Support Us

With an annual operating budget of $6 million, we rely on the generous support of individuals, corporations and foundations to make up HALF of our budget. With your help we can keep arts education accessible to all children in our community through:

• Professional theater productions that inspire, enlighten and entertain
• Unparalleled Theater Academy training that fosters life skills through stage skills
• Dynamic Theater in Education programs that promote active learning in our schools and community

First Stage donors play a major role by helping First Stage serve:

• Over 110,000 audience members
• Two thousand young people in the Theater Academy
• Fifteen thousand students and teachers in classrooms

We thank you for your financial gift with the following ways to enjoy First Stage
Benefits are cumulative as giving increases

• Star ($100+): Acknowledgement in Playbill 
• Playwright ($250+): Acknowledgement on Lobby Sign; Invitations to special receptions
• Director ($500+): Additional invitations to receptions and special events

Individuals who give $1,000 or more become members of the Ovation Society.

• Artistic Director ($1,000+):  Recognition in Annual Report; special gift of appreciation
• Producer ($2,500+):  Invitation to a behind-the-scenes Theater Academy event
• Impresario ($5,000+):  Opportunity to sponsor a production
• Goodman ($10,000+):  Become the Executive Producer of a First Stage production

• Why Support First Stage
• Sponsorship Opportunities
• Join the Ovation Society
• Planned Giving