Fiasco Theater Ltd

“Family relationship: noah d. Brody and jessie d. Austrian are married.”

“The governing body is comprised of eight board members. The organization does not have committees at the present time.”

“Draft of form 990 is provided to all the board members for review and comments.”

“The organization requests that all board members sign an annual conflict of interest policy certification. In addition, board members are requested to complete an annual form 990 disclosure, which requests disclosure of any interests that could give rise to conflicts.”

“Compensation is discussed and approved by the board.”

“Compensation is discussed and approved by the board.”

“All documents are available upon request.”

“The board has oversight over the audit.”

“Part i, line 1 and part iii, line 1 - founded in 2009, fiasco theater is an ensemble theater company based in nyc. Our mission is to offer dynamic, joyful, actor-driven productions, and the highest quality, accessible, affordable training for emerging artists. We create deliberate, joy-based theatrical experiences that delight audiences of seasoned theatergoers and newcomers alike. To date over 200,000 audience members in nyc have seen our productions, including 12,000+ school children, and the ny times has called fiasco "a force to recknon with in the american theater". After the runaway success of our first show (cymbeline, 2009), we were fortunate to partner with larger institutions to present our work for 10 years. In 2019, we launched a new strategic plan to grow our capacity to produce more of our own programming, towards our long-term goal to elevate and transform the standard for how theater gets made, by disrupting the current culture and offerring a more humane and joyful alternative to artists, students and audiences. Though covid altered and paused our plans, it also meant many of our practices - humane scheduling, fair pay, caregiver inclusion - became part of the national conversation. We are now poised to build upon a strong foundation into an institutional leader in creating joyful and equitable arts for audiences.”

“Part iii, line 4a - fiasco currently produces annual programming in four categories. 1) we develop productions through our internal development series, groundwork, as well as year-round readings and workshops that are open to the public; 2) we conduct professional education programs, including master classes, our free training initiative and our conservatory program; 3) we produce actor-centered productions through several developmental performance series, including the workshop production initiative without a net and 4) we co-produce, or are presented by, partner theaters. Presenting partner theaters in nyc have included classic stage co, tfana, new victory and roundabout theatre, where we serve as the first-ever company in residence. We believe the way the work is made is as important as the work itself. We strive to empower actors in our processes, disrupting the typical hierarchy of american theater-making. We have a shared leadership structure, and our classes and productions often have co-teachers and co-directors, modeling collaboration and multiple perspectives, inviting ensemble members to bring their whole selves to the conversation. We pay artists and educators a living wage (we define this as never less than $20/hr) and work in humane conditions (5 day work-week, 72 hour advanced scheduling notice). Pleasure is a part of the foundation of everything we create: we believe joy is a key ingredient in the communal act of sharing a story with an audience.”

“Graphics, photography, video and design fees 3343. 3343. 0. 0.”

“Education fees 16873. 16873. 0. 0.”

“Consulting fees 7931. 5700. 2231.”

“Covid compliance officer 2833. 2833. 0. 0.”