This article presents an analysis of the objectives of non-profit cultural organizations linked to the theatre area in Florianópolis. Other researches made possible a selection of two theatre groups for this article: Erro Grupo and Dromedário Loquaz. This descriptive research with a predominant qualitative approach aimed at the profound description of the informations related to the researched cases, based on a longitudinal perspective. The semi-structured interviews made with the members of the organizations as well as observation made by the researchers indicated that Erro Grupo showed itself very far from its initial objectives while Dromedário Loquaz showed broader objectives, which are consistent with its activities throughout time. The comprehension of the cases based on content and documental analysis and orientated by two important categories, theatre group (non-profit groups registered in Florianópolis) and organization's objectives (orientation, purpose, actuation, resources, external relations) resulted in reflections on the dependence on external resources and the influence of political economy perspective on the analysis of these organization's objectives.
cultural organizations; objectives