WE BELIEVE THEATRE CREATES AN EXTRAORDINARY CONNECTION BETWEEN ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES THAT ONLY STARTS ON THE STAGE. THEATRE CREATES THE ENERGY THAT FEEDS A CITY, A CULTURE, AND A SOCIETY. THEATRE REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF LOS ANGELES BY PRODUCING AND PRESENTING THEATRE OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER, BY NURTURING NEW ARTISTS, BY ATTRACTING NEW AUDIENCES, AND BY DEVELOPING YOUTH OUTREACH AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AT OUR THREE THEATRES, THE AHMANSON THEATRE, THE MARK TAPER FORUM, AND THE KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE, WE INVITE AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE THE BROADEST RANGE OF THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT IN THE COUNTRY. WE PRODUCE AND PRESENT THE MOST CELEBRATED SHOWS STRAIGHT FROM BROADWAY, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND LIVELY STORIES THAT HELP US UNDERSTAND OUR COMPLICATED WORLD, AND ADVENTUROUS NEW PLAYS FROM FRESH VOICES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2022
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceo/managing Director officer (unspecified) $642k $734k | |||||
Producing Director key employee $314k $359k | |||||
Director of Marketing (thru 03/14/23) director (operational) $203k $233k | |||||
Former Artistic Director former officer/director/trustee $196k $224k | |||||
Deputy Managing Director highest compensated employee $172k $196k | |||||
Director of Production highest compensated employee $168k $192k | |||||
Director of Human Resources highest compensated employee $166k $190k | |||||
General Manager highest compensated employee $163k $186k | |||||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 48 unpaid individuals.
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