Sponsorship Opportunities
2007-2008
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING
SPONSORSHIP FOR SEVEN GAMUT EVENTS
To download a PDF document listing all of our events and benefits of sponsorship, click here.
- All programs have three levels of sponsorship: GOLD ($10,000), SILVER ($5,000) and BRONZE ($2,500). Additional information regarding any or all Gamut programs will be provided on request.
- Gamut event sponsors are recognized in all promotional materials for the sponsored event, including billboards, radio advertising, announcements, programs, mailers, flyers, T-shirts and posters, and all Gamut sponsors are recognized in Gamut newsletters, mailers, and on the Gamut website. Sponsor recognition extends to the entire Central Pennsylvania community and beyond.
- Shakespeare event materials feature the award-winning artwork of Robinson Smith of Pavone Advertising.
- Gamut events are publicized in the Patriot-News and other publications and on local radio and television stations.
- Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) may be available for Gamut sponsors.
- Financial Institutions sponsoring Gamut events may be eligible for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) credits.
- Additional details regarding sponsor recognition can be found in the lists of sponsor benefits for each program below.
ULTIMATE TITLE SPONSORSHIP:
POPCORN HAT PLAYERS CHILDREN'S THEATRE
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PHP performs 8 shows at Gamut Classic Theatre and 4 shows on tour to over 27,000 people each year. This is our most visible sponsorship - your name and logo appear everywhere because we perform everywhere! In addition to posters, flyers and our website, your company name and logo also appear on our touring company van!
Advertising: Year-Round
Sponsor Commitment Due Date: July 1
FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
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Full-scale professional Shakespearean production presented in Harrisburg’s Reservoir Park every summer since 1994. These
productions feature local talent and guests from New York City and beyond, place classic Shakespeare plays in varied settings
and motifs, and consistently win popular and critical acclaim. Ten performances – all free to the public — draw 2,500–3,000
people from all of Central Pennsylvania and beyond.
Advertising: April – June
Sponsor Commitment Due Date: April 1
15TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY FOR CHILDREN
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At the New Year's Eve Party for Children, we countdown to noon, instead of midnight! This is the “don’t miss” party of the year for the under-twelve crowd and their
families! Featuring party hats, noisemakers, and a professional children’s theatre performance by the Popcorn Hat Players, this
highly popular special event has sold out the 650 seats at the Sunoco Performance Theatre at Whitaker Center every year since
we moved the event to this venue in 1999! Sponsorship also underwrites no-cost participation by daycare centers from economically
depressed Harrisburg neighborhoods.
Advertising: October-December
Sponsor Commitment Due Date: September 15
FALL SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION: TITUS ANDRONICUS
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Full-scale professional Shakespearean production. Fifteen performances in November, including student matinees, Continuing
Legal Education credit program and an interactive program with celebrated New York author, Dr. Laurie Rosakis (The Complete
Idiot’s Guide to Shakespeare.) Over 1,000 people attend the Fall Shakespeare Production each year.
Advertising: September-November
Sponsor Commitment Due Date: August 1
THE SHAKESPEARE TOUR: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
(EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH)
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One hour and fifteen minute version of A Midsummer Night's Dream performed for high school, middle school and college students at the Gamut
Theater and at Central PA schools. The program utilizes modern narrative segments, exciting fight choreography and engaging
music to highlight the original classic text, and includes a post-show discussion between the ensemble actors and the audience.
Program reached 2000 students at 18 schools in 2004-05 pilot season; 5000 expected in 2005-06.
Advertising: September – May
Sponsor Commitment Due Date: June 15
SPRING MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION: THE CHOSEN
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A standing-room-only hit wherever it has played, this award-winning adaptation from the award-winning novel is the story of two boys, two fathers and two very different Jewish communities—"five blocks and a world apart"—in 1940's Brooklyn. Set against the backdrop of WW II, the revelation of the Holocaust, and the desperate struggle of Zionism, The Chosen remains not essentially political or religious but deeply human. This is a story of friendship, family and the difficult choices that we must all make on the path to understanding, respect and reconciliation.
Advertising: January – March
Sponsor Commitment Due Date: December 15
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
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Each year, Gamut Theatre Group (GTG) provides 19 classes open to the general public, ranging from Theatre Basics to
classes for home schooled students and specialized courses in Shakespearean text, movement and stage combat. Classes
are taught by the professional actors, artisans and educators of GTG. The Scholarship Program enables GTG to offer full and
partial scholarships to financially disadvantaged students. GTG provided 20 scholarships last year and, with Sponsorship
support, hopes to be able to offer 50 scholarships in 2005-06.
Advertising: throughout the year Sponsor Commitment Due Date: ongoing
Contact Information:
Melissa Nicholson, Executive Director
605 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17101
717.238.4111
www.gamutplays.org
Non-profit Tax Identification #: 25-1727630
Gamut Theatre Group is a non-profit corporation organized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and as such, all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent as allowed by law. The official registration and financial information of Gamut Theatre Group may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
