2012-11-13T06:52:49-08:00 2011-12-31 Lois H Mitchell CPA 49 Van Brunt Manor Road E Setauket NY 11733 990EZ 2011-01-01 208351532 Handful Players Inc HAND 4159218246 1700 California St San Francisco CA 94109 Judith Cohen 2012-11-13 true Lois Mitchell 6316892820 X 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z X X www.handfulplayers.org X 81349 X 78303 71 0 0 0 0 2975 81349 29590 999 9049 39638 41711 64382 106093 64382 106093 64382 106093 64382 106093 Provide free after-school and summer musical theater program for underserved, high-risk, inner-city youth to facilitate and promote positive growth and constructive interaction. Statement of Program Service AccomplishmentsPROGRAM SERVICE: Musical Theater ProgramHandful Players received $ 50,300 of donated professional services and $18,818of use of facilities to conduct its program in addition to the cash contributions and donated goods.1. Conduct Student Workshops. Handful Players conducted a total of 277 hours of free musical theater workshops providing inner city youth the opportunity to express themselves creatively and interact positively with other youth and adults. Each workshop was led by professional teaching artists who instructed the children on improvisation, acting, public speaking, singing, dance movement and puppetry. The children actively participated hands-on in the theater process, collaborating with the playwrights to craft the plays, making choices about the movement and expression of their characters in the plays, and designing costumes and sets. They also had the opportunity to interact collaboratively with parents and adult volunteers on varied activities involved in the theater production. Handful Players provided the musical theater program in a residency at one San Francisco public schools for three 2nd grade and two 4th grade classes and in After-School and Summer Programs for nine San Francisco Western Addition Youth Organizations with children from over 20 public and charter schools in San Francisco. 2. Reach Out to Underserved Youth: Handful Players worked with a total of 400 children ages 7 -17; most are underserved children in San Francisco's Western Addition who are African-American or Latino, living in public housing, and have only one parent living at home with no more than a high school-level education. They live in a distressed community still riddled by gangs and violence. The youth therefore lack traditional mentorship and have little exposure to cultural events and theater. 3. Commission Original Plays. Handful Players commissions original plays by talented playwrights so that children can be involved in the creation of a play inspired by their community's cultural heritage. During January 2011-May 2011, Handful Players commissioned the acclaimed performing artist, Jeff Raz, to write a play with jazz music about Marcus Books, celebrating its 50th anniversary as the oldest African American bookstore in the country. The play underscores the focus on literacy by the new principal at John Muir Elementary School (where the children from the Western Addition Beacon Center attend). During June, 2011 - August, 2011, Handful Players commissioned Andrew Saito to write six short plays based on the summer reading list of the MoMagic Collaborative of Western Addition Youth Programs.4. Perform at Community Events. The workshops culminated in community performances by the students accompanied by professional jazz musicians. Each performance brings together a diverse San Francisco audience numbering from 75 to 250. Following our final performance at Yoshi's, we hosted a free reception to help strengthen community bonds.Handful Players performed at these Western Addition community events:-Black History Celebration, Western Addition Beacon Center/John Muir School February 2011-Spring Performance at Spring Valley Science School, May 2011-Spring Performance at Margaret Hayward Rec-Connect, May 2011-Season Finale at San Francisco Boys and Girls Club May 2011-Season Finale Full Performance at Yoshi's San Francisco, May 2011-San Francisco Summer Youth Showcase (Performances by 6 Youth Organizations working with Handful Players) at Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, July 2011-Summer Youth Performances, African American Art and Culture Complex, August 2011-Thanksgiving Celebration, Western Addition Beacon Center, November 2011-Holiday Youth Show, Western Addition Beacon Center, December 20115. Sponsor Cultural Enrichment Activities: Handful Players also inspires and motivates the children by taking them to professional productions and exposing them to cultural resources that would be inaccessible otherwise. We attended:-Youth Orchestra at San Francisco Symphony, March, 2011(attendance prize)-"Strike Up the Band," (George and Ira Gershwin and George Kaufman) at 42nd Street Moon Theater, April, 2011- "Oh, Kay" (George & Ira Gershwin) "at 42nd Street Moon Theater, November , 2011- "Christmas Carol" at A.C.T. , December, 2011- "Cinderella" performed by the African American Shakespeare Company at Buriel Clay Theater December, 2011 39596 39596 Peter Fitzsimmons 1700 California Street 335 San Francisco CA 94109 0.50 0 Amy Mueller 1700 California Street 335 San Francisco CA 94109 1.00 0 Malcolm H Gissen 1700 California Street 335 San Francisco CA 94109 3.00 0 Judith Cohen 1700 California Street 335 San Francisco CA 94109 45.00 0 X false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false Judith Cohen 1700 California St 335 San Francisco CA 94109 4159218246 false false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 19281 37187 62587 59660 81278 259993 0 0 19281 37187 62587 59660 81278 259993 75762 184231 0 0 0 259993 X 0.00000 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.11 Other Expenses.11 development and fundraising $20 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.10 Other Expenses.10 Travel-Fundraising $23 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.9 Other Expenses.9 Travel-programs $189 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.8 Other Expenses.8 Dues & Subscriptions $205 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.7 Other Expenses.7 Equipment-other software suppl $206 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.5 Other Expenses.5 Conferences & Meetings $463 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.4 Other Expenses.4 Catering rentals-Programs $604 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.2 Other Expenses.2 Production costs $1470 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1 Other Expenses.1 Hospitality-programs $4797 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1012 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $926 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1002 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $146 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8.1 Other Revenue.1 donated goods $2975