2008 Sponsorship Plans (view pdf)

Consider a charitable sponsorship program that:

• Recognizes your company in front of 50,000 people
• Partners you with the most popular holiday event in NC history
• Promotes local and regional artists and educational programs
• Encourages community development and collaboration
• Supports charitable organizations with donations and programs
• And may be entirely tax deductible to you or your organization

…then consider a season sponsorship with

Theatre In The Park

and our 34th anniversary production of

                           A Christmas Carol

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

 A CHRISTMAS CAROL

2008 marks the 34th anniversary production of our internationally renowned original musical comedy, A Christmas Carol.  Adapted and performed annually by Ira David Wood III. this spectacular show is North Carolina’s most popular holiday event and a cherished part of the Christmas season.  A Christmas Carol is the largest stage-play in the state has been seen by well over a million people in Raleigh as well as tens of thousands during command performances in England, France and Columbia, SC.

Named “One of the most successful shows in NC history” and “Top 20 Events in the Southeast”, A Christmas Carol thrives due to strong community ties.  Each year we provide tens of thousands of dollars in support to dozens of charitable organizations and civic groups Statewide.  Your sponsorship dollars have a profound, year-round impact lives in North Carolina and beyond.

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

Theatre In The Park, Mainstage

Theatre In The Park is widely recognized as Raleigh’s original Regional Theatre and together with it’s founding Artistic and Executive Director, Ira David Wood III, has won numerous awards for outstanding achievement.  For over 60 years we’ve produced the area’s finest comedy and drama in our air-conditioned, flexible theatre space, recently renamed by the City of Raleigh “The Ira David Wood III, Pullen Park Theatre.  Each year, Theatre In The Park works closely with dozens of charitable organizations and civic groups, providing direct financial and in-kind support, keeping with our mission to “Educate, Enlighten, Empower, and always Entertain”.  Recent partners have included:

American Cancer Society

American Heart Association

American Lung Association

Animal Protection Society

Arts Access

Caring Family Network

Down Syndrome Network

Duke Children’s Hospital

Foundation Fighting Blindness

Foundation of HopeGreater Raleigh

Juvenile Diabetes Research

Kiwanis Club

March of Dimes

Muscular Dystrophy Association

NC Food Bank

Prevent Child Abuse, NC

Raleigh Ensemble Players

Raleigh Little Theatre

Rotary Club

United Way

YMCA

                             PRODUCTION SPONSOR, TIP Mainstage

$25,000  (one per production)

• Exclusive naming Rights for Production
• Lobby signage at TIP’s Ira David Wood III, Pullen Park Theatre
• Opening Curtain Recognition during all throughout that production
• Full-page playbill ad for all TIP mainstage productions
• Up to 100 tickets for any performances of that mainstage production
• Use of the theatre facility for hosted corporate receptions and events

SUSTAINING SPONSOR, TIP Mainstage

$5,000  (4 per production)

• Lobby signage at TIP’s Ira David Wood III, Pullen Park Theatre
• Opening Curtain Recognition during all performances of that production
• Half-page playbill ad for all TIP mainstage productions
• Up to 50 tickets for any of the performances of that mainstage production

SHOW SPONSOR, TIP Mainstage

$1,500  (8 per production)

• Lobby signage at TIP’s Ira David Wood III, Pullen Park Theatre
• Half-page, playbill ad for that TIP mainstage production
• Up to 10 tickets for any of the performances of that mainstage production

CUSTOMIZED SPONSORSHIP, TIP Mainstage

(benefits structured around giving level)

PLAYBILL ADVERTISING RATES, TIP Mainstage

• Full-Page: $500; Dimensions: 4.5”x7.5”
• Half-Page:  $300; Dimensions: 4.5”x3.75
• Quarter-Page:  $200; Dimensions: Vertical: 2.25”x3.75”, Horizontal: 4.5:x 1.75”

Theatre In The Park would like to thank all of the wonderful and generous individuals and companies who are involved with our organization and who help to make Theatre In The Park possible.