2020-04-06T13:52:56-05:00 2019-06-30 205788602 GLASER AND COMPANY LLC 149 E BAY ST SUITE 200 CHARLESTON SC 294013134 990 2018-07-01 134240676 PURE THEATER PURE 8437234444 134 CANNON STREET CHARLESTON SC 29403 SHARON GRACI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 8437234444 2020-04-06 true ERIK M GLASER CPA P00724565 8438490179 2020-04-06 162.217.140.173 2020-04-06 13:52:56 CD P C7502B9BE47F9B8354F737866145CBAECF522AE1 C7502B9BE47F9B8354F737866145CBAECF522AE1 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SHARON GRACI 477 KING STREET CHARLESTON SC 29403 386860 false X HTTP://PURETHEATRE.ORG X 2005 SC TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL THEATRE EXPERIENCES THAT ENLIVEN THOUGHT, IGNITE DIALOGUE, AND EXPAND CONSCIOUSNESS. 7 7 5 132 0 256160 252803 158262 122510 503 204 22770 3301 437695 378818 0 0 151204 162775 0 8458 277523 196981 428727 359756 8968 19062 10516 59570 29693 59685 -19177 -115 X PURE THEATRES MISSION IS TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL THEATRE EXPERIENCES THAT ENLIVEN THOUGHT, IGNITE DIALOGUE, AND EXPAND CONSCIOUSNESS. PURE THEATRE SEEKS TO BE A MODEL FOR EXCELLENCE IN SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE. WE STRIVE TO LEAD IN THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF NEW WORK, AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ESTABLISHED PLAYS. PURE THEATRE IS A COMPANY THAT DRAWS UPON OUR LOVE OF STORY, HISTORY, AND THE ENERGY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, WHERE DIVERSE THEATRE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES COME TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE THEIR WORLD THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE. PURE CONTINUALLY MAKES THREE PROMISES TO ITS AUDIENCE: TO ALWAYS TELL A STORY WORTH LISTENING TO TO ONLY PURSUE EXCELLENCE TO ALWAYS GIFT THE AUDIENCE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT false false 324177 122510 PURE THEATRE SEEKS TO BE A MODEL FOR EXCELLENCE IN SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE. WE STRIVE TO LEAD IN THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF NEW WORK, AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ESTABLISHED PLAYS. PURE THEATRE IS A COMPANY THAT DRAWS UPON OUR LOVE OF STORY, HISTORY, AND THE ENERGY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, WHERE DIVERSE THEATRE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES COME TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE THEIR WORLD THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE. CHARLESTONS ACCLAIMED PURE THEATRE HAVE BUILT A SOLID REPUTATION FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN PROVOCATIVE CONTEMPORARY THEATRE. PURES 15TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON ENJOYED RECORD ATTENDANCE OF BOTH NEW AND RETURNING AUDIENCES. THE 20 PROFESSIONAL ACTORS COMPRISING THE CORE ENSEMBLE ARE THE SOUL OF PURES WORK. SERVING A SOPHISTICATED AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE WITH A TASTE FOR NEW WORK, PURE PRESENTS A COMPELLING FIVE-PLAY SEASON BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND JUNE. ENDEAVORING ANNUALLY TO OUTDO WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN YEARS PAST, PURE CONTINUALLY MAKES THREE PROMISES TO ITS AUDIENCE: TO ALWAYS TELL A STORY WORTH LISTENING TO TO ONLY PURSUE EXCELLENCE TO ALWAYS GIFT THE AUDIENCE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN LAUDED FOR COUPLING ARTISTIC RISK-TAKING WITH A PASSIONATE COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE IMPORTANT AND OFTEN HILARIOUS CHALLENGES OF BEING HUMAN IN THE WORLD TODAY, YESTERDAY, AND TOMORROW. ACCOLADES INCLUDE 7 BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS AWARDS, BEST PLAY/BEST ONE PERSON PLAY AWARDS, AND 2 ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS IN ACTING AND PLAYWRITING FROM THE SC ARTS COMMISSION. AS THE PRODUCER OF 20+ WORLD PREMIERES AND 70+ REGIONAL PREMIERES, PURE HAS BEEN PRAISED FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMMING AND DIVERSITY IN CASTING. WHILE THE COMPANY AT TIMES HAS THRIVED NOMADICALLY, IN 2011 PURE SETTLED IN ITS HOME AT 477 KING STREET. IN 20182019, PURE BEGAN A NEW PHASE OF ITS JOURNEY AS THE ANCHOR TENANT AT THE NEW CANNON STREET ARTS CENTER LOCATED AT 134 CANNON STREET IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. 324177 true true false false false false false false false false 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 false false false false false false true 44 0 5 false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false SC X MEGAN WILDEBOUR 8437234444 134 CANNON STREET CHARLESTON SC 29401 JAMES MARINO CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY ABRAMS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CULLER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID ALBENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER CALCAGNO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY GAFFNEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MELOY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON GRACI ARTISTIC DIR 40.00 X 53825 0 0 53825 false false false 5106 36453 211244 252803 PRODUCTION REVENUE 711110 122510 122510 122510 204 204 2177 5106 2177 8484 5865 2619 2619 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 682 682 682 378818 125811 204 X 52292 44449 2614 5229 98684 85443 11769 1472 11799 10151 1328 320 650 650 90843 89411 1000 432 15738 15738 18144 16001 1703 440 1467 1131 336 14903 14903 11982 10372 1265 345 3972 3733 188 51 7973 7415 438 120 4095 4095 5299 5299 2790 1413 1328 49 PRODUCTION COSTS 9425 9425 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4802 4802 OVATION FEES 4491 4491 MISCELLANEOUS 407 407 359756 324177 27121 8458 -1632 28613 11516 632 927 41640 11610 30030 10516 59570 28818 25947 875 13503 20235 29693 59685 X -88099 -115 68922 -19177 -115 10516 59570 19062 X false false false X 167508 155422 188191 265506 252803 1029430 189831 212983 177972 182315 133853 896954 357339 368405 366163 447821 386656 1926384 20625 20625 20625 20625 1905759 886 503 204 1593 886 503 204 1593 357339 368405 367049 448324 386860 1927977 0.98850 0.99920 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 35329 5299 30030 6311 6311 30030 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PURE THEATRES MISSION IS TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL THEATRE EXPERIENCES THAT ENLIVEN THOUGHT, IGNITE DIALOGUE, AND EXPAND CONSCIOUSNESS. PURE THEATRE SEEKS TO BE A MODEL FOR EXCELLENCE IN SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE. WE STRIVE TO LEAD IN THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF NEW WORK, AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ESTABLISHED PLAYS. PURE THEATRE IS A COMPANY THAT DRAWS UPON OUR LOVE OF STORY, HISTORY, AND THE ENERGY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, WHERE DIVERSE THEATRE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES COME TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE THEIR WORLD THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE. PURE CONTINUALLY MAKES THREE PROMISES TO ITS AUDIENCE: TO ALWAYS TELL A STORY WORTH LISTENING TO TO ONLY PURSUE EXCELLENCE TO ALWAYS GIFT THE AUDIENCE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PURE THEATRE SEEKS TO BE A MODEL FOR EXCELLENCE IN SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE. WE STRIVE TO LEAD IN THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF NEW WORK, AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ESTABLISHED PLAYS. PURE THEATRE IS A COMPANY THAT DRAWS UPON OUR LOVE OF STORY, HISTORY, AND THE ENERGY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, WHERE DIVERSE THEATRE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES COME TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE THEIR WORLD THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE. CHARLESTONS ACCLAIMED PURE THEATRE HAVE BUILT A SOLID REPUTATION FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN PROVOCATIVE CONTEMPORARY THEATRE. PURES 15TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON ENJOYED RECORD ATTENDANCE OF BOTH NEW AND RETURNING AUDIENCES. THE 20 PROFESSIONAL ACTORS COMPRISING THE CORE ENSEMBLE ARE THE SOUL OF PURES WORK. SERVING A SOPHISTICATED AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE WITH A TASTE FOR NEW WORK, PURE PRESENTS A COMPELLING FIVE-PLAY SEASON BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND JUNE. ENDEAVORING ANNUALLY TO OUTDO WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN YEARS PAST, PURE CONTINUALLY MAKES THREE PROMISES TO ITS AUDIENCE: TO ALWAYS TELL A STORY WORTH LISTENING TO TO ONLY PURSUE EXCELLENCE TO ALWAYS GIFT THE AUDIENCE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN LAUDED FOR COUPLING ARTISTIC RISK-TAKING WITH A PASSIONATE COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE IMPORTANT AND OFTEN HILARIOUS CHALLENGES OF BEING HUMAN IN THE WORLD TODAY, YESTERDAY, AND TOMORROW. ACCOLADES INCLUDE 7 BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS AWARDS, BEST PLAY/BEST ONE PERSON PLAY AWARDS, AND 2 ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS IN ACTING AND PLAYWRITING FROM THE SC ARTS COMMISSION. AS THE PRODUCER OF 20+ WORLD PREMIERES AND 70+ REGIONAL PREMIERES, PURE HAS BEEN PRAISED FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMMING AND DIVERSITY IN CASTING. WHILE THE COMPANY AT TIMES HAS THRIVED NOMADICALLY, IN 2011 PURE SETTLED IN ITS HOME AT 477 KING STREET. IN 20182019, PURE BEGAN A NEW PHASE OF ITS JOURNEY AS THE ANCHOR TENANT AT THE NEW CANNON STREET ARTS CENTER LOCATED AT 134 CANNON STREET IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RODNEY LEE ROGERS SHARON GRACI PROD. DIRECT ARTISTIC DIR SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A COMMENT PERIOD. ONCE THAT COMMENT PERIOD IS COMPLETE AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED, THE FORM 990 IS EFILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE THEATRE'S CORPORATE OFFICES. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CO-PRODUCER SPLIT 3,078 0 0 CONSULTING FEES 5,950 700 350 CONTRACT LABOR - PROGRAMING 78,042 0 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 2,341 300 82 TOTAL 89,411 1,000 432