SON OF SEMELE ENSEMBLE INC
Son of Semele Ensemble develops and produces bold, inventive, and intimate theatre in Los Angeles, supporting playwrights and ensemble artists through productions, creation festivals, education programs, and community partnerships that amplify under‑exposed and contemporary voices.
About SON OF SEMELE ENSEMBLE INC
Son of Semele Ensemble is a Los Angeles–based nonprofit ensemble theatre company founded and long led by Artistic Director Matthew McCray. The company produces contemporary and genre‑defying plays, creation festivals, youth enrichment programs, and occasional film adaptations of stage work, and operates as an itinerant producing organization following the relocation from its longtime Silver Lake black‑box venue.
The organization serves diverse Los Angeles audiences through ticketed productions, new‑work festivals, and education initiatives (including a summer youth program). In recent years Son of Semele has continued active programming, received public arts funding, and maintained annual IRS filings indicating ongoing operations and program revenue.
Son of Semele is known for regional and Los Angeles premieres of challenging contemporary playwrights, collaborative development of new works, and cultivating an artistic ensemble model that engages dozens of artists each season.
Notable achievements
Extensive production record
Produced and co‑produced more than 150 different performance pieces over two decades, presenting regional and Los Angeles premieres and supporting hundreds of local artists through productions, readings, and festivals.
Public arts funding award
Awarded a multi‑thousand dollar grant from the California Arts Council to support a youth theatre enrichment program and related public presentations, demonstrating recent public support for the organization’s education work.
Adaptation to new forms
Expanded into alternative producing models during and after the pandemic, including completing a feature‑film adaptation of a produced play and shifting to itinerant and partnership‑based presentations after leaving its longtime physical venue.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $135K
- Annual revenue
- $78K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 02-0560895
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Website
- sonofsemele.org
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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