ALLENS Contemporary THEATRE

Allen Contemporary Theatre presented five adult theatrical productions in 2021. They were: "Walter Cronkite Is Dead" by Joe Calarco, "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" by Nassim Soleimanpour, "The Star-Spangled Girl" by Neil Simon, "The Fourth Wall" by A. R. Gurney, and "Rumors" by Neil Simon. The total attendance for all five plays was 1,391.

Allen Contemporary Theatre managed one grant from state government, one grant from city government and one grant from a private entity. In 2021, we received grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts ($6,907), the City of Allen Hotel Tax grant ($3,000) and the Allen Arts Alliance ($9,520), which along with individual and corporate donations ($20,628) came to a total of $40,055. All three grants required comprehensive applications to receive funding and reporting on the usage of the funds. These fundings and donations do not include donations made during attendance at any of the season's plays. Allen Contemporary Theatre leased, improved, and maintained our 101-seat theatre facility - total expenditures $75,027. The lease was the largest amount spent ($64,490), followed by miscellaneous occupancy expenditures, in decreasing order: utilities ($6,810), routine maintenance ($1,960), concessions ($1,850), liability insurance ($1,268), Dues & fees ($1049), minor improvements ($499), Info Tech ($387), and marketing ($153). This gave a sub-total for miscellaneous occupancy expenditures of $13,976, and the grand total for facilities expenses of $76,486.

Allen Contemporary Theatre held seven theatre-related camps for 92 children, presented by a staff of eleven. Campers learned a variety of theatre skills, including: writing scripts, creating sets, make-up, hair, costumes, sewing, choreography, stage combat, character development, mask making, presenting plays, voice, dance and acting. Improvisation is used to learn how to connect to other actors, story telling, thinking on their feet and thereby building a foundation of acting skills. Camps were led by experienced theatre professionals and each camp culminated in a performance on the final day. Camps are typically one five-day week of eight-hour days, although one camp was shortened to a four-day week due to a holiday.