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Organizations Arts, Culture & Humanities The Shakespeare Theatre

The Shakespeare Theatre

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on July 10, 2025.

516 8th Street
Washington, District of Columbia 20003

The Shakespeare Theatre (EIN: 52-1405988) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Shakespeare Theatre, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 423 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $178,132. The highest compensated employee at The Shakespeare Theatre is Simon Godwin with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $378,318.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$28,744,148

Expenses

$25,833,247

Employee compensation

$10,859,078
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Simon Godwin
Artistic Director
$378,318
$354,240 No related comp$24,078
Chris Jennings
Former Executive Director
$212,928
$195,000 No related comp$17,928
Laura Willumsen
Senior Development Director
$193,581
$181,738 No related comp$11,843
Neal Racioppo
Senior Director of Marketing and Public Relations
$154,087
$132,174 No related comp$21,913
James Roemer
Senior Director of Administration
$142,457
$129,226 No related comp$13,231
Joe Smelser
Senior Director of Production
$123,089
$106,880 No related comp$16,209
Samantha Bello Wyer
Senior Director of Learning
$112,139
$100,122 No related comp$12,017
Joanna Barnhouse
Associate Director of Development
$108,458
$100,250 No related comp$8,208

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Abbe David Lowell
Vice Chair
Anita Antenucci
Chair
Barbara Harman
Board Member
Bernard F McKay
Board Member
Dame Karen Pierce, Dcmg
Board Member
Dr Mark Epstein
Board Member
Dr Michelle McMurray-Heath
Board Member
Emily Lenzner
Secretary
Gail MacKinnon
Board Member
J Kendall Lott
Board Member
Jeffrey D Bauman
Board Member
Karishma Shah Page
Board Member

Contractors

Dufour & CO Productions LLC
Consulting
$555,076
M2 Dobner Consulting LLC
Consulting
$325,000
Main Light LLC
Artistic Production
$287,141
Gcom Software LLC
Technology Production
$273,892

Mission Statement

THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY CREATES, PRESERVES AND PROMOTES CLASSIC THEATRE-AMBITIOUS, ENDURING PLAYS WITH UNIVERSAL THEMES-FOR ALL AUDIENCES. THROUGH THE CREATION OF PROVOCATIVE, IMAGINATIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE THEATRE, STC IGNITES A DIALOGUE THAT CONNECTS THE UNIVERSALITY OF CLASSIC WORKS TO THE SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCES OF THE MODERN WORLD.

Revisions to this organization profile

December 16, 2025:
2025 The Shakespeare Theatre 990 filed
July 10, 2025:
2024 The Shakespeare Theatre 990 filed
June 17, 2024:
2023 The Shakespeare Theatre 990 filed

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