Embassy Theatre Annual Report

Embassy Theatre
Annual Report
2012-2013
Mission statement for the
Embassy Theatre Foundation, Inc.
To restore, preserve and operate one of
Indiana’s largest historic theatres and restored
Indiana Hotel Lobby.
“ranked #77 top 100 world venues”
To provide and present quality artistic programs
for the cultural enrichment of Greater Fort
Wayne and its surrounding area.
To provide a facility and performance hall
for use by other presenters and civic, arts,
educational and service-oriented organizations.
To maintain an image reflecting excellence,
innovation and leadership.
-pollstar
2012
2013
“strong position in community”
-Marla Peters, Board President
“endowments and investments strong”
-Rick Maples, Board Treasurer
113,941 people walked through our doors to attend 274 events that utilized the
Fiscal Year September 2012 – August 2013
Fiscal Year September 2012 – August 2013
highlights
highlights
facility for 208 days this fiscal year. Of the 274 events,
20 were Fort Wayne Philharmonic, 6 were
Broadway at the Embassy, and 62 were Embassy Theatre Foundation
events. There were 38 national headliners on our stage including the late George Jones,
The Price is Right TV show and Alice Cooper. Our lobbies were rented for 123 days for
and 95 special events. Our most popular event was Festival
155 events
of Trees with a record
attendance of 17,120. Other community events include Fright Night with 1,342 in attendance
and Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown with 2,329 touring the Embassy Theatre and Indiana Hotel Lobby.
• Obtained full liquor license in
November, 2012. New revenue
from bar service for the fiscal year
was $49,000.
• Terra cotta work on the outside of
building was finished using mostly
Embassy operating dollars. This was
a big project and a very important
one due to the historical nature of
the terra cotta.
• The Embassy exceeded budget
targets in revenues and was under
budget in expenses. This is the
eighth consecutive year ending in a
positive operating position, funding
all or a portion of depreciation.
• The Embassy has more than three
months of operating cash available.
There were 2 shows that sold out this year, the Avett Brothers and Steely Dan with each
• Endowment and investment funds
are strong, with nearly $1.5 million
in these accounts.
selling 2,388 tickets. Other great shows were Matchbox Twenty, Mannheim Steamroller, and Joe
• Embassy fundraisers, Festival of
Trees and Down the Line had
record-breaking attendance.
Bonamassa. Embassy volunteers put in a total of
• The Vision for the Embassy
capital campaign began with a
challenge grant from the Goldstine
Foundation.
12,387.75 hours serving Embassy
patrons!
To make a donation or pledge to the Vision campaign:
Don’t miss a minute of next season. Become an Embassy member.
Contact Steve Linsensmayer, Development Director, at 360.424.5665, ext. 240.
Members get mail and/or email notification of shows and early ticket buying privileges. Details at fwembassytheatre.org.
the embassy’s
the people who made it
work
2012-13 Embassy Board of Directors
Marla Peters, president
Gilmore Haynie Jr., vice president
Rick Maples, treasurer
Tom Barfell, secretary
Ryan Bergdoll
Tom Borne
Carolyn P. Brody
Michael Cahill
Tim Durnell
Chris Gomez
Paula Hughes
Sister M. Elise Kriss
Douglas K. Nelson
Jeff Potter
Tim Rooney
Jeremy Senk
Gary Wasson
Keitha J. Wesner
Barbara Williams
Deborah Woodroof
members
Embassy Staf
Kelly Updike, executive director
Jake Brames, finance director
Joe Cooke, front of house manager
Jared Duymovic, programming director
Brian Gallagher, sales director
Rick Kinney, technical director
Steve Linsenmayer, development director
Kelly Maahs, front of house director
Mark McKinney, ticketing manager
Rebecca Reeder, education manager
Barb Richards, marketing director
Kyle Snare, special events director
Michelle Douglas, event associate
Jade Haag, event associate
Maggie Kimes, event associate
Kandi Magner, event associate
Trish Morrow , event associate
Leona Nelson, event associate
Beverly Symonds, event associate
Katie Whatley, event associate
Jennifer Agler, bartender
Jaimee Courtnay, bartender
Brooke Caldwell, bartender
Tracy Joyce, bartender
Kara Kraick, bartender
Dan Mauzy, bartender
John Pendergrass, bartender
Corporate Partners
Star ($2,500-$4,999)
Parrish Leasing, Inc.
Actor ($1,500-$2,999)
ITT Exelis
Weigand Construction Co., Inc.
Chorus ($1,000-$1,499)
BAE Systems
Brotherhood Mutual Foundation
Do it Best Corp.
Hagerman Construction Corp.
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank
Producer ($500-$999)
Alpha Rae Personnel Inc.
Don R. Fruchey Inc.
Five Star Distributing
Hylant Group
Kitch Acceptance
Leonard J. Andorfer & Co.
Moake Park Group, Inc.
MSKTD & Associates, Inc.
Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne
Pyromation Inc.
Script Writer ($250-$499)
Central Indiana Chapter-ATOS
Chroma Source, Inc.
Colligan Insurance Agency
Cookie Cottage
Dahm Brothers Inc.
David N. Matthews, D.D.S., M.S.
Hawk, Haynie, Kammeyer & Chickedantz
Innovative Control Systems LLC
Kelly Box & Packaging Corporation
Larry`s Lock & Safe
Lassus Brothers Oil Inc. Foundation
Michael Kinder & Sons, Inc.
Midwest Pipe & Steel, Inc.
Monarch Capital Management, Inc.
Moose Lake Products Company, Inc.
Ottenweller Co., Inc.
Strebig Construction Inc.
Three Rivers Dermatology
Visit Fort Wayne
Wagner-Meinert, Inc.
Wells Fargo Insurance Services of IN, LLC
Building Maintenance
Helping Hands, Mike and Karen Spillers
March 2014 Events
March 11 Hair, March 13 Travis Tritt, March 16 Black and White film, March 19 Crosby, Stills and Nash, March 21 & 22 Cirque D’Or, March 23 Jim
Gaffigan, March 29 Fort Wayne Philharmonic, March 30 Bill Cosby, March 31 Beauty and the Beast
April 2014 Events
April 3 Menopause the Musical, April 4-6 NexStar Dance Competition, April 12 Theresa Caputo Long Island Medium, April 14 Red Green Show,
April 22-24 Young People’s Concert/In partnership with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and the Embassy Theatre, April 22 American Idiot, April 26
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
the embassy’s
members
Concierge ($7,500+)
Mark & Georgia
Wralstad Ulmschneider
Headliner
($1,500-$2,999)
Thomas & Penelope Mathiesen
Ian & Mimi Rolland
James & Margaret Shields
Chuck & Lisa Surack
Spotlight
($1,000 - $1,499)
Tracy & Gretchen Shellabarger
Vann Family Foundation
Director ($500 - $999)
Ryan & Allison Bergdoll
Tom & Nancy Cottrell
Clayton Ellenwood
Dorothy Euske
Daniel & Joyce Herstad
Paula & Christopher Hughes
Jeff & Alice Krull
Cameron Nelson
William M Raftree II
Jeremy & Monica Senk
Charlotte Simonis
Joe & Becky Sumpter
Stan Ziherl
Stage Manager
($250 - $499)
Donald & Mary Janet Andorfer
Tom & Eileen Barfell
Chris Bates
Larry & Martha Berndt
Tom & Ann Borne
Carolyn & Steve Brody
Michael Cahill
Jerald & Alexandra Cooper
Tim & Deb Durnell
Scott Federoff
Steven & Robyn Fisher
Robert & Barbara Gasser
Chris & Ronda Gomez
David & Shirley Harris
Robert D. Hatcher
Gilmore & Susan Haynie
Vicki Himes
James R. Kratzat
M. Elise Kriss, OSF
Matthew & Tiffani Lesser
Carolyn Linsenmayer
Lois Lovinger,in loving memory
of Daniel Lovinger
Richard & Dorian Maples
Tom & Joan Marcuccilli
Douglas Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Nickerson
Marla Peters
Jeff & Julie Potter
Marvin & Vivian Priddy
James & Rietha Redmond
Chuck & Patty Schrimper
Ralph & Nadonna Schumm
Robert C. Schutte
Stephen & Paulette Shambaugh
Thomas & Kathleen Skiba
Stephen & Anne Smith
John & Barbara Snider
Don Stoneburner
Richard F. Uhen
Kelly & Christopher Updike
Wayne Walker
Gary Wasson
Terry Watson
Steve & Keitha Wesner
Barbara & Don Williams
James & Nancy Winebrenner
David & Charlene Winebrenner
William & Joann Wyatt
Daryl R. Yost
Bill & Barb Zabel
Player ($125-$249)
Michael & Mary Jo Amorini
Hal Atkinson & Mary Ann Meo
Gregory Baumert
Michael & Deborah Bendall
May 2014 Events
Don, Wendy, Emily
& Eric Berning
Bob & Mary Binns
Glenn & Janellyn Borden
Ms. Gertrude F. Brames
Ernest B. Bufkin
Janice L. Burgette
Arlene Christ
Daniel & Vicki Churchward
Nelson & Mary Coats
Lisa & John Didier
Donald & Donna Duff
Bill & Dot Easterly
Ben & Sharon Eisbart
John & Jane Foell
William L. Forsythe
Elizabeth Frederick
Timothy & Hollis Friedrich
Linda Gaff
Kathryn Garner
Stephen & Ann Gillig
Roy & Mary Gilliom
Jim & Carol Goeglein
Lois Guess
Kristi Harkenrider
Jim & Sharon Harris
Dennis & Joan Headlee
Richard Hertel
Charles & Julie Hill
Thomas & Jane Hoffman
Phil & Sharon Howard
Jocelyn Ivancic
Doug & Sue Johnson
Gordon & Judie Johnson
Mark Joseph
Steven & Kathleen Kelham
Joan & Tom Kinder
Mike & Sandy Kinder
Charles Lawrance
Nancy & Carl Louraine
Richard Lutz
Jerry Mackel
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Marsh
Victor L. Martin
Mathew McCoy
Debra McKinney
Lyle R. Mitchner
Ray & Nancy Moore
Michael & Cathy Morrissey
David & Carolyn Mueller
William & Roxana Murray
Melanie & Sean Natarajan
Timothy Needler
David Norton
William H. Oberwitte
Thomas & Mary Osborn
Maryellen Rice
Peter M. Rothman
Fred Salerno
Dr. & Mrs. Bradley Schantz
Carol & Dick Schwartz
Paul & Dorothy Shaffer
Ellsworth Smith
Marjorie Smith
Vic & Susan Sockrider
Shelly L. Springer
Randy & Katrina Thiebaut
Mark Troutman & Ann Wallace
Donald & Amy Urban
Robert & Sally Weigand
Alfred A. Wick, M.D.
