Vivian Beaumont Theater Inc

THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATER AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF PLAYS AND MUSICALS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

THEATRICAL PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS (REGULAR & EXTENDED, INCLUDING ARTISTIC STAFF AND FACILITIES).THE ORGANIZATION ORDINARILY PRESENTS A SEASON OF PRODUCTIONS AT THE VIVIAN BEAUMONT AND MITZI E. NEWHOUSE THEATERS AT LINCOLN CENTER, AS WELL AS WORKS BY YOUNG AND EMERGING ARTISTS (THE LCT3 PROGRAM) AT THE CLAIRE TOW THEATER AT LINCOLN CENTER.BECAUSE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES WERE PROHIBITED BY GOVERNMENT ORDER THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021 (IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC), THE EXPENSES REPORTED FOR THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ARE THE COSTS OF THE THEATRICAL FACILITIES AND PERMANENT ARTISTIC STAFF OF THE ORGANIZATION.

MARKETING, EDUCATION & OUTREACH.THE THEATER'S EDUCATION PROGRAM (OPEN STAGES) FOR CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ATTENDING NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS AND CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS LED BY TEACHING ARTISTS. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE CONNECTED WITH THE THEATER'S PRODUCTIONS (FOR WHICH FREE TICKETS ARE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS) AND THE PERFORMING ARTS IN GENERAL. OPEN STAGES INCLUDES THREE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS. THE SHAKESPEARE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PLAYWRIGHT BY APPROACHING HIS LANGUAGE AS ACTORS AND FINDING PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO HIS WORK'S CHARACTERS AND ACTIONS. THE LEAD (LEARNING ENGLISH AND DRAMA) PROJECT WAS DEVISED TO HELP ENL STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SPEAKING SKILLS BY UTILIZING THEATER TECHNIQUES. THE SONGWRITING IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE WRITING CURRICULUM IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BRINGS YOUNG PROFESSIONAL LYRICISTS AND COMPOSERS INTO CLASSROOMS FOR NINE-SESSION RESIDENCIES IN WHICH THEY TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO WRITE LYRICS FROM A CHARACTER'S POINT OF VIEW AND THEN SET THEIR WORDS TO MUSIC. ALL EDUCATION PROGRAM COMPONENTS REACH A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 4,300 STUDENTS AND 80 TEACHERS EACH YEAR.THE THEATER'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM (IN AN ORDINARY YEAR WITH FULL THEATRICAL PRODUCTION) IS ITS PRINCIPAL MEANS OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT. ITS EXPENSES ARE THE COSTS OF SERVICING A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 22,000 LINCOLN CENTER THEATER MEMBERS, EACH OF WHOM, AFTER PAYMENT OF AN ANNUAL FEE, IS ENTITLED TO PURCHASE ONE TICKET TO EACH OF THE THEATER'S PRODUCTIONS AT A SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT (SUBJECT IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES TO AVAILABILITY) AND TO RECEIVE SPECIAL INFORMATION AND SERVICE IN THE ORDERING OF TICKETS. OVER 7,500 STUDENT AND YOUNGER MEMBERS, UNDER THE LINCTIX PROGRAM, ARE ENTITLED TO MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND DISCOUNTS WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF AN ANNUAL FEE.

VIDEO, ONLINE & SPECIAL PROJECTS.BECAUSE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES WERE PROHIBITED BY GOVERNMENT ORDER THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR (IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC), THIS PROGRAM SERVICE INCLUDED VIDEO AND ONLINE PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING THE LCT SPOTLIGHT SERIES, LCT PRIVATE REELS (STREAMING OF ARCHIVE RECORDINGS OF PAST PRODUCTIONS), WEBINARS, AND AUDIO PLAYS. SPECIAL ARTISTIC PROJECTS ALSO INCLUDE DEVELOPMENTAL WORKSHOPS AND READINGS OF NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS (THE PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM), COMMISSIONS FOR NEW PLAYS AND OPERAS, AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE LINCOLN CENTER THEATER REVIEW, A JOURNAL OF THE DRAMA. GRANTS AND AWARDS WITHIN THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ARE THE CULLMAN AWARD FOR CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT,