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Imagination Stage, Inc.

Imagination Stage is a holistic theatre arts organization for all children and youth.

aka ISI   |   Bethesda, MD   |  www.imaginationstage.org

Mission

Imagination Stage empowers ALL young people to discover their voice and identity through performing arts education and professional theatre.

Ruling year info

1981

Founding Artistic Director

Janet Stanford

Main address

4908 Auburn Avenue

Bethesda, MD 20814 USA

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Formerly known as

Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts

EIN

52-1164889

NTEE code info

Theater (A65)

Arts Education/Schools (A25)

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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?

Performing Arts Program

Professional Theatre – Imagination Stage offers professionally staged productions for children as young as one year-old. Public performances are offered on the weekends while field trips, offered at low- and no-cost to children, are provided to local school children during the week.

Education Programs – Classes in voice, acting, movement, improvisation, and video production are offered throughout the year for children ages 1-18. Summer Camp is also offered on an annual basis. Numerous student ensembles are available and provide students with performance opportunities.

Theatre For Change – Our Theatre for Change programs assist children in exploring complex social justice issues through theatre productions and educational workshops. These programs also support the experiences, and lift up the voices, of children who have been historically marginalized, or have experienced trauma.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Caregivers
Families
Parents

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.

Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded

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Performing Arts Program

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Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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

Imagination Stage programs in theatre and education seek to provide food for children’s souls and to help them progress along their personal paths toward discovering identity, purpose, and meaning in their lives. While attending shows and taking classes should always be fun for children, the artists and teachers at Imagination Stage recognize and respect the many challenges that children face in their journeys toward independence and self-actualization. We believe that our work can empower ALL young people by fostering empathy, stimulating creative problem-solving, and enhancing their abilities to communicate and express themselves effectively.

Goal 1: Strengthen the economic sustainability of Imagination Stage.
Goal 2: Increase our ability to serve more students in the DMV (the region).
Goal 3: Continue to innovate in our delivery and diversity of programming.
Goal 4: Deepen our focus on stakeholder cultivation and human capital.

Goal 1 Strategies: Drive greater attendance at performances, and maintain and grow participation in education programming. Maximize earned and contributed income. Develop new branding to support marketing and development needs. Sunset lines of business that don’t contribute to the balance sheet.

Goal 2 Strategies: Expand Imagination Stage’s presence in Washington, DC. Seek a “home” for our theatre and education programming in the District. Consider programming expansion opportunities in Prince George’s County and Virginia.

Goal 3 Strategies: Continue to embed social justice, community engagement, and programs for those with physical and cognitive disabilities. Continue to pursue digital capture or live streaming and distribution of professional productions and educational programming. Expand international focus.

Goal 4 Strategies: Deepen commitment to, and support of, staff associates, faculty, and theatre artists. Diversify organizational staffing. Deepen engagement of Board and community. Deepen engagement with political, government, business, and philanthropic stakeholders in MD and DC.

Financials

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Imagination Stage, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 11/28/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Kim Barnette

Project Manager at LMI

Term: 2022 -

Cathy Bernard

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Katie Chowdhry

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Catherine Leggett

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Melinda McDonald

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Nivedita Misra

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Jason Najjoum

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Mike Patel

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Margo Sadow

Carolyn Schugar

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Jessica Springsteen

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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
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? 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
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 11/28/2022

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Decline to state

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Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability