2012-13 Annual Report DRAFT

2012-­
2013 Annual Report Undermain Theatreʼs Annual Report is sponsored by
Texas Capital Bank
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
It is with great pleasure that we deliver Undermain Theatreʼs Annual Report for the fiscal
year 2012-13. For Undermain, this has been a year of bold growth and forward thinking. As we
enter our 30th Season, it is undeniable that we have reached the brink of something
extraordinary for Undermain Theatre, theatre in Dallas, and beyond.
Undermain continues to expand its organizational and artistic capacities. As a result of a
2007 strategic plan, funded by the Simmons Foundation, Undermain began its first capital
campaign in 2008, with Angus Wynne and Ashley Kisner as co-chairs. Partially funded by a
2009 grant from the Simmons Foundation, Undermain was able to engage a Fundraising
Consultant, a Board of Trustees, and an Organizational Development Consultant. As a result,
Undermain Theatre has been able to:
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Expand the number of donors by 50%
Implement a Season Pass membership
Purchase a vastly superior donor software, PatronManager
Manage a donor and prospect database of 883 accounts
Expand the Board of Trustees from 9 to 15
Write job descriptions for Board members, officers, staff, and interns
Create working Board committees
Develop a Board of Trustees Notebook
Adopt Policies and Procedures consistent with Best Practices
Secure a Challenge Grant of $250,000 to raise the final $500,000 by July 31, 2013
Raise over $3 million!
It is a strong, shared vision of the Board of Trustees to ensure the sustainability of
Undermain Theatre. A unique theatre that will continue to make a lifelong impact on the lives of
so many individuals by maintaining a critical role in the renaissance of Deep Ellum, introducing
new plays by great playwrights to Dallas and America, and by promoting the literary tradition in
theatre.
Personally, it has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as Board President of
Undermain Theatre during this exciting time. I say farewell with a full heart and utmost
confidence in the future of Undermain.
Best wishes,
Linda Patston
Board President
2 UNDERMAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 2012-13
Linda Patston (President)
Pat Rosenthal
Lin Medlin
Richard Latin (Treasurer)
Johnette Alter
Barbara Ashworth
Robert Brown
Stephanie Chambers
Graham Greene
Susan Kandell
Tim Langford
Katherine Owens
Ashley Kisner (Secretary)
Angus Wynne III
UNDERMAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 2013-14
Ashley Kisner (President)
Pat Rosenthal (Vice-President)
Lin Medlin (Secretary)
Richard Latin (Treasurer)
Johnette Alter
Barbara Ashworth
Robert Brown
Stephanie Chambers
Don Ellwood
Graham Greene
Susan Kandell
Tim Langford
Katherine Owens
Linda Patston
Angus Wynne III
UNDERMAIN CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE CO-CHAIRS
Ashley Kisner & Angus Wynne III
UNDERMAIN THEATRE COMPANY
John Arnone
Jonathan Brooks
Rhonda Boutté
Bruce DuBose
Shannon Kearns-Simmons
Katherine Owens
Newton Pittman
Blake Hackler, new company member
3 Anthony L. Ramirez
Ian Sinclair
Giva Taylor
Suzanne Thomas
Kent Williams
Robert Winn
Steve Woods
A CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE
A Campaign for the Future was created to greatly
enhance Undermain Theatreʼs ability to produce nationally
acclaimed theatre in its 30th Season and beyond, and to
create a safer, more comfortable audience environment that
will serve a more diverse population.
In May 2012, an individual who wishes to remain anonymous offered Undermain Theatre a $250,000 Challenge Grant. The Challenge was for Undermain to raise $500,000 in new or increased gifts from Individuals, Foundations, Corporations, or Government Grants in order to complete the “Campaign for the Future” by July 31, 2013. Undermain Theatre successfully exceeded its
$3,000,000 goal on time!
Public; 3% Corpora4ons; <1% Founda4ons; 22% Individuals; 75% 1 Members of the Steering Committee Co-­‐Chair Ashley Kisner Co-­‐Chair Angus Wynne III Johnette Alter Rhonda Boutté Stephanie Chambers Ben DuBose Bruce DuBose Graham Greene Susan Kandell Shannon Kearns-­‐Simmons Richard Latin Lin Medlin Katherine Owens Linda Patston Anthony Ramirez Suzanne Thomas Take A Bow!
