SITI Company

What SITI Company does

SITI Company (legal entity: Saratoga International Theater Institute Inc.) is a New York-based nonprofit ensemble theater company founded in 1992 by Anne Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki. The company trains professional theater artists and produces original ensemble-based theatrical work built on two signature methodologies — the Suzuki Method (a rigorous physical actor training system that develops strength, stamina, and presence through structured foot, leg, and core exercises originating with the SCOT Company in Toga Village, Japan) and the Viewpoints technique (an improvisational framework co-developed by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau that uses spatial and temporal elements such as time, space, shape, weight, speed, and gesture to compose ensemble stage action). SITI delivers training primarily through its flagship month-long summer intensive at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, alongside shorter workshops, and stages touring productions at partner venues including City Theatre (Pittsburgh), Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and Dartmouth College.

The company's core product portfolio comprises Suzuki Training, Viewpoints Training, the SITI Summer Intensive, the Digital SITI Living Archive (archive.siti.org), and the published book 'SITI Company: This Is Not A Handbook.' Primary customers are professional actors, directors, dancers, and theater practitioners seeking rigorous physical and ensemble-based development, while performances reach arts audiences at major US venues. Membership in TCG (Theatre Communications Group) situates SITI within the institutional American theater ecosystem.

SITI operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, generating revenue through four streams: participant fees for training workshops, performance revenue from touring productions, sales of the published book via Lulu.com, and tax-deductible donations processed through the Give Lively platform. Governance is member-driven via the ensemble and a Board of Trustees, with no private equity, venture capital, or parent-company ownership. In 2024, SITI announced it had completed its journey as an active ensemble, transitioning to a legacy/maintenance posture in which the digital archive, physical archive at Ohio State University Libraries, and SITI Alumni Network continue as enduring resources for artists and scholars.

Name

SITI Company

Legal name

Saratoga International Theater Institute Inc.

Website

https://siti.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SITI Company is a New York-based nonprofit ensemble theater organization founded in 1992 that trains professional theater artists in the Suzuki Method and Viewpoints technique through workshops, a flagship Skidmore College summer intensive, and touring theatrical productions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theater Training and Ensemble Performance

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Staging & Rigging Services (MPAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Theater ensemble training
• Actor training programs
• Physical actor training
• Improvisational theater technique
• Performing arts education

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training Workshop Fees: SITI Company conducts month-long intensive training workshops at Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs) and other locations, generating revenue from participant fees. These workshops are the company's flagship annual offering and a core revenue stream.
2. Book Sales: The company publishes and sells 'SITI Company: This Is Not A Handbook' through Lulu.com, a book documenting 30 years of the company's ensemble work, rehearsal anecdotes, and theatrical process.
3. Performance Revenue: The company generates revenue through theatrical productions performed at venues including City Theatre (Pittsburgh), Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Dartmouth College. Productions such as 'The Medium' and 'The Bacchae' have toured extensively.
4. Donations and Fundraising: SITI Company is a nonprofit organization (Saratoga International Theater Institute Inc.) that accepts tax-deductible donations via Give Lively platform, supporting its ongoing operations, training programs, and EDI initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SITI Company is an ensemble-based theater company that delivers professional actor training built on the Suzuki Method (a rigorous physical training method developed by Tadashi Suzuki) and the Viewpoints technique (an improvisational ensemble framework developed by Anne Bogart). The company offers these methodologies through an annual month-long intensive at Skidmore College, additional workshops, and through the production and touring of original ensemble-devised theatrical works. Supporting offerings include a digital Living Archive, a published book documenting its history, and an alumni network.

Product overview

SITI Company is a theater ensemble offering a portfolio of training programs and resources centered on its core methodologies: Suzuki Training and Viewpoints Training. These two complementary actor training systems form the foundation of the company's educational offerings, which are delivered through summer intensives at Skidmore College and various workshops. The company also maintains a Digital Living Archive (archive.siti.org) for preserving and accessing its historical productions and materials. Additionally, SITI Company publishes the book 'SITI Company: This Is Not A Handbook' documenting the ensemble's 30-year history. The company completed its journey as an active ensemble but continues to support the theater community through its archive, alumni network, and published resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Suzuki Method Training A rigorous physical actor training method developed by Tadashi Suzuki that builds actor strength, stamina, discipline, and presence through intensive exercises involving the feet, legs, and core. Designed for professional and pre-professional theater artists, directors, and performers seeking structured physical training grounded in the Japanese physical theater tradition.
• Viewpoints Training An improvisational performance technique developed by Anne Bogart that uses spatial and temporal elements (time, space, shape, weight, speed, gesture) to enable ensemble-based theatrical composition and collective decision-making on stage. Offered to professional and pre-professional theater artists as part of SITI's training methodology.
• SITI Summer Intensive at Skidmore College An annual month-long intensive workshop and residency at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, providing immersive training in the Suzuki Method and Viewpoints technique to theater artists from around the world. The flagship program of SITI's training portfolio and the primary on-ramp into the SITI community.
• SITI Company: This Is Not A Handbook A book co-written by members of SITI Company documenting 30 years of ensemble work, filled with anecdotes from rehearsals and tours, backstage stories, investigations of craft, and photos and ephemera from the company's history. Sold directly to readers, scholars, and theater practitioners via Lulu.com.

Quantifiable outcome

• The company has maintained continuous operations for 30 years, producing original works that have toured to major venues including New York Theater Workshop, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and international festivals.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Skidmore CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITI Company conducts its flagship annual month-long workshop and residency at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. This partnership is a core component of the company's training program, providing facilities and attracting participants from around the world to train with SITI Company Members.
• City Theatre (Pittsburgh)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity Theatre in Pittsburgh is a key venue for SITI Company's productions. The company has staged extended runs of 'The Medium' at City Theatre and was in rehearsal there in January 2022 for 'The Medium' with previews beginning January 22nd.
• Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) in New York City is a major venue for SITI Company's touring productions. 'The Medium' was scheduled to travel to BAM in March 2022.
• Dartmouth CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDartmouth College in New Hampshire hosted SITI Company's production of 'The Medium' following its runs at City Theatre and BAM.
• TCG (Theatre Communications Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITI Company is a long-time member of TCG, an organization of regional theaters. The company attended the annual TCG Conference in St. Louis, MO as part of its ongoing engagement with the American theater community.
• The SCOT Company (Suzuki Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITI Company was founded in collaboration with Tadashi Suzuki and the SCOT Company (Suzuki Company) in Toga Village, Japan. The company's signature Suzuki Training Method originates from this partnership, and SITI maintains deep ties to the Japanese theatrical tradition.
• The Ohio State University (OSU) LibrariesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe physical archive of SITI Company is held at OSU Libraries (library.osu.edu/collections/spec.tri.0114/inventory), complementing the digital Living Archive at archive.siti.org.
• Management Incubator ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSITI Company participated in the Management Incubator program, which provides creative entrepreneurs of color opportunities to develop skills in a real-world theater environment. The company created a Fellowship position as part of this initiative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Wooster Group: New York City-based experimental theater ensemble known for long-tenured company members and rigorous collaborative creation processes—the closest U.S. analog to SITI's ensemble-driven methodology.
• Elevator Repair Service (ERS): NYC ensemble theater company producing original devised works with a stable core of company members, sharing SITI's commitment to long-form ensemble collaboration and physical performance training.
• Mabou Mines: Long-running NYC experimental theater ensemble with a similar heritage of founder-led company structure and physical/avant-garde performance practice.
• Rude Mechs: Austin-based ensemble theater company producing original devised works; comparable to SITI in its collective creation model and commitment to ensemble-driven theatrical experimentation.
• Complicité: Internationally renowned UK ensemble theater company whose physical training methodologies and devised-work process closely parallel SITI's Suzuki/Viewpoints approach.
• The TEAM: Brooklyn-based ensemble creating original devised theater works with a collaborative company structure analogous to SITI's.

Emerging players

• Dell'Arte International: Northern California physical theater training school and company that combines rigorous physical actor training with original ensemble productions—directly comparable methodology to SITI's training focus.

Broad incumbents

• New York Theatre Workshop: Off-Broadway NYC theater that develops and produces original work, sharing SITI's institutional theater ecosystem and similar producing/development model.
• Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Major Chicago-based ensemble theater with an established ensemble-of-artists model; represents a larger-scale analog of the ensemble-driven theater structure SITI pioneered.

Others

• Theatre Communications Group (TCG): National service organization for U.S. theaters of which SITI is a long-time member; comparable as an industry-body counterpart supporting SITI's nonprofit theater operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

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