Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists (CAATA)

Name

Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists (CAATA)

Legal name

Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists

Website

https://caata.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Advocacy Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG), Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Asian American theater
• Performing arts advocacy
• Theater membership
• AAPI arts community
• Theater festival

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CAATA offers individual and organizational membership with benefits including customized profiles, event calendar submissions, and discounts to ConFests and member theater events. Membership fees are a recurring revenue stream that keys members into regional networking and advocacy.
2. Grants and Foundation Support: CAATA receives grants from foundations and federal agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA American Rescue Plan grant) and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. These grants fund ConFest operations, advocacy programs, and organizational capacity.
3. Event Revenue: ConFest generates revenue through registration passes and ticketed events including festival shows, conference sessions, workshops, and opening night parties. Partner events at ConFest also contribute to revenue.
4. Individual Donations and Sponsorships: CAATA solicits individual donations and corporate sponsorships to support ConFest and ongoing advocacy work. Indiegogo campaigns and direct benefit events (e.g., benefit readings) supplement donations.
5. Healthcare Benefits Program: CAATA announced a national healthcare benefits program for members, representing a potential new revenue or membership value stream in 2026.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CAATA is a national nonprofit network supporting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) theater organizations, collectives, and individual artists. The organization delivers a biennial in-person festival and conference (ConFest), year-round virtual programming, a tiered membership program with healthcare benefits, advocacy resources, and awards including the Godfather Prize for Playwriting.

Product overview

CAATA operates as a membership-based national network organization rather than a unified software product. The organization's core offerings consist of ConFest (a biannual National Asian American Theater Festival and Conference), the ConFest Virtual Series (monthly online programming produced with HowlRound), and a Membership Program providing benefits, networking, and resources to AAPI theater artists and organizations. Additional programs include the Godfather Prize for Playwriting, Open Forums, Regional Gatherings, and Advocacy/Action resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ConFest: The National Asian American Theater Festival and Conference, CAATA's biennial flagship event bringing together AAPI theater artists, leaders, and organizations.

Products and services

• ConFest: National Asian American Theater Festival and Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• National BIPOC/BITOC survey on COVID-19 impact conducted and released, providing critical data for equity efforts in the theater field.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HowlRound Theatre Commons (Emerson College)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAATA partners with HowlRound Theatre Commons in Boston, MA (a nonprofit operating as part of Emerson College's Office of the Arts) to produce and distribute its monthly ConFest Virtual Series. HowlRound provides its free and open-access live streaming and video archive platform, HowlRound TV, enabling CAATA to reach a global theater practitioner audience. The partnership is central to CAATA's year-round programming strategy.
• Victory Gardens Theater (Chicago, IL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictory Gardens Theater served as the primary host partner for ConFest 2018 in Chicago, providing venue space for festival performances, conference sessions, and plenaries during the week-long national gathering.
• Silk Road Rising (Chicago, IL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilk Road Rising co-hosted ConFest 2018 in Chicago and produced partner events including the New China Festival of staged play readings translated from Chinese to English, and hosted conversations with David Henry Hwang and Jamil Khoury.
• The Theatre School at DePaul University (Chicago, IL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Theatre School at DePaul University served as a host venue and educational partner for ConFest 2018, providing conference and workshop space, and engaging students in the national gathering.
• University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UH Manoa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe University of Hawai'i at Mānoa is the local partner for ConFest 2022 in Honolulu. Its Department of Theatre and Dance, through the Hana Keaka program, serves as the host. UH Mānoa recommended rescheduling ConFest to 2022 due to COVID-19. Associate Professor Tammy Haili'ōpua Baker and Ryan I. Kahaʻiʻōlelo Sueoka serve as ConFest co-chair and local coordinator, respectively.
• TeAda Productions (Los Angeles, CA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeAda Productions, founded by Leilani Chan, is a co-host partner for ConFest 2020/2022 and has co-chaired multiple ConFest cycles. TeAda also produces the 'International Drag Bingo' event at ConFest and provides nationwide updates on asylum seekers as part of ConFest programming.
• Theatre Communications Group (TCG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAATA and its members participated in TCG's national conference in St. Louis where collective resistance against the Muny's yellowface production took place. CAATA is represented on TCG's board and participates in TCG's Rising Leaders of Color program, building cross-organizational leadership networks.
• HowlRound Theatre CommonscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHowlRound provides the production and broadcasting infrastructure for CAATA's monthly ConFest Virtual Series, including technical direction by Maximiliano Urruzmendi-Mele and line producing by CAATA's Ariel Estrada. The series broadcasts on HowlRound TV, Facebook, and CAATA's YouTube channel.
• Aloha Center ChicagominorGTM or Marketing PartnerAloha Center Chicago was a sponsor of the ConFest 2018 'International Drag Bingo' event, providing support for late-night programming at the festival.
• Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSDC sponsored the Mid-Week Plenary at ConFest 2018 featuring Rajiv Joseph and a panel of Asian/Pacific Islander stage directors, including May Adrales, Chay Yew, Tim Dang, Mei Ann Teo, and Jess McLeod.
• National BIPOC/BITOC Coalition/CommonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National BIPOC/BITOC Coalition/Commons is housed at CAATA, representing a coalition of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color theater organizations and practitioners. CAATA released a joint survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on BIPOC/BITOC theaters and practitioners through this coalition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE): National organization of theater educators and artists in higher education. Comparable as a convening, conference-driven theater membership association serving practitioners across the field, though academia-focused vs. CAATA's company/artist focus.
• League of Resident Theatres (LORT): Established national association governing contractual relationships between professional resident theaters and their employees. Comparable as a national theater membership body, though broader in scope and more institutionalized than CAATA's AAPI-focused network.

Direct peers

• Asian American Arts Centre: New York-based AAPI arts organization preserving and presenting Asian American folk and traditional arts. Shares CAATA's AAPI arts mission and serves a comparable community-organizing role, albeit with a more traditional/folk arts focus.
• Theatre Communications Group (TCG): National nonprofit service organization for the American theater field, providing advocacy, networking, conferences, and grant programs. CAATA participates in TCG conferences and is represented on TCG's board, making it a natural peer as another national theater membership body.
• National Black Theatre: Harlem-based Black theater institution and a co-participant in CAATA's BIPOC/BITOC Coalition/Commons. Operates in a parallel BITOC (Black, Indigenous, Theater of Color) space and is structurally analogous as a racial-equity-anchored theater organization.
• National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC): National nonprofit advancing Latino arts and culture through grants, capacity-building, and a national summit model. Operates as a peer BIPOC arts coalition with similar convening, advocacy, and funding intermediation roles to CAATA.
• National New Play Network (NNPN): National alliance of theaters committed to new play development, running an annual conference and rolling world premiere programs. Direct functional peer to CAATA as a membership-driven, festival/conference-centered theater network organization.

Emerging players

• Network of Ensemble Theatres (NET): National network of ensemble theaters sharing resources and convening members around ensemble practice. Operates in a comparable theater network/cooperative model and serves a similar function for its member companies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6eaJOherRgczX3MHHGMpUA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CAATAConFest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caata

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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