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
Atlanta, GA
Assets: $7m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 36
MISSION:
THEATRICAL OUTFIT, ATLANTA'S DOWNTOWN THEATRE, MISSION IS TO PRODUCE WORLD-CLASS THEATRE THAT STARTS THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER. OUR VISION IS A COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY GROUNDED IN DIGNITY, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY.WE CREATE THEATRE WITH A PURPOSE; OUR WORK HAS THE POWER TO DEEPEN CONNECTIONS, PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE.WE INVEST IN ATLANTA; BY CREATING A HOME FOR ARTISTS IN ATLANTA AND INVESTING IN MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE HELP BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR CITY.WE LIVE OUR VALUES; INCLUSION AND A SENSE OF BELONGING ARE PART OF WHO WE ARE AND CENTRAL TO HOW WE WORK.
Toledo, OH
Assets: $7m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 358
MISSION:
THE STRANAHAN THEATER WITH A CAPACITY OF NEARLY 2,400 SEATS AND THE LARGEST PROSCENIUM STAGE IN NORTHWEST OHIO PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT THAT ENRICHES THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Venice, FL
Assets: $7m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 32
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to produce plays.
Richmond, VA
Assets: $7m
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 108
MISSION:
VIRGINIA REPERTORY THEATRE IS A NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL THEATER BASED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. VIRGINIA REP'S MISSION IS TO ENTERTAIN, CHALLENGE AND UPLIFT COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF LIVE THEATRE. VIRGINIA REP PRESENTS NATIONAL CALIBER PRODUCTIONS OF THE GREAT DRAMAS, COMEDIES, AND MUSICALS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. VIRGINIA REP IS ALWAYS SEEKING TO DEMONSTRATE THE UNIQUE POWER OF THEATRE TO ENGAGE, ENTHRALL, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE, AND IS COMMITTED TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM IN THE ARTS, EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.
Portland, ME
Assets: $7m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 103
MISSION:
TO ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE AND ENGAGE ITS AUDIENCES BY PRODUCING A WIDE RANGE OF ARTISTIC WORKS AND PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE BASIC HUMAN ISSUES AND CONCERNS RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE THEATER. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS TO PROMOTE CREATIVITY AND DIALOGUE AMONG ARTISTS, STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.
Fort Worth, TX
Assets: $7m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 59
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to produce plays.
Milwaukee, WI
Assets: $7m
Revenue: $5m
Employees: 141
MISSION:
FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE, INC. DOES BUSINESS AS FIRST STAGE. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY CREATING EXCEPTIONAL THEATER EXPERIENCES THROUGH OUR THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES:1) OUR PROFESSIONAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS ENGAGE, ENLIGHTEN, AND ENTERTAIN.2) OUR THEATER ACADEMY TRAINING FOSTERS LIFE SKILLS (E.G. CONFIDENCE, RESPECT, FRIENDSHIP, SUPPORT, MOTIVATION, ETC.) WHILE IT TEACHES STAGE SKILLS. 3) OUR DYNAMIC THEATER-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROMOTE LEARNING THROUGH THEATER.
Philadelphia, PA
Assets: $7m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 165
MISSION:
A VITAL CIVIC INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO THE CREATION OF EXTRAORDINARY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES.
Tacoma, WA
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 18
MISSION:
INSPIRING AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSICAL THEATER.
Detroit, MI
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 72
MISSION:
THE DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE PRODUCES NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLAYS AND PROGRAMS WITH WORLD-CLASS WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND DESIGNERS IN THE HEART OF DETROIT'S CULTURAL DISTRICT. THE ORGANIZATION CREATES BOLD, RELEVANT WORK THAT ILLUMINATES THE THRILLS, JOYS, AND CHALLENGES OF THE SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
Memphis, TN
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 11
MISSION:
HATTILOO THEATRE IS DEDICATED TO CULTIVATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE BLACK DRAMA ARTS AND IS ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP A BLACK THEATRE THAT IS ACCESSBLE, REFLECTIVE AND RELEVANT OF THE MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY FOR MEMPHIS.
Austin, TX
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 202
MISSION:
CREATIVE ACTION IS A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS THAT WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO LEAD UNIQUE AND ENGAGING ARTS PROGRAMS WHICH ALLOW YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS, GAIN TOOLS FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND HAVE SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE.
Iowa City, IA
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 68
MISSION:
TO INSPIRE AND ACTIVATE POSITIVE COMMUNITY GROWTH THROUGH THE ARTS.
Los Angeles, CA
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 108
MISSION:
THE PURPOSE OF EAST WEST PLAYERS, INC. (EWP) IS TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BY PRESENTING WORLD-CLASS THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, DEVELOPING ARTISTS OF COLOR, AND PROVIDING IMPACTFUL YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FOUNDED IN 1965, EWP IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LONGEST-RUNNING THEATERS OF COLOR AND THE LARGEST AND OLDEST ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER COMPANY. EWP STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER STORIES ARE TOLD BY WORKING TO INCREASE ACCESS, INCLUSION, AND REPRESENTATION IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRICAL WORKS, A ROBUST RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND OTHER CIVIC ACTIVITIES. IN RECOGNITION OF ITS WORK, EWP WAS DESIGNATED BY THE FORD FOUNDATION AS A NATIONAL CULTURAL TREASURE, ONE OF ONLY 20 ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE THE HONOR.
Washington, DC
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 13
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HISPANIC ART AND CULTURE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF BILINGUAL THEATRE.
Cincinnati, OH
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 105
MISSION:
ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI IS A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE DEDICATED TO PRODUCING WORLD AND REGIONAL PREMIERES OF WORK THAT OFTEN EXPLORE COMPELLING SOCIAL ISSUES. WE FULFILL OUR MISSION THROUGH OUR STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT ELIGHTEN, ENLIVEN, ENRICH AND INSPIRE OUR AUDIENCES.
Des Moines, IA
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $305k
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE A PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR GREATER DES MOINES RESIDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR ARTISTIC PASSIONS.
Syosset, NY
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $257k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to produce plays.
Orlando, FL
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 144
MISSION:
TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY WITH ENGAGING PROFESSIONAL THEATER, INSPIRING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING NEW PLAYS.
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Assets: $6m
Revenue: $5m
Employees: 22
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WHICH ENRICHES THE SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES, COMMUNITY USE FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.