Thank you for considering a tax-deductible gift to Williamstown Theatre Festival. Your generosity fuels our ability to create the extraordinary works of theatre that have become our trademark over the last 65 years.
But there’s so much more to the Festival than what you see on stage. As a donor, you’re also supporting educational opportunities like the Professional Training Program – the nation’s premier training ground for the next generation of theatre artists, technicians, and administrators. Donations also help fund year-round play development activities including artist fellowships, play readings, and workshops. Moreover, your support of the Festival helps strengthen an institution that generates critical and significant economic activity in Berkshire County.
In recognition of your generosity, we offer a host of benefits and privileges, including priority ticket handling, behind-the-scenes access, and invitations to special donor events. Peruse the giving levels and please consider making a gift today!
Meet Our Team
Josh Martinez-Nelson
Director of Development & Communications josh@wtfestival.org
212.395.9090 x108
The 2019 summer team: Kara Hogan (Development Associate – Administration), Henrietta Key (Development Associate – Special Events), Claire Shea (Development & Special Events Intern), and Brynn Gauthier (Development & Special Events Intern)
Corporate Giving
By becoming a corporate sponsor of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, your organization will support the Festival’s artistic and educational programs while enhancing your company’s philanthropic involvement in the community and building corporate visibility among Festival audiences.
Our Business Partner program is designed to provide valuable sponsorship opportunities that act as effective marketing tools for small businesses and big companies alike. At any level of contribution, WTF can help you satisfy goals for philanthropy, marketing, and community participation.
New sponsorship opportunities are available each season at WTF. In addition to sponsoring plays on stage, there are targeted opportunities to sponsor special productions, Festival events, as well as education and community programs.
Current Sponsorship Opportunities include:
Main Stage and Nikos Stage Production Sponsorships
Free Theatre and Family Programs
Fridays@3 Reading Series
Opening Nights
…And More!
For more information about Corporate Giving, please contact Josh Martinez-Nelson, Director of Development, by calling 212.395.9090 x108 or emailing josh@wtfestival.org.
Other Ways to Give
MAJOR GIFTS
Play a Leading Role!
Individual donors can play a leading role by underwriting an entire Festival production, or by backing one of the educational initiatives that make up our nationally-recognized Professional Training Program.
For more information about Major Gifts, please contact Josh Martinez-Nelson, Director of Development, by calling 212.395.9090 x108 or emailing josh@wtfestival.org.
PLANNED GIVING:
The Encore Society
Securing Artistic Excellence for Future Generations
The Encore Society consists of those loyal and dedicated supporters who have designated a special gift to benefit Williamstown Theatre Festival in the future through bequests, life insurance, trusts, IRAs, or other planned giving arrangements. These important gifts ensure that the Festival will continue to be the nation’s premier summer theatre for generations to come.
We invite anyone who has remembered WTF in their estate plans to formalize their commitment by becoming a member of the Encore Society and allow us to thank you today for the generosity you will be providing in the future.
For more information about Planned Giving, please contact Josh Martinez-Nelson, Director of Development, by calling 212.395.9090 x108 or emailing josh@wtfestival.org.
All inquiries are completely confidential.
Matching Gifts
Many companies will match charitable gifts made by employees — doubling or even tripling the amount of your original gift, thus increasing your benefits. It’s easy. Just contact your personnel office and ask them if your company matches gifts to nonprofit organizations.
2024 Donor Benefits
WTF FRIENDS
Advance access, priority ticketing!
Ticket sales cover less than half of what it costs to produce the Festival each year. Help support the Festival you love by becoming FRIENDS with a fully tax-deductible gift and receive advance access and priority ticketing!
$75 donors
Priority ticket handling at the $75 level* Donor ticket orders received before the Box Office opens in June are processed first, ensuring the best availability!
$150 donors
All benefits above, plus:
Priority ticket handling at the $150 level*
Acknowledgement of your support in the Season Program
20% discount on Festival apparel and merchandise
Advance access to tickets for Directing Corps shows Enjoy productions in our intimate black-box theatre, directed by members of our Directing Corps and featuring students from the WTF Professional Training Program!
$300 donors
All benefits above, plus:
Priority ticket handling at the $300 level*
Advance access to tickets for Late-Night Cabarets Our popular Cabarets sell out every year. Donors at the $300 level and higher can reserve seats before they go on sale to the public!
Advance access to tickets for Fellowship Projects Be among the first to experience new works created by up-and-coming playwrights, directors, and members of the WTF Non-Equity Company!
WTF FRIENDS (with benefits!)
Be more than “just friends!”
Enjoy exclusive benefits, including access to a donors-only Box Office Hotline and to complimentary pre-show drinks at Bar Devo, insider information from our literary department, and invitations to special events all summer long!
$600 donors
All FRIENDS benefits, plus:
Priority ticket handling at the $600 level*
Access to a donors-only Box Office Hotline (beginning in June) for single ticket reservations with no exchange fees**
Pre-show drinks in Bar Devo with Festival artists Join Festival staff and artists before all Main and Nikos Stage performances as the Development Office transforms into the hottest bar in Williamstown!
Show Notes from the WTF literary team emailed to you before each production
Estimated goods & services value: $40
$1,000 donors
All benefits above, plus:
Priority ticket handling at the $1,000 level*
Early access to advance single ticket reservations Reserve your dates one week before the public!
Priority invitation for two to an exclusive pre-season “Meet-the-Artists” dinner in Williamstown
Copy of the WTF 60th-anniversary bookMany Stages: A Portrait of Williamstown Theatre Festival (for first-time members)
Estimated goods & services value: $70
$1,500 donors
All benefits above, plus:
Priority ticket handling at the $1,500 level*
Priority invitation for two to a pre-season welcome reception in Williamstown, hosted by a Festival Trustee
Reserved seating for all Directing Studio productions, including Fellowship Projects and Directing Corps shows
Signed poster from our WTF production archive (for first-time members)
Estimated goods & services value: $160
WTF LOVERS
Let’s take our relationship to the next level!
Enjoy the VIP experience at WTF, including Ticket Concierge service with guaranteed access to the best seats in the theatre, complimentary beverages at shows and events, and an exclusive peek behind the curtain at WTF!
$2,500 donors
All FRIENDS (WITH BENEFITS!) benefits, plus:
Guaranteed seating for all stages (with at least 48 hours notice)†
VIP Ticket Concierge service through the Development Office, with access to the best seats and unlimited no-fee exchanges**
Invitation for two to observe a technical rehearsal of one Main Stage production
Complimentary beverages at all post-show Thursday Celebrations
Acknowledgement of your support in the theatre lobby
Estimated goods & services value: $210
$5,000 donors
All benefits above, plus:
Guaranteed seating for all stages (with at least 24 hours notice)†
Invitation to an exclusive developmental reading in New York City Experience the new play development process up-close!
Host a private backstage tour for up to ten guests, led by a member of the Festival staff
Estimated goods & services value: $210
$10,000 donors
All benefits above, plus:
Guaranteed day-of seating for all stages (with at least 8 hours notice)†
Recognition in programs and online as a sponsor of Fridays@3 developmental readings
Access to purchase Industry House Seats for most Broadway shows through the Development Office
Estimated goods & services value: $210
WTF PARTNERS
Engage with the Festival at the highest level!
PARTNERS receive all LOVERS benefits, plus access to complimentary tickets for Festival shows and a window into the artistic process, including invitations to production-specific events, like first rehearsal meet-and-greets, technical rehearsal viewings, cast parties, Opening Celebrations, and more!
SEASON PARTNER – $50,000
Season Partners receive invitations to a special fall dinner in the Berkshires and to all summer production events, recognition in the programs and on posters for all Main and Nikos Stage shows, as well as access to a complimentary pair of House Seats for the Festival’s productions — Main and Nikos Stage shows, Cabarets, Fellowship Projects, and special performances — all summer long!† Estimated goods & services value: $3,000
MAIN STAGE PARTNER – $25,000
Main Stage Partners receive invitations to all production events for one Main Stage show, recognition in the programs and on posters for that show, as well as access to a complimentary pair of House Seats for all Main and Nikos Stage productions.† Estimated goods & services value: $1,220
NIKOS STAGE PARTNER – $15,000
Nikos Stage Partners receive invitations to all production events for one Nikos Stage show, recognition in the programs and on posters for that show, as well as access to a complimentary pair of House Seats for all Nikos Stage productions.† Estimated goods & services value: $810
All events and tickets are subject to availability. *All donor ticket orders receive priority handling if received by May 10, 2019. Orders are filled by descending donor level and amount. **48 hours notice required. †Limit two tickets per production.
Updated 6/3/19. All benefits and levels subject to change.
Find Us
By Phone: (413) 458-3200
By Email: wtfinfo@wtfestival.org
By Snail Mail: PO Box 517
Williamstown, MA 01267