John & Deb Wilson
Monte & Amy Winebrenner
Mary Ann & Mike Ziembo
Footlights
($80 - $124)
Tracy Adams
Richard & Carol Aderholt
Keith & Lynne Apple
Daniel & Christine Arnold
Dr. & Mrs. Richard N. Avdul
Craig & Karen Baker
Margie Baumgartel
Jerry A. Beam
Martha Bedwell
James Benninghoff
Ruth Bernsee
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Bieberich
Ronald Bishop
Jane Black
David S. Blackwell
Cara Bouchard
Jeremy Brames
John Briggs
Kevan Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brown
William & Joan Bryant
Mr. John Buck
Brent Burch
John Burkett
Linda Cambre
Karen Carissimi
Ellen & Cary Cavacini
Susan Cavanaugh
Wayne & Evelyn Copsey
Allison Corron
William & Cynthia Curtis
Kevin Dailey
Patrick Davidson
Dawn Davis
Gregory Demopoulos
Cecil & Carol Dominique
Barbara Duvall & Carl Snyder
Mr. Craig T. Eberhard
Ms. Roberta Ehler
Mrs. Sue Ellison
Richard & Patricia Ellison
Ellison Bakery Inc.
Lillian Embick
Eric English
Ms. Nancy Fellinger
Brad Finkel
William Fishering
Thomas & Elwanda Foisy
Michael S. Foster
Mr. & Mrs. John Gabriel
Sherry Gaby-Ostermeier
Donna Garman
Jack & Sharis Glass
James L. Godschalk
Jeremy Goldwood
Dean & Nancy Gorsuch
Joe Graber
Joe Griner
May 2, 38 Special with the Marshall Tucker Band May 7 Embatini, May 10 Fort Wayne Philharmonic, May 11 Buddy Nolan Tribute Concert, May 17 Down
the Country Line, May 28 Volunteer Appreciation Celebration
Arlene Halsey
Sherry Hanway
Don Harrold
Lorena Hatfield
Paul Haughan
Mr. Bruce Hayes
William C. Heathman
David & Joy Heinbaugh
Ronald & Andrea Herman
Fred Hitzemann
George Huber
Laura Jackson
Brian & Sarah Jenkins
Jean Jennings
Terrence Jent & Sonya Copley
Linda Jinnings
Kenneth & Martha Johnson
Mr. Joseph Kahn
Paul A. Kalogerou, M.D.
Emily S Keirns
Drs. Kevin & Pamela Kelly
David Kemp
William Key
Lora Kipker
Kaye Kleinschmidt
James & Janice Koday
Kevin Kracher
Corinna Ladd
Edwin & Donna Landis
Bill & Karen Landon
John Lantz
John & Louise Larsen
Bev Leach
Joan Lubomirski
MST, Inc.
Mr. Robert Maldeney
Harry & Barbara Manges
Pamela & Steve Manor
Anne & Ed Martin
Sharon Mathew
Shelly Mayflower
Leslie & Beverley McClintock
Daniel McCoy
Ms. Pamela S. McDaniel
David McVoy
Dorothy A. Meighan
Leanne Mensing
Mr. Mark Meussling
Jane A. Meyer
Mr. Thomas Miller
Douglas Miller
Kimberly Monaghan
Suzon Motz
Ms. Lisa Meyers
Sharon Nelson
Bennett & Patricia Noel
Adrienne & Mark Noll
John O`Connell
Mr. Steve Pepple
Stephen Phillipp MD
& Maria Phillipp
Randall Phillips
Ward Price
Mr. Kevin Prost
Mark & Lynn Reecer
John & Diana Reed
Annette Reifsteck Chalk
James W. Rhodes Jr.
