Faction of Fools Theatre Company Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Last fiscal year, Faction of Fools Theatre Company produced its theatrical season: By DC For DC: Faction of Fools Theatres Season of New, Locally Grown Work! The main projects of this season were the You're Not Special: The Collaborative Playwrighting Project, the companys summer mainstage production, HOW THE SAUSAGE GETS MADE, and its ongoing education efforts.Faction produced its season at The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. All tickets were sold on a sliding scale ($17-$37), meaning that patrons selected the price that fit their household budget. The companys season rehearsal and performance venue, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, is easily accessible via public transit. As a part of You're Not Special: The Collaborative Playwrighting Project, Faction commissioned, developed, and premiered a new play by Doug Robinson, THE SHEPHERD PLAY. The company generated this play collaboratively over four devising workshops (totaling 17 days) between November 2024 and March 2025, culminating in a world premiere staged reading presentation on March 8 at The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop to an audience of 46. Faction will continue to develop this play in preparation for a 2027 world premiere production. HOW THE SAUSAGE GETS MADE was developed and produced at The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, serving an audience of 678. The script for this production was written entirely by the cast of actors. In new works, Faction involves its diverse group of artists early in the creative process, allowing performers to craft their roles and steer the direction of the story. The production received a Helen Hayes recommendation, an enthusiastic audience reaction, and positive critical reviews. Education is at the core of Factions mission of preserving, celebrating, and promoting the classical theatre style of Commedia dell'Arte. This past season, Faction served 342 students through free and paid workshops and performances. As a part of its commitment to make Commedia training accessible for local artists, Faction annually provides a free professional workshop. This year, Faction provided 6 hours of free training to 15 local actors. These workshops provide a pathway to working for the company. This past year, one of the training participants was brought on to understudy for HOW THE SAUSAGE GETS MADE. The company is particularly proud to have offered a free performance of its touring show A COMMEDIA ROMEO AND JULIET to 150 students at Smothers Elementary in NE DC, a Title 1 school with a frozen spending budget. This performance, valued at $2,500 was provided free as a part of Factions dedication to provide free and subsidized programming to its DC student community.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.2%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 93%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings