2011-10-31T13:25:08-07:00 2010-12-31 Lois H Mitchell CPA 49 Van Brunt Manor Road E Setauket NY 11733 990EZ 2010-01-01 208351532 Handful Players Inc HAND 4159218246 1700 California St San Francisco CA 94109 Judith Cohen 2011-10-31 Lois Mitchell 6316892820 X 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X X www.handfulplayers.org X 59674 X 59660 14 0 0 0 0 0 59674 27107 983 9002 37092 22582 41800 64382 41800 64382 41800 64382 41800 64382 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 $ 50,450 of donated professional services and $15,885 of 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 187 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 school for three 2nd grade classes and in After-School and Summer Programs for four San Francisco Western Addition Youth Organizations with children from over 20 public schools in San Francisco. 2. Reach Out to Underserved Youth: Handful Players worked with a total of 145 children ages 7 -14; 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 2010-May 2010, Handful Players commissioned renowned San Francisco playwright, Eugenie Chan, to write a play in collaboration with the students and principal at John Muir Elementary School. The play, Rainbow in Your Corner, was inspired by their "green" initiative and is filled with classic jazz music and original lyrics. During May, 2010- December, 2010, we commissioned the acclaimed performing artist, Jeff Raz, to a play with jazz music about Marcus Books, celebrating its 50th anniversary as the oldest African American bookstore in the country. 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/Wallenberg High School February 2010-Spring Performance at Spring Valley Science School, May 2010-Full Play Performance at Beacon Center/ John Muir Elementary School, May 2010-Season Finale Full Performance at Yoshi's San Francisco, May 2010-San Francisco Mayor's Youth Showcase at the Koret Auditorium in San Francisco's Main Library, July 2010-Summer Youth Performances, African American Art and Culture Complex, August 2010-Summer Youth Talent Show, Hamilton Recreation Center, August 2010-Thanksgiving Celebration, Western Addition Beacon Center, November 2010-Holiday Youth Show, African American Art and Culture Complex, December 2010-Holiday Youth Show, San Francisco Boys and Girls Club, December 20105. 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. 37004 37004 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 40.00 0 X 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 178715 0 0 19281 37187 62587 59660 178715 48679 130036 0 0 0 178715 X 0.00000 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.11 Other Expenses.11 Travel-Fundraising $8 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.10 Other Expenses.10 Fees $35 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.9 Other Expenses.9 development and fundraising $75 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.7 Other Expenses.7 Dues & Subscriptions $225 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.6 Other Expenses.6 Travel-programs $241 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.5 Other Expenses.5 Catering rentals-Programs $475 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.4 Other Expenses.4 Conferences & Meetings $590 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.2 Other Expenses.2 costumes & sets-program $1595 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1 Other Expenses.1 Hospitality-programs $4691 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1012 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $900 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1002 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $167