New York, NY

TALKING BAND INC

EIN 13-2926488

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

CREATING A POETIC-POLITICAL THEATER - POLITICAL IN THAT IT REFLECTS THE CONDITION OF PEOPLE IN OUR TIME, AND POETIC BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE, MUSIC, AND VISUAL IMAGERY. THESE ELEMENTS ARE USED TO CREATE RICHLY TEXTURED WORKS WHICH SEEK TO ILLUMINATE THE EXTRAORDINARY DIMENSIONS OF ORDINARY LIFE.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About TALKING BAND INC

Talking Band Inc is an experimental, off-off-Broadway theatre company founded in New York City in 1974 by Paul Zimet, Ellen Maddow, and Tina Shepard. The company produces original music-theatre and performance works that blend language, music, movement, and visual imagery to explore contemporary political and personal life. The organization remains active and donor-facing with a maintained website, recent productions, and public tax/organizational records; the EIN 13-2926488 corresponds to Talking Band in public nonprofit databases and organizational filings. In recent years (notably 2023–2024) Talking Band celebrated its fiftieth anniversary season, premiered multiple new works, and maintained collaborations and presentations at downtown NYC venues and national festivals.

Notable achievements

Eighteen OBIE Awards

The company and its founders have collectively earned 18 OBIE awards across productions and careers, including Lifetime Achievement recognition for company founders.

Fiftieth Anniversary Season (2024)

In 2024 Talking Band marked 50 years of continuous activity, mounting several new productions during the anniversary season and presenting work at venues including La MaMa, Mabou Mines@122CC, and the Perelman Performing Arts Center.

Extensive New Work and Touring

Across five decades the company has created over fifty original works and has toured many productions nationally and internationally, sustaining a reputation in New York’s downtown experimental-theater scene.

At a glance

Total assets: $2.2M
Annual revenue: $121K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 13-2926488
Location: New York, NY
Website: talkingband.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Consistently strong critical coverage from major arts outlets and reviews praising the company’s inventive, humane, and musically driven theatrical voice.

Third‑party nonprofit rating presence and public reporting on charity platforms (organization appears in public nonprofit databases and donor-information services under EIN 13-2926488).

Frequent invitations and collaborations with prominent downtown institutions and artists (examples include presentations at La MaMa and collaborations with artists/companies in the contemporary theatre community).

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