Corporate Sponsors’ Praise for the Playhouse
“While it is great to support the Playhouse for altruistic reasons, it is even better if it brings business. It is the right demographic; it increases your advertising exponentially because there are 570 seats of reach per performance. The play sponsor’s name appears in the program, on publicity materials, on a banner in the lobby. The curtain speech always recognizes the sponsor.
All of these marketing advantages multiply the worth of the sponsorship. The Playhouse ticket-buyers reside in Fairfield County, New Haven County, and in New York. Our sponsorship raises our visibility and co-brands us with a distinguished institution. We network with board members and patrons who are leaders in the community. As part of our sponsorship, each year we have had a pre-theater reception for 80 to 100 clients and friends of the firm that brings people to the Playhouse...with almost a 90% response rate.
The educational program should appeal to any business that wants to give back to the community. Any support of the Playhouse allows it to reach out to schools in Bridgeport, Norwalk, and the rest of the County. The prestige that the Playhouse adds to a marketing program cannot be overemphasized.”
-Richard Slavin, Cohen and Wolf
“Our commitment at the Bender Financial Group of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is based on a shared value proposition that supports quality, high performance, innovativeness, and community involvement. Our friends at Westport Country Playhouse have been supportive and creative in utilizing the theater to meet our corporate needs. We look forward to supporting the theater and its programs for many years to come.”
-Philip Bender, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Benefits of corporate partnership may include:
MARKETING
- Lobby recognition: lobby banners and recognition displays
- E-blasts: to a list of more than 20,000 households
- Press releases: in every paper in Fairfield County and beyond
- Advertising: in 16 media outlets including The New York Times and select area magazines
- Production Programs: logo and listing opportunities in multiple locations; advertising space
- Season Brochure: sent to more than 40,000+ households
- Postcards: sent to 20,000 households
- Invitations: recognition on invitations for premier events
- Website: logo recognition and links
TICKETS AND EVENTS
- Complimentary and discounted tickets for your employees and clients
- Free or discounted space rentals at our unique venue
- Invitations to opening nights
- Invitations to cultivation events with Playhouse donors
- Invitations to special events
CORPORATE CLUB
The Corporate Club at Westport Country Playhouse is designed to give local corporations unique access to the historic Playhouse, offering a wide array of benefits and recognition. Benefits extend to company and customers alike, including business entertaining, the ability to gift tickets to clients and employees, venue rental, and ticket discount opportunities.
Club Membership includes:
- Visibility: with more than 60,000 audience members
- Ticket packages and employee discounts
- Year-round marketing benefits: in Playhouse lobby and programs
- Networking: with potential clients and policy-makers
- Corporate Responsibility: give back to the community in which you do business and where your employees live
Corporate Club Membership Levels and Benefits
$1,500
- 10 tickets for use during any of our Season productions
- Complimentary drink vouchers
- Private back stage tour
- Opportunity to host a company night or meeting at the theater at a discounted price
- 10% discount on tickets to any of our Season productions
- Listing on corporate Annual Giving page for 2011 Season production programs
- Your logo and link on the Playhouse website
$3,000
- 25 tickets for use during any of our Season productions
- Complimentary drink vouchers
- Private back stage tour
- Opportunity to host a company night or meeting at the theater at a discounted price
- 15% discount on tickets to any of our Season productions
- Listing on corporate Annual Giving page for 2011 Season production programs
- Your logo and link on the Playhouse website
$5,000
- 40 tickets for use during any of our Season productions
- Complimentary drink vouchers
- Private back stage tour
- Invitations to special events
- Opportunity to host a company night or meeting at the theater at a discounted price
- 20% discount on tickets to any of our Season productions
- Your logo and link on the Playhouse website
For levels above $5,000 please call Laura Silence, Manager of Institutional Giving, 203-227-5137 ext 134 or lsilence@westportplayhouse.org
