Theatre BC is a registered charity and relies on our membership,
government funding programs and, of course, the generous support of our corporate and
private sponsors, to continue our mission of promoting and developing community theatre in
our province.
Play a part in your provincial theatre community by taking advantage of the following
patronage options:
NEW! NOVELTIES
& PROMOTIONS Section
MEMBERSHIP / PATRONAGE
Theatre BC Patrons :
Our Patrons:
Bud Abbott, Cranbrook
Robert Atkins, Fort St.John
Steve & Terry Boyle, Fort St.John
Gwen & John Crowe, Delta
Pierre Ducharme, Prince George
Dave & Shelley Eaton, Fort St. John
Richard Engman, Comox
Nicole Gosselin, Nanaimo
Alison Haley, Prince George
Clara & Carl Hare,
Kelowna
Morris Holmes, Fort St.John
Brad & Christine McAuley, Nanaimo
Nathan Medