HUNTINGTON THEATRE CO INC

THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY IS BOSTON'S LEADING PROFESSIONAL THEATRE AND ONE OF THE REGION'S PREMIER CULTURAL ASSETS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1982, THE HUNTINGTON HAS RECEIVED OVER 150 ELLIOT NORTON AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWERS OF NEW ENGLAND AWARDS, AS WELL AS THE TONY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING REGIONAL THEATRE. IN THE PAST 41 YEARS, THE HUNTINGTON HAS PLAYED TO AN AUDIENCE OF 3.5 MILLION, PRESENTED OVER 200 PLAYS (18 OF WHICH WENT ON TO BROADWAY OR OFF BROADWAY), AND SERVED OVER 500,000 STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NORMA JEAN CALDERWOOD ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LORETTA GRECO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR MICHAEL MASO, THE HUNTINGTON BRINGS TOGETHER WORLD-CLASS THEATRE ARTISTS FROM BOSTON, BROADWAY, AND BEYOND WITH THE MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT TO CREATE ECLECTIC SEASONS OF EXCITING NEW WORKS AND CLASSICS MADE CURRENT. A LONGSTANDING ANCHOR CULTURAL INSTITUTION OF HUNTINGTON AVENUE, THE AVENUE OF THE ARTS, THE HUNTINGTON NOW FULLY OWNS THE HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE AND HAS COMPLETED THE FIRST PHASE OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF THE HISTORIC VENUE, WHICH IN ITS SECOND PHASE WILL ADD FIRST-RATE, MODERN AMENITIES INCLUDING A NEW ENTRANCE AND EXPANSIVE LOBBY, AS WELL AS EXPANDING SERVICES TO AUDIENCES, ARTISTS, AND THE COMMUNITY. THE HUNTINGTON BUILT THE STANFORD CALDERWOOD PAVILION AT THE BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS (BCA) IN 2004 AS A HOME FOR ITS NEW WORK ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED RESOURCE FOR THE LOCAL THEATRE COMMUNITY. AT THE CALDERWOOD PAVILION, THE HUNTINGTON PROVIDES FIRST-CLASS FACILITIES AND AUDIENCE SERVICES AT SIGNIFICANTLY SUBSIDIZED RATES TO DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR, INCLUDING SOME OF BOSTON'S MOST EXCITING SMALL AND MID-SIZED THEATRE COMPANIES. THE HUNTINGTON SERVES 200,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS EACH YEAR AT THE HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE AND THE CALDERWOOD PAVILION AT THE BCA. THROUGH A DIVERSE AND IMPACTFUL RANGE OF NATIONALLY-RENOWNED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, THE HUNTINGTON ENGAGES 36,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS EACH YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE POETRY OUT LOUD NATIONAL RECITATION CONTEST, THE AUGUST WILSON MONOLOGUE COMPETITION, THE NEXT NARRATIVE MONOLOGUE COMPETITION, THE HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVE, A YOUTH PLAYWRITING PROGRAM CALLED EPIC, AND THE STUDENT MATINEE SERIES. THE HUNTINGTON IS A FOUNDING PARTNER OF CODMAN ACADEMY CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL AND HAS COLLABORATED WITH CODMAN FOR 21 YEARS TO CREATE AND TEACH ITS INNOVATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY HUMANITIES CURRICULUM AND RUN THE CODMAN SUMMER THEATRE INSTITUTE. A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PLAYS, THE HUNTINGTON HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 120 WORLD, AMERICAN, AND NEW ENGLAND PREMIERES TO DATE. THROUGH THE HUNTINGTON PLAYWRITING FELLOWS PROGRAM, THE CORNERSTONE OF ITS NEW WORK ACTIVITIES, THE HUNTINGTON SUPPORTS LOCAL WRITERS THROUGH TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS. THE HUNTINGTON CULTIVATES, CELEBRATES, AND CHAMPIONS THEATRE AS AN ART FORM AND IS COMMITTED TO MENTORING LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS, EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEATRE, AND SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR THE GROWTH OF DOZENS OF BOSTON'S EMERGING PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CREATED A PROFOUND AND UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE FOR THE HUNTINGTON'S OPERATIONS AND FUTURE. WITH A SUDDEN REQUIREMENT IN MID-MARCH TO CLOSE THE PERFORMING VENUES AND HALT THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 SEASON, CANCELLING SEVERAL MONTHS OF PERFORMANCES AND THE INCOMING REVENUE STREAM AND RELATED EXPENSES THAT THOSE PERFORMANCES WOULD HAVE BROUGHT. THE HUNTINGTON RESPONDED TO THE CHALLENGE, DETERMINING HOW TO MANAGE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF LOST REVENUE WHILE SUPPORTING ITS STAFF AND RESOURCES, PROVIDING EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE BY APPEALING FOR TICKET DONATIONS, RALLYING THE HUNTINGTON'S KEY STAKEHOLDERS FOR ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS, SECURING EMERGENCY SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE RELIEF PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOPING A DIGITAL STRATEGY TO ALLOW THE HUNTINGTON TO STAY CONNECTED WITH AUDIENCES, DONORS AND ARTISTS. THE HUNTINGTON RESUMED PERFORMANCES IN AUGUST 2021 AT THE CALDERWOOD PAVILION AND RESUMED PERFORMANCES AT THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE ONCE THE RENOVATION WAS COMPLETE IN SEPTEMBER 2022.