Lincoln Center Theater

Theatrical production & operations (regular and extended, including artistic staff and facilities).the organization presents not-for-profit theatrical productions to The general public at The Vivian Beaumont and mitzi e. newhouse theaters at Lincoln Center, as well as works by young and emerging artists (The lct3 program) at The claire tow Theater in Lincoln Center. The following productions were presented:"epiphany" (newhouse Theater, 24 add'l perfs., add'l attendance 4,476), "The nosebleed" (tow Theater, 50 perfs., attendance 4,294), "becky nurse of salem" (newhouse Theater, 61 perfs., attendance 2,786), "The coast starlight" (newhouse Theater, 65 perfs., attendance 13,138), "camelot" (Beaumont Theater, 130 perfs., attendance 112,619), "next @ lct3" (tow Theater, 21 perfs., attendance 1,545), "flex" (newhouse Theater, 10 perfs., attendance 1,024).

Special artistic projects.special artistic projects include developmental workshops and readings of new plays and musicals (The play development program), commissions for new plays and operas, and The publication of The Lincoln Center Theater review, a journal of The drama.grants and awards within this program service are The cullman award for creative achievement.

Marketing, education & outreach.the Theater's education program (open stages) for children from low-income families attending new york city public schools consists of a series of professional development sessions for teachers and classroom workshops led by teaching artists. Educational activities in The high school program are connected with The Theater's productions (for which free tickets are provided to students and teachers) and The performing arts in general. Open stages includes three additional components. The shakespeare program provides students with an introduction to The playwright by approaching his language as actors and finding personal connections to his work's characters and actions. The lead (learning english and drama) project was devised to help enl students in high schools and middle schools improve their english-language speaking skills by utilizing Theater techniques. The songwriting in The schools program, designed to enhance The writing curriculum in The public schools, brings young professional lyricists and composers into classrooms for nine-session residencies in which they teach students how to write lyrics from a character's point of view and then set their words to music. All education program components reach a total of approximately 4,700 students and 80 teachers each year.the Theater's membership program (in an ordinary year with full theatrical production) is its principal means of audience development. Its expenses are The costs of servicing a group of approximately 23,000 Lincoln Center Theater members, each of whom, after payment of an annual fee, is entitled to purchase one ticket to each of The Theater's productions at a substantial discount (subject in some circumstances to availability) and to receive special information and service in The ordering of tickets. Over 10,000 student and younger members, under The linctix program, are entitled to membership benefits and discounts without The payment of an annual fee.