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Performing Arts Center reports rising revenue and attendance; resident‑artist fee waivers to be reviewed
Summary
The Performing Arts Center reported year‑to‑date attendance and revenue growth, previews of upcoming programming, and briefed council on resident‑artist MOUs and fee waivers; staff will return with a request to extend MOUs through June 2026 and a funding plan.
The Performing Arts Center General Manager presented a quarterly operations update showing year‑to‑date growth in attendance and revenue compared with 2024 and outlined upcoming programming.
Stacey Winters said year‑to‑date attendance was about 26,775 and that theater tickets sold were approximately 10,900. Year‑to‑date financial figures presented by staff included ticket revenue of about $436,000, rental revenue about $440,000, facility fees about $68,000, food and beverage revenue and other income; staff reported total revenue near $1.2 million year to date and said the PAC is on track for its strongest revenue year. Winters said event operating income year to date was roughly $333,000, an increase from the prior year.
The PAC manager said resident‑artist organizations (Federal Way Symphony, Federal Way Youth Symphony Orchestra, Jet Cities Chorus and Federal Way Chorus) have been operating under MOUs that waive fees; she said 2025 year‑to‑date waived fees total roughly $43,000 and staff estimated waivers for the full year could reach about $82,000. Winters said the PAC received $30,000 from a For Culture grant and that staff will ask next month to extend the MOUs through June 2026 to cover the artists’ season; she estimated additional waived‑fee exposure of about $50,000 in 2026, offset by grant funding where available.
Winters listed several successful free community events (a chalk‑art festival and movie series), growth in usage days and upcoming concerts and fundraisers. Committee members asked about rental‑revenue drivers, co‑promotions, sponsorship and naming‑rights efforts; Winters described more active sales and marketing, co‑promotion agreements and early work on naming‑rights discussions. Staff signaled continued outreach to diverse music genres and community groups to broaden the PAC’s audience.