“A Campaign for the Future” Contributors
Contributions between (8/1/08 – 7/31/13)
Platinum Sponsor
Anonymous
Benefactor
Anonymous
Westdale Asset Management
Producer
Deedie and Rusty Rose
Presenter
TACA
Underwriter
Anonymous
City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
Jean Baptiste “Tad” Adoue Fund of The Dallas Foundation
Bryant and Nancy Hanley Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Anonymous
Ben E. Keith Foundation
Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation
Communities Foundation of Texas
Hoblitzelle Foundation
Karen and Jim Wiley Advised Fund of The Dallas Foundation
Harold Simmons Foundation
TACA-Donna Wilhelm Family New Works Fund
The Shubert Foundation
Texas Commission on the Arts
Silver Sponsor
Anonymous
Barbara and Mark Ashworth
René and Karen Cook
Deborah and Jim Nugent
Pat and Jed Rosenthal
Stemmons Foundation
Texas Capital Bank
4 Bronze Sponsor
The Cattarulla Fund of The Dallas Foundation
Ted and Bess Enloe
Kathryn and Graham Greene
John and Rusty Jaggers
Ashley Kisner
Eugene McDermott Foundation
Linda Patston
Polsinelli Shughart PC
Eugene Straus Charitable Fund
Jonathan and Devon Wayne Family Foundation
Supporter
AT & T Foundation
Clare and George Burch
Stephen B. Chambers Architects
Ida Jane and Doug Bailey
John and Arlene Dayton
ExxonMobil Foundation Community Summer Job Program
Dunagan Foundation
Sandra Johnigan and Don Ellwood
Norma and Don Stone
Strasburger & Price, LLP
Thespian
Melissa Auberty
Manchen and Robert Brown
Liz Cowles*
Dan Culver
Dallas Arts District Foundation
Aliisa and Ben DuBose
Louise W. Kahn Endowment Fund at The Dallas Foundation
O. Darwin and Myra N. Smith Fund of The Dallas Foundation In Memory of
Adina L. Smith
Veletta Forsythe-Lill and John Lill
Martha Heimberg and Ron Sekerak
JoLynne Jensen
Susan Kandell and Steven Wilkofsky
Shannon and Floyd Kearns-Simmons
Judy and Patrick Kelly
Tim and Nell Langford
Richard and Monica Latin
JoAnn and Lin Medlin
Christine and Richard Rogoff
Becky and John Sandifer
Stephen Seybold
Janet and Lewis Shaw
Laurie and Rob Tranchin
Donna Wilhelm
Barbara and Barry Wolfe
Angus Wynne III
5 Friend
Joan Acklin
Johnette Alter and Scott Meeker
Betty Armstrong
Pat Baker, Jr.
Myron D Ball
Sandra Barron
Mark Birnbaum
Jane and Lyndon Bittle
Linda Blasé
MB Boehm
Veta and George Boswell
Jose Antonio Bowen
Bob Bracken
Carole Braden and Vera LoCurto
Judith and Arnold Brier
Claire and George Burch
Kateri Cale and Robert McVay
Patti Castleberry
Joleen and Jim Chambers
Michael Connolly and Gae
Whitener
David Copeland
Ariana Cook
Deep Ellum Residentʼs Council
Bainard Cowan
Cowles* and Thompson, P.C
Amy Coxe
Lee Cullum
Fred Curchack and Laura
Jorgensen
Laura and Sewall Cutler
Wendy Cutler
Francine Daner
Joan Davidow and Stuart Glass
John Davies
Dawn and Christopher Dodd
James Dowell and James
Kolomvakis
Julie Dyer and Kevin Vance
Cuyler Etheridge and Becca
Crowell
Tim Evans and Tina Syring
Jeffrey Franks
Bob and Nancy Foglia
Deborah Fosdick
In Honor of Ida Jane Bailey
Angela and John Gieras
Lisa Gilson
Kelly Glasow
Paul Glenn
Claire Greenlea
Marilyn Halpin
James Hambleton
Drs. Robert Hammer and Sarah
Commerford
Tim Hanley
Marjorie Hayes
Mary Hestand
6 Gloria and Sam Hocking
Nils Senvlads and Margaret
Hocking
Kate Hoedebeck
The Horizon Foundation
Emily Horner and Everett Ledet
Valerie Howard
Donald and Michelle Hungerford
Stephanie and Tin Inserra
Catherine Irwin
John and Rusty Jaggers
Johnny Johnson
Tim Johnson
Michael Johnson and
Kate Macauley
Marcia and Jeff Ketner
Sylvia Komatsu and George Stone
Lisa and Peter Kraus
Carmela Lamberti
Duane Landry
Kyle and Teresa Lemieux
Bruce and Cheryl Lescalleet
Live Oak State Bank
Cathy and David Lowrance
John Lunsford
William Martin
Barbara Materka
Sandra McFeeley
Diane McQuarie and Paul Wilson
Melissa and Frank Means, Jr. In Honor of Melissa Means
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Mighell
Donovan Miller
Kevin Moriarty
John Morris
Marc Moseley
In Memory of Liz Cowles
