Program:
Artistic Programs
- Budget:
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$14,885,679
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
<div>The Globe produces year-round theatrical programming that encompasses the work of Shakespeare and classical playwrights; contemporary plays, revivals and new works; and premiere musicals leading to commercial productions and national tours. The Globe’s annual Shakespeare Festival has continued to grow in artistic stature, garnering international recognition. The Old Globe’s 2010 Summer Season began the theatre’s year-long celebration of its 75<sup>th</sup> Anniversary in Balboa Park with a special Shakespeare Festival led by Adrian Noble, the former longtime head of London’s Royal Shakespeare Company. Productions of new work, which often lead to subsequent performances on Broadway as well as at other regional theatres, enhance The Old Globe’s national reputation as a major cultural resource. The Globe is also committed to developing new material that resonates with younger, more diverse audiences through its innovative <em>Southeastern</em> <em>San Diego Residency Project</em>. </div>
Program Long-Term Success:
The Old Globe is committed to providing artistic programming of the highest caliber for its audiences and to serving as a major artistic resource for the field. The Tony Award-winning Old Globe, its productions and artists have been honored with virtually every local and national theatre award. Sustaining high artistic standards and providing a supportive work environment draws leading theatre artists to the Globe who can help the theatre fulfill its mission and remain among the nation’s leading regional theatres.
Program Short-Term Success:
<p >The Globe produces at least 15 theatrical productions annually:</p>
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<p >· A Summer Shakespeare Festival, with 86 repertory performances of three plays, in the 612 seat Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. </p>
<p >· Six productions, with approximately 292 performances in the 581-seat Old Globe Theatre.</p>
<p >· Six productions with 228 performances in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, the Globe’s new 250-seat arena theatre, including an installment of the <em>Classics-Up-Close</em> series. </p>
Program Success Monitored by:
Evaluation is an ongoing process at the Globe that requires input from all departments. The Marketing Department tracks sales trends and market penetration, Development analyzes giving patterns in targeted donor groups. Communications activity is focused on soliciting participation in the Globe’s work and encouraging long-term relationships with the institution. While it’s important to evaluate attendance, audience response and press coverage for each production, the theatre also measures success in terms of the quality of the relationships that are built between the Globe’s staff and the theatre artists who spend time working here
Program Success Examples:
<p >The Globe’s varied repertoire appeals to a broad audience and attracts theatre-goers from throughout Southern California, the United States and abroad. In 2009, the Globe’s most recently completed fiscal year, theatre admissions totaled 234,735, with 199,766 paid tickets and 34,969 free admissions, primarily distributed through schools and nonprofit organizations. There were 27,238 tickets sold to San Diego County visitors, including buyers from throughout the United States as well as from Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Chile, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Switzerland. Acclaim for Globe productions in national publications like <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, which called the current Shakespeare Festival a “theatrical event of which San Diego should be proud” reinforces the Globe’s position as a leading American theatre company and highlights San Diego as focal point for arts and culture.</p>
Program:
Education Program,
- Budget:
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$375,851
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other
- Population Served:
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
<p>The Globe currently offers more than 20 programs throughout the year, serving more than 45,000 children and adults throughout the San Diego region. The recent opening of the new 6,200-square-foot Karen and Donald Cohn Education Center in December 2009 provides the theatre’s first permanent home for many of these programs and has given the theatre an unprecedented opportunity to explore new ways to better serve its artists, students and audiences.</p>
Program Long-Term Success:
<p>The impact of the Globe’s artistic programs is augmented by education and community programs designed to develop and sustain a lifelong love of theatre. These programs will serve more than 45,000 children and adults annually, helping build stronger relationships between the Globe and its artists and audiences as well as with schools, administrators, teachers and students. </p>
Program Short-Term Success:
<p>The Old Globe will demonstrate a strong commitment to serving the San Diego community by providing a wide range of education and community programs. The 2010-11 program objectives include: </p>
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<ul type="disc"><li>Introductory and intensive theatre training for children, reaching more than 22,000 students through programs including free Student Matinees and workshops, Globe Readers, Globe Honors, the Summer Shakespeare Intensive, Production Guides; Grinch Initiatives; School in the Park; and the Southeastern San Diego Residency Project.</li><li>Lifelong learning opportunities that enhance audience appreciation for Globe productions, serving at least 4,700 adults through Insight Seminars, Shakespeare in the Garden; Post-Show Forums and Globe Tours.</li><li>Professional development programs for educators, including the annual conference with the San Diego County Office of Education (60 participants); Grinch Teachers Workshop (160 participants) and the Teacher Appreciation Series (600 participants).</li><li>Access Initiatives providing discounted admission and approximately 25,000 free tickets distributed through outreach and partnership with schools, community organizations, social services organizations and other arts organizations.</li><li>The Globe’s Master of Arts in Dramatic Arts program, in partnership with the University of San Diego, will provide intensive training in classical acting. The 14 actors enrolled in the program will be cast in main stage productions and serve as understudies. </li></ul>
Program Success Monitored by:
<p>Education and community programs are evaluated through surveys, observations by the Globe Education Department staff and follow-up meetings with student participants, Globe Teaching Artists and teachers. The Education Department also consults with the school districts’ Directors of Visual and Performing Arts, language arts specialists and other school administrators to evaluate in-school program components. In addition to tracking the number of students served, program evaluation includes the ongoing assessment of students’ work (e.g. journals, essays, performances, projects, etc.); collection of attendance data; and written surveys completed by participating students and teachers. Evaluation results are used to improve the Globe education programs and shared with other arts organizations and schools.</p>
Program Success Examples:
<p>Education and community programs offer opportunities to serve a wider constituency, with an emphasis on reaching underserved groups throughout the region. Current programs include: <em>The Southeastern San Diego (SSD) Residency Project</em>; <em>The Grinch Children’s Initiatives</em> and <em>Globe Readers</em> literacy programs; the <em>Shakespeare Initiatives for Young People</em>; <em>Playguides</em>; <em>Student Access to the Arts</em>; <em>In-school Residencies</em>; professional development for teachers and teaching artists; the <em>Teacher Appreciation Series</em>, life-long learning programs such as <em>Insight Seminars</em>; <em>Shakespeare in the Garden</em>; the <em>Speaker’s Bureau</em> and <em>Behind-The-Scene Tours</em>; and free public events and performance tickets. </p>
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<p>In addition to making specific programming choices that attract a broader, more diverse audience, the Globe continually works to expand access to this theatre. The Globe will continue to offer its “$20 Under 30” program to engage young adults and is working to expand its “Street Team” of volunteers who earn free tickets by promoting the Globe among their peers. As part of the Globe’s ongoing celebration its 75<sup>th</sup> Anniversary, a total of 7,500 tickets will be provided free-of-charge to high school students. Students are encouraged to contact the Globe and are eligible to receive one free ticket to each of the Globe’s Winter Season productions. </p>