818 South 2nd Street •
Minneapolis, MN 55415 •
Box Office: 612.377.2224
STAFF AND MANAGEMENT
*Employs more than 400 actors and staff.
*There are more than 400 volunteers.
*Most resident theaters have an artistic director / managing director structure. The Guthrie does not.
*There is no managing director at the Guthrie.
*Joe Dowling acts much like the Guthrie's CEO.
*Dowling has four senior managers - the directors of production, development, external relations and the chief administrative officer - that report to him.
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BUILDING AND FACILITIES *195,000 square feet *A public space, open every day from 8 a.m. to midnight.
*Three theaters: an 1,100-seat thrust, a 700-seat proscenium, and a 200-seat studio. *Two full-service restaurants, an express cafe and 11 bars. *A learning center with four classrooms. *Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. *An onsite library with 6,400 volumes and staff librarian. *An 1,000-car parking garage is conveniently located across from Second Street. *The main floor Guthrie Store carries ware from theater books to handcrafted jewelry and glassware. *Actor housing includes completely furnished apartments and lofts within four blocks of the theater, with in-unit washer/dryer, workout rooms on-site and full kitchen. *The cantilevered endless bridge extends the equivalent of 12 stories (178 ft.) toward the Mississippi River. It is the longest occupyable cantilevered structure in the world. *The twilight-blue metal façade blends with the evening sky, highlighting eight large-scale images from past Guthrie productions screen-printed directly onto the steel panels. *Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel. *Winner: |
BUDGET, AUDIENCE AND DONORS
*$26 million annual operating budget.
*Shows play at an average of 85% capacity.
*Annual attendance of more than 400,000 guests.
*More than 25,000 subscribers and 10,000 donors.
*Capability to produce and present more than 25 productions per year.
*Ticket sales increased by 27% in the 2007-08 season.
*Over the years, the Guthrie has served more than 13 million people from around the world.
*Since Joe Dowling became director of the Guthrie in 1995, every season has ended in the black.
To view the 2007-08 Annual Report, please click here.
ARTISTIC, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
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Student matinees
*Play Guides
*New Play Program.
*Classes for kids, teens, adults, artists and corporate professionals
*Annual Summer Education Conference. The 2007 Conference included more than 200 teachers and students from throughout the Upper Midwest.
*In Conversation Series, featuring speakers such as Mark Rylance, Arthur Miller and Sir Richard Eyre
*Global Voices, featuring speakers such as Ian McKellan, Tom Stoppard and Stephen Sondheim
*Live at the Guthrie concerts
*More than 100 pre-play and post-play discussions and workshops
*Backstage tours, attended by more than 10,000 people in the 2007-08 season
*University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program
*The Guthrie Experience, for 2nd year M.F.A. Acting students
*Offer internships in all areas of the theater
THE COMMUNITY
*Minnesota is home to 19 Fortune 500 companies, including 3M, Best Buy, General Mills and Target.
*In 1976, 23 Minnesota companies started The 5% Club (now called the Minnesota Keystone Program) to recognize charitable giving and to set an example for other Minnesota companies. Today nearly 200 companies are Keystone members, committed to donating 2 to 5 percent of their pre-tax earnings to the community.
*4,200 individuals, corporations and foundations contributed to the Guthrie on the River campaign, which raised $93 million, a record amount for the American theater.
