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Entertainment ProvidersMissouri, United States51-200 Employees
STAGES St. Louis is a professional, not-for-profit organization focused on professional live musical theatre and musical theatre arts education. It is located in Chesterfield, Missouri, and operates as an entertainment provider with a full-time staff of 17 and about 150 seasonal actors, designers, and crew, supported by an annual budget of $5.1 million. The organization opened in 1986 with a $50,000 budget and eight part-time staff and has since grown in size and scope. Annually, STAGES productions reach nearly 50,000 patrons from 238 cities in 30 states, including over 160 Missouri zip codes, and the organization provides hundreds of complimentary tickets to underserved populations. The STAGES Performing Arts Academy (SPAA) is the only local performing arts academy connected to a professional theatre company and is regionally renowned for its innovative educational opportunities; it does not turn away a student due to financial need, providing more than $70,000 in scholarship assistance and underwriting annually.