2023-11-08T14:38:56-08:00 2023-06-30 541613526 MANJIT SINGH CPA PC 2841 Hartland Rd Suite 205 Falls Church VA 22043 990EZ 2022-07-01 201030873 FACTION OF FOOLS THEATRE COMPANY INC FACT 545 7TH ST SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 Jordan Abner Treasurer 2023-11-07 true Jordan Abner 999009999 true Manjit Singh CPA P00132261 7032805656 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.factionoffools.org X X 90183 X 45810 44373 0 0 0 0 90183 11540 1450 63109 76099 14084 24118 -1558 36644 X 24358 36842 2 24358 36844 240 200 24118 36644 To entertain, educate and experiment through the practice and performance of Commedia dell'Arte. In its 2022-2023 season, Faction produced LOVE LIKE TUESDAY, a new commissioned play by Doug Robinson written with the company of Faction of Fools through a new collaborative playwrighting process. First in July 2022, a staged reading of LOVE LIKE TUESDAY was produced, then in February/March 2023, a fully staged production. The production was a critical and financial success, and financially and geographically accessible to local audiences. It received rave reviews, strong ticket sales, and a Helen Hayes Recommendation. This production is the most attended theatrical production at CHAW since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The project presented 16 performances (4 open captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing), served 524 audience members, and contracted 30 local artists and technicians. During this production, Faction also advanced its research, commissioning mask maker Tara Cariaso to design and fabricate a new 21-mask set. Faction developed a multi-step collaborative design process in which Cariaso designed custom masks for each actor, incorporating their feedback on shape, color, and expression. In December 2022, Faction of Fools released on video series titled LETS LEARN LAZZI, which offers free access to comedic training tools.In alignment with its Company Value "Accessibility of the Craft," Faction offered free workshops to DCPS students, coordinated student matinee performances of LOVE LIKE TUESDAY, and invited professional actors to free training. Commedia is an important part of high school theatre curriculum and a powerful tool for professional actor training. The form also offers elementary-level students opportunities for emotional and creative expression, empowering the participants to create their own fun, physical characters and tell their own stories.Faction strives to make contracting with the company more accessible by increasing artist stipends by a minimum of 5% annually, offering flexible schedules, choosing work locations accessible by public transit, and offering free training to performers. For its audiences, the company selects in-person DC performance venues that are easily accessed via public transportation, and the performance venue, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, can be accessed by Eastern Market Metro. Faction utilizes a sliding scale ticket pricing system in which patrons can select the ticket price that works best for their household budget. 68189 68189 Jenna Ballard President 2.00 0 Jordan Abner Treasurer 2.00 0 Valerie Dowdle Secretary 1.50 0 John Bellomo Trustee 1.00 0 Kevin Boyce Trustee 2.00 0 Claudia Seay Trustee 0.50 0 Valerie Sindal Trustee 1.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false Jordan Abner 1501 S Quincy St Arlington VA 22204 7177984292 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 28089 45810 73899 26021 44373 70394 0 0 0 54110 90183 144293 0 0 144293 0 0 0 0 54110 90183 144293 X 0.00000 0.00000 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $615 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $4807 Other Expenses.1 Love Like Tuesday $43345 Other Expenses.2 Rom Com Devt $6117 Other Expenses.3 Foolish fridays $5178 Other Expenses.4 Marketing $1309 Other Expenses.5 Education budget $560 Other Expenses.6 Membership Dues $450 Other Expenses.7 End of year $282 Other Expenses.8 website $178 Other Expenses.9 Misc $148 Other Expenses.10 Theatre dues $120 Other Assets.1 Rounding - Beginning $0 Rounding - Ending $2 Total Liabilities.1001 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $240 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $200