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WENAR PRODUCTIONS LTD DBA ACTORS CONSERVATORY THEATRE

MILLWOOD, NY · EIN 133047579 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE A650 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M) · actshows.org
revenue
$157K
expenses
$140K
net assets
$147K
employees
mission · from form 990

LIVE THEATER

profile · synthesized from sources

Actors Conservatory Theatre produces live theater performances and educational programs in Millwood, New York. The organization runs mainstage productions and a Junior Troupe program for children, integrating young performers with professional staff and resources. It emphasizes community engagement, accessibility, and high-quality theatrical experiences for both participants and audiences.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Junior Troupe
Offers children the opportunity to perform in mainstage productions with professional directors, choreographers, and technical staff; integrates youth into full theatrical productions without participation fees
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Youth Theater Arts Education 2 activities
    • Conducting acting workshops and training programs
      Offers acting workshops for children, beginner actors, and experienced performers, providing skill development and performance training since 1977.
    • Operating a tuition-free youth theater program
      Runs the Junior Troupe, a tuition-free theater program for students in grades 5–12 that produces full-scale musicals with professional creative support; provides participants with rehearsal space, directors, choreographers, musicians, costumes, sets, technical equipment, and production services; has provided performance opportunities for hundreds of children since 2003.
  • Event and Production Volunteer Coordination 1 activity
    • Engaging volunteers in theater operations
      Engages volunteers in production support roles including backstage assistance, ushering, set painting, costume creation, flyer distribution, intermission sales, and playbill advertising.
  • Benefit Events for Arts and Culture 1 activity
    • Fundraising for non-profits through theatrical performances
      Raised thousands of dollars for other non-profit organizations through performances by an improv Murder Mystery troupe during the 1990s.
  • Professional Theatrical Production 1 activity
    • Producing and staging live theater performances
      Produces and stages high-quality, affordable, and accessible live theater productions including comedies, dramas, and musicals; has staged over 140 mainstage productions since inception, with regular performances documented from 2014 through 2026.
  • New Play Development Programs 1 activity
    • Supporting new play development through staged readings
      Runs an annual series of staged readings featuring new works by local playwrights, with submissions reviewed and selected by a creative panel; the fourth edition is scheduled for June 2026.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Operating a comedy improv troupe for public and private events
      Operates Falling Rock Zone, a comedy improv troupe that has performed at clubs, colleges, theaters, and corporate events since 1985.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$157K
Contributions & grants$61K39%
Program service revenue$96K61%
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$140K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$147K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$147K
5 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue +3.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • KEIRA FERGUSON — TECH DIRECTOR
  • ROBIN LLOYD — ART DIRECTOR
relationships · 9

Who they work with

  • ACT BOWs Partner — Supporter of ACT as displayed among donor logos
  • Ana Falkenberg Partner — Photographer credited for Legally Blonde production photos, indicating a creative collaboration.
  • ArtsWest Partner — Collaborated on a production featured in a promotional image for the Junior Troupe.
  • C&C LOGO Partner — Supporter of ACT as displayed among donor logos
  • Carol Kerner Partner — Founding collaborator in establishing ACT.
  • Ernie Wendt Partner — Husband and founding collaborator of Arlene Wendt in establishing ACT.
  • Gail Gash Partner — Founding collaborator in establishing ACT.
  • George Croom Partner — Professional creative team member directing ACT's Junior Troupe annually
  • Janice Paganelli Partner — Professional creative team member directing ACT's Junior Troupe annually
strategies · 2

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