MISSION STATEMENT
Theatre Jacksonville is a volunteer based community theatre whose mission is to enrich lives and broaden cultural understanding through community participation in theatre arts.
This mission supports inclusion and the development of diversity in the Company's artistic, volunteer, audience and donor bases. This goal is achieved through presenting plays and programs of noted artistic excellence, supporting volunteers and students with exceptional training and educational opportunities, and allowing for the development of unique and/or original performance projects and events by Florida artists.
Staff
Executive Director: SARAH BOONE
Box Office Manager: TRACY OLIN
Technical Director: JEFFREY L. WAGONER
Education Coordinator: JUAN UNZUETA
Bookkeeper: JEAN MOORE
Current Board of Directors
Officers
President: Paul Price
Vice President: Robert B. Ledoux
Teasurer: Julia Herron
Secretary: DeeAnne Crookham
Members
David Foster
Michael Fritton
Dennis Iskra
Paige Johnston
Kristen Majdanics
Jennifer Mansfield
Martha South
Mark Wright
Theatre Timeline
1919. Company founded.
1926. Incorporated as The Little Theatre of Jacksonville; dollars and land required for the construction of the theatre's historic San Marco facility donated by Carl S. Swisher.
August 14. 1927. Ground-breaking for building.
January 4. 1938. First production in San Marco facility, Boy Meets Girl, opens.
January 1969. Reincorporated as Theatre Jacksonville, Inc.
1972. First mayoral proclamation naming Theatre Jacksonville as Jacksonville's "Official Theatre," reconferred by all succeeding mayors.
July 11, 1991. Facility named to The National Register of Historic Places.
March 1994. City Council Resolution 95-251-59 honoring the company's history, its implementation of Educational Outreach Program goals and projects, and "concerted efforts to diversify both the company's program offerings and their appeal to multicultural constituencies."
May 1994. Local historic designation granted by Jacksonville's Bureau of Historic Preservation.
December 1994. Jessie Ball duPont Fund "Turn Around Award" recognizes the company's turn around of both its artistic and financial profiles.
July 26, 1995. Diamond anniversary celebrated.
June 6, 1997. Harold K. Smith Playhouse Endowment for facility maintenance implemented at $500,000.
March 24, 1998. City Council Resolution 98-160-A honoring the company's longevity, specifically citing the sixtieth anniversary of the Harold K. Smith Playhouse.
October 27, 2000. Facade renovation completed and facility formally dedicated as the Harold K. Smith Playhouse.
EMAIL:
Executive Director
Sarah Boone
Box Office
Tracy Olin
Development Office
Technical Director
Jeffrey L. Wagoner
tech@theatrejax.com
Education Outreach
Juan Unzueta
Marketing Office
the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Jacksonville, and the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Inc.