2012-05-10T12:09:33-05:00 2011-06-30 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2010-07-01 133641560 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC SIGN 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 MICHAEL RAUCH 2129671913 2012-05-04 1 2126972299 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z X ERIKA MALLIN 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 18651383 0 X WWW.SIGNATURETHEATRE.ORG X 1991 NY SEE SCHEDULE O. 20 19 172 23 0 0 3488056 16130579 1206884 2411651 0 0 78867 33360 4773807 18575590 0 0 0 0 2252320 2755898 97000 82500 907060 2296829 3908717 4646149 6747115 127658 11828475 16919278 35101514 7234515 13588276 9684763 21513238 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 4812482 2439873 TONY KUSHNER SEASON:SIGNATURE'S UNIQUE MISSION TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE PLAYWRIGHT OFFERS THE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON ONE WRITER'S SINGULAR VISION AND EXPLORE THE WRITER'S BODY OF WORK THROUGHOUT AN ENTIRE SEASON. SIGNATURE'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON HAS CELEBRATED THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK OF TONY KUSHNER, BOTH EXAMINING TONY'S EXISTING BODY OF WORK AND EXPLORING HOW HIS WRITING WILL EVOLVE IN THE FUTURE. SIGNATURE'S 2010/11 TONY KUSHNER SEASON BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2010 WITH THE FIRST MAJOR NYC REVIVAL OF BOTH PARTS OF TONY'S SEMINAL AND EPIC WORK, ANGELS IN AMERICA, WHICH RAN IN REPERTORY AND WAS EXTENDED FOUR TIMES DUE TO OVERWHELMING AUDIENCE DEMAND. THE SEASON ALSO INCLUDED THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF TONY'S NEWEST PLAY, THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES, IN A CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE PUBLIC THEATER. THE SEASON CONCLUDED IN JULY 2011 WITH THE ILLUSION, TONY'S FREE ADAPTATION OF L'ILLUSION COMIQUE, BY 16TH CENTURY FRENCH DRAMATIST PIERRE CORNEILLE.THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2005 IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK DOWN THE ECONOMIC BARRIER TO THEATRE GOING. WITH MAJOR UNDERWRITING FROM TIME WARNER, OUR TRUSTEES, AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS, THE INITIATIVE OFFERS $20 TICKETS TO EVERY SEAT AT EVERY PERFORMANCE DURING THE INITIAL RUN OF SIGNATURE PRODUCTIONS. THIS UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE THEATRE CONTINUES TO ATTRACT NEW AND NON-TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES AND BUILD OUR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY. WITH THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT OF OUR FUNDING PARTNERS, SIGNATURE IS PROUD TO CONTINUE THE INITIATIVE THROUGH OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2011, OFFERING A FULL SIX YEARS OF UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS. 4812482 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 172 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X DANIEL SMITH 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 PETER NORTON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL H RAUCH ESQ 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NINA MATIS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE M MILLEN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 IRVING WEISER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BERNARD L DIKMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN ADKINS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES HOUGHTON 40.00 X X 162204 0 28435 MARGOT ADAMS 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD ALBEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BERRY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN BLAKE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY O'NEIL FRANK 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN ISEMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN MILLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD NORTON 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA PELS 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN PETERSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIAN SUCCOSO 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRIS WEINSHALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA MALLIN 40.00 X 132712 0 5460 294916 0 33895 2 0 1 0 STRUCTURE TONE INC 770 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10003 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 13179301 GEHRY PARTNERS LLP 12541 BEATRICE STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90066 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 758047 H3 HARDY COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTURE LLC 902 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10010 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 729147 JONATHAN ROSE COMPANIES 551 FIFTH AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10176 OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE 658850 POP MULTIMEDIA INC 1326 5TH AVE SUITE 800 SEATTLE WA 98101 WEBSITE SERVICE 368556 5 340956 7056183 8733440 2287266 16130579 BOX OFFICE REVENUE 711110 2411651 2411651 2411651 5138 5138 5138 5138 75793 340956 75793 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 28222 28222 28222 18575590 2439873 0 5138 343294 148943 63270 131081 1909015 1483899 199617 225499 71369 57246 6256 7867 215117 175788 17994 21335 217103 170308 20018 26777 12707 12707 37547 37547 82500 82500 258866 52211 206655 322102 322102 208962 156722 39180 13060 27000 27000 455498 341624 85405 28469 23414 17561 4390 1463 8559 6419 1605 535 222852 222852 74500 55875 18625 42933 32200 8050 2683 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 659461 659461 SETS AND PROPS 364179 364179 FUNDRAISING MATERIALS 293160 293160 LIGHTING AND SOUND 242781 242781 ARTISTIC FEES 205009 205009 449187 293154 83402 72631 6747115 4812482 1027573 907060 589543 2776439 4602252 2739549 4077811 6131850 27690 2440 146194 154136 2734295 2418553 252538 315742 7223250 22981358 16919278 35101514 370821 4086428 539360 61444 6324334 9440404 7234515 13588276 X 5291129 15346921 4393634 6166317 9684763 21513238 16919278 35101514 11828475 0 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 2474808 4852257 8431212 3488056 16130579 35376912 2474808 4852257 8431212 3488056 16130579 35376912 12885448 22491464 112245 30566 27434 24217 28222 222684 35599596 6426414 0.63180 0.55420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2143646 2080442 63204 590649 338111 252538 315742 BONDS AND DEPOSITS 63843 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 22917515 22981358 18575590 6747115 11828475 0 11828475 18633090 57500 57500 18575590 0 18575590 6804615 57500 57500 6747115 0 6747115 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X X X X X 1 COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE CO LLC 461 FIFTH AVENUE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 FUNDRAISING SERVICES 0 0 82500 0 82500 NY GALA BENEFIT 416749 340956 75793 75793 416749 340956 75793 75793 75793 0 X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES HOUGHTON 162204 0 0 0 0 0 6066 0 22369 0 190639 0 0 0 X 1 2048895 FAIR MARKET VALUE X INTEREST 1 222852 FAIR MARKET VALUE X CAPITAL COSTS 1 15519 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT: FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 SIGNATURE'S UNIQUE MISSION TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE PLAYWRIGHT OFFERS THE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON ONE WRITER'S SINGULAR VISION AND EXPLORE THE WRITER'S BODY OF WORK THROUGHOUT AN ENTIRE SEASON. SIGNATURE'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON HAS CELEBRATED THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK OF TONY KUSHNER, BOTH EXAMINING TONY'S EXISTING BODY OF WORK AND EXPLORING HOW HIS WRITING WILL EVOLVE IN THE FUTURE. SIGNATURE'S 2010/11 TONY KUSHNER SEASON BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2010 WITH THE FIRST MAJOR NYC REVIVAL OF BOTH PARTS OF TONY'S SEMINAL AND EPIC WORK, ANGELS IN AMERICA, WHICH RAN IN REPERTORY AND WAS EXTENDED FOUR TIMES DUE TO OVERWHELMING AUDIENCE DEMAND. THE SEASON ALSO INCLUDED THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF TONY'S NEWEST PLAY, THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES, IN A CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE PUBLIC THEATER. THE SEASON CONCLUDED IN JULY 2011 WITH THE ILLUSION, TONY'S FREE ADAPTATION OF L'ILLUSION COMIQUE, BY 16TH CENTURY FRENCH DRAMATIST PIERRE CORNEILLE. THIS SEASON ALSO REPRESENTED THE SIXTH YEAR OF THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE, WHICH MADE $20 TICKETS AVAILABLE TO EACH PRODUCTION DURING THE TONY KUSHNER SEASON, INCLUDING EVERY SEAT AT EVERY PERFORMANCE DURING A PRODUCTION'S RUN AT THE PETER NORTON SPACE. ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY, FOUNDED IN 1991 BY JAMES HOUGHTON, EXISTS TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE PLAYWRIGHT. SIGNATURE MAKES AN EXTENDED COMMITMENT TO A PLAYWRIGHT'S BODY OF WORK, AND DURING THIS JOURNEY, THE WRITER IS ENGAGED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS. SIGNATURE IS THE FIRST THEATRE COMPANY TO DEVOTE AN ENTIRE SEASON TO THE WORK OF A SINGLE PLAYWRIGHT, INCLUDING RE-EXAMINATIONS OF PAST WRITINGS AS WELL AS NEW YORK AND WORLD PREMIERES. BY CHAMPIONING IN-DEPTH EXPLORATIONS OF A LIVING PLAYWRIGHT'S BODY OF WORK, THE COMPANY DELIVERS AN INTIMATE AND IMMERSIVE JOURNEY INTO THE PLAYWRIGHT'S SINGULAR VISION. SIGNATURE HAS PRESENTED ENTIRE SEASONS OF THE WORK OF EDWARD ALBEE, LEE BLESSING, HORTON FOOTE, MARIA IRENE FORNES, JOHN GUARE, BILL IRWIN, ADRIENNE KENNEDY, ROMULUS LINNEY, CHARLES MEE, ARTHUR MILLER, SAM SHEPARD, PAULA VOGEL, AUGUST WILSON, LANFORD WILSON, AND A SEASON CELEBRATING THE HISTORIC NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY. SIGNATURE REMAINS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SEASON-LONG RESIDENCIES, AND DURING THE COMPANY'S TENTH AND FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARIES, SIGNATURE INTRODUCED THE LEGACY PROGRAM. THE LEGACY PROGRAM INVITES PAST PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE BACK TO SIGNATURE THROUGH TWO SERIES: THE SIGNATURE SERIES, WHICH PRESENTS "SIGNATURE," OR MORE WELL-KNOWN WORKS; AND THE PREMIERE SERIES, WHICH PRESENTS NEW YORK AND WORLD PREMIERES. SINCE 2005, SIGNATURE HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO PRESENTING WORLD-CLASS THEATRE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE THROUGH THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL OFFER SUBSIDIZED $20 TICKETS THROUGH THE COMPANY'S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2011. THE TWENTIETH SEASON FEATURES THE WORK OF TONY KUSHNER. IN OCTOBER OF 2008, SIGNATURE ANNOUNCED THE CREATION OF THE SIGNATURE CENTER, A PERMANENT HOME TO OPEN IN LATE 2011. DESIGNED BY FRANK GEHRY ARCHITECTS, THE CENTER WILL COMPRISE THREE THEATRES, TWO REHEARSAL STUDIOS, A CAFE, BOOKSTORE, AND OFFICES ALL ON ONE LEVEL-A CONFIGURATION THAT ALLOWS THE COMPANY NOT ONLY THE SPACE TO EXPAND ITS PROGRAMMING, BUT ALSO THE PROXIMITY FOR NATURAL INTERACTION BETWEEN ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. IN ITS NEW HOME, SIGNATURE WILL CONTINUE ITS SEASON-LONG RESIDENCIES EXPLORING THE BODY OF WORK OF ONE PLAYWRIGHT (TO BE KNOWN AS RESIDENCY ONE), EXPAND THE LEGACY PROGRAM, AND INTRODUCE RESIDENCY FIVE. RESIDENCY FIVE WILL ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF A BODY OF WORK BY GUARANTEEING PLAYWRIGHTS THREE PRODUCTIONS OVER THE COURSE OF A FIVE-YEAR RESIDENCY. THESE THREE PROGRAMS COMBINED WILL ALLOW SIGNATURE TO PROVIDE AN ARTISTIC HOME FOR UP TO ELEVEN PLAYWRIGHTS EACH SEASON. THIS GROUNDBREAKING FACILITY WILL OFFER A VITAL PRESENCE ON WEST 42 STREET AND WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR SIGNATURE TO COLLABORATE WITH PLAYWRIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR CAREERS. SIGNATURE, ITS PRODUCTIONS AND ITS RESIDENT WRITERS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH A PULITZER PRIZE, TWELVE LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS, FIFTEEN OBIE AWARDS, SIX DRAMA DESK AWARDS, AND TWENTY-TWO AUDELCO AWARDS, AMONG MANY OTHER DISTINCTIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SIGNATURE, PLEASE VISIT US ONLINE AT SIGNATURETHEATRE.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 THE PROCESS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS INCLUDES THE REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA FROM FORMS 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND A THEATRE INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.