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Round House Theatre Is a Home for Outstanding Ensemble Acting and Lifelong Learning ROUND HOUSE REIMAGINED ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL 2019 ★ Round House underwent a major interior renovation, making the theatre and lobby more warm, welcoming, and accommodating for all. ★ We welcomed our first cohort of Resident Artists, who collectively worked on every Round House production this season. ★ For the fifth consecutive year, Round House was awarded the 50/50 Applause Award from the International Centre for Women Playwrights for our continued dedication to gender parity in our season. ★ Beginning with the 2018-2019 Season, we initiated Fair Play pay increases for all season artists, making us competitive with the largest theatres in our area. ★ Round House made its Off-Broadway debut with our production of Handbagged for the Brits Off Broadway Festival at 59E59 Theaters. ★ We hosted our Teacher Night with over 200 local teachers and professors during How I Learned to Drive to discuss the importance of arts education in schools. ★ We partnered with 20 local and national non-profits to expand our community engagement and provide additional resources for our artists and audiences. ★ The legendary Audra McDonald headlined our annual Gala offsite at The Hamilton Live; the event became our highest-grossing special event of all time. ★ Our Free Play program gave out more than 3,500 free tickets to high school and college students, nearly 75% more than the previous season. 3 Round House productions then traveled even further afield as we presented Moira Buffini’s Handbagged at the 59E59 Brits Off Broadway Festival, in our New York premiere. An intellectual yet hilarious exploration of women in power, Handbagged, directed by Kiln Theatre artistic director Indhu Rubasingham, proved as successful in New York as it had in London and the DC-metro area. The show became one of the highest selling in the festival’s run! As we achieved new creative heights we were also working hard back at home to transform our space. Centered around our community-based vision and our mission to create a “theatre for everyone,” our new theatre was designed with you in mind. Our auditorium’s enhanced sightlines and acoustics, the welcoming (and delicious) Fourth Wall Bar & Café, and our brand-new multipurpose room upstairs all serve to integrate Round House audiences more fully into Round House spaces. Although it happened after the end of the fiscal year—spoiler alert—we delivered our renovation on time and on budget, a testament to our many generous supporters and the dedication of the Round House staff. Even as we moved forward as an organization, Round House made sure never to lose sight of DEAR FRIENDS our core values. We as an institution are fully dedicated to inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility, and strive to integrate those beliefs across all aspects of our organization. We OF ROUND HOUSE, are committed to real action to break down barriers to participating in theatre, whether related to race, gender, sexuality, ability, economics, or more. We were proud to win the 50/50 Award from the International Centre for Women Playwrights for the fifth year in a row, an achievement When we at Round House look back on our 2018-2019 Season, we see one of the most unmatched in the DC area. Our FREE PLAY ticket program for students age 13 through college momentous years in our history. From some of our all-time top-selling shows, to our Off- is the most robust in the region. Broadway premiere, to renovating our theatre, we’ve celebrated milestone after milestone… and we’re just getting started. Thank you for supporting our exciting present and investing in While our fiscal year technically ended on June 30, 2019, several exciting events occurred our promising future. We couldn’t do it without you. after that date, but before we officially launched our 2019-2020 Season. This report includes coverage of our world premiere of Aaron Posner’s The Heal at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles, As our renovation neared, we couldn’t have asked for a more fitting finale for our old space and the ribbon-cutting, Open House, and homecoming at our renovated theatre. As you read, than August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. Buoyed by the peerless direction of Timothy Douglas we hope you feel as proud as we do of all we’ve achieved—and excited for what’s yet to come! and stellar reviews, Gem eventually became our sixth best-selling show ever—a perfect send- off before we moved offsite for the next six months. Even as guests in DC’s historic Lansburgh Theatre, we maintained our standard of artistic excellence, producing the sprawling geopolitical thriller Oslo by J.T. Rogers and hosting political luminaries to discuss the play’s hot-button topics. Thanks to an outstanding ensemble of actors, led by Cody Nickell and Erin Weaver, Oslo finished as the fifth most successful show in Round House history. We also continued our innovative education programs in peer theatres, convening summer camp at Strathmore and RYAN RILETTE ED ZAKRESKI producing our world-premiere Teen Performance Company play at Imagination Stage. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR 4 5 OUR MISSION EQUITY, DIVERSITY, Round House Theatre is a home for outstanding ensemble acting and lifelong learning. We seek to captivate audiences INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY with stories that inspire compassion, evoke emotions, and demand conversation. Round House is home to an extended family of artists of all backgrounds. We consistently reaffirm our principles of equity and inclusion, our commitment to diversity, and our zero-tolerance policy towards racism and all forms of discrimination. We are committed to telling the stories of all races, ethnicities, genders, identities, religions, sexualities, ages, and abilities on our stage. OUR VISION In fulfilling our mission to produce stories that inspire compassion, evoke emotions, and demand conversation, we stand strongly for improving equity, inclusion, and accessibility for our entire community. To achieve our goals, we Round House seeks to build one of the nation’s leading have created a task force who will actively listen and support; offer guidance and professional training; and serve as regional theatres by establishing long-term relationships with leaders in our continuing efforts towards equity, diversity, inclusion, and access. exceptional artists, and integrating comprehensive theatre education for patrons of all ages into every aspect of our work. In addition to the task force, Round House has several programs designed to make theatre more accessible to everyone. The Equal Play commissioning program will commission 30 plays by women playwrights and playwrights of color over the next ten years. Free Play has provided more than 10,000 free tickets to middle, high school, and college students for Round House productions since FY14 and continues to grow every year. For all future seasons, at least 50% of our our actors and directors will be women and at least 50% will be people of color. Most recently, we launched On The OUR VALUES House, a new community ticket access program providing complimentary group tickets to 501(c)(3) organizations for their constituents. • Work toward equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility across all aspects of our organization. Round House has always been and will continue to be a theatre for everyone. • Prioritize the use of local artists. • Create a collaborative environment in which artists can do their best work. • Foster a positive company culture, a commitment to excellence, and the continued development of our staff. • Extend our art outside of our walls. • Highlight voices that have been historically misrepresented and under-resourced by the theatre field. • Engage our audience in an ongoing dialogue of ideas. • Encourage lifelong learning and participation in theatre. • Ensure that our work is accessible to patrons of all ages, cultural backgrounds, economic groups, and abilities. • Provide exceptional service and hospitality to our patrons. • Recognize that financial health and stability are essential to fulfilling our mission. 6 7 RENOVATION FORRESTER CONSTRUCTION AND ITS SUBCONTRACTORS USED CONSTRUCTION TIME: 7.5 months CONTRACTOR: Forrester Construction MORE THAN 60,000 WORK-HOURS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. PROJECT BUDGET: $8.5 million ARCHITECT: Tom Kamm, Kamm Architecture PROJECT COST: $8.5 million THEATRE DESIGNER: Charcoalblue LLC FUNDING SOURCES: Individual and OWNER’S REP: Jennifer Tantum and Scott Kaufmann, JM Zell Partners foundation donors as well as capital SQUARE FOOTAGE: 35,000 (approximate) grants from Montgomery County and State of Maryland THEATRE SEATS: 286 to 402 depending on configuration FRONT LOBBY In January 2019, Round House began a full interior renovation of the theatre and lobby with the goal of creating a warm and welcoming space for our audiences and artists. The $8.5 million renovation was completed in August 2019 with funds raised as a part of the Full Circle campaign. In the front lobby, the bank teller-like windows at the Box Office were replaced with a concierge-style desk for improved customer service and accessibility. Previously unused space above the Box Office was transformed into the new Artistic Wing, housing a conference room, artistic suite, and Artistic Director’s Office. Walls that previously separated the front and main lobby were removed to open the space. The ceiling of the coat room was lowered and a new walkway was installed to lead to the Artistic Wing above. THERE ARE MORE THAN 14,000 BRICKS LINING THE WALLS 8 OF THE LOBBIES, WALKWAYS, AND THEATRE. 9 THE BLACK STAINLESS STEEL MESH THAT FILLS THE RAILINGS IN THE LOBBY AND THE THEATRE MAIN LOBBY WAS ALSO USED FOR THE CHEETAH ENCLOSURE AT THE NATIONAL ZOO! In the main lobby, the old concessions window was removed along with the walls forming the Patrons Lounge to create the new Fourth Wall Bar & Café.
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