Department of Theatre and Film

Sponsorships Make a Difference

Help us create theatre filled with memories, creativity, and individual growth for students, as well as stories that engage and entertain our greater community. 

What does your sponsorship support? Guest artists, new technology, costumes, set-building supplies, props, lighting equipment, and more.

Support Opportunities

Levels of Giving

  • Producer's Circle $500+
  • Designer's Guild $250-$499
  • Production Crew $100-$249
  • Acting Company $25-$99

Help us create an environment that encourages creativity, artistic expression, and individual growth. Without the generous support of our patrons, we would not be able to provide our community with the best possible theatrical experiences.

What does your gift support?

  • Scholarships for students
  • Professional guest artists on-site with students
  • Technology, rehearsal, and production enhancements for students

Benefits include

  • Acknowledgment in production programs and in lobby, at your giving level.
  • Exclusive invitations to special theatre events.
  • Thank you messages and updates from our students and faculty.
  • UToledo Theatre Department Donor Member lapel pin.
  • A free ticket to our next theatre production or film screening.

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Season Sponsorship - $5,000 

Sponsor of the full UToledo Theatre Season!

Benefits include

Prominently displaying your name and/or logo (if applicable) on/in:

  • all 2024-25 posters and postcards,
  • UToledo Theatre program pages,
  • our website,
  • social media announcements,
  • pre-show announcements,
  • press releases
  • lobby displays

All Benefits of the Department Donor Program including name in the program, invitation to talkbacks and other special events.

Production Sponsorship

Sponsor a UToledo Theatre Production or Film Screening!

Sponsorship Levels

  • $1,500.00 (Theatre Production)
  • $750.00 (Film Screening)

Benefits Include

Display of your name and/or logo on/in:

  • postcards, programs,
  • pre-show announcements,
  • our web page
  • social media posts, 
  • displays in the lobby for your selected production/film,
  • the program

You will also receive an invitation to special events, talks with directors, designers, etc.

Plus, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you've made a huge difference in helping this production happen and in the lives of the many students and faculty involved.

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  • Rehearsal and Classroom Supplies
    Yearly Subscription to Digital Theatre +  $6,200
    Projection Screen/Projector/Control Computer for the Studio Theatre - $6,000
  • Costuming Supplies
    Costume creation and alteration supplies  - $1,000
  • Scene Shop Tools
    Construction Hardware and supplies  - $2,100
  • Prop Shop Supplies
    Hardware and Fabric for Stock  - $2,000
  • Paint Stock Supplies
    Paint Stock and Supplies  - $3,000
  • Lighting Equipment
    New Automated Lights - $5,500 Each (5 Desired)
  • Sound Equipment
    New Wireless Microphones - $4,500
  • Film Equipment
    Upgraded Film/Video Equipment - $4,000

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2024-2025 Season

Fall Semester

  • Halloween Movie Night!
    Bride of Frankenstein 
    (Oct. 31)
  • Silent Sky (Play)
    by Lauren Gunderson (Nov. 14-24)
  • World AIDS Day Screening (Dec. 2)

Spring Semester

4th Annual Festival of New Student Works
Short plays and film screenings (Feb. 6-15)

A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Jukebox Musical by William Shakespeare - Adapted by Matt Foss
(April 11-19)

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Last Updated: 10/16/24