2022-05-13T08:01:53-07:00 2021-06-30 132708318 Blitzer Gelfand and Cohen PC 111 Great Neck Rd Ste 304 Great Neck NY 11021 990 2020-07-01 412063324 TRANSPORT GROUP INC DBA TRANSPORT GROUP THEATRE COMPANY TRAN 2125640333 520 EIGHTH AVENUE 311 NEW YORK NY 10018 Denise Dickens Executive Dir. 2022-05-13 true Denise Dickens 999009999 RICHARD E COHEN P00127156 5168294470 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Denise Dickens C/O TRANSPORT GROUP INC NEW YORK NY 10018 622402 false X www.transportgroup.org X 2001 NY PRODUCING AND DEVELOPING PLAYS AND MUSICALS 18 18 132 0 1584447 538722 273841 -2549 188 13253 86041 1871541 622402 0 0 994495 317772 0 98513 809035 118802 1803530 436574 68011 185828 488221 675910 160652 162513 327569 513397 PRODUCING AND DEVELOPING PLAYS AND MUSICALS false false 271031 83051 Transport Group is a New York-based, off-Broadway theatre company that stages new works and radically-reimagined revivals by American writers. Transport Groups work has been called storytelling at its purest by The New York Times, at once faithful and irreverent. In the two decades since the company was founded by Artistic Director Jack Cummings III and Robyn Hussa, we have produced 34 shows comprised of 14 new works, 17 revivals and 3 New York premiers, consisting of 17 plays and 16 musicals and six commissioned works. Our New York and world premieres have all had a continued life beyond their initial productions, and Transport Group has received The New York Drama Critics Circle Award, 3 Drama Desk Awards including a Special Drama Desk Award for its breadth of vision and its presentation of challenging productions, 9 Obie Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, 3 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, and a Dramatists Guild Award. In addition, our productions have received 46 Drama Desk Award nominations, 8 Drama League Award nominations, 4 Lucille Lortel Award nominations, 6 Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, 9 American Theatre Wing Design Award nominations, 9 Off-Broadway Alliance Award nominations, 4 Audelco Award nominations, and a Tony Award nomination.Our principal Artistic programming is the annual production of two mainstage productions along with the commissioning and development of new work. We also produce readings, developmental labs, concerts and other special events. Productions are attended by 4,000-8,000 people annually and other one-night concerts, events and workshops attract an additional 500-800 people annually. Our audiences are theatergoers in the new york tri-state area.Our 2021/2022 season began with hosting the virtual conversation series: A Year Later: Arts and Activism, with our first conversation on August 12, 2021 measuring our progress as an industry, and what we can do to strive better. This was followed by Twin Cities On the Ground on September 8th featuring TG commissioned playwright Harrison David Rivers and Pillsbury House Theatres Producing Artistic Director Signe V. Harriday. Both conversations were moderated by Michael Dinwiddie, Associate Professor at NYUs Gallatin School of Individualized Study. These virtual conversations were offered free to the public and connected with 160+ audience members, and 100% of all donations received were redirected to Black Theatre Network.In November 2021, we held a one-week reading for our commissioned musical, Split, written by Michele Lowe, with music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak. The piece follows Karen Schiff, a gifted scientist who feels constrained by her gender and past, as she forges a half-baked plan for a road trip to the Grand Canyon with her equally gifted daughter Amy. The new musical explores womens identity during and post-WWII, and aims to speak to women, transwomen and non-binary individuals who are systematically denied opportunities in male-dominated industries and who struggle to advocate for themselves. Further development of this piece will continue with a three-week workshop this June 2022, leading up to its world premiere in our 2022/2023 Season.In our return to in-person programming, this spring we produced a revival of our 2011 production The Patsy, starring six-time OBIE Award winner David Greenspan. In this piece, Greenspan cleverly resurrects this Cinderella story of a girl who is a little less beautiful and a little less loved and her fractious, gossipy family. Transport Groups The Patsy once again explores a familys aspirations of wealth, status, and love in pre-depression America through Greenspans incomparable solo performance. The Patsy is currently played at the Abrons Arts Center from 3.30.22 through 4.30.22. The production was filmed with plans to digitally stream the production, providing greater access to a national and international audience.This year, we have also continued artistic development under The Joanna & Steven Sanders New Works Program. We will finalize a commission for a new musical by Carmel Dean and Kristen Guenther.Furthermore, we will continue our benefit concert series, the Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series, celebrating treasured American musicals. The series one-night-only events showcase original orchestrations performed by a full orchestra and feature some of Broadways biggest stars, including Santino Fontana, Rachel Bay Jones, and Beth Malone. In addition, the evenings include behind-the-scenes stories of each shows development process for its debut production, featuring special guests connected to the original stars and creators. Our next annual benefit concert will be Rodgers and Hammersteins classic South Pacific, presented on June 27, 2022, at Merkin Concert Hall.We have continued offering our weekly essay series While Were Home, which reflects on Transport Groups 20-year history with personal reflections from our leadership, alumni artists, and friends. Recent essay authors include actors Elena Hurst and Jackie Hoffman, playwright Douglas Carter Beane, and Board Member Irene Carney, to name a few. Building on While Were Home, we added an in-depth monthly video series While Were Home Extended Cut that features artists from our weekly essay series, such as actors Barbara Andres, David Lee Huynh, and David Aron Damane.We will be hosting our annual Gala celebration on May 16th at the Current at Chelsea Piers. This gala will be the first one hosted by Transport Group since the beginning of the pandemic. Honoring former TG Executive Director Lori Fineman, we anticipate roughly 200 guests and an evening of performances celebrating both Loris non-profit and commercially-produced works, in addition to our 20th Anniversary. 271031 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 40 0 true 132 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X Denise Dickens 2125640333 520 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10018 JACK CUMMINGS III ARTISTIC DIR. 40.00 0.00 X X 70794 0 0 Denise Dickens Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 66450 0 0 LORI FINEMAN Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY NIEDERHOFFER Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AIMEE STEELE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY HIRSCHHORN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH ACKERMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HILARY BLUMENREICH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 IRENE CARNEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY FRIEDMAN VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN D GOLDBERG LEGAL ADVISOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCESCA JAMES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YAEL JEKOGIAN Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH L STEIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LANCE BRIGGS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MULLOOLY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGOT ASTRACHAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA ROSEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA SANDERS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SARA LIND BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 137244 0 false false false 0 63500 475222 538722 SHOW ADMISSIONS 711110 -2549 -2549 -2549 188 188 0 441 441 0 0 0 0 0 PPP loan forgiveness 85600 85600 85600 622402 85600 -1920 0 0 0 0 134669 65250 32983 36436 0 121151 84242 5695 31214 0 31081 24077 4202 2802 30871 18718 4421 7732 0 0 10125 10125 0 0 0 0 0 2802 828 631 1343 0 0 13056 10224 1416 1416 500 474 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 21744 8698 6523 6523 PROFESSIONAL, ARTISTIC & ADMIN 47724 47724 HOSPITALITY & EVENT EXPENSE 12774 3921 281 8572 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 5728 5728 Postage and Shipping 2301 351 263 1687 2048 796 471 781 436574 271031 67030 98513 373130 457151 0 37663 189310 0 0 0 0 0 13681 20497 0 0 0 0 0 63747 8952 488221 675910 48802 50663 111850 111850 160652 162513 X 327569 328397 185000 327569 513397 488221 675910 185828 X false true X true false X 534899 620004 840699 1610697 538722 4145021 0 0 534899 620004 840699 1610697 538722 4145021 454402 3690619 242 290 190 286 629 1637 0 85600 85600 4232258 1345368 0.87200 0.87960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED DEFERRED REVENUE 26250 PAYROLL PROTECTION PLAN 85600 111850 X 622402 622402 622402 436574 436574 436574 Part X : FIN48 Footnote As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, the organization believes there were no uncertain tax positions. 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