Barbara Rice
David Rodecap
Dan & Anna Ross
Mary R. Rowe
Judy Roy
Richard A. Rutkowski
Marilyn Salon
Linda Schenkel
Marsha Schnitz
Mark Schoppman
Ms. Beth Schrader
Douglas Schultz
Ms. Stephanie Schultz
Mary & Kenneth Scrogham
Jerry & Patty Sermersheim
Cathy Severson
Bobbie Shambaugh
William H. Shambaugh
Len & Barbara Sheffield
Dennis & Rose Sherman
Robert & Mary Short
Justin & Amy Shurley
Steven & Susie Skiles
Mr. Steven J Smethers
Kevin & Debra Smith
Jon & Lisa Smith
Eldon Smith
Arthur & Camille Snyder
Julia Snyder
Gordon Springer
Kenneth & Roberta Steffen
R. Paul Steffens
Mr. Keith Steinke
Teresa Stephens
Maren Stewart
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Streeter
Cheryl & Joe Stromski
Rebecca Stroup
Paul Sturm
Nathan Swineheart
Arthur Templar
Vivian & Mark Temte
H. Duane & Patricia Theurer
Randy & Katrina Thiebaut
David Trees
Jeanette Venderly
William & Jean Vrabel
Wayne & Helen Waters
Gail Waymire
Laura Weeks
John & Patricia Weicker
Kraig Whiting
Wendy Wight
Jan Wilhelm
Leonard & Victoria Williams
David & Diann Willits
Jim & Vicki Witte
Matthew & Susan Wojewuczki
Lisa Wylie
Kelly Zachrich
Maren & John Zoch
Apprentice / Mentor
($40 - $79)
Karen Allen
Marilyn Ambrose
David Baker
June, July, August 2014 Events
Barbara Barbieri
Wilma Baumgartner
Lou Ann Beach
Robert Binder
Robert Blackburn
Ray & Marianne Bodie
Barbara Boston
Ned & Adeline Brenizer
Barry Brill
Jim & Carol Buckingham
Richard & Margaret Bugher
Geoffrey Burns
Julie Christenson
Bryan Christie
Arlene Chronister
Virginia Coats
Ellen Durnell
Carol J. Ensley
Marilyn Feichter
Gloria Fink
Richard Florea
Leon & Joyce Freimuth
Wilma Fry
Janet Gabriel
John & Carol Glass
Phil & Nancy Grote
Ronald & Mary Grove
Patsy Hinkle
William & Rae Huffman
William & Ginny Johnson
Kenneth & Brittany Johnson
Donald C. Jones
Margie L. Kallenback
Caroline Krick
Arline Kughler
Dr. & Mrs. William A. Kunkel III
Anthony Lardydell
James & Marilyn Larson
Chung-Seng & Sage Lee
Marlene Lobsiger
Chester Longenberger
Riley Lorenzini
Nellie Bee Maloley
Sue Martin
Dr. Michael Mastrangelo
Patricia McKinney
Mr. Charlie Mensch
Kerry Miller
Floretta & Clifford Miller
Cheryl Miller
Daniel Mock
Mary Helen Moore
Daniel & Joyce Munson
Louise Nahrwold
R. Stanley & Nancy Nash
Janet Ormiston
Jack & Mary Overmeyer
Doris Paurice
Carol Puls
Mary Jo Purvis
Curtis Ransom
David & Margaret Ridderheim
Dan & Kathy Roby
Darlene Sarkisian
Ronald & Sylvia Scheeringa
Josh Scheumann
Norma Shondell
Sue Simler
Esther Spridgeon
Don & Linda Stebing
Judith Stewart
Annabelle Taulbee
Jacowen Ten Eyck Smith &
Bruce Scranage
James C. & Mauriece Terrell
Leah Tourkow
Herb & Betty Trier
Jim Turcovsky
Marilyn A. Vachon
Gretchen F. Wiegel
Janyce Wilson
Robert & Diane Winkeljohn
Gerald Zern
June 10 Daniel O’Donnell, July 7-25 SCORE!, July 7 Black and White film, July 15 Behind the Screen, July 26 SCORE! Musical Theatre
performance, August 22 Moody Blues
Fiscal
Year September 2012 – August 2013
accomplishing
recognizing those who gave
highlights
goals
support
in-kind/special recognition
Asher Agency Inc.
Aaron`s Oriental Rug Gallery
Comcast
Lowe`s
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Eikenberry
Fort Wayne Hilton
Thomas & Penelope Mathiesen
in-kind gifts
Atz`s Ice Cream Shoppe
B. Antonio`s Pizza
Bagel Station (The)
Bandido`s
Biaggi`s
Blondie`s Cookies
Bobick`s Golf
Carlos O`Kelly`s Mexican Cafe
Casa Restaurants
Chappell`s Coral Grill Resturant
China Palace
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chops Steaks & Seafood
Cookie Cottage
Crazy Sisters Coffee Roasters
Dunkin` Doughnuts/Baskin Robbins
Duty`s Buckets Sports Pub
Ellison Bakery Inc.
Evolve Spa
Fazoli`s
Fingerhouse
Firefly Coffee House
First Presbyterian Theater
Flat Top Grill
Fort Wayne Children`s Choir
The Phil
Fresh Market
Frito Lay
Hall`s Takes The Cake
Happy`s Pizza
Headwaters Park Alliance
Henrys Restaurant
IHOP
In Trend Hair Design
IPFW
J.K. O`Donnell`s
Ed & Carol Jackson
Jimmy John`s
Kandi`s Cakes
Kroger W. US 24
Lutheran Health Network
McAlister’s Deli
McNamara Florist
MJ`s Pizza
Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne
ProFed Credit Union
Red Lobster
Salvatori’s Authentic Italian Eatery
Sara`s Family Restaurant
F. Arlene Smola
Star Financial Bank
Stitch`n Frame
Subway Downtown
Sweetwater Sound
Taj Mahal
TGI Friday`s
The Flower Shop
Toscani Pizzeria
Vera Bradley
Yeoman Service Center
Ziano`s
Capital projects 2012-13
In addition to all regularly scheduled maintenance and
inspections, the following projects were completed:
• Terra cotta repair and preservation
• Two sewage pumps replaced
• Chiller water pumps rebuilt
• Additional security cameras purchased and installed
• Backflow preventer replaced
• New cash register system purchased for all concessions/bar service areas
• New computer server
• New concessions equipment
• Additional boiler safety valves installed
• Sound equipment, including speakers, purchased
• Theater dome lights purchased
• Marquee bulbs replaced
• Marquee control boxes repaired
• Dressing rooms’ main hallway repainted
• Film projectors repaired
aVision for the embassy
A $2,000,000 Goldstine Foundation challenge
grant in June 2013 kick-started the fundraising
campaign for this $10 million renovation project.
As of Dec. 31, 2013, nearly $7 million has been
committed to this Vision. Thanks to foundations,
companies and individuals who have given so
generously already.
If you have not made a pledge and would like
to do so, please contact Steve Linsenmayer,
development director, 260.424.5665, ext. 240
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28,944
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181,843
net revenue
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3/19/13 2:27 PM
Down the Line: 7 Year Itch
Down the Country Line
Down the Line: Hard Chord
Black and White Films with the Grande Page Organ
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Trip to the Moon and The General
Palace of the Arabian Knights and The Kid
Impossible Voyage and Safety Last
Embatini
Buddy Nolan Tribute Concert
Festival of Trees
Education Programs
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Embassy-Originated programming for 2014
Oct. 18 Downtown Fright Night, Nov. 26-Dec. 3 Festival of Trees, Feb. 21 Down the Line
the 29th annual
investing in the
future
festival of trees
november 21-28, 2012
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Sponsor & Decorator:
CDI: Choice Designs, Inc.
Midnight Garden
Sponsor: Lowe’s
Decorator: Kathy Swartz & Susie Collins
Presenting Christmas
Sponsor: ABC 21Alive
Decorator: Lopshire Flowers & Gifts
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Sponsor: ROCK104
Decorator: Melanie; Melissa Dirig
& Jasmin Carpenter
A Tooth Fairy Christmas
Sponsor: Afdent
Decorator: Woodland Designs
Engineered for Flight
Sponsor & Decorator: BAE Systems
Dreams of Hope
Sponsor: Fort Wayne Orthopedics
Decorator: American Red Cross
Let Your Colors Shine
Sponsor & Decorator: Vera Bradley
Beautiful Possibilities
Sponsor & Decorator:
Three Rivers Dermatology & Windy Ridge Skin Care Centre
Woodland Treasure
Sponsor: Fort Wayne Newspapers
Decorator: Consider It Done,
Vanessa Lauritsen
Calder Sze
Sponsor: Ivy Tech Foundation
Decorator: Wunderkammer Company
A Home for the Holidays
Sponsor: Anonymous
Decorator: Vincent Village, Inc.
65 Years of Service
Sponsor: ITT Exelis
Decorator: Concordia Lutheran
High School JROTC
O Baseball Tree, O Baseball Tree
Sponsor: Fort Wayne TinCaps
Decorator: Young’s Greenhouse
& Flower Shop
15 From Sea to Shining Sea
Sponsor: Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Decorator: Armstrong Flowers,
Sherry Miller
16 You May Say I’m A Dreamer
Sponsor: Five Star Distributing
Decorator: One Eleven Design
17 Live Like Frosty
Sponsor: Superior Essex
Decorator: Vicki, Jim, Joyce Racine
18Relocation…Anywhere
Sponsor: Hoover the Mover/
All Seasons Storage
Decorator: Heather Hoover,
Shelby Cox, Tiffany Cox
19 All Things Considered:
Reflecting Your World
Sponsor: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Decorator: Julie Cox & Erin Salisbury
20 Imagine a Christmas Filled With
Your Favorite Things Sponsor & Decorator: Do It Best Corp.
21 The Cat in the Hat
Sponsor: Life Care Center of Fort Wayne
Decorator: Armstrong Flowers, Sherry Miller
22 What Happens on Broadway
Sponsor: Jam Theatricals
Decorator: Scott C. Hermance
23 Noel, Noel
Sponsor & Decorator: A Party Apart
24 Anytime is Shopping Time
Sponsor: MoneySaver Direct Magazine
Decorator: Armstrong Flowers, Sherry Miller
25 Dashing Through the Snow
Sponsor & Decorator:
Three Rivers Running Company
26 Visions of Sugarplums
Sponsor: KPC Media Group
Decorator: Early Childhood Alliance
27 Holiday Photos
Sponsor & Decorator: Fun View Photo & Video
28 Imagine a World of Peace
Sponsor: Upstate Alliance of REALTORS®
Decorator: Katrina Kay
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Let Your Imagination Play
Sponsor: Raytheon
Decorator: Embassy Theatre Organ Crew
Opus Angelorum – Work of Angels
Sponsor: Angel Corps
Decorator: Scott Rigdon & Karen Grieser
Downton Abbey Holidays
Sponsor & Decorator: WFWA PBS39
Sugar and Spice
Sponsor & Decorator: A Party Apart
Sugar Plum Fairy Garden
Sponsor: Senior Life, HOME, GLO,
Div. of TPI
Decorator: Arbor Farms Nursery
Komet Kristmas
Sponsor & Decorator:
Fort Wayne Komet Hockey Club
Nautical or Nice
Sponsor: Michael Kinder & Sons
Decorator: Christine & Erin Arnold
Imagine a Hospital Full of Smiles
Sponsor: NIPSCO
Decorator: Kate’s Kart
Imagine a Doorway to the Past
Sponsor: Anonymous
Decorator: Williams Woodland
Park Neighborhood
Southern Traditions
Sponsor: The Hagerman Group
Decorator: Picture Perfect Florals
& Events, Pat Henson
Ticket to Ride
Sponsor: Glenbrook Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Hyundai
Decorator: Kathy Speckert & Kris Church
Hoop Dreams
Sponsor: Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Decorator: Patty Martz
Imagine … Community, Craft,
Creativity Sponsor: Embassy Youth-Focused
Programming Decorator: Kathy &
Joanne Heritier
42 Live Local Radio
Sponsor & Decorator:
Northeast Indiana Public Radio
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Happy Holidays from Wells Fargo
Sponsor: Wells Fargo
Decorator: Young’s Greenhouse
& Flower Shop
Jesus is the Light of the World
Sponsor: WBCL 90.3
Decorator: WBCL Staff
Resplendent Celebration
Sponsor: Kingston Healthcare
Decorator: Young’s Greenhouse
& Flower Shop
Shriners are Beary Special
Sponsor: Indiana Michigan Power
Decorator: The Fritz Family
World of Imagination
Willy Wonka Sponsor: Indiana Michigan Power
Decorator: Holland Elementary
Special Ed Preschool
Do You See What I Sing?
Sponsor: Indiana Michigan Power
Decorator: The League for the Blind
& Disabled
Starry Night
Sponsor: Indiana Michigan Power
Decorator: Memorial Park Middle School
FAME Kids Imagination
Sponsor: Indiana Michigan Power
Decorator: FAME
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Sponsor: Embassy Theatre
Decorator: Corner House
Pure Imagination
Sponsor: Frontier Communications
Decorator: Team Frontier Communications
53 A Pot of Christmas Gold
Sponsor: Embassy Board of Directors
Decorator: Asher Agency
54 It’s A One-derful Tree
Sponsor: OfficeOne
Decorator: OfficeOne To Go
55 Christmas at the Spa
Sponsor & Decorator: Revelations Salon
Study Trips: In this program when students visit the Embassy,
they are immediately part of the history of the building and
actually perform a skit about the saving it in the early ‘70s. They
are immersed in the history of the building through interactive
study. Study Trips are an effective way for students to learn
about the history of the community. Last year the Embassy
hosted 13 Study Trips.
Education Advisory Council: The council created this year
and consists of teachers, volunteers and others who care about
education and the Embassy. This group is instrumental in
providing feedback and advice on how to reach teachers and
students and what to offer them.
Learn it Live: More than 1,600 schoolchildren filled the
Embassy for Black Journey. This live stage show featured 200
years of African-American music, heritage and tradition.
SCORE!: This past summer, the Embassy offered a new three-
week summer day-camp to 22 middle-school students called
SCORE! The students created, from scratch, their own musical
—words, the music, the dancing, all of it—and they performed it
on the Embassy stage.
Thank you to Educational
Programming Volunteers
Study Trips
Darlene Ford
Carol Frank
Barb Hall
Susan Hudon
Becky Morris
Thomas Noll
Shirley Platte
Raynell Proska
Jim Reeder
David Rowe
Jan Sarratore
Linda Schenkel
Thomas Scribner
Paul Steffens
Education Advisory Council
Lori Heiges
Bob Sloffer
Alice Krull
Paul Steffens
Fort Wayne Community Schools
Southwest Allen Couty Schools
Embassy Volunteer
Embassy Volunteer
Joann Nixon Betty Stein
Concordia Lutheran School,
Embassy Volunteer
Retired Fort Wayne Community Schools,
Community Volunteer
Julie Page
Brenda West
Southwest Allen County Schools
Jan Sarratore
Retired Fort Wayne Community
Schools, Embassy Education Volunteer
Tom Scribner
Retired Southwest Allen County Schools,
Embassy Education Volunteer
Fort Wayne Community
Schools Administrator
Barb Zabel
Retired Lutheran Schools,
Embassy Foundation Founder
Doug Schultz
Embassy Volunteer, Organ Crew
Embassy House Staff 2012-13
Chuck Chapman • Bill Derbyshire • Marianne Hess • Michelle Love • Lori Yandell
outstanding
volunteers
35+ Years
10-14 Years
Jane Black
Charles Guiler
Jim Alspaugh
Pat Alspaugh
Sherry Blake
Joy Bodine
Rebecca Brown
Jill Burkhart
Chuck Chapman
Marilyn Crewe
Jack Diagostino
Judy Diagostino
Janis Greene
Janet Harshman
Marilyn Hoffman
John Koch
Marlene Lobsiger
Donna Longbons
Chet Longenberger
Jen Manske
Karen May
Marge Meeks
Kathleen Meyer
Tracy Patton
Paul Meyer
Richard Ruthsatz
Carol Shattuck
Rober Sloffer
Connie Stalhut
Judith Sterling
John Stirnkorb
Cheryl Stromski
Judy Wannemacher
Phyllis Weingartner
Bill Zabel
a cast of 305
30-34 Years
Marilyn Ambrose
Paul Steffens
25-29 Years
600 HOURS
9 PIANISTS
$5,762.39
worked maintaining the page
played the piano before
shows and at intermissions
Volunteer tips
Arlene Chronister
Barbara Friedrich
Harold Friedrich
Cletus Goens
Frank Helmsing
20-24 Years
Loda Amstutz
Minerva Belote
Linda Chapman
Dee Labarbera
Louise Nahrwold
Delight Springer
15-19 Year
Volunteer Awards
DAVE BAKER
Joann Nixon
Tom Noll
most hours worked
Embassy Volunteer of the
Year award
Dale R. McNeal Award
Marjorie Baumgartel
Wilma Baumgartner
Joan Bleke
Bee Boesch
Carol Burns
Peggy Debolt
Linda Gaff
Carol Goeglein
Jim Goeglein
Linda James
James Mergenthal
Robert Munoz
Kay Rekeweg
Richard Uhen
Jerrine Warner
5-9 Years
Evelyn Adams
Dave Baker
Terry Bodine
Nancy Brown
Dennis Campbell
Diane Campbell
David Carkenord
Mary Carney
Nancy Chapman
Pat Clark
Bill Derbyshire
Nancy Divelbiss
Ron Divelbiss
Kurt Eisbrenner
Darlene Ford
Janet Fruehling
Joellen Gross
Douglas Guerin
Melinda Hammen
Mary Hardy
Marianne Hess
Wendy Hilbert
Sonnie Hire
Paul Holman
Jean Keel
John Lawhorn
Michelle Love
Renate Magin
Kathleen Marburger
Barb Mattoon
Gordon Mattoon
Diane Medert
Barbara Mueller
John Mueller
Larry Mueller
Lynn Mueller
Joann Nixon
Janet Ormiston
Carolyn Painter
Carlton Reinhard
Julia Reinhard
Sandy Robbins
Donna Sark
Marlene Schrader
Craig Sedery
Deborah Sheray
Linda Shough
Deborah Smith
Azure Blue Smola
Judy Stumpf
Joyce Ternet
Carol Terwilliger
Art Tonsing
Leah Turkow
Tonya Wells
Patricia Williams
Chester Wine
Charles Winkler
Irene Winkler
Allan Woodmansee
Lori Yandell
Jerry Young
Margo Zumwait
0-4 Years
Cathylou Adams
Sandi Adams
Reuben Albaugh
Susan Alexander
Anna Andrews
Lisa Arnold
Roselyn Aspy
Betty Baker
Herbert Berg
Sally Bork
Charles Bowman
Kathy Braner
Sandra Brickley
Susie Brown
Martha Buillon
Margaret Bussel
Therese Bunn
Janice Buuck
Jan Carlo
MaryAnn Carnahan
Mailyn Carsten
Larry Clifford
Thomas Corron
Rebecca Cox
Roberta Deal
Libby Ehinger
Nanette Elder
Rick Elder
Elain Emerick
Eric Farr
Judy Fenton
Kym Flightner
Michael Flohr
Deb Florian
Carol Frank
Barbara Gerken
Robin Good
Mary Green
Floyd Guffey
Margaret Haldeman
Barbara Hall
Glenda Harmeyer
Bonnie Heffelfinger
Mark Herman
Carol Hess
Nancy Hevel
Bonnie Hilt
Maxine Hoffman
Susan Hudon
Zondra Hull
Lucy Huth
Cathy Johnson
Mitch Johnson
Rochelle Joseph
Tarryl Joyce
Kevin Kaiser
Judy Karg
Rosemary Karst
Jean Keel
Roxanne Kelker
Nancy Kill
Marianne Klaffke
Thelma Knowles
Beth Lawrence
Pat Ledyard
Jan Lewinski
Tonya Linker
Sandra Lux
Ben Martinez
Jessica Maurizy
Cindy Meyers
Diane Miller
Patsy Miller
Tim Miller
Valerie Miller
Becky Morris
Mary Lou Morris
Marilyn Mundy
Melvin Mundy
Judy Nancarrow
Chuck Neuenschwander
Ted Neuenschwander
Jerrold Nichols
Mary Nichols
Agnes Nielson
Thomas Noll
Joan Phillips
Richard Phillips
Shirley Platte
Raynell Proksa
Kaitlyn Putnam
Jim Reeder
Thelma Retz
Dave Ridge
Susan Ridge
Becky Roehrs
Tim Roehrs
Robert Rogers
Sean Rogers
Sue Rohling
Kay Roller
Betty Rowe
Dave Rowe
Jan Sarratore
Linda Schenkel
Cindy Schlaifer
Stuart Schlaifer
Cynthia Schrader
Cheri Schultz
Thomas Scribner
David Seagly
Trish Seals
Anna Sevier
Sally Sgro
Ted Sgro
Deloris Shaffer
Dale Shaw
Kathleen Sherman
Shirley Shoppell
Jeff Showman
Tracy Showman
Mary Shumaker
Jane Sieber
Paul Sieber
Claudia Skoczylas
Annie Smith
Mary Stafford
Nancy Stansberry
Linda Stone
Sarah Stradling
Joe Thomas
Kathy Thomas
Pam Thomas
Stacey Thorpe
Naomi Vonesh
Sue Visich
Brian Waite
Valerie Wilson
the embassy’s financial
success
Sources of Support and Revenue
2013
2012
Statement of Financial Position
Contributions
Memberships
Special events
Interest and dividend income
Net realized loss on investments
Net unrealized gain on investments
(Loss) gain on sale of equipment
Rentals
Restoration fees
Concessions and merchandise
Box office and other revenue
Embassy-originated programs & underwriting
$
2,098,271
93,422
$
196,371
$
43,112
$
( 24,955)
$
107,937
$
$
$
2,385,830
98,161
$
190,307
$
38,057
$
( 4,789)
$
86,639
$
( 2,636)
$
403,031
$
153,589
$
140,229
$
92,554
$
83,163
The Embassy Theatre Foundation continues
to maintain a strong financial position. The
fiscal year which ended, August 31, 2013,
resulted in total revenue of $3,438,893
and marked the eighth consecutive year in
the black. The Embassy maintains strong
cash reserves as well as an additional
$1,374,594 in investments.
Total Revenue
$
400,823
147,472
$
216,095
$
77,621
$
82,724
$
$
3,438,893
3,664,135
$
Expenses
Programs
General and administrative
Fundraising
Special events
$
1,273,952
360,488
$
138,430
$
75,209
$
$
$
1,178,797
392,517
$
113,752
$
77,148
Total Expenses
$
1,848,079
$
1,762,214
For the second year in a row, total revenue
was more than $3.4mm. Although total
revenue decreased $225,242 from last
year, unrestricted contributions increased
by $39,884, an increase of more than
25 percent. Gifts restricted for future
facility projects and programs (Vision
for the Embassy, terra cotta repairs and
the Embassy’s expanded youth-focused
programming) remained strong. Even
though the total number of events
decreased, rental revenue remained steady
and special events revenue increased by
$6,064. Perhaps the most encouraging
numbers are reflected in concession and
merchandise where the Embassy recorded
an increase of $75,866. The majority of
this increase corresponds to obtaining a
liquor license and resulting in our ability
to offer an expanded selection of products
for both stage and catered events. Total
number of patrons were down just slightly,
causing $6,117 less in theatre restoration
fee per ticket and $14,933 less in box
office-related revenue. Embassy-originated
programming — the Black and White film
series featuring the Grande Page Organ
and the Down the Line series —continued
to perform well.
Expenses increased this year by a total
of $85,865 due mostly to the expansion
of our educational programming – the
Embassy launched a three-week intensive
musical theater program for middle
school students – and the expanded liquor
license which added paid bartenders and
increased liquor inventory. The Embassy
continued to be proactive in upkeep of the
hisoric building and completed the third
and final phase of the building’s terra cotta
repairs. The Embassy also purchased a new
cash register system for the front of house
to better track inventory and offer more
points of sale. Approximately $43,000 of
fundraising expense is related to the Vision
for the Embassy capital project.
The Embassy continued to maintain
a diversified portfolio for investment
accounts. During the fiscal year, a net
realized gain on investments of $107,937
and a net unrealized loss of investments
of $24,955 were recorded. Interest and
dividend income increased by $5,055.
It was another good year for the Embassy.
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Howard P. Arnold Foundation
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Indiana Arts Commission
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120,000
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$
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$
6,000
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