2008-2009 Annual Report2008-2009 Annual Report

 

Gulfshore Playhouse is Naples’ first and finest self producing-professional theatre company, currently producing exclusively

at the Norris Center in downtown Naples. Gulfshore Playhouse is passionately devoted to creating nationally noteworthy professional theatre – from the powerful and

inspiring classics, to innovative new works. It is unwaveringly committed to bringing the best theatre professionals in our

country to the stages and the classrooms of Southwest Florida.

     

Founder and Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury is a resident of Naples and an experienced director, producer and theatre manager with a career spanning nearly two decades in

various aspects of the theatre business.

Incorporated in 2004, Gulfshore Playhouse is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that has been providing quality

professional theatre and unique educational opportunities to residents and visitors of Southwest Florida since 2006 .

The Gulfshore Playhouse Board of Directors

Chairman SecretaryPresident

The Gulfshore Playhouse Advisory Boards

Advisory Board

Roger BakerPhilip BeuthDon Gunther

Jason Hunter KornChristine Paddock

Ned Sachs

Artistic Advisory Board

Anna Maria AlberghettiAlan CampbellCarol Channing

Franc D’AmbrosioBrian Lane Green

•To enrich: producing the finest high-quality professional theatre, creating a stimulating cultural environment which is affordable and accessible to all

•To educate: providing first-class in-school educational outreach for students and unique learning opportunities for residents and visitors of all ages

•To entertain: Encouraging all people in our diverse community to explore theatre as an art form, thus contributing to the growth of Southwest Florida as a cultural center

Our MissionOur Mission

•Excellence: To draw from the finest professional actors, singers and creative personnel the country has to offer while simultaneously encouraging and supporting the development of local talent

•Service: To respond to community tastes and needs, acknowledging that theatrical art cannot be sustained without its audience. We are committed to excellence in every aspect of the community's experience of Gulfshore Playhouse.

•Inclusion: Theatre exists for the masses. Gulfshore Playhouse will serve people from the broad spectrum of race, creed and socio-economic levels.

Our ValuesOur Values

ART SMART, which is currently up and running in both Collier and Lee County, offers theatre-based workshops that are brought into classrooms during the school day to teach curriculum content.  Correlating with the Sunshine State Standards, these workshops teach literacy and numeracy skills while fostering

self-esteem, self-confidence and cooperative learning.

ART SMART staff has designed a series of residencies, classes and workshops that educate by delivering traditional curriculum (history, science, social studies, etc.) through

arts-based lessons. Recently the National Education Association awarded a grant to support the innovative work Gulfshore Playhouse is undertaking with Bonita Springs

Elementary School. The project, expanding curriculum delivery methods in the classroom, was one of only 30 funded nationwide out of hundreds of applicants.

 

Under the direction of Ms. Irene Horowitz, Director of Education for Gulfshore Playhouse and an award-winning educator, these ART SMART educational programs are

staffed by a pool of professional educators with significant arts backgrounds. All Art Smart programs integrate into numerous traditional curriculum topics, enhance delivery

of those subjects and provide a resource to teachers.

ART SMART FundersART SMART Funders

In 2008-2009, ART SMART received grants from:

The National Education AssociationSuncoast for Kids FoundationThe Rabb Family Foundation

The United Arts Council of Collier County

This enabled us to bring 22 workshops to approximately 600 students without any fee to the school or school district.

Many of the area’s schools, especially those designated Title 1, can not afford even the half-price fees ART SMART charges. (While the total cost of offering one

residency is approximately $765, Gulfshore Playhouse charges schools $350 only, making up the difference through earned income and individual donations.)

This year, we are proud to have instituted:

Adult Classes - ranging from stage combat to audition technique, movement and mask work, as well as master classes given by Tony-Award winning actors,

Award-winning singer/songwriters, and Broadway veterans

The STAR Program – The Student Theatre Artists in Residence for young adults ages 14-18 which focuses on acting training, technical theatre, and lectures given

by various professionals in the field

Educational Offerings

Gulfshore Playhouse ProductionsGulfshore Playhouse Productions

Mainstage ProductionsOur seasons are comprised of three to four productions each year. These shows are carefully

selected to provide Southwest Florida audiences with an enriching, entertaining and unique experience each time they come to the theatre. These plays feature highly talented professional

actors and skilled theatre artisans producing New York-quality theatre right here in Naples.

Music EventsGulfshore Playhouse continues to give area residents and visitors an experience they can find no where else with two special concert/cabaret events. These events find the theatre at the Norris Center transformed into a New York-style jazz club. These nights of song and entertainment

spotlight unique performers from up-and-comers to Broadway veterans.

Annual Charity Golf ClassicThis annual fundraising event includes a reception/ silent auction, lively golf tournament followed

by an awards dinner and ceremony. Participants include patrons, supporters and sponsors in registered foursomes.

In the Fall of 2008, the Norris Center, current home of Gulfshore Playhouse, won the “Star Award for

Live Theatre” from the Naples Daily News Choice Awards.

In the same season, Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury was the recipient of the “40 Under

40” distinction, awarded to the top professionals in southwest Florida by Gulfshore Business Magazine.

Kristen was also honored to be featured on the cover of e Bella Magazine in November 2008.

Recognition from the Community

2008-2009 Productions2008-2009 Productions

We are proud to have been able to produce several Florida Premieres, including “Another

Night Before Christmas” this season, which was only the second time it was done in the country.

In addition, we also produced “Tartuffe”, a comedy over 300 years old, replete with period

costumes, wigs, fans and walking sticks, reminding audiences that comedy is timeless, and

good writing never gets old.

