2024-05-15T13:12:03-07:00 2023-06-30 922053187 Blad & Hezlep LLC 1832 Independence Sq Atlanta GA 30338 990 2022-07-01 581576913 HORIZON THEATRE COMPANY INC HORI 4045231477 PO BOX 5376 ATLANTA GA 31107 LISA ADLER President 2024-05-15 true LISA ADLER 999009999 true ADAM HEZLEP P03216230 7705127600 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LISA ADLER PO BOX 5376 ATLANTA GA 31107 1189503 false X www.horizontheatre.com X 1984 GA HORIZON'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, INSPIRE HOPE AND PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH THE STORIES OF OUR TIMES. WE PRODUCE PROFESSIONAL CONTEMPORARY THEATRE FOR OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF AUDIENCES AND ARTISTS. 7 5 153 150 0 1162612 649172 235938 522417 120 1114 16653 16800 1415323 1189503 0 0 912905 815755 0 51944 324689 568703 1237594 1384458 177729 -194955 2095232 2015678 184730 300131 1910502 1715547 HORIZON'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, INSPIRE HOPE AND PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH CONTEMPORARY THEATRE AND THE STORIES OF OUR TIMES. WE STRIVE TO BE ADYNAMIC LEADER IN THE PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRE IN THESOUTHEAST. WE PASSIONATELY CONNECT OUR DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT PLAYS THAT ARE NEW TO OUR REGION. WE ALSO CULTIVATE NEW ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES FOR CONTEMPORARY THEATRE THROUGH INNOVATIVE ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. false false 1123642 522417 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSTHE SUMMER OF 2022 SAW HORIZON FORGE AHEAD WITH A RETURN TO COMPLETING A FULL SEASON OF IN-PERSON SHOW STARTING WITH "SQUARE BLUES" BY PLAYWRIGHT SHAY YOUNGBLOOD. THIS IS A POIGNANT DRAMA-COMEDY THAT FEATURED THREE GENERATIONS OF A SOUTHERN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY WHO SHARE A PASSION FOR ACTIVISM AND ART BUT CLASH WHEN THEIR ACTIONS THREATEN THEIR PERSONAL SAFETY. YOUNGBLOOD RETURNS TO HORIZONS STAGE AFTER LAUNCHING HER NATIONALLY SUCCESSFUL PLAY SHAKIN THE MESS OUTTA MISERY IN 1988 AND ITS REPRISE IN 2010. YOUNGBLOOD IS ALSO CURRENTLY A PLAYWRIGHT IN HORIZONS BLACK WOMEN SPEAK COMMISSIONED PLAY LAB.IN OCTOBER OF 2022, WE PRESENTED THE SECOND PRODUCTION OF THE TIMELY NEW COMEDY, DESIGNING WOMEN - 2020: THE BIG SPLIT. BY LINDA BLOODWORTH THOMASON BASED ON THE CHARACTERS IN HER ICONIC TV SERIES. THIS TIME, WE REVISITED THE SUGARBAKERS DESIGN FIRM TACKLING A NEW SET OF 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES WITH THE FAMILIAR SOUTHERN WIT, SASS, AND STYLE TO AN AUDIENCE EAGER TO FIND HUMOR AND COMMUNITY IN THE MIDST OF CONFUSING TIMES.WE BROUGHT TWO CO-PRODUCTIONS TO OUR AUDIENCES IN KEEPING WITH THE NATIONAL TREND. FOR OUR HOLIDAY PRODUCTION WE PARTNERED WITH DADS GARAGE, ATLANTAS PREMIERE SOURCE FOR IMPROV, LEVITY, AND LAUGHTER FOR OVER 27 YEARS, AND PRESENTED YALLMARK CHRISTMAS: AN IMPROVISED HOLIDAY MOVIE LIVE ONSTAGE, CO-CREATED BY DIRECTOR, PLAYWRIGHT AND BONAFIDE HALLMARK MOVIE SCREENWRITER TOPHER PAYNE, AND DADS GARAGE ENSEMBLE MEMBER AMBER NASH. BRINGING THIS SHOW TO HORIZONS STAGE HELPED BOTH COMPANIES BROADEN THEIR AUDIENCE AND CREATED A REPEATABLE HOLIDAY MODEL THAT FEATURED TOPHER PAYNE AS CREATOR/NARRATOR, AN ENSEMBLE OF IMPROVISORS AND AN INVITED SPECIAL GUEST ACTOR NIGHTLY.HORIZONS SECOND CO-PRODUCTION OF THE SEASON, KIMS CONVENIENCE BY INS CHOI, WAS WITH AURORA THEATRE IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, A SUBURBAN THEATRE COMPANY 35 MILES OUTSIDE OF METRO ATLANTA. THIS IS THE AWARD-WINNING STAGE PLAY THAT THE NETFLIX SERIES OF THE SAME NAME WAS BASED ON. IT INTRODUCES US TO THE STORY OF MR. KIM, A KOREAN IMMIGRANT AND TORONTO CONVENIENCE STORY OWNER NAVIGATING THE NEEDS OF HIS CUSTOMERS, A STRONG-WILLED FAMILY AND AN UNEXPECTED OFFER FROM DEVELOPERS FOR HIS PROPERTY. THIS PRODUCTION FEATURED KOREAN SUPERTITLES, WELCOMING KOREAN-SPEAKING AUDIENCE MEMBERS, AND BROADENED HORIZONS AUDIENCE TO INCLUDE NEW YOUNG ADULT AND ASIAN-AMERICAN AUDIENCES FAMILIAR WITH THE NETFLIX SERIES.ALWAYS STRIVING TO BE INTENTIONAL IN OFFERING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ON OUR STAGE, THE SPRING 2023 PRODUCTION WAS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN BY ELLEN FAIREY. THIS LAUGH-OUT-LOUD STORY OF A THURSDAY NIGHT GUYS GROUP WITH A STRICT NO LADIES ALLOWED POLICY GAVE US INSIGHT INTO THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE NAVIGATED BY MEN IN TODAYS AMERICA.HORIZONS COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PLAYS BY ARTISTS OF COLOR CONTINUED WITH OUR BLACK WOMEN SPEAK PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED DRAMATURGY AND WORKSHOPS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR 8 COMMISSIONED PLAYS BY BLACK SOUTHERN WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS. THESE PLAYS WILL BE FURTHER DEVELOPED AND/OR PRODUCED IN 2024-26. HORIZONS COMMITMENT TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF PLAYWRIGHTS CONTINUED WITH OUR 25TH ANNUAL NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, AN INTENSIVE, WEEK-LONG EXPERIENCE FOR A HIGHLY DIVERSE COHORT OF 23 COLLEGE STUDENTS, COMPETITIVELY SELECTED, OFFERED AT NO CHARGE TO THESE TALENTED YOUNG WRITERS. GATHERED FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE WRITERS ATTEND SEMINARS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND READINGS OF THEIR WORKS, ARE MENTORED BY VETERAN PLAYWRIGHTS AND SCREENWRITERS, AND CREATE NEW SHORT PLAYS THAT ARE PERFORMED AT THE END OF THE WEEK BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS. OUR 25TH NSYPF WAS AGAIN IN PERSON AFTER 3 PANDEMIC YEARS AS A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE. WHILE SUCCESSFUL VIRTUALLY, THE RETURN TO AN IN-PERSON FESTIVAL WAS MUCH APPRECIATED, AND THE LIVE EVENT GREATLY ENHANCED THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE.WE AGAIN OFFERED FREE IN-SCHOOL PLAYWRITING RESIDENCIES FOR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS IN THE METRO ATLANTA AND NORTH GEORGIA AREA. LED BY PLAYWRIGHT AND TEACHING ARTISTS SUEHYLA EL-ATTAR YOUNG, THE PROGRAM INTRODUCES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PLAYWRITING AND FOCUSES ON EACH OF THEM WRITING THEIR OWN SHORT PLAY.WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW SCHOOL, AN INDEPENDENT NEARBY HIGH SCHOOL, LEADING THE DRAMA PROGRAM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. 1123642 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 22 0 true 153 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false GA X X LISA ADLER 4045231477 1083 Austin Ave NE ATLANTA GA 30307 JEFF ADLER VICE-PRESIDENT 60.00 0.00 X X 52615 0 29647 LISA ADLER President 60.00 0.00 X X 53173 0 27642 TINA ARBES Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 W IMARA CANADY Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE H GAYNES Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ROBINOWITZ Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE SEGALL Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 105788 57289 0 false false false 0 221000 428172 649172 CONCESSION & MERCHANDISE 39685 39685 PERFORMANCE ADMISSIONS 428004 428004 THEATRE USE INCOME 1000 1000 TICKET HANDLING CHARGES 33173 33173 WORKSHOP/CLASS FEES 20555 20555 522417 1114 1114 0 0 0 0 16800 16800 16800 0 0 0 1189503 522417 17914 X 0 0 0 0 105788 84242 15531 6015 0 527114 419757 77385 29972 0 117592 93642 17264 6686 65261 51969 9581 3711 0 0 8578 8578 0 0 0 198715 191321 7093 301 53965 32472 21493 44094 33863 6242 3989 0 29439 29439 75755 74239 758 758 15387 15387 0 0 0 0 1534 1222 225 87 0 PRODUCTION COSTS 58395 58395 SALES TAX/CREDIT CARD FEES 24783 3657 21126 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 22500 22500 CONCESSIONS 22069 22069 13489 11968 1096 425 1384458 1123642 208872 51944 484479 249220 1411332 1412447 93550 81672 63700 63700 0 0 0 0 25201 473975 325146 7562 148829 0 0 0 0 34609 34609 2095232 2015678 118554 160867 66176 139264 184730 300131 X 1813062 1663162 97440 52385 1910502 1715547 2095232 2015678 -194955 X false true X true false X 685533 790524 1002296 1162612 649172 4290137 739064 692094 23747 235938 522417 2213260 0 0 0 1424597 1482618 1026043 1398550 1171589 6503397 51482 40379 39390 13348 10700 155299 177136 69415 133695 73039 92714 545999 228618 109794 173085 86387 103414 701298 5802099 434 257 41 120 1114 1966 0 434 257 41 120 1114 1966 0 3815 1900 5715 1428846 1484775 1026084 1398670 1172703 6511078 0.89110 0.87560 0.00030 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 303671 154925 148746 170304 170221 83 148829 1189503 1189503 1189503 1384458 1384458 1384458 false VARIOUS EVENTS 16800 16800 16800 16800 16800 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 LISA AND JEFF ADLER ARE MARRIED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b SUBMITTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Organization asks for disclosure annually, before any vote related to company finances and in any hiring/contracting process. If a conflict exists, it is made known to the board and documented in the meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES SALARY OF ALL KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b COMPARABLE MARKET DATA IS CONSIDERED WHEN APPROVING COMPENSATION TO OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 UPON REQUEST