHEN A POPULAR VENUE FOR SHAKESPEARE'S WORK AT THE 1935-36 CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN BALBOA PARK WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PERMANENT OPERATION. THE OLD GLOBE PRODUCES A YEAR-ROUND SEASON OF 15 OR MORE PLAYS AND MUSICALS, INCLUDING WORLD PREMIERES, MODERN CLASSICS, NEW WORKS, BROADWAY-BOUND PRODUCTIONS AND THE HIGHLY-REGARDED SUMMER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. IN ADDITION TO THE ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING ON ITS THREE STAGES, WITH AUDIENCE CAPACITIES OF 600/600/250, THE GLOBE OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ARTS ENGAGEMENT AND HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH AND EDUCATION OF AUDIENCES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
New York, NY
Assets: $87m
Revenue: $29m
Employees: 496
MISSION:
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB, INC. IS A LEADING PRODUCER OF NEW WORKS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT REVIVALS.
Los Angeles, CA
Assets: $84m
Revenue: $43m
Employees: 387
MISSION:
AS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST INFLUENTIAL NONPROFIT THEATRE COMPANIES, LOS ANGELES' CENTER THEATRE GROUP CONTINUES ITS 55-YEAR TRADITION OF USING THE ART OF THEATRE TO BROADEN HORIZONS AND ILLUMINATE NEW PERSPECTIVES AT ITS 3 THEATRES: THE AHMANSON THEATRE, MARK TAPER FORUM AND KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE.
Berkeley, CA
Assets: $76m
Revenue: $15m
Employees: 457
MISSION:
THE THEATRE PRODUCES PREMIERES OF NEW WORK AND MAJOR PRODUCTIONS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL REPERTOIRE.
Costa Mesa, CA
Assets: $75m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 417
MISSION:
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY, INC. EDUCATES INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT.