Will on the Hill Sponsorship Levels and Benefits

Lead Sponsor - $25,000
Director - $15,000
Patron - $5,000
Benefactor - $2,500

Additional sponsorship opportunities:

Cocktail Reception Sponsor - $20,000
Dinner Sponsor - $20,000

Sponsors are prominently recognized at their respective levels in all Will on the Hill materials including:

  • More than 1,300 event invitations.
  • A special thank you display in the Theatre's lobby on the evening of Will on the Hill.
  • The Will on the Hill program.
  • An ad in Roll Call and The Hill.

Sponsors also receive:

  • Listing for a year as a Shakespeare Theatre Company donor in production programs distributed to more than 200,000 patrons throughout the 2007-2008 opening season of the Harman Center for the Arts.
  • Reserved seating throughout the 2007 Shakespeare Theatre Company Free For All at Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park.

 Sponsors also receive the following tiered benefits…

LEAD SPONSOR ($25,000)

  • Twenty-four (24) tickets to the evening's cocktail reception, buffet dinner and priority seating for the performance.
  • Photo opportunity with members of the cast backstage.
  • Opportunity to include a company executive in the Will on the Hill cast.
  • Honored at the Will on the Hill post-performance dinner.
  • Full-page ad in a Shakespeare Theatre Company production program distributed to 30,000 patrons.
  • VIP Opening Night Dinners, performances and post-performance receptions for mainstage productions in the 2007-2008 opening season of the Harman Center for the Arts – Four (4) tickets to four (4) openings.
  • Opening Night performance and backstage reception for the Shakespeare Theatre Company Free For All at Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park in May 2007 – Two (2) tickets.
  • 20 percent discount on all ticket sales for your company employees for a full year.
  • Special Concierge Ticketing Assistance from the Development Department for a full year.

$21,204 of your gift is tax-deductible.

DIRECTOR LEVEL ($15,000)

  • Twelve (12) tickets to the evening's cocktail reception, buffet dinner and priority seating for the performance.
  • Photo opportunity with members of the cast backstage.
  • VIP Opening Night Dinners, performances and post-performance receptions for the mainstage productions in the 2007-2008 opening season of the Harman Center for the Arts – Two (2) tickets to two (2) opening nights.
  • 20 percent discount on all ticket sales for your company employees for a full year.
  • Special Concierge Ticketing Assistance from the Development Department for a full year.

$13,908 of your gift is tax-deductible.

PATRON LEVEL ($5,000)

  • Eight (8) tickets to the evening's cocktail reception, buffet dinner and priority seating for the performance.
  • VIP Opening Night performance and post-performance reception for one mainstage production in the 2007-2008 opening season of the Harman Center for the Arts – Two (2) tickets to one (1) opening night.
  • Special Concierge Ticketing Assistance from the Development Department for a full year.

$4,525 of your gift is tax-deductible.

BENEFACTOR LEVEL ($2,500)

  • Four (4) tickets to the evening's cocktail reception, buffet dinner and priority seating for the performance.

$2,320 of your gift is tax-deductible.

For additional information on the above or for detailed information on benefits available to the COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSOR ($20,000) and the DINNER SPONSOR ($20,000), please email or call Winnie Harrington at 202.547.3230 ext.2329.