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Sponsors
Corporate Sponsorship
Plowshares Theatre Company is the number one African American Theatre in the Detroit metropolitan area. The majority of our patrons are between the ages of 25 and 54, well educated, and professionally and financially successful. Approximately 31,000 people in the Detroit are directly impacted by Plowshares Theatre Company's plays each
season.
Plowshares Theatre Company receives nearly 25% of its revenue from the generous support of its corporate partners. In sponsoring Plowshares Theatre Company productions and programming, your company or organization reaches out to the community not only via our productions, but also through our bi-annual member newsletter and Web presence, www.plowshares.org. Each of these media offers sponsors the unique opportunity to target a well-informed and active group of consumers and to support the ongoing services provided by professional theatre.
For further information, please call Gary Anderson at (313) 872-1336, or contact him via e-mail.
Foundation and Government Support
Plowshares Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the contributions from private, family, corporate and community foundations that help to make possible our high quality programming and community involvement. The Company also receives support from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Foundation and government support often provides seed money for new projects and helps to sustain ongoing operations. Approximately 15% of Plowshares Theatre Company's annual budget comes from foundation and government grants.
To learn more about the ways your private, family or corporate foundation can support Plowshares Theatre Company, send an email to ga@plowshares.org.
Corporate Giving Benefits
Seasonal Sponsor ($50,000) - Thirty-five 60 second announcements of radio ads on Smooth Jazz V98.7 FM or Mix 92.3 FM to promote your company.
- A full page color ad in two of the season’s productions (2,500- 3,500 per production).
- Two double memberships for one year.
- An exclusive invitation to the Opening Night Reception with the cast for two of the season’s productions.
- On stage presents to introduce the production (four times for two of the season’s productions).
- Recognition in the quarterly newsletter “DRUMbeat”
- Recognition on Plowshares website and direct link to company’s website.
- Full page color ad in our Sankofa Souvenir Booklet for our Gala Banquet. (print run 1,000).
- 2 tables of eight for the Sankofa Gala Banquet.
Production Sponsor ($25,000) - A full page 4-color ad in one of season’s productions (2,500- 3,500 per production).
- Two single memberships for one year
- An exclusive invitation to the Opening Night Reception with the cast for one of the season’s productions.
- On stage presents to introduce one of the season’s production (four times).
- Recognition in the quarterly annual newsletter “DRUMbeat”
- Recognition on Plowshares website and direct link to company’s website.
- Full page color ad in our Sankofa Souvenir Booklet for our Gala Banquet. (print run 1,000).
- 1 table of eight for the Sankofa Gala Banquet.
Artistic Sponsor ($10,000) - A half page 4-color ad in one of the season productions (2,500 to 3,200 print run per production).
- 2 single memberships, including an exclusive invitation to the Opening Night Reception with the cast for one of the season’s productions.
- Recognition in the quarterly annual newsletter “DRUMbeat”
- Recognition on Plowshares website as a donor.
- Full page color ad in our Sankofa Souvenir Booklet for our Gala Banquet. (print run 1,000)
- 1 table of eight for the Sankofa Gala Banquet.
Program Sponsor ($5,000) - Recognition in flyers and brochures promoting the program in the community.
- 2 tickets to for one of the season’s productions.
- Recognition on Plowshares’ website as a donor.
- A half page color ad in our Sankofa Souvenir Booklet for our Gala Banquet. (print run 1,000)
- 2 reservations to the Sankofa Gala Banquet.
Event Sponsor ($2,500) - 2 tickets to for one of the season’s productions.
- Recognition on Plowshares’ website as a donor.
- A quarter page color ad in our Sankofa Souvenir Booklet for our Gala Banquet. (print run 1,000)
- 2 reservations to the Sankofa Gala Banquet.
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