We cast all our shows in New York, seeking members of the Actors’ Equity Union to populate most of our cast openings, as well as attend FPTA

(The Florida Professional Theatre Association) auditions and hold local auditions as well.

As Gulfshore Playhouse grows and stabilizes, the intention is to continue to add to the number of productions each year until a traditional nine-month season is

attained. This kind of expansion is especially challenging when the organization must work out of leased space forcing it to accommodate the schedules of other

organizations and negotiate the space issues that naturally arise in these situations.

 In addition, the acquisition of space dedicated not to performance, but rather to

the technical necessities of production such as set and props construction, costume creation and storage as well as rehearsals would actually reduce costs

now associated with renting these additional spaces. 

Potential for Growth in Production AreaPotential for Growth in Production Area

Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Income DetailFiscal Year 2008-2009 Income Detail

Jul 1, '08 - Apr 23, 09

Income/Expense

Income

Total Music Events 10,079.00

Corporate Matching Donations 2,000.00

Individual Donations 81,555.00

Total Donations 83,555.00

Production Sponsorships 44,000.00

Production Tickets Sales 77,667.24

Concessions and Other Income 3,868.17

Total Production 125,535.41

Total Golf Tournament 55,952.00

Education Division

Foundations/Grants 28,765.00

Earned 5,750.00

Adult Classes 287.00

Total Education Division 34,802.00

Total Income 309,923.41

Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Expense DetailFiscal Year 2008-2009 Expense Detail

ExpenseMusic Event Expense 2,723.15 Transfer 100.00 Interest Expense 47.49 Ticketing Agent 12,537.61 Golf Tournament Expense 15,751.67

Independent Contractors 55,135.00

Total Overhead 5,396.00 Total Office Expense 2,348.00 Total Marketing & Advertising 34,260.00 Total Research & Development 18.85

Total Administrative 97,157.85

Total Education Division Expense 31,669.00

Total Production Expense 159,335.00

Total Production Expense 159,355.00

Total Expense 319,342.00

Net Ordinary Income (9,418.59)

2008-2009 Sponsors2008-2009 Sponsors

Patty and Jay Baker Bob and Pam CahnersBob and Linda Harden

Edward and Marquelda Jones John and Dottie Remondi

Christine Paddock

2008-2009 Donors2008-2009 Donors

$10,000-$25,000

Robert and Linda Harden

Robert and Pamela Cahners

Don and Mosey Gunther

Edward and Marquelda Jones

Chrissie Paddock

The Rabb Family Charitable Foundation

The D'Jamoos Group*

$5,000-$10,000

Kellie Warner and Matthew J. Soldavini*

Phil and Mary Beuth

J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Jerry and Gail Coury

Patty and Jay Baker

Inn of *

Douglas and Janet Danforth

The Suncoast for Kids Foundation

Bob and Diane Levy

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Remondi

TIB Bank

$3,000-4,999

Kristen Coury

John Nice

Illustrated*

$2,000-2,999

Richard W. Miller and Jan M. Eveleigh

Sandy and George Pastoor

Laurent Chevalier

Doug and Janet Danforth

David and Shirley Hubers

Leo and Jean Hertzog

Noreen A. Murray

Anonymous (2)

$1,000-$1,999

The Minneapolis Foundation

Jeffrey M. Folkman, Esq.

Hahn, Loeser and Parks, LLP*

Kristen Coury

Phyllis and Larry Liebman

Gendelman Insurance*

Noreen Murray and Keith Dallas

John A. Nice, M. Nice Charitable Trust

Judith A. Liegeois and John Scot Mueller

Acadia Wealth Management*

Alicia and Mark Wertheim

Jack and Kathy Pavlish

Jack and Lucille Tymann

Stuart and Gladys Warshauer

Roger and Judy Anderson

Rebecca Fishel Bright*

Dick and Jo Beightol

$500-999

Dick Stonesifer

Felix Zulauf

Frank and Kathleen Pezzuti

Jacqueline and Richard Bearse

Paul and

Leah Okimoto and Dan Schneider

Gerald and Kathleen Clark

John and Nancy Hoey

John and Johne McTavish

$25-$499

Joel and Arlene Banow

Marjorie and Jerry Rubacky

Denis and Linda Olson

Ron Ciesla

Dolores K. Fetters*

Ruth Hecht

Barbara and Jack Morgan

Glen Powell

Millie Sernovitz

Bud Hornbeck Lutgert Insurance

Dennis and Adrianne Cady

Paul and Marilyn O'Rourke

Richard and Karna Bodman

Leah Okimoto and Daniel Schneider

Patricia and Donald Griesdorn

Robert and Ellis Naegele

Edward and Beverly Tassinari

Terrance Flynn

Premiere Properties of SW Florida

Dennis and Lynn Blum

Skip Becker

Don and Angelina Smith

Dr. Mark Rubin

Richard and Linda Censits

Larry and Mary Culligan

Neil and Joanne McAneny

Malcolm McDonald

Marsha Poster

Michael and Bonnie Sherman

Christine Evans Melnik

Ronald and Arlene Diorio

Rose Mary Everett

James and Sally Clemens

Dr. Bernard and Roberta Lublin

Heather Begley

Future GoalsFuture Goals

Our dream continues to be to create a building of our own: a state-of-the-art theatre space for our year-round season, a black-box for cabaret

events, children’s theatre and experimental programming, and an educational wing for hosting an increased roster of opportunities for the community. Until then, we’ll continue to bring you professional theatre

at affordable prices and unique educational opportunities.

Hope to see you on opening night!

www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org (239)-566-8394