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FREESTYLE REPERTORY THEATRE
New York, NY · EIN 133666642 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE A650 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K) · freestylerep.org
revenue
$90K
expenses
$81K
net assets
$12K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Arts in education

profile · synthesized from sources

Freestyle Repertory Theatre is a New York City-based organization dedicated to improvisational theatre, with a focus on arts-in-education programming for children and families. The company performs live shows at schools and community centers, offers classroom residencies, and runs programs for teens. Founded in 1982, it aims to cultivate appreciation for theatre through interactive, improvisational performances.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Family Performances
Public improv shows designed for children and parents held in neighborhood theatres
On-Site Performances
Live improvisational theatre performances delivered at schools and community centers for students
Residencies Program
10-week classroom residencies in improvisation, offered in schools such as PS 321 in Brooklyn
Teen Edition
Program for high school students to learn and perform improvisational theatre in collaborative groups
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Youth Theater Arts Education 2 activities
    • Arts in education programming for students
      Provides arts in education programming with on-site performances and in-depth improvisational theatre instruction to thousands of students annually through classroom residencies at schools and community centers, including a 10-week residency at PS 321 in Brooklyn.
    • Youth development through teen theatre program
      Runs a Teen Edition program where high school students learn collaboration and performance skills and produce their own improvisational theatre show.
  • Puppetry and Improv Theater Programs 1 activity
    • Family engagement through improvisational theatre
      Hosts family performances that bring children and parents together in neighborhood theatres for live improvisational theatre experiences.
  • Professional Theatrical Production 1 activity
    • Production of original plays
      Produces original plays in New York City, with five productions staged within the past two years.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$90K
Contributions & grants$42K47%
Program service revenue$47K53%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$81K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$57K
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$12K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$12K
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue +24.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Laura Livingston Artistic Director 50 $46K
Michael Durkin Board Treasurer 35 $4K
board members · 1
  • Monica Anderson — Board Chair
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • PS 321 Partner — Partner school where Freestyle Repertory Theatre conducts 10-week classroom residencies in improvisational theatre.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Arts as Nourishment for Development
    methodology: arts-as-nourishment
    By providing high-quality improvisational theatre, we nurture children's appreciation for the arts in the same way nutritious food supports physical growth, fostering long-term engagement and emotional development because cultural experiences are foundational to holistic development.
  • Integrated Arts-Based Learning
    methodology: integrated-arts-education
    By using improvisational theatre techniques in academic contexts, we enhance collaborative learning and project-based work in subjects like Social Studies, because embodied artistic practices improve engagement, retention, and critical thinking.