Steve and Karen Muncy
Susan and Kenneth Murrah
Kevin Nash
Jeanne C. Neal
Sandra Noble
Linda Noland
Mattie OʼNeal
Karene Ogle
Katherine Owens and Bruce DuBose
Vicki Park
James Parker
Jim and Lynn Parsons
Angie Parra
Fransisco and Gabriela Pataro
Sarah Perkins
Mary and Benjamin Pickering
Laura and Anthony Ramirez
Alex Ramsey
Ashley Randall and
Jonathan Brooks
Tim Redman
Catherine Reynolds
Thomas Riccio
Ann Richards
Sarah and Chuck Riehm
Cathy Ritchie
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robinson
Lo and Karen Robinson
Joanne Rochow
Kevin and Debbie Rogers
Richard Rollins
Rochelle and David Rottenberg
Patricia Rowen
Gretchen and William Ryan
Gail and Richard Sachson
August and Joan Schellenberg
Ronald Schenk
Elizabeth Seabury and John
Morgan
Kathryn and Shawn Shearer
Diana Sheehan
Barry J. Sorrels
Carolyn Sortor
Sonja and Michael Stanford
Claudia Stephens
James Stroman
Lawrence Sutton
Giva and T.A. Taylor
Scott Sura and Lisa Taylor
Gayle Teague
Judith Tennebaum
Suzanne Thomas
Gail and Bob Thomas
Mike and Shelly Thomas
Bill and Ingrid Thompson
Susan Thompson
Brenna and Gene Tung
Tubbs Foundation
Mei Lin and Frederick Turner
Nancy Tyler
Deb and Ric Vinson
Glenn and Zannie Voss In Honor of
Angus Wynne III
Lynn Vogt In Honor of Stephanie
Chambers
Daniel Waldman
Bart Weiss and Susan Teegardin
Bilye Werner
Jane Wetzel
Whole Foods Market
John Wilkinson
Winston Wiliams
Vicki Willett
Richard Wills
Stan Wojewodski, Jr.
Jenna Worthen
*Deceased “Bruce DuBose triumphs” –Dallas Morning News (An Iliad), “…the first great production of 2013” – Theater Jones (Penelope), “…scary good” – D Magazine (The Ghost Sonata) 29TH SEASON
Bruce DuBose and Paul Semrad in Lisa Peterson and Denis OʼHareʼs An Iliad,
directed by Katherine Owens.
R. Bruce Elliott, Gregory Lush, Miranda Parham and Bruce DuBose
in Enda Walshʼs Penelope, directed by Stan Wojewodski, Jr.
Blake Hackler and Josh Blann in The Ghost Sonata, directed
by Patrick Kelly
“…an astonishing one-­man performance” –Theater Jones (An Iliad), “…four great acting jobs” – Dallas Morning News (Penelope), “…an enchanting production” –
Theater Jones (The Ghost Sonata) 8 29TH SEASON
AN ILIAD by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare A REGIONAL PREMIERE Directed by Katherine Owens Designed by John Arnone, Linda Noland, Giva Taylor and Steve Woods With Bruce DuBose and Paul Semrad BURYING OUR FATHER: A BIBLICAL DEBACLE Written, Created and Performed by Fred Curchack and Laura Jorgensen A REGIONAL PREMIERE PENELOPE by Enda Walsh A REGIONAL PREMIERE Directed by Stan Wojewodski, Jr. Designed by Russell Parkman, Claudia Stephens, Steve Woods, and Robert Winn With Bruce DuBose, R Bruce Elliott, Max Hartman, Gregory Lush, and Miranda Parham THE GHOST SONATA by August Strindberg A New Translation by Paul Walsh Directed by Patrick Kelly Designed by John Arnone, Bruce DuBose, Giva Taylor, Steve Woods, and Robert Winn With Liz Acklin, Audry Ahern, Colleen Ahern, Josh Blann, Jerry Crow, Angela Davis, Blake Hackler, Shannon Kearns-­‐Simmons, Scott Latham, Brad Stephens, T.A. Taylor, and Lisa Warner 29TH SEASON
UNDERMAIN READS
AT THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART
Above: Posters for The Conference of the Birds and Sacrifice
Above: Krishna Smitha in Sacrifice
9 In the 29th Season, Undermain Theatre produced two staged readings, continuing its partnership with the Dallas Museum of Art: The Conference of the Birds by Farid Ud-­‐Din Attar, Stage Version by Jean-­‐Claude Caurriere and Peter Brook -­‐March 10, 2013-­‐ Directed by Stephen Foglia Cast: Kate Chiappe, Bruce DuBose, Chuck Huber, Gregory Lush, and Shannon Kearns-­‐Simmons Sacrifice by Rabindranath Tagore -­‐May 18, 2013-­‐ Directed by Ariana Cook Cast: Maryam Baig, Hassan El-­‐Amin, Ivan Jasso, Bryan Pitts, Brandon Potter, and Krishna Smitha 2012-2013 ACHIEVEMENTS
 The productions in Undermainʼs 29th Season all received strong, positive reviews. The season
included three regional premieres.
