Sponsorship Levels
Sponsorship Levels & Benefits
Contact Felicia Lansbury Meyer, Festival Director, for specifics about each sponsorship level or to craft a personalized sponsor package
Sponsorship Levels & Benefits
PLAY IT FORWARD
Tier 1 Sponsorships: $5,000 +
Tier One Sponsors make PlayFest readings accessible to all. Play It Forward Membership provides support to make our cultural commitment to the community possible. A key aspect of becoming a Play It Forward member is supporting the “Adopt a Seat Program. “Adopted” seats provide $25 tickets at a subsidized rate of $10 to groups or individuals in need of assistance. Each seat that you sponsor helps to bring enrichment through the excitement of a new play reading to those throughout the region.
The Play it Forward Membership circle is a special group that includes intimate receptions with the playwrights, directors and actors who participate in PlayFest new play readings.
Recognized as a Platinum Member Reading Sponsor for one of the new plays with lead recognition in all marketing and production material and invitations to all events
What You Support
- Underwrites all fees for professional actors, playwrights, a director, stage manager as well as production costs for the development and readings of one of the new plays
- Adopt 100 Play it Forward seats
Benefits
- Six (6) tickets to each play (guaranteed reserved seats)
- Name/logo recognition on PlayFest banner on Main Ave. for two weeks
- Acknowledgement in the curtain speech and the website
- A personal usher liaison
- Full page advertisement in the Playbill
- Private dinner with featured artists/playwrights
- Four (4) tickets to Local Tastings with Artists
- Four (4) tickets to Friday and Saturday evening pre-show receptions
- Four (4) tickets to the Wrap Party
- Personal ‘meet and greet’ and autographed photo with cast
Recognized as a Gold Member Play it Forward Sponsor with recognition in marketing and production material and invitations to all events
What You Support
- Adopt 50 Play it Forward seats
Benefits
- Four (4) tickets to each play (guaranteed reserved seats)
- Name/logo recognition on PlayFest banner on Main Ave. for two weeks
- Acknowledgment on the website
- A personal usher liaison
- Half page advertisement in the Playbill
- Private dinner with featured artists/playwrights
- Two (2) tickets to Local Tastings with Artists
- Friday and Saturday evening pre-show receptions
- Two (2) tickets to the Wrap Party
- Personal ‘meet and greet’ and autographed photo with cast
Recognized as a Silver Member Play it Forward Sponsor with recognition in marketing and production material and invitations to select events
What You Support
- Adopt 25 Play it Forward seats
Benefits
- Two (2) tickets to each play (guaranteed reserved seats)
- Name/logo recognition on PlayFest banner on Main Ave. for two weeks
- Acknowledgment on the website
- Two (2) tickets to Local Tastings with Artists
- Two (2) tickets to the Wrap Party
- Quarter page advertisement in the Playbill
- Signed cast photo
PLAY A PART IN EDUCATION
Tier 2 Sponsorships: $2,500 +
Tier 2 Sponsors make possible the educational mission of PlayFest helping to subsidize involvement in our mentor and apprentice program in collaboration with Fort Lewis College. Each level of sponsorship supports a specific aspect of the educational programs provided through PlayFest.
A leadership role in the PlayFest educational mission through the mentor program
What You Support
- Provides travel, room and board for one week for one professional artist who will mentor an appointed student/apprentice in an open dialogue during rehearsal and development of a new play
Benefits
- Six (6) tickets to be used at any play
- Acknowledgment on the website
- Quarter page advertisement in the Playbill
- Signed student and Mentor/Artist photograph
Support the PlayFest educational mission through the apprentice program to change students’ lives
What you Support
- Students participate in internships involving acting, directing, playwriting as well as business/marketing, graphic design, theater/stage management. Supports on-campus housing and food for a one-week program
Benefits
- Four (4) tickets to be used at any play
- Listing in the Playbill
- Acknowledgment on the web site
- Signed student and Mentor/Artist photograph
PLAY A PART IN COMMUNITY PRODUCTIONS
Tier 3 Sponsorships: $500 +
Tier 3 sponsorships help fund community programming, such as professional artist workshops, presentations, and panels, while honoring community members and friends in Durango.
Honor a special person for birthdays, weddings, graduations or expressions of remembrance.
What you Support
- Helping to fund the professional fees, playwrights, director, stage manager as well as production costs for new plays in the PlayFest calendar
Benefits
- Tribute acknowledgment in curtain speech
- Insert in the Playbill for the tribute
- Listing in the PlayBill
- Two (2) tickets to a performance
- Cast photograph
Make PlayFest accessible in the community
What You Support
- Purchase seats for any performance to donate to individuals and/or groups in the community in need of assistance
- 25 seats $625
- 40 seats $1,000
- 50 seats $1,250
Benefits
- Two (2) tickets to a performance
- Listing in the PlayBill
- Cast photograph
Bring a new play to Durango
What you Support
- Bring a performance to Durango by helping to fund the venue for a reading on the calendar
Benefits
- Two (2) tickets to a performance
- Listing in the Playbill
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Thank you to our wonderful in-kind sponsors!
