Making great art is a collective activity.
To create worlds out of words, it takes the imagination of a team of creative artists working together, decades of scholarship to help inform our understanding, a one-of-a-kind space, and an audience to receive the performance. Each part of the equation is indispensable, including you. When a moment happens on stage, you are there to add your part—your laughter, your tears, your gasps.
When you make a donation to support American Shakespeare Center, you become ingrained in the Blackfriars Playhouse. You become shared light; you become part of every cushion, every pillar, every gallant, and every actor’s every word. Join us by making your tax-deductible donation today and take your place in the Blackfriars Playhouse.
Provide accessible, transformative arts experiences to today’s audiences.
bECOME A sPONSOR.
Benefits of sponorship include:
- Acknowledgement online and in printed materials
- Invitations to special events and open rehearsals
- VIP access to executive and artistic staff
PRoduction Sponsorships
$50,000+
Represents sponsorship of the entire Artistic Year
$25,000
Represents sponsorship of the Season of your choice
Select from Winter: Actors’ Renaissance; Spring: Tour Homecoming; or Summer/Fall: The Marquee Repertory
$15,000
Represents sponsorship of a Summer Festival/Fall Repertory production
Select from: Othello or The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Keene by Felicia Anchuli King, Volpone by Ben Jonson (already claimed!)
$10,000
Represents sponsorship of an Actors’ Renaissance Season production
Select from: Henry IV, Part I; Henry IV, Part II; Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, or A King & No King by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (already claimed!)
$5,000
Represents sponsorship of Tour Homecoming production
Select from A Midsummer Night’s Dream or Imogen by William Shakespeare, The Grapes of Wrath by John Galati, or The Defamation of Cecily Lee by Emma Whipday
Get in touch with our Development team to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
Make your commitment ongoing.
Epizeuxis is the rhetorical device which denotes the repetition of words, for example, Hamlet’s famous phrase Words, words, words. Members of this society have pledged ongoing monthly or quarterly gifts.
Even just $10/month – the price of a couple of lattes – adds up to more than $100 annually.
Maximize the impact of your gift with employer matching.
Check with your Human Resource Department to see what options are available through your workplace.
Often, all you need to do is fill out your company’s gift-matching form, and submit online or send it along with your donation to ASC. Sometimes your company will match your gift even if you’ve retired, or they will provide monetary donations to match your volunteer hours.
The following is an incomprehensive list of companies who have matching gift programs and/or have generously matched gifts for ASC in the past.
- Aetna
- Allstate Insurance
- Ameritech
- AT&T
- Augusta Health
- Bank of America
- BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
- Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
- Cadence
- Chase
- Chevron
- Deutsche Bank
- Dominion
- ExxonMobil
- Fannie Mae
- First Citizens National Bank
- IBM
- Merrill Lynch
- Norfolk Southern
- Pfizer
- Walmart
- Voya Financial
SAVE THE DATE:
OCTOBER 3, 2020
To be among the first to know about the 2020 Gala, e-mail development@americanshakespearecenter.com
Make a difference in the life of a high school camper.
Help make our college-prep theatre camp accessible for shakespeare lovers of all backgrounds.
The ASC Theatre Camp is America’s preeminent college prep program for Shakespeare scholarship and performance. Each year over 70 students gain practical skills in theatre performance and connections that last lifetimes.
My daughter attended ASC camp 5 times as a camper and once as a counselor. The experiences she had there continue to pay dividends every day in her current life as a professional actor, and in the lifelong friendships she made. My wife and I are so impressed with the work of the camp that we fund a scholarship through Toledo School For The Arts, that provides full tuition for at least one young person every summer to attend the camp. The seven kids we’ve sponsored have been unanimous in their glowing reviews, calling it a “life changing experience.”
– David L. Clark, ASCTC parent and Scholarship sponsor
We hear from students every year who are eager to participate, but can’t afford the cost of camp. That’s we we started the ASCTC Scholarship Fund – so generous patrons can make a difference in the lives of our campers.
With your gift, we can help more high school students rediscover the universality of Shakespeare’s language, and make that treasure their own. We can expand the reach and impact of ASCTC to a broader range of campers, from here in Staunton and throughout the United States.
Learn about ASC Theatre Camp Donate
Shakespeare had a soundtrack.
You can help support ours.
Your gift will be used to purchase new in-house instruments; provide music lessons, upkeep, and repairs; pay musician salaries; and so much more. Next time you see actors whaling on a shiny new saxophone, you’ll know you helped put it in their hands.
Band Candy Benefit Concert
Sunday, April 19, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Celebrate with our rockin’ and talented actors while raising money for the music they make – that’s a pretty great two-in-one. Help us say “goodbye” to the Winter Season and “welcome home” to the Hand of Time Tour as they dive into the Spring Season.
Enjoy blues, folk, and rock-and-roll performed live and unplugged. All proceeds benefit the Band Candy fund which pays for the music you love to hear at the ASC.
Tickets on sale February 3
To be among the first to know about the 2020 Gala, e-mail development@americanshakespearecenter.com