The Nashville Shakespeare Festival Honored by NBCA as
Organization of The Month for July 2007.
Each summer, The Nashville Shakespeare Festival serves thousands of people with FREE performances of Shakespeare’s plays at “Shakespeare in the Park.” Our productions have become a family tradition for many in our community, who each summer join us as we present the great works of William Shakespeare.
Each winter, beginning with our 20th anniversary season in 2008 we will produce an annual ticketed Winter Festival at the new Bill & Carole Troutt Theater on the Belmont University campus.
at Shakespeare in the Park 2008 August 14 – September 7, 2008
While Coriolanus is one of Shakespeare’s plays that is less familiar to general audiences, its theme of political maneuvering in the quest for public office and of the conflict of values that dominates that quest will generate considerable interest to a contemporary audience in the midst of the 2008 election cycle. The staging of the play will also generate audience involvement. The political dialogue will take place not just on stage but between actors on stage and actors in the audience. Our classroom workshops will be available to prepare students for what they will see. Our time-honored Apprentice Company program needs your support now to be sure the highest quality program is offered.
at The Bill and Carole Troutt Theater January 2009
We return for the 2nd Annual Winter Shakespeare with Richard III. Several organizations and foundations have already helped by committing support for our education initiatives for class room workshops and additional matinee performances for school groups. Ask us how!
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival relies heavily on the generosity of corporations, foundations, individuals and government agencies for the facilitation of our efforts to provide Shakespearean experiences to Middle Tennessee.
Businesses and foundations receive excellent exposure and are granted a myriad of benefits in exchange for helping us continue to give the gift of Shakespeare. Corporations and foundations may choose to sponsor The Nashville Shakespeare Festival in the following ways:
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Playbill rate sheet (PDF) (Click Here)
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Shakespeare in the Park: $30,000 per year for a minimum of three years
The Winter Festival at Belmont University: $20,000 per year for a minimum of three years
The Apprentice Company Training Program: Thank you Byron & Beth Smith!
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$15,000 for three years*
By committing to The Nashville Shakespeare Festival for a three year term you facilitate smart fiscal planning and progressive support of our education programming for children and adults. We have had consistent growth in our education work over the last decade by serving dozens of public and private middle and high schools with in-classroom Shakespeare in Action Workshops that bring Shakespeare’s text off the page and into modern life. We now offer Directing Workshops for adults in businesses as part of continued professional training on public speaking and project direction. Your sustaining sponsorship will help us reach out to more and more Middle Tennesseans to “make their world a stage, all year round!”
You will receive a series of 5 one-hour workshops for your organization at no charge (subject to scheduling)
You will receive Marquee Acknowledgement at all education workshops and training sessions throughout the year
You will receive Marquee Acknowledgement on our web site
You will receive all of the Season Sponsorship Acknowledgements Listed Below
*Single Season Education Sponsorships available for both Winter Shakespeare and Shakespeare in the Park at $3,000, $5,000 and $10,000 levels. Ask for more information!
$15,000
- FULL PAGE acknowledgment in the Winter Shakespeare playbill and the Shakespeare in the Park playbill
- (the playbill is distributed to thousands of audience members and includes director’s notes, play synopsis and other information of interest)
- Season acknowledgment in any printed media (program, posters and postcards for both shows)
- Recognition during TV and/or radio PSAs.
- Public acknowledgment during the curtain speech before each of the performances for both winter and summer programming
- Reserved VIP seating for 30 people on your special night at Shakespeare in the Park 2008
- 60 free anytime tickets for Winter Festival 2009
- Two 3'x8' logo banners in the arena displayed in Centennial Park throughout the summer. (blue or cream only)
$10,000- $14,999
- Sponsorship billing in Shakespeare in the Park and Winter Shakespeare advertising print media
- HALF page acknowledgment in the Winter Festival and Shakespeare in the Park playbill
- Public acknowledgment during the curtain speech before each of the four performances on the weekend of your choice of both the Winter Festival and Shakespeare in the Park
- Reserved VIP seating for 30 people on your special night at Shakespeare in The Park 2008
- 50 free anytime tickets for Winter Shakespeare
- One 3'x8' logo banner in the arena displayed in Centennial Park throughout the summer. (blue or cream only)
$4,500 - $9,999
- Sponsorship billing in Shakespeare in the Park and Winter Shakespeare advertising print media
- QUARTER page acknowledgment in the HAMLET and Shakespeare in the Park playbill
- Public acknowledgment during the curtain speech one night of your choice Shakespeare in The Park and Winter Shakespeare
- Reserved VIP seating for 30 people on your special night at Shakespeare in The Park 2008
- 40 free anytime tickets for Winter Shakespeare
- One 3'x8' logo banner in the arena displayed in Centennial Park throughout the summer. (blue or cream only)
$2,500 - $4,499
- Sponsorship billing in Shakespeare in the Park and Winter Shakespeare advertising print media
- Public acknowledgment during the curtain speech one night of your choice at Shakespeare in the Park and Winter Shakespeare
- Reserved VIP seating for 30 people on your special night at Shakespeare in The Park 2008
- 20 free anytime tickets for winter Shakespeare
- One 3'x8' logo banner in the arena displayed in Centennial Park throughout the summer. (blue or cream only)
$1,500-$2,499
- 10 free anytime tickets for Winter Shakespeare
- One 3'x8' logo banner in the arena displayed in Centennial Park throughout the summer. (blue or cream only)
For more information about becoming a 2008/09 Nashville Shakespeare Festival Sponsor
Please contact: Nancy VanReece, Executive Director (615) 255-2273
sponsorships@nashvilleshakes.org
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