2019-05-15T09:16:56-05:00 2018-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2017-07-01 133641560 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC SIGN 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 HAROLD WOLPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129671913 2019-05-02 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 38.142.140.186 2019-05-02 14:07:45 ED P 7EE24DDEAA34AFAE9DF92C3D2672F42BD3DA974D 03E3EECF7E65A1A7F99EA68D2AC92F3596A19EA3 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z HAROLD WOLPERT 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 12446555 0 X WWW.SIGNATURETHEATRE.ORG X 1991 NY FOUNDED IN 1991 BY THE LATE JAMES HOUGHTON, THE TONY AWARD-WINNING SIGNATURE THEATRE IS NOW LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PAIGE EVANS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAROLD WOLPERT. SIGNATURE FOSTERS A CULTURAL COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR PERMANENT HOME ON WEST 42ND STREET, THE FRANK GEHRY-DESIGNED PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER, WHICH BOASTS THREE THEATRES AND TWO REHEARSAL ROOMS, INCLUDING THE FORD STUDIO, A FLEXIBLE SPACE THAT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO A 99-SEAT THEATRE.SIGNATURE CONDUCTS ITS PROGRAMMING AT THE CENTER. RESIDENCY 1, SIGNATURE'S FOUNDING PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, IS A YEAR-LONG, INTENSIVE EXPLORATION OF A SINGLE WRITER'S BODY OF WORK. RESIDENCY 5, THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND, WAS LAUNCHED AT THE CENTER TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PLAYWRIGHTS AS THEY BUILD BODIES OF WORK. IT GUARANTEES EACH WRITER THREE PRODUCTIONS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. OUR LEGACY PROGRAM INVITES PAST SIGNATURE WRITERS FROM BOTH RESIDENCIES TO RETURN FOR PRODUCTIONS OF PREMIERE OR SIGNATURE PLAYS. 27 24 454 1239 0 51755 6455151 5594970 3256959 3204030 129902 127480 1644480 2161886 11486492 11088366 20496 18510 0 0 7539421 7073114 92500 2500 1378682 8741105 8295178 16393522 15389302 -4907030 -4300936 90016670 86572418 42879585 42751054 47137085 43821364 X SIGNATURE THEATRE CELEBRATES PLAYWRIGHTS AND GIVES THEM AN ARTISTIC HOME. SIGNATURE MAKES AN EXTENDED COMMITMENT TO A PLAYWRIGHT'S BODY OF WORK, PRODUCING SEVERAL PLAYS BY EACH RESIDENT WRITER AND DELIVERING AN INTIMATE AND IMMERSIVE JOURNEY INTO THE PLAYWRIGHT'S SINGULAR VISION. 0 0 12167167 18510 3204030 THE 2017/18 SEASON, THE FIRST SEASON PROGRAMMED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PAIGE EVANS, FEATURED SIX PLAYS BY FOUR PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE: SUZAN-LORI PARKS, STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS, DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU, AND THE LATE EDWARD ALBEE. THE WORK ON OUR STAGES ADDRESSED ISSUES INCLUDING WOMEN AND POVERTY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MORALITY, RACE AND GENTRIFICATION, AND THE COMPLACENCY OF AMERICA'S PRIVILEGED CLASSES. WHILE THESE WORKS WERE WRITTEN OVER THE COURSE OF DECADES, THEIR CONTEMPORARY RESONANCE WAS REMARKABLE.IN FALL 2017, SUZAN-LORI PARKS COMPLETED HER RESIDENCY 1 WITH IN-TANDEM PRODUCTIONS OF THE RED LETTER PLAYS: IN THE BLOOD AND FUCKING A, WORKS INSPIRED BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE'S SEMINAL NOVEL "THE SCARLETT LETTER." STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS JOINED SIGNATURE AS THE NEWEST RESIDENCY 1 WRITER. IN OCTOBER, STEPHEN BEGAN HIS RESIDENCY 1 WITH A HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED REVIVAL OF JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN. HIS RESIDENCY CONTINUED IN SPRING 2018 WITH A PRODUCTION OF OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET. SIGNATURE POSTHUMOUSLY PRODUCED EDWARD ALBEE AS A LEGACY ARTIST WITH EDWARD ALBEE'S AT HOME AT THE ZOO: HOMELIFE & THE ZOO STORY. AND, IN SPRING 2018, SIGNATURE WELCOMED ONE OF ITS NEWEST RESIDENCY 5 WRITERS, DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU WITH A NEW YORK PREMIERE OF HER PLAY PARADISE BLUE.THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE: A GENERATION OF ACCESS IS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND COMMITMENT BY A THEATRE TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, AND OUTREACH. THE TICKET INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2005 WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE DIVERSE THEATERGOERS, BOTH FREQUENT AND NEW, WITH AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS. ACCORDING TO A 2017 CULTURE TRACK SURVEY, ONE OF THE TOP FIVE BARRIERS TO CULTURAL PARTICIPATION IS COST. THE TICKET INITIATIVE SEEKS TO ELIMINATE THIS OBSTACLE AND SERVE THOSE FOR WHOM THE COST OF ATTENDING THEATRE IS GENERALLY PROHIBITIVE BY OFFERING SUBSIDIZED TICKETS TO EVERY SEAT FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE DURING THE INITIAL RUN OF ALL SIX OF OUR SEASON PRODUCTIONS. DURING THE 2017/18 SEASON, WE SOLD 72,173 SUBSIDIZED TICKETS TO THE INITIAL RUNS OF OUR SIX SEASON PRODUCTIONS AT JUST $30, OFFERING OUR AUDIENCES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE HIGH-QUALITY OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. 12167167 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 93 0 1 454 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 27 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X JEFFREY BLEDSOE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 EDWARD NORTON CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NINA MATIS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BERRY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN PETERSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIKA MALLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO DEC 2017) 40.00 X X 355440 0 7865 HAROLD WOLPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF MAR 2018) 40.00 X X 52500 0 0 BARBARA PAIGE EVANS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 282070 0 10329 MARGOT ADAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE E BAINS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN COLLINS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD L DIKMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVANA WARD DURRETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD HERBST TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNAH HEYWORTH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE ROCHE HOPE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KLAFTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELA TAPLIN LUNDBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE M MILLEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER NORTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN O'HARA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA PELS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE POLISI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL H RAUCH ESQ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN STUDZINSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WEINER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WILLETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA ZILKHA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY BLEDSOE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 116555 0 10127 GILBERT MEDINA GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 120027 0 13339 GLENN STISKAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 147626 0 9584 ELIZABETH WHITAKER ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120441 0 24185 PAUL ZIEMER DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & FACILITIES 40.00 X 114703 0 15235 1309362 0 90664 7 0 1 0 IMPRESSIVE CLEANING 84-18 108 AVENUE OZONE PARK NY 11417 CUSTODIAL SERVICES 319430 CAPACITY INTERACTIVE CONSULTING LLC 1239 BROADWAY SUITE 1103 NEW YORK NY 10001 ONLINE MARKETING 252597 GUARDIAN SECURITY SERVICES INC 88006 EXPEDITE WAY CHICAGO IL 60695 SECURITY SERVICES 229959 RORY MULHOLLAND SCENERY LLC 441 CONVENT AVE APT 6A NEW YORK NY 10031 THEATRICAL SCENIC SHOP 223898 THE LIGHTING SYNDICATE LLC 55-05 WOODSIDE AVENUE 411 WOODSIDE NY 11377 THEATRICAL LIGHTING SERVICES 221850 7 737757 796732 4060481 638946 5594970 BOX OFFICE REVENUE 711110 3204030 3204030 3204030 120865 120865 710 710 1872141 0 1872141 1872141 1872141 1008904 1002289 6615 6615 6615 67972 737757 67972 0 571074 287928 283146 283146 OTHER INCOME 900099 5889 5889 5889 11088366 3204030 0 2289366 18510 18510 821943 262388 356475 203080 5012157 4083407 382179 546571 137269 105971 12725 18573 476201 356739 55067 64395 625544 464747 74214 86583 20425 20425 2500 2500 123 123 920654 812240 87944 20470 484958 484958 908217 624306 201001 82910 82744 82744 1751918 1313938 328485 109495 18847 9898 3953 4996 15077 11029 4048 600000 546000 36000 18000 1997866 1818058 119872 59936 132517 99388 24847 8282 COSTUMES,SETS,PROPS 721567 721567 OTHER DIRECT PRODUCTION 196210 196210 CREDIT CARD/BANK FEES 101441 101441 LIGHTING AND SOUND 75007 75007 267607 80062 38702 148843 15389302 12167167 1843453 1378682 323913 919756 505523 216112 16270859 15017902 101431 77206 20390400 20390400 29994 25379 349655 228443 62844960 13217185 51610892 49627775 351556 25720 82447 43725 90016670 86572418 4603585 4639287 1294871 1248628 100000 16666667 16666667 20314462 20096472 42879585 42751054 X 32953601 30824296 14183484 12896975 100093 47137085 43821364 90016670 86572418 X -4300936 -361 985576 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3786068 5204464 7785623 6455151 5594970 28826276 3786068 5204464 7785623 6455151 5594970 28826276 2839223 25987053 1067006 1200743 1155433 1492167 1993716 6909065 195726 192866 187039 22215 5889 603735 36339076 18415882 0.71510 0.69320 X 0 121370 93 121463 0.17590 0.82410 0.00000 0 0 6666667 1083333 5583334 51836940 8498165 43338775 3870128 3478612 391516 471225 157075 314150 49627775 DEFERRED CAPITAL LEASE PAYMENT (SCHEDULE R) 20096472 20096472 PART V, LINE 4: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, SIGNATURE RECEIVED A DONOR-RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION, AND ALLOCATED UNRESTRICTED FUNDS FROM A SPECIFIC FUNDRAISING EVENT, TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIONS IN THE DIAMOND THEATRE, BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. GALA BENEFIT 805729 737757 67972 54585 13387 805729 737757 67972 54585 13387 67972 0 1 RESIDENCY FIVE - ANNUAL AWARDS FOR PLAYWRIGHT SUPPORT 2 18510 ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID ON BEHALF OF GRANTEE PART I, LINE 2: SIGNATURE HAS 5-YEAR AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF OUR RESIDENCY FIVE PLAYWRIGHTS WHICH PROVIDES FOR AN ANNUAL AWARD AND ANNUAL THEATER-GOING ALLOWANCE, AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRE-APPROVED TRAVEL AND HOUSING EXPENSES. SIGNATURE WILL ALSO HELP EACH PLAYWRIGHT ACQUIRE, IF DESIRED, INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL BENEFITS ON PAR WITH BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO SIGNATURE EMPLOYEES, THE COST OF WHICH SIGNATURE WILL BEAR. THE WRITERS CHOSEN TO BE PART OF THE RESIDENCY FIVE PROGRAM ARE CHOSEN BY THE ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP OF SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER ARTISTIC DEPARTMENT STAFF. X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIKA MALLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO DEC 2017) 305440 0 50000 0 0 0 0 0 7865 0 363305 0 0 0 BARBARA PAIGE EVANS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 282070 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10329 0 292399 0 0 0 GLENN STISKAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 147626 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9584 0 157210 0 0 0 RICHARD BERRY BOARD MEMBER OPERATING EXPENSES X 100000 100000 0 0 1 100000 X 11 626117 HIGH/LOW AVG VALUE X CATERING 2 9934 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SUPPLIES 2 1600 FAIR MARKET VALUE X TICKETS 1 1295 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 SIGNATURE IS ALSO A LEADER IN MAKING THEATRE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE TICKETS SINCE 2005, THROUGH THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE: A GENERATION OF ACCESS. IN FALL 2017, SIGNATURE LAUNCHED OUR FREE STUDENT MATINEE PROGRAM IN WHICH NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO OUR THEATRE FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS WERE GIVEN STUDY GUIDES DESIGNED BY ARTISTIC STAFF AND ENGAGED WITH OUR RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHTS AND CAST MEMBERS POST-SHOW. THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER REFLECTS SIGNATURE'S COMMITMENT TO CREATING A CULTURAL COMMUNITY. THE CENTER IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WITH ONE MAIN ENTRANCE FOR ALL, WELCOMING OVER 375,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR. THE CENTER IS A GO-TO SPACE FOR THEATREGOERS AND MAKERS ALIKE TO ENGAGE IN OUR SEASON PRODUCTIONS, FREE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND PROGRAMMING BY OUR RENTAL PARTNERS. VISITORS CAN ALSO ENJOY AMENITIES LIKE OUR CAFE, BOOKSTORE, AND FREE WI-FI ACCESS. THE CENTER HAS BROUGHT DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES INTO ONE VIBRANT GATHERING SPACE, PROVING WE ARE AN ACCESSIBLE HOME FOR ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS INCLUDES 25 TRUSTEES, 1187 USHERS, AND 27 INTERNS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH CAN ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHEN NOT IN SESSION, CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE HEADS OF COMMITTEES AS OUTLINED IN THE COMPANY'S BY-LAWS, AS WELL AS PAST PRESIDENTS AND TWO AT-LARGE MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW THE ANNUAL FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN ANY MATTER REQUIRING A DECISION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN WHICH A PARTICIPATING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER, HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S INTEREST SHALL BE DISCLOSED AND THE TRANSACTION APPROVED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, OR ON THE COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION. BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE DECLARED, OR HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD, SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUEST INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE PERSON OR PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS. ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER SHOULD REQUEST THE BOARD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. THE BOARD SHALL THEN RESOLVE THE QUESTION BY MAJORITY VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, WE USE COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OUR SISTER THEATRES FOUND IN THE TCG FISCAL SALARY SURVEYS TO DETERMINE A NATIONAL AVERAGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: DISTRIBUTION FROM SIGNATURE CENTER LLC (SCHEDULE R) 1,002,926. BAD DEBT EXPENSE -17,350. SIGNATURE CENTER LLC 480 W 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 453001060 SEE PART VII NY SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC RELATED 525747 22928651 0 1 0.95000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SIGNATURE CENTER LLC K 1175000 AMOUNTS DUE UNDER SUBLEASE SIGNATURE CENTER LLC S 1002926 CASH DISTRIBUTIONS PAID FORM 990, PART III, PRIMARY ACTIVITY: ON AUGUST 30, 2011, UNDER THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM, A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SIGNATURE OBTAINED FUNDING TO FINANCE A PORTION OF THE SIGNATURE CENTER WEST 42ND STREET PROJECT. SIGNATURE FORMED A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SIGNATURE CENTER, LLC ("CENTER"), WHICH IS SERVING AS THE TENANT OF THE PROPERTY, AND CONTRIBUTED ITS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROJECT TO THE CENTER. SIGNATURE OWNS THE CENTER WITH ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT MINORITY OWNER/MEMBER, AND OPERATES THE FACILITY UNDER A SUBLEASE AGREEMENT.