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About | Timeline
1985
In
January, CATCO presents its critically acclaimed pilot
1986
CATCO is incorporated as a non-profit and the...
1987-88
The
Artistic and Managing Directors, the first two full-time...
1988-89
Productions
are extended to four-week runs. A full-time...
1989-90
CATCO adds two more full-time employees – Associate...
1990-91
Two
full time actors are added to the staff. Two productions...
1991-92
A full-time
Box Office Manager, Technical Director and...
1992-93
Five
Touring Productions are offered. A total of 83...
1993-94
A
full-time actress is added to the staff. CATCO...
1994-95
Three
paid acting interns are hired for the season...
1995-96
CATCO
joins Actors Equity Association and is accepted...
1996-97
First
million-dollar budget approved by the Board of Directors
1997-98
Produced
the first full season of nine plays as the
1998-99
Hired
a Marketing Director and expanded the marketing
1999-2000
The
Anger in Ernest and Ernestine receives its first major
2000-2001
David
Edelman is brought on as Executive Director after
2001-2002
National
Arts Stabilization Working Capital Reserve
1985-86
In
January, CATCO presents its critically acclaimed pilot production
of Mass Appeal at the YWCA. The Ohio Arts Council
gives its financial support. In September, CATCO presents
two more pilot productions at the YWCA. The Greater
Columbus Arts Council lends its financial support.
1986-87
CATCO
is incorporated as a non-profit and the Board of Trustees
is formed. In the summer, three successful and profitable
shows are staged in OSU’s Stadium Two Theatre, including a
world premiere, a feminist musical and the first AIDS drama
produced in Columbus. In the fall, CATCO leases a warehouse
space in the Short North and – in three and one-half weeks
– converts it into a theatre and produces three shows. Thanks to generous donations, furnaces and restrooms, as well
as a stage lighting system funded by the Columbus Foundation,
are added by the end of the season
1987-88
The
Artistic and Managing Directors, the first two full-time employees,
are hired. CATCO produces eight plays. Three of
them are done in the heat of summer and draw large audiences
despite the lack of air conditioning.
1988-89
Productions
are extended to four-week runs. A full-time Administrative
Assistant is hired. The theatre becomes air-conditioned! CATCO produces the world premiere of Carter W. Lewis’ The
Women of My Father’s House.
1989-90
CATCO
adds two more full-time employees – Associate Director and
Development Coordinator. Adult acting classes are introduced.
CATCO’s first African-American play, The Colored Museum,
breaks all box office records. CATCO’s popular holiday
play, A Christmas Memory, opens and also becomes the
first touring production.
1990-91
Two
full time actors are added to the staff. Two productions
are offered for tours. High school matinees begin.
The Playwright’s Workshop is initiated which produces the
world premiere of The Shorts Festival. Bank
One becomes the first corporate production sponsor.
1991-92
A
full-time Box Office Manager, Technical Director and Education
Director are added to the staff. The touring season
expands to three shows and a total of 44 performances. Special Task Forces help plan for greater involvement with
seniors, students and African-Americans.
1992-93
Five
Touring Productions are offered. A total of 83 performances
reach an audience of 15,000 people. Two world premieres
are presented: 1892, a docudrama, and the third annual
Shorts Festival.
1993-94
A
full-time actress is added to the staff. CATCO receives
its first grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Two members of the Board of Trustees, Fred Holdridge and Howard
Burns, establish an endowment at the Columbus Foundation.
Marvin’s Room, by Columbus native Scott McPherson,
breaks all box office records. As in all preceding years,
CATCO ends the season in the black.
1994-95
Three
paid acting interns are hired for the season. A Marketing/Group
Sales Associate is added to the staff. CATCO completes
its five-year long-range plan. The American premiere
of Possible Worlds and the world premiere of Baby
Chile are produced.
1995-96
CATCO
joins Actors Equity Association and is accepted for membership
in the Theatre Communications Group, the professional association
for professional theatres. Accepted into GCAC’s “Working
Capital Reserves Program.” A professional market research
firm presents a marketing plan. Summer rep format used
with great success.
1996-97
First
million-dollar budget approved by the Board of Trustees.
An unprecedented 13-play season is presented. Awarded
the Ohio Arts Council’s “Governors Award for the Arts” for
outreach activities. Produced four shows in the Vern
Riffe Center’s Studio One Theatre. In June 1997, moved
costume and scene shops, administrative and artistic offices,
and rehearsal spaces to the Riffe Center to become resident
company of the Riffe Center.
1997-98
Produced
the first full season of nine plays as the resident company
of the Riffe Center. Accepted in to the National Arts
Stabilization program. Contributed income reaches an
alltime high of $580,000 and the Jubilee! gala broke all attendance
records. Chosen “Best Arts Group” by Columbus Monthly
and Columbus Alive, both for the second year in a row.
1998-99
Hired
a Marketing Director and expanded the marketing department
to include a marketing assistant and sales manager. Collaborated with Cleveland Signstage Theatre to produce The
Taste of Sunrise, by Susan Zeder. Slow ticket sales
result in the first ever deficit. Voted “Best Theater
Company” by Columbus Alive readers; all five local theatre
critics chose a CATCO production as “Best Play of the Season.”
1999-2000
The
Anger in Ernest and Ernestine receives its first major
staging in the United States. The Shorts Festival
is revived, with a scene and set of actors specified,
set in local restaurant Martini. Robert Post is a visiting
artist and performed his show, Here in America.
2000-2001
David
Edelman is brought on as Executive Director after an exhaustive
national search. Critically acclaimed Grapes of Wrath receives the Central Ohio Theatre Critics Association’s
“Show
That Made A Difference”
Award. The Board of Trustees adopts five-year strategic
plan. Included is a plan for the yearly production
A Christmas Carol.
2001-2002
National
Arts Stabilization Working Capital Reserve awarded totaling
$409,100. Hedwig and the Angry Inch tops $110,000
making it the highest grossing show in CATCO history.
Assistant to the Artistic Director added to full-time staff. New ticketing system installed to better track patron information.
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