Theater organizations account for 7k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $3b in revenue and employ 61.3k individuals.
7 Thousand
Active Organizations
$2.7 Billion
Annual Revenue
61 Thousand
Employees in Sector
$7.6 Billion
Controlled Assets
Sandy, UT
Assets: $67m
Revenue: $42m
Employees: 743
MISSION:
PROFESSIONAL NON-EQUITY THEATRE PRESENTING FAMILY-ORIENTED PLAYS AND MUSICALS, ALONG WITH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCES FOR STUDENTS K-12 AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.
Washington, DC
Assets: $66m
Revenue: $13m
Employees: 362
MISSION:
THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY CREATES, PRESERVES, AND PROMOTES CLASSIC THEATREAMBITIOUS, ENDURING PLAYS WITH UNIVERSAL THEMESFOR ALL AUDIENCES. THROUGH THE CREATION OF PROVOCATIVE, IMAGINATIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE THEATRE, STC IGNITES A DIALOGUE THAT CONNECTS ENDURING PLAYS WITH UNIVERSAL THEMESFOR ALL AUDIENCES. THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY OPERATES THE HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS (COMPRISED OF THE 451-SEAT LANSBURGH THEATRE AND THE 774-SEAT SIDNEY HARMAN HALL) AND TYPICALLY OFFERS SIX MAINSTAGE PLAYS EACH SEASON, ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF ARTS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES, ANNUALLY SERVING APPROXIMATELY 150,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANTS.
New York, NY
Assets: $63m
Revenue: $12m
Employees: 250
MISSION:
FOUNDED IN 1991 BY THE LATE JAMES HOUGHTON, THE TONY AWARD-WINNING SIGNATURE THEATRE IS LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PAIGE EVANS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAROLD WOLPERT. SIGNATURE FOSTERS A CULTURAL COMMUNITY AT OUR HOME, THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER, WELCOMING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS THROUGH OUR DOORS EACH YEAR. OUR 70,000 SQ. FT. FRANK GEHRY-DESIGNED SPACE BOASTS THREE THEATRES AND TWO REHEARSAL ROOMS, INCLUDING THE FORD STUDIO, A FLEXIBLE SPACE THAT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO A 99-SEAT THEATRE AS WELL AS 8,800 SQ. FT OF PUBLIC LOBBY SPACE.
New York, NY
Assets: $63m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 326
MISSION:
TO GIVE NEW LIFE TO CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PLAYS AND TO PRODUCE WORLD PREMIERES OF NEW PLAYS BY BOTH ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS.
Cincinnati, OH
Assets: $58m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 248
MISSION:
WE ARE CINCINNATI'S NATIONAL THEATER - COMMITTED TO BRINGING DIVERSE, ENGAGING WORKS OF GREAT ARTISTRY TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO PUTTING CINCINNATI'S ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.
Milwaukee, WI
Assets: $58m
Revenue: $36m
Employees: 383
MISSION:
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER IGNITES POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF ITS COMMUNITY BY CREATING WORLD-CLASS THEATER EXPERIENCES THAT ENTERTAIN, PROVOKE AND INSPIRE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AMONG AN AUDIENCE REPRESENTATIVE OF MILWAUKEE'S RICH DIVERSITY.
Ashland, OR
Assets: $57m
Revenue: $19m
Employees: 398
MISSION:
REVEAL OUR COLLECTIVE HUMANITY THROUGH ILLUMINATING INTERPRETATIONS OF NEW AND CLASSIC PLAYS.
Chicago, IL
Assets: $57m
Revenue: $17m
Employees: 231
MISSION:
TO BRING TO LIFE THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE AND PRESENT OTHER GREAT PERFORMANCES FOR AUDIENCES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.
San Francisco, CA
Assets: $53m
Revenue: $21m
Employees: 492
MISSION:
ACT FOUNDATION NURTURES THE ART OF LIVE THEATER, ACTOR TRAINING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
Baltimore, MD
Assets: $48m
Revenue: $10m
Employees: 154
MISSION:
INSPIRED BY OUR HOME CITY, BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE ACTS AS A CULTURAL CATALYST FOR ALL COMMUNITIES TO ACCESS THEATER IN EVERY FORM AND ENGAGE IN COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS. PROGRAMMING: CAPTURE THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH JOY-FILLED THEATRICAL ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD TO A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER. CONSTITUENCY: BUILD INTERDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN SERVICE TO ALL COMMUNITIES IN BALTIMORE AND EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. CULTURE: FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF BELONGING AND RELENTLESS CURIOSITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE THEIR BEST SELVES. IMPACT: CONTRIBUTE TO THE STORY OF BALTIMORE BY SHOWING UP LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY AS LEADERS, THOUGHT PARTNERS, AMPLIFIERS, AND NEIGHBORS. INSTITUTION: DEVELOP A RESILIENT ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS ON ITS MISSION AND MAKES A DISTINCTIVE IMPACT RELATIVE TO ITS RESOURCES.
Vero Beach, FL
Assets: $45m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 171
MISSION:
THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO OPERATE A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
New York, NY
Assets: $43m
Revenue: $5m
Employees: 19
MISSION:
FOUNDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING ARTISTS AND THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATIVE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, AS WELL AS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND EXHIBIT ART.
Naples, FL
Assets: $41m
Revenue: $23m
Employees: 28
MISSION:
THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO BEING THE FINEST PROFESIONAL THEATRE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, WHILE ALSO FOSTERING A FLOURISHING AND EVER-GROWING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
Los Angeles, CA
Assets: $40m
Revenue: $158k
MISSION:
TO FOSTER, SUPPORT, CONSTRUCT, DEVELOP, ACQUIRE, REHABILITATE, MANAGE AND/OR OPERATE QUALIFIED HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS, DISABLED, AND ELDERLY. TO PRESERVE, CREATE AND PRODUCE ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS AS A MEANS TO PROVIDE AIDE TO RUN-AWAY YOUTH AND DISTRESSED INDIVIDUALS.
Sarasota, FL
Assets: $39m
Revenue: $11m
Employees: 237
MISSION:
ENTERTAIN, ENGAGE AND INSPIRE THROUGH THE HIGHEST QUALITY PROFESSIONAL REPERTORY THEATRE AND SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Indianapolis, IN
Assets: $38m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 195
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE IS TO PRODUCE TOP-QUALITY, PROFESSIONAL THEATER THAT ENGAGES, ENTERTAINS, AND CHALLENGES PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT HELPS BUILD VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
Fayetteville, AR
Assets: $38m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 275
MISSION:
WE BELIEVE THAT THEATRE-DONE WELL AND WITH PASSION-CAN TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. AT THE THEATRE, IN SCHOOLS AND ONLINE, WE CREATE REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES; BROADEN ACCESS; FOSTER EMPATHY, EQUITY AND COHESION; AND GATHER WITH ONE ANOTHER AROUND ART, CONVERSATION, FOOD AND OTHER SHARED EXPERIENCES IN A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE SPACE.
Sarasota, FL
Assets: $37m
Revenue: $10m
Employees: 209
MISSION:
FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE HOLDS THE FOLLOWING MISSION: TO MAKE THEATRE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE; TO PRESENT THEATRE THAT CHALLENGES WITH AS MUCH GUSTO AS IT ENTERTAINS; TO CREATE A PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE ISSUES OF OUR DAY THAT WILL FOSTER POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND; TO OPERATE WITHIN AND FOR THE PUBLIC TRUST .
Philadelphia, PA
Assets: $36m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 195
MISSION:
TO SUSTAIN THE TRADITION OF PROFESSIONAL THEATRE AND CONTRIBUTE TO ITS FUTURE VIABILITY AND VITALITY.
Glencoe, IL
Assets: $35m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 137
MISSION:
TO PRESENT WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTIONS OF CLASSIC, ADAPTED, AND ORIGINAL PLAYS, AND TO PROVIDE A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR AREA STUDENTS AND THEATRE-GOERS.