 The Theater Communications Group (TCG) held its 2013 National Conference in Dallas, and
Undermain Theatre was heavily involved as a member of the Host Committee. Artistic Director
Katherine Owens spoke on a panel regarding “The Director as Innovator” and hosted a “dinearound” at Deep Ellumʼs All Good Café. TCG members raved about the warm reception they
received from Undermainʼs hospitality table during the conference.
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“Undermain Reads at the Dallas Museum of Art” continues to be an extremely successful
collaboration. We consistently bring in record audiences as large as 300 to the Dallas Museum
of Art, and we continue to cultivate new patrons for both Undermain and the Dallas Museum of
Art through this series.
 As of July 2013, the Undermain website (www.undermain.org) has been completely reinvented
and looks great!
 With the generously donated services of Larry Taylor and Eric Bird of Beyond The Horizon, we
have begun using a new database that integrates box office sales with donor management.
This will increase office functionality as well as strengthen Undermainʼs relationship with
patrons and donors.
 Undermainʼs logo has been updated. It still resembles the sprite of the past thirty years, but
now has a cleaner modern look.
 The chart of accounts has been re-organized this fiscal year.
 JoLynne Jensen put Undermain in touch with our new insurance agent, Lisa Newman, who
has fought hard to get Undermain amazing insurance at an unbelievable price.
 Undermain had its first appearance in the Arts District and produced the first theatrical
performance at the Dallas City Performance Hall with Penelope.
 Abraham Zobell's Home Movie: Final Reel… has been selected as a recipient of a grant from
the TACA Donna Wilhelm Family New Works Fund!
 Completing A Campaign for the Future by exceeding our $3,000,000 goal!
 Undermain was honored to particpate in ARTSPARK on April 6, 2013, at the North Park Mall. ARTSPARK is an intiative of Business Council For The Arts, uniting commerce and culture. Non-­‐profit arts organizations set up booths to create more awareness about their mission and cause. Development Director, JoLynne Jensen and Development Associate, Maryam Baig greeted over 150 people who stopped by to learn more about Undermain. 10 UNDERMAIN OUT AND ABOUT
COLLEEN AHERN, JOLYNNE JENSEN, MARYAM BAIG
AND DYLAN KEY AT THE DALLAS CITY PERFORMANCE
HALL OPENING EVENT
FLOYD KEARNS-SIMMONS UNLOADING THE
PENELOPE SET AT THE DALLAS CITY
PERFORMANCE HALL
A WORKING SESSION IN NEW YORK WITH LEN JENKIN AND KATHERINE OWENS
11 UNDERMAIN AT NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER
On June 13th at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Tony Award-Winning Scenic Designer John
Arnone, Undermain Theatre Artistic Director Katherine Owens, and Undermain Theatre
Artistic Associate Dylan Key held a discussion of the relationship between the visual arts and
live theatre. Arnone, the resident scenic designer for Undermain Theatre, presented a series
of his scenic models for Undermain.
These models were the jumping-off point for a conversation about
the steps a play takes from the poetic language of a playwright's
script to the visual design of the fully staged production.
UNDERMAIN AT KLYDE WARREN PARK
In April, Big D Reads, an initiative of the
National Endowment for the Arts, to
perform dramatic readings at Klyde Warren
Park, invited Undermain. Development
Associate Maryam Baig and Emerging
Artist Colleen Ahern read passages from
Fahrenheit 451. Big D Reads provides citizens with the
opportunity to read and discuss a single book in Dallas with
month-long programming (panel
discussions, author readings, movie
screenings, and so forth).
Undermain Company Member John
Arnone at the Nasher
Guests at the Nasher
Colleen Ahern at Klyde Warren Park
12 Undermain Theatre is sponsored in part by
Jean Baptiste “Tad” Adoue III Fund of The Dallas Foundation,
The Cattarulla Fund of The Dallas Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas,
Karen and René Cook, Bryant and Nancy Hanley Foundation, Hoblitzelle Foundation,
Imaginuity, Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation, Deborah and Jim Nugent,
Deedie and Rusty Rose,
Pat and Jed Rosenthal, The Shubert Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation,
Stemmons Foundation, Texas Capital Bank, Texas Commission on the Arts,
Westdale Asset Management,
Karen and Jim Wiley Advised Fund of The Dallas Foundation
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