ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE

A Chance for Kids to Grow through the Magic of Theatre

aka All The World's A Stage   |   Clinton Township, MI   |  www.atwas.org

Mission

Mission: Teach life skills through theatre arts education. Vision: inspire & empower young people to achieve an enriched rewarding life, Values: we believe: • Every child should have the opportunity to reach their potential. • Theatre arts nurtures creativity and self-expression. • The inclusion of the arts is vital to the development of a healthy community. • In providing artistic & educational integrity. • The quality of our product is dependent on the quality of our process. Our goals are to: • Provide young people an avenue to realize their potential. • Provide a quality theatre experience for our community. • Provide professional opportunities for theatre artists. • Develop community and educational partnerships. • Provide programs promoting arts education.

Ruling year info

1990

Executive Director/Founder

Lou Fazzini

Main address

40027 Aynesley Street

Clinton Township, MI 48038-2371 USA

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Formerly known as

Macomb Junior Players and Youth Theatre

EIN

38-2894259

NTEE code info

Arts Education/Schools (A25)

Theater (A65)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

All The World's A Stage needs to create a greater balance of contributed revenue vs earned/program generated revenue. Our history shows we are approximately 88% program generated revenue and 12% contributed. Our intent is to have an a 75/25% or 80/20% earned vs contributed balance.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Acting workshops

heatre workshops for a 3rd through 12th grade student population. Conducted by ATWAS staff and contracted teaching artists, we offer creative drama, acting, musical theatre, technical theatre, film, and make-up workshops that provide an educational foundation specific to the theatre arts discipline. Our theatre arts curriculum design assures that theatre concepts are continuously introduced, reinforced and expanded, and program activities.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

designed as an introduction to live theatre for families, young audiences, and educators. Our performance program not only provides the means for our students to apply learned theatre skills to performance concepts, but our Macomb Center partnership provides us maximum reach throughout our community and region.

Population(s) Served
Families
Children and youth

Our arts education partnerships with educational and/or arts organizations. Not only an introduction to the theatre arts discipline, but an arts integration program across the academic and social skills educational curriculums.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Introduces relevant theatre concepts (i.e. analysis, problem solving, communication, presentation skills) to an identified at risk youth population, providing the means by which this population develops self-sufficiency. The program addresses the implementation of sound educational and life strategies, teaching life skills through a theatre arts education process. Program partners have included work with incarcerated, mental health, severely emotionally impaired & learning disabled, poverty & low income, and developmentally disabled populations.

Population(s) Served
At-risk youth

Teaching Shakespeare and Student Players Festival in partnership with Stratford Festival, Stratford Ontario

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

This program represents our highest level of training and performance opportunity for our students that have demonstrated a level of maturity, work ethic, reliability, commitment, and talent, and for many, a desire to pursue theatre arts as a career. C.A.P.E. is responsible for giving back to the community through performance art ensemble presentations at assisted living, nursing homes, hospitals and community events.

Population(s) Served
Seniors
Families

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of free participants on field trips

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Family Theatre Series

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

2020 programming severely limited due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Number of paid participants on field trips

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Family Theatre Series

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

No productions due to COVID-19 pandemic

Average price of field trip tickets

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Family Theatre Series

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

No production presented due to COVID-19 pandemic

Total number of fields trips

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Arts Education

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

No productions due to COVID-19 pandemic

Total number of free admissions

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Family Theatre Series

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

No productions due to COVID-19 pandemic

Total number of off-site performances held

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Touring Performance - Community Arts Performance Ensemble (C.A.P.E)

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

No touring or off site performances due to COVID-19 pandemic

Total number of free performances given

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Touring Performance - Community Arts Performance Ensemble (C.A.P.E)

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Free performances were limited to outdoor and backyard informal presentations by our students to family members due to COVID-19 pandemic guidelines and resetrictions.

Number of multi-year grants received

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Arts Education

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

National Endowment for the Arts, Kresge Foundation, DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, Erb Family Foundation.

Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed a strong sense of self

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Arts Education

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of youth who demonstrate leadership skills (e.g., organizing others, taking initiative, team-building)

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Arts Education

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of youth who demonstrate critical thinking skills (e.g., reasoning, analysis)

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Related Program

Arts Education

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our vision to inspire & empower young people to achieve an enriched and rewarding
life, was developed through our organization values where we believe:
Every child should have the opportunity to reach their potential.
Theatre arts nurtures creativity and self-expression.
The inclusion of the arts is vital to the development of a healthy community.
In providing artistic & educational integrity.
The quality of our product is dependent on the quality of our process.

Our goals are to:
Provide young people an avenue to realize their potential.
Provide a quality theatre experience for our community.
Provide professional opportunities for theatre artists.
Develop community and educational partnerships.
Provide programs promoting arts education.

Increase our social media capabilities to not only increase our exposure, but to extend our reach and story into the community at large.

Our organization's success has not only relied on our cutting edge and diverse and inclusive programming, but our ability to create strong and long lasting artistic and non-artistic partnerships.

We have begun to reach out to our constituents and community through the planning and implementation of our first ever annual giving campaign.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE

Board of directors
as of 02/22/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr David Rameriz

Detroit Financial Group-LLC

Term: 2018 - 2020

Susan Scheuer

Mccauley Lumber

David Rameriz

Detroit Financial Group, LLC

Merle Fazzini

Detroit Public Schools-Retired

Suzanne Tarchala

MATSON DRISCOLL & DAMICO LLP CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FORENSIC ACCOUNTANTS

Cindy McCann-Clissold

Kiwanis

Tommy Nahas

Mad Habit Media

Christina Killmar

Macomb Center Performing Arts-Tech Director

Peter Dobbin

Allied-Universal

Rachael Williamson

Brother Rice High School-Teacher

LaTika Fenderson

Maple Lane Elementary School

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/15/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/13/2020

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Data
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.