On May 17th Theatre NOVA will announce its 10th anniversary season (we can’t believe it either.) What a journey it has been so far!
In order to keep growing as Ann Arbor’s Professional New Play Theatre, we’ve identified strategies for the NEXT ten years:
• improve patron comfort and ease of ticketing
• keep improving the quality of our shows
• improve pay and benefits for long-term and front of house staff
• reaffirm our mission and belief that theatre should be for everyone!
We’re launching a capital campaign!
When we founded NOVA, we promised we wouldn’t go into debt to keep the doors open. We’ve kept that promise and we’re heading into Season 10 with NO debt.
But in order to make the NEXT decade as special as the first, we need your help.
Our capital campaign ties gifts directly to line items (see chart below) so YOU can directly shape the future of Theatre NOVA. Your gift will be visibly recognized and inspire others to make theatre a priority in their lives and their community.
Which one of the levels below can YOU own?
| Physical capital | Donor opportunities | |||||||
| Lobby upgrades | $5,000 | Lobby naming opportunity | $5,000 | |||||
| Dressing rooms and backstage renovations | $5,000 | Dressing room/backstage naming opportunities, 2 @ $2,500 | $5,000 | |||||
| Paint ramp and building | $5,000 | Seat plaques, 10 @ $500 | $5,000 | |||||
$15,000 | $15,000 | |||||||
| Human capital | Donor opportunities | |||||||
| Staff salary ($100/month increase x 4 staff for 5 years) | $24,000 | 4 gifts @ $100/month for 5 years | $24,000 | |||||
| Production budgets ($3,600/year for 5 years) | $18,000 | 6 gifts @ $50/month for 5 years | $18,000 | |||||
| Actor salary ($500 per 20 actors over 5 years) | $15,000 | 10 gifts @ $25/month for 5 years | $15,000 | |||||
| House/Stage Manager Salary ($1350 each per year for 5 years) | $13,500 | 15 gifts @ $15/month for 5 years | $13,500 | |||||
| $70,500 |
| $70,500 | |||||
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Join us!
You can make a one-time naming gift or spread it out on a monthly basis. Either way, you’ll help us make the NEXT ten years bigger and brighter than ever!
Would you like to include a message in our 10th anniversary season playbill? Leave your message in the “Comments” section!
