SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIPS
Because Free Shakespeare in the Park is not really free!
The Woodward Shakespeare Festival depends on the generous support from the community to continue remaining accessible to all audiences. We thank everyone for their generous support. The Woodward Shakespeare Festival is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax deductible.
Ways to Help:
Personal Donations
Each year it costs upwards of $90,000 to put on two plays for the Woodward Shakespeare Festival. We can use all the help we can get in order to keep Will Free! Any and all donations are welcome and very much appreciated.
Sponsor a Weekend Performance
Performance - $3,000
Program insert (5” x 8“), Website ad
Listing with other sponsors in program ad
Pre-Show Announcement
6 reserved seats to sponsored show & Woodward Park pass
In-kind Donations
Sets, costumes, lights, sound, and more…Each of these are a vital part of a successful play. If you or your business is would like to donate supplies to any of the above we would greatly appreciate it.
Host a Guest Artist
Every year, Woodward Shakespeare Festival has the opportunity to hire directors, actors, or designers from outside of the area. Providing affordable housing or host families to these artists allows us to bring their expertise to the area for a lower cost. If you have a spare room, an apartment available, even an RV that might be used short-term, let us know and play host to some of the most interesting people in town!
Become a Corporate Sponsor
A corporate sponsorship of Free Shakespeare in Woodward Park in the name of your business is the ideal way to give a lasting gift to the community AND promote your business. The Woodward Shakespeare Festival gratefully accepts corporate sponsorships at several different levels, with appropriate promotional rewards. The Woodward Shakespeare Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your sponsorship donation is tax deductible.
Order of the Globe - $5,000
Logo on banner at Woodward Park Performance Space
Logo and link on WSF website
Full page program ad
8 reserved seats per play
Woodward Park entrance pass
Order of the Swan- $2,500
Half-page program ad
6 reserved seats per play
Woodward Park entrance pass
Noble - $1,000
Quarter-page program ad
4 reserved seats per play
Woodward Park entrance pass
Artisan - $500
Name recognition in 2008 program
2 reserved seats per play
Woodward Park entrance pass
Contact Us
Woodward Shakespeare Festival
1322 E. Shaw Ave. Suite 430
Fresno, CA 93710
Program Manager, Laura Vogt
559.974.5601
email
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