Sponsorships

Connect YOUR business on stage and in our community with The Nashville Shakespeare Festival!

The Nashville Shakespeare Festival is one of North America’s premier producers of free and subsidized professional theatre and an enduring regional arts organization, serving thousands of community members every year. By sponsoring NSF programs, your business or organization can share your message while supporting accessible arts experiences and enriching our community.

Why is NSF a great partner for your business?

Sponsorships of all sizes available for every business with targeted, exclusive, and customizable opportunities .

  • NSF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a portion of sponsorships are tax-exempt

  • NSF has been a Nashville institution for over 35 years

  • NSF consistently ranks in the Nashville Business Journal’s Top Performing Arts Organizations by audience size

We can customize a benefits/visibility package based on your company’s needs and budget:

  • Recognition on our website (80k visits/year), donor listings, signage, and in pre-show speeches

  • Program naming rights (e.g. Your Company Here Pre-Show Concert Series)

  • Promotion on NSF’s social media pages (21k+ followers across all platforms) and email newsletter (16k+ subscribers)

  • Sponsor billing on NSF’s paid marketing including printed ads, billboards, digital ads, and more

  • Advertising space in both printed and digital programs

  • Complimentary tickets, including VIP packages, for employees and clients

  • Invitations to behind-the-scenes rehearsal viewings

  • Opportunities for onsite presence with your own representatives

Sponsorship Options

  • Since 1988, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival has provided professional, free, accessible, outdoor theatre every summer. Summer Shakespeare attracts audience members from across the community and serves patrons of many different backgrounds. Thousands audience members attend annually.

    Sponsorships range from $3,500-$30,000. Naming opportunities available for Insight Lecture Series and Pre-Show Concert Series.

  • NSF produces 1-2 indoor productions annually, both independently and in partnership with local universities. Providing both public performances and daytime school field trip matinees, the winter/spring productions have served thousands of audience members every year including children from underresourced communities, who are given the opportunity to experience these productions free of charge through institutional support.

    Sponsorships range from $2,500-$10,000. Student ticket underwriting sponsorships are also available.

  • Midsummer Night is the Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s annual fundraising event. As a sponsor of Midsummer Night, your company receives benefits such as visibility through placement on our website, social media, and email newsletters, the opportunity to network with loyal arts patrons and other community movers-and-shakers at the event, and hospitality benefits for your employees or clients. Most importantly, you support inspiring and accessible arts experiences for the entire Nashville community with your donation (the majority of which is tax deductible). Sponsorships range from $2.5k-$10k.

  • NSF’s annual Shakespeare Education Experience (SEE) Tour brings live professional theatre directly into area schools, community centers, libraries, and more. Our five-actor professional cast performs abridged versions of iconic Shakespeare works such as Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream across the Mid-South region. This programming is provided free to Title I schools/schools demonstrating financial need and also includes interactive in-classroom workshops with NSF teaching artists.

    Sponsorships range from $2,500-$5,000 and directly support NSF’s education initiatives.

  • NSF has a variety of performance, education, and community engagement programs all year long. Sponsorships can be customized based on your company’s area of philanthropic focus, target audience, and visibility needs.

    Additional programs include Pop-Upright Shakespeare (play readings in non-traditional venues around Nashville), Youth Summer Camps, NSF educational guidebooks for teachers, and many others. Contact us today to learn more!