2017-2018 Season Annual Report

What We Do

Events and Concerts

Awards

Main Stage Productions for 2017-2018

The mission of the Littleton Town Hall Arts Center is to enrich the cultural, social, and educational life of the community through professionally produced live theatre, concerts, other cultural events and year-round educational programs for children and adults. 2017-18 marked our 36th Anniversary.

In the Heights (directed by Nick Sugar) Seussical the Musical (directed by Robert Wells) Peter and the Starcatcher (directed by Nick Sugar) Something’s Afoot (directed by Robert Wells) Sisters of Swing (directed by Nick Sugar) Ain’t Misbehavin’ (directed by Robert Wells)Attendance for all 127 performances this season totaled over 32,000 with over 3,100 attending Town Hall Arts Center for the first time this season. Preview performances of each main stage musical were attended by over 1,300 underprivileged individuals served by ArtReach, Above and Beyond, the Colorado Center for the Blind, Libby Bortz Assisted Living, Meals on Wheels, Shiloh House and volunteers of the Denver Zoo.

Our Concert and Events Series expanded yet again this past season and has become quite the draw for patrons with shows selling out and requests for more performances coming through on surveys. The Concert/Events Series in 2017-2018 consisted of:

11th Annual Littleton Jazz

Foundation FestivalLannie Garrett Revues

FACEChicken Lips Comedy Theatre

The Nacho Men Hazel Miller

Town Hall Arts Center received three nominations for the 2018 Henry Awards. Donna Kolpan Debreceni was nominated for Outstanding Musical Direction - In the Heights, Randy Chalmers was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical - Ain’t Misbehavin’, and Terri Fong was nominated for Outstanding Costume Design Tier 2 - Ain’t Misbehavin’.

Town Hall was also voted #5 Best Theatre in the Denver area and #3 Best Theatre Group by Denver’s A List - a listing of close to 10K businesses competing for best titles.

Town Hall Children’s Programming

Stanton Art Gallery

In the summer of 2018, 997 persons attended eight summer camp performances of the teens’ Once Upon a Mattress, and another 278 attended the two performances of Hamlet, the second production camp for our older students. An additional 298 persons attended our youngsters’ two performances of Wild, Wild Wildest West. Another 1,101 adults and children attended our eight holiday performances of A Participation Christmas Carol. The total audience for our youth performances in 2017-18 was 2674. We also held multiple sessions of our Actor’s Playground -- children’s theater workshop classes for ages 5 - 18 (9 summer sessions, 6 fall sessions, 8 winter/spring sessions) that served 343 students. Town Hall Arts Center’s Mark Stahlman Memorial Classes for students with disabilities and special needs served 60 students during 2017-2018.

The following local artists exhibited in our first floor Stanton Art Gallery during 2017-18 in seven shows: Street Sights featuring artists Lisa DiAmor and Elayne Moseley. Line and Tone: A Closer Look at the Creative Process of Illustration, featuring artwork by the following ACC Art & Design students: Cassandra Martinez, Christina Weed, Moises Fermin Pereira, Nick Frantz, Andrew Grulke. On Vacation with the Boys and Girls featured artist Don Hartman. See What Is Unseen: A creative selection of wall sculptures featured artists Deborah Howard, Mark Johnston and Kalliopi Monoyios. Divergent Divas featured artists Jennifer M. Collins, Teri McCans and Wendy Seebohar. The final show of the season was Past and Future Focus featuring artists Tony Lazzarri, David M. Parks and Karne.

What We Do

Lisa DiAmor

Our outreach program, Arts on the Move, took 71 performances and workshops to schools, day care centers, other venues or here at Town Hall Arts Center, reaching over 5,200 participants who could not have experienced our children’s theatre activities otherwise.

Back Stage Donors 2017-2018The Back Stage Donors are patrons who are committed to helping support Town Hall Arts Center through annual donations. The following are the Back Stage Donor donation levels and those individuals who generously donated during 2017-18:

Sustaining Partner

Executive ProducersAnonymousEd & Laurie BockRichard A. & Sonya R. CervanykBob ColwellDenise KatoBarbara Kelley

Russell Lear & Sandra Hosler Marlene Siegel

Dave & Janet TaylorJim Taylor

Laurie Neely Tur

Sam Cheris & Susan Perlman Nancy Gary

Greg & Karen Gulley Al Stutson - in memory of Caroline

June Travis

Stage Manager $50 - $99• Your name listed in production programs for a season

• Subscription to the Back Stage Donor Newsletter

Director $100 - $249All benefits listed above, plus:

• 10% discount on 2 season tickets

Associate Producer $250 - $499All benefits listed above, plus:

• Invitation to the annual appreciation picnic• Optional automatic draft for monthly giving

Producer $500 - $999All benefits listed above, plus:

• 20% discount on 2 season tickets

Executive Producer $1,000 - $2500All benefits listed above, plus:

• Invitation to annual board/staff dinner• Recognition as an “investor” for a show of your choice• Invitation to attend a rehearsal for your selected show

Sustaining Partner $2500 or more All benefits listed above, plus...

• Six complimentary concession drink tickets (including alcohol) • Recognition as an “investor” for two shows you select in a season with

rehearsal invitations as above

ProducersAnonymousThe Boorom FamilyLibby Bortz

Don & Lynne BuckDale Campau

Vineta Campau

AnonymousBill & Mamie BloomBill & Peggy BraunRobert & Linda BushmanPatricia CaillouetJames Crapes & Stephen BraddyElizabeth Eaton & John GerkinMichael & Clarann ElkinsGerry & Karen GlancyMichelle Hartwell in honor of Sonya EllingboeGeorge A. & Jean H. HearneMarian HollingsheadPhil & Deb KellySuzanne Koegle-JohnsonTerry & Melinda Larrington

Yolanda McAllisterBarbara S. Miller

Becky & Brett NarlingerTerry & John Ostermiller

Lil OwensBarbara & Norwood Robb

Steve & Marla RoperHelen Scott SantilliMary Lou Seeliger

Michael and Mychele SmithHJ & Nancy Stalf

James & Carol ThorntonDawn Urquhart-Watson

Ann & Decker WesterbergWorld Humor Organization

Walt & Elizabeth Yager

Associate Producers

Directors

Producers

AnonymousDouglas & Carol AldersonPenny M. AllesLori AllingtonJeff and Mickie AllisonEric & Cindy AllredSarah AlspectorBill & Sharon BarnesNancy BattilegaMichael & Marilyn BergSteve & Jan BergerFrancis & Eleanor BernsBarbara Bordas in memory of Shelly BordasGary & Judy BowmanRay & Barbara BowmanCandace BoyleStuart & Barbara BrannNannette BrownCraig & Cheryl ChamberlainEd & Kay ChambersYvonne Charles & FamilyAl & Jean Chernosky

Allen & Barbara CheuvrontRichard & Lois Claggett

Ken & Barbara CoddingtonMildred &

George CoughlinDani Crane & Marty Hartley

Jennie L. CreaseyKaren Crossen & Jeff May

Chuck & Kay DarlingRichard Dehncke &

Kim MorssBill & Susie Dews

Jim & Lorena DonohueAnne & Dick Dugdale

Barbara J. EatonNorman & Carrie Edson

Kim ElaBeth Elland

Dick & Carol EnslowJoan Facchinello

Craig & Teresa FaesslerLaura Fenn

Denny & Anne FennellWilliam & Pamela Forrest

Susan FrakesEarl & Kathy Hoy Gipe

Geoff & Susan GoodmanRich & Patty Goodwin

Judy Graese & Tennyson Grebenar

Don GreweT.R. & Suzanne Haider

Herbert & Phyllis HandlerDave & Carol Harguth

Richard & Leba HarringtonGordon & Vee Henderson

Duane & Eileen HessGary & Kathy Hetzel

Marilyn A. HetzelTamara HoganCathy Horvath

Jim HotchkissDon & Dee HuntingtonCharles & Lynne Huskey

Tom & Karen JensenEric & Jean Johannisson

Tracy K. JohnsonBill & Mavis Kacena

Gerald ChleboradJim & Mary Jo Collins Melissa CroswhiteMike & Kellie GiesenDon Hartman & Cheryl McNabDale & Joanne HolterEd & Brenda KautzClaire & Hurley MitchellNorma NashPaul Parish & Linda Diekvoss

Patty, Ray & Aaron RendoffChristen & David Resmo

Dr. Frank SargentDarrell & Cherrelyn Schulte

Carla L. SeeligerOrville & Patti Sherrod

Ellen Stewart & Donald VancilRoss & Sue Thompson

Charles & Joyce TowneDonald & Sharon Waknin

AnonymousArens ElectricDouglas BlondinThomas G. BrownDarlene & Bob BurgeCharlie & Marilyn CarrollRonald DuceCindy HamiltonWendy HansonCarrie HausfatherChryl A. HofsetzAllen & Mary Holzwarth

Len & Eileen InguiStan Jones

R.C. KriegerJon & Mary Lawritson

Jane MillerViola Nicholson

Maryann RayJeff Saccomano & Naomi Hull

Wende SeeverStephen & Carol SiegalJoseph & Phyllis Trujillo

Dave & Leah Wicks

Stage Managers

Roy & Anita KannadyKaren & Lenny KaplanBill & Rebecca KastDavid & Kelly Kates and FamilyJanet Kester & Linda VeresKaren & Dirschl LacyBurrell & Sharon LandesBarbara LarimerDavid & Barbara LarsonEileen & Chris LaubacherAlan & Karen LeakBob & Lindsay LeamonMichael & Glennys LeeBill & Susan LeeperAnn LeMoineHerrick & Lynne LidstoneVicki & Joel LiebBrad & Darlene LockeMiriam LuedeckeEdmund & Patricia LynchJoan MarkleSteve & Mara MarksThomas & Kathleen MartinAlma MartineauLarry MatthewsDorothy MauroAugust MayerJ.D. & Briana McCrumbChristie & John MeldrumWilburta MillerBrad & Monique MonsonGloria MorganBob & Linda Morton

Richard Mosby, Jr. & Tim Rutherford

Sandra MossmanTom & Dawn Munson

Rick & Pat NearmanJim & Bonnie NeumanSteve & Linda OdiomeAlan & Janet Okerman

Jean OkermanCheryl & Jay OstlieBob & Cindy Pailet

Brenda Parsons-HeirDick & Rachel Paull

Rick & Chris PfaffmanRichard & Cheryl Pilatzke

John & Judith ReinsBill & Cathy Reith

Dick & Betty RiddellDianne Rising &

Jack CoffeyAnn Ross

Leo & Ann RouxJim & Barb Rudolf

Gary & Sherri Schanbacher

Sharon ScheeleDurwin & Lois SchmittSukie & Tim Schroeder

Jean SeldersMarvin &

Joan SellinghausenDale & Polly Sevcik

Don & Barb SimaskoKen & Judy Simon

Carol SimpsonLes & Clara Sitter

Chris & Sara Smaling

John & Marriott SmartNorm & Janet Sothan

Patricia Sokolik in memory of Anna

BeezleyStu & Pam Spath

Kenny & Dianna StarnesConnie & Jim Steeples

Ivo & Beth SteklacSharon Stewart

Rosalie SummersDr. Tammy Stone & Car-

roll ReichenMike & Cindy TannerDavid & Kim Taussig

Leon & Marlene ThomasColeen Thumm

Joe & Betty TimmerUnique Properties

Becky & Steve Van BurenLisa Vandewege

Carol & Earl WaibelJill & Richard Webb

Barbara WiensMarcia Williams

Kenneth & Judith WilsonCliff & Sharon Wink

Keith Winkel & Dottie Tarvestad

Jim Lee & Beverly Ann Wolfe

Sara Yerkey & James O’Keefe

Bob & Joanne ZimmerRandy Zorkocy &

Connie Gunderson

Town Hall Arts Center offers the option for other nonprofit organizations to rent one of our main stage performances as a special event to benefit their cause. In 17-18, the following nonprofit organizations partnered with Town Hall Arts Center in this unique way: TLC Meals on Wheels and Archway Housing.

The Anschutz FoundationCatamount Constructors, Inc.

City of LittletonCitywide Banks

Collins, Cockrel & ColeColorado Community MediaColorado Creative Industries

The Denver Post Community PartnershipGlobus family of brands

Hansen BrothersKinder Morgan Foundation

OutfrontThe Nord Family Foundation

Scientific and Cultural Facilities District through the Arapahoe, Douglas and

Jefferson County Cultural CouncilsVita Littleton

We received grants and sponsorships from the following during 2017-18:

Denise Kato, PresidentJ. D. McCrumb, Vice PresidentSam Cheris, Secretary Deb Kelly, TreasurerDarrell Schulte, Immediate Past President

Marilyn “Cookie” Hetzel Rusty Lear

Terry OstermillerSteve Roper

David TaylorJames (Jim) Taylor

Staff

Board of Directors 2017-18

Grants and Sponsorships

Executive DirectorOperations Director, Group Sales & Volunteer Manager

Technical DirectorMaster Carpenter

Theatre TechnicianScenic Artist

Marketing & PR DirectorEducation Director

Box Office ManagerFront of House Staff

Stanton Art Gallery Coordinators

Cheryl McNabCorey BrownMike Haas Greg KendallKevin ChungDustin HartleyLeslie RutherfordSeth MaiselKim Drennan Nannette Brown, Amy Calonder, Barbara Gabriele, Patty Haas, Jennifer Novinger, Tamara Jarrett, Kendra PierceKarina Elrod and Moira Casey

Financial Report

Sources of Funds, FY 2017-2018

Uses of Funds, FY 2017-2018

Ticket Sales

Contributions & Grants

In-Kind (Use of Facility)

Net Assets Released from Restictions

Program Fees

Concessions/Ads/Rentals

Production Expenses

Personnel Costs

Occupancy Expense

Marketing & Promotion

Administrative & General

Selling Expenses

Depreciation

Littleton Town Hall Arts Center, Inc.(DBA Town Hall Arts Center)

Statements of Financial PositionJune 30, 2018 (audited)

ASSETSCurrent Assets Cash – Unrestricted Cash – Board Designated Cash – Temporarily Restricted Certificates of Deposit Marketable securities - Unrestricted Marketable securities - Board Designated Prepaid Expenses

Property and Equipment

Leasehold improvements Furniture, fixtures, equipment

Less accumulated depreciation

Total Assets

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent LiabilitiesNet Assets

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

Financial Report

$ 321,523--

31904 177,492142,388 900,000

39,479 $1,612,786

$537,867

$377,386

$915,253

(798,779)

$ 116,474

$1,729,260

$315,347$1,413,913

$1,729,260

We are extremely proud of our volunteer force whose enthusiastic service as ushers, bartenders, concessionaires, clerical support, and ambassadors for Town Hall contributes significantly to our theatre’s success. The following 202 volunteers served in 2017-2018:

Chris AndersonDorrie AndesNancy Avalon

Carol BakerSandra BalzhiserRoxanne BarlowBreeda BarnardDebbie BehrensTerrilee BlakelyGeorge BonickKaye Bordelon

Nannette BrownAmy Calonder

Darlene CarpenterDave CasdanDavid ChavezBarbara ChildsKathy Christie

Mec CurryCellie DachKristin Daigle

Patty DartLannie DechantMarian Deidel

Karen DemgenLaurie Beth Denhalter

Emma DeRosaLinda DeTevisJim Doescher

JoAnn DonnellyJohn DonohoeKathryn Dunn

Sabrina EhrnsteinSharon Frazier

Barbara GabrieleBarb Galuzzi

Selene GardnerJim & Joan GrafMarilyn Grannell

Ladonna GravelleKathleen

GschwendPatty Haas

Sarah Hall-ShalvoySue Hanson

Chuck HarperJan HarperGary Heath

Sherry Heath

Helen HilleySusan Holburn

Ron HumphreysSuzanne

HumphreysArturo Iriarte

Brendan JarrettHayley Jarrett

Tamara JarrettNina Jenkins

Chelsea JohnsonDenise Kato

Sylvia LambeAlice LazaldeDorothy Lee

Gail LeeSandy LeggeLora LehmanJohn LehotanPat Lehotan

Ann LeMoineAndrea Lewis

Paul LewisJoel LiebVicki Lieb

Don Lodice Gloria Lodice

Mark Lotspeich Jan Lotspeich

Nora LundGlen March

Robert MarshallYvonne Marshall

Christine MartucciBetsy MarzonieJames MarzonieDorothy Mauro

Misha McCullochBill McGee

Ashlyn McVicarRuth McWhorter

Sean MeltznerSandra MercierJanice Morse

Richard MorseJim Moss Jill Moss

Gregory MugeleNancy MussetterJennifer Novinger

Faye O’BrienCarol Ondrake

Susan OttoCarmen PachecoSharon PearsonErin Penberthy

Edie PetzKendra PierceMelody Putz

Michelle RatcliffSharron

RegenthalSteve RileyTanya Riley

Richard RootAnn Roux Leo Roux

Barb RudolfJim Rudolf

Megan RudolfLaura

ScheimbergCindy ScoglioMike ScoglioAnn Sheflin

Patricia SheridanAlexandria Sietz

Jeanne SimsCheryl SmithLauren Smith

Dean StegmanKaren StegmanMargaret Steiner

Mike SteinerMaria StelacioLinda StevensBarb Stewart

Al StutsonSandra Summer

Dick SwitzerJoan SwitzerJenne Taylor

Betty ThompsonDrew Thwaites Sandy Thwaites

Betty Timmer Joe Timmer

Eve TrumporeLynne Turnley

Fern Veenendaal

Monika VogelShirley VolavkaBob Webber

Suzanne WebberRhonda WillcoxKristi WilliamsonDorie WodziakKaren Wojdyla

Town Hall Arts Center Volunteers 2017-2018