2021-12-27T12:08:34-07:00 2021-06-30 990 2020-07-01 363602224 STRAWDOG THEATRE COMPANY STRA 7739607883 118 N Lorel Ave Chicago IL 60644 Kyle Hamman Treasurer 7739604956 2021-12-27 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X Michael Reyes 118 N Lorel Ave Chicago IL 60644 48185 0 X www.strawdog.org X 1987 IL Strawdog Theatre Company is committed to ensemble acting and an immersive design approach, offering Chicago the premiere storefront theatre experience. Strawdog champions core values of Genuine Connection, Ensemble, Challenge, and Community. We develop new work, re-imagine classic plays, explore new fusions of music and theatre, ask provocative questions and deliver the unexpected to our audience. We provide a home for our celebrated ensemble to work and play with the most sought after artists in Chicago theatre along with the best new talents in the city. 5 5 1 25 0 0 109597 38781 48464 9404 0 0 18968 0 177029 48185 0 0 0 0 22767 5229 0 0 5 148711 26815 171478 32044 5551 16141 61466 58546 24319 5258 37147 53288 Strawdog Theatre Company is committed to ensemble acting and an immersive design approach, offering Chicago the premiere storefront theatre experience. Strawdog champions core values of Genuine Connection, Ensemble, Challenge, and Community. We develop new work, re-imagine classic plays, explore new fusions of music and theatre, ask provocative questions and deliver the unexpected to our audience. We provide a home for our celebrated ensemble to work and play with the most sought after artists in Chicago theatre along with the best new talents in the city. 0 0 7146 0 4549 Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins was an interactive live-streamed performance which ran from Dec 5, 2020-Dec 21, 2020. Using ticketed access to the streaming platform, this family-friendly production of was viewed by over 250 families. 6174 0 1356 How Do We Navigate Space?, running from Mar 15, 2021-Apr 18, 2021, was a series of video monologues sourced from our Chicago community, that explore true stories of how we navigate physical space and what that says about our society during a time of pandemic and social justice. Gathered from the personal experiences of over thirty Chicago residents of different communities, the playwright created a script based on survey responses as a jumping off point for a devising process led by the director, playwright, and creative team. Combining movement and music with authentic voices, the film communicated a non-linear story of our diverse and complex city in this challenging time. Tickets to stream the film were available on a "Pay-What-You-Can" model. 3921 0 3458 Titus Halder's Run the Beast Down was a critically acclaimed hybrid theatre production which ran October 26-November 2, 2020. Reviewed by Chris Jones at the Chicago Tribune, he called it a "parable for our anxious times." This film and the review show how Strawdog Theatre Company was successful in creating a theatre-film hybrid. Using ticketed access to the streaming production, the film was streamed by over 245 households. 7987 0 41 Strawdog opened our 33rd season: Resilience, by embracing a digital format. Our programming included four productions: The Four, Run the Beast Down, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, and How Do We Navigate Space?. Additionally, there was programming overhead from the previous season's shows of Welcome to Keene and The Effect and a few added miscellaneous expenses including wages for the artistic director. The Four opened on Sept 25, 2020 as a free live streamed community building event in which ensemble members recited a poem and shared a ritual culminating with the burning of words that we inspire and words best left behind. The event reached over 2,800 people on Facebook. Audiences were welcomed to support the show via a Facebook Live fundraising event. 7987 0 41 25228 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 IL X Kyle Hamman 7739604956 118 N Lorel Ave Chicago IL 60644 Curtis Smith Board member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jeff Ziemer Board member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Reyes President 10 0 X 0 0 0 Kyle Hamman Treasurer 10 0 X 0 0 0 Aly Renee Amidei Secretary 10 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12791 0 13800 12190 0 38781 Theatre Performances 711110 9404 9404 0 0 0 0 0 0 9404 0 0 0 0 0 0 48185 9404 0 0 X 4857 4857 372 372 3819 3710 109 8036 8036 2425 2425 341 336 5 982 982 157 157 1155 1155 2915 2915 Dues and Subscriptions 1715 0 1715 0 Ticketing Expenses 1088 1088 0 0 Production Expenses 3758 3758 0 0 424 424 32044 25228 6811 5 36139 51488 12039 178 9552 4440 6868 4428 3736 2440 61466 58546 6009 5085 173 16720 1590 24319 5258 X 37147 53288 0 0 37147 53288 61466 58546 16141 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 180173 160516 153202 116770 38781 649442 42791 86061 86956 48464 9404 273676 222964 246577 240158 165234 48185 923118 13000 9950 13000 5325 705 41980 13000 9950 13000 5325 705 41980 881138 340 340 222964 246577 240498 165234 48185 923458 0.95417 0.95188 0 0 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Sale of Equipment RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6868 4428 2440 0 0 0 0 2440 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The return is provided to the full board who may submit questions to the Accountant prior to filing. The return is reviewed by the Treasurer, Secretary, and President before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents are available upon request Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g This expense line includes contract fees for Production Artists and Staff for online and live performances.