Your support fuels a legacy of artistic excellence, ensuring Williamstown Theatre Festival remains a beacon of transformative theatre for all generations.
Donor Benefits
After seven decades of helping to shape the American theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival is bringing emerging and professional artists together in the Berkshires to create a thrilling summer festival that expands the expression of theater and its essential role in society. The Festival will continue to produce the world premiere plays and musicals and bold new revivals that it’s come to be known for, while expanding into other forms of theatrical expression that brings many art forms together in exciting and innovative ways.
Williamstown Theatre Festival has always been, and continues to be, a creative hothouse for established and emerging artists and their work. More than 75 productions have transferred from the Festival to other regional theaters, Off-Broadway, and Broadway, with many productions being adapted for television and film. Thousands of actors, writers, designers, directors, and aspiring theater professionals from all fields that have come through the Festival to challenge themselves and their craft have gone on to prominence and recognition on Broadway, in Hollywood and beyond.
Your support fuels this legacy of artistic excellence, ensuring Williamstown Theatre Festival remains a beacon for transformative theater and a launchpad for the next generation of talent.
Donors contributing $250 or more will enjoy exclusive benefits, including priority access to the extraordinary productions you help bring to life.
*All events, passes, and tickets are subject to availability.
**Weekend Passholders are seated by descending donor level, amount, and order date.
***Due to limited capacity for each weekend and within each venue, performance times for projects within the Weekend Pass cannot be exchanged. Passes are non-transferable and badges will be issued for use by one person only.
Other Ways to Give
Major Gifts
Individual donors can play a leading role by underwriting a Festival artist, program, production, or a whole season.
For more information about Major Gifts, please contact Meredith Suttles, Interim Director of Development, by calling (212) 395-9090 x108 or emailing meredith@wtfestival.org.
Planned Giving
The Encore Society is Williamstown Theatre Festival’s planned giving program, honoring loyal supporters who have made special arrangements to ensure the Festival’s future through bequests, life insurance, trusts, IRAs, or other planned giving options.
These legacy gifts ensure the Festival remains a premier destination for theater lovers for generations to come. If you’ve included Williamstown in your estate plans, we invite you to join The Encore Society so we can recognize your generosity today.
For more information about Planned Giving, please contact Meredith Suttles, Interim Director of Development, by calling (212) 395-9090 x108 or emailing meredith@wtfestival.org. All inquiries are completely confidential.
Corporate Giving
Our corporate program is designed to provide valuable partnership opportunities that act as effective marketing tools for small businesses and big companies alike. At any level of contribution, Williamstown can help you satisfy goals for philanthropy, marketing, activation, and community participation.
Partnering with Williamstown Theatre Festival means more than just supporting the arts—it’s an opportunity to be part of a legacy that has shaped the American theatre for over seven decades. It’s a chance to connect with discerning audiences who value innovation, craftsmanship, diverse identities and new perspectives, and to associate your brand with a festival known for pushing boundaries and driving culture.
New partnership opportunities are available each season at Williamstown Theatre Festival. In addition to sponsoring the Festival, there are targeted opportunities to sponsor special productions and performances, Festival events, as well as education and community programs. With new immersive programming and a year-round presence, there’s also opportunity to collaborate within the work we make.
Join us in redefining the theatre experience for a modern world. For more information about Corporate Giving, please contact Meredith Suttles, Interim Director of Development, by calling (212) 395-9090 x108 or emailing meredith@wtfestival.org.
Matching Gifts
Many companies match charitable gifts made by employees—doubling or even tripling the amount of your original gift (and increasing your benefits). Contact your human resources team and ask them if your company matches gifts to nonprofit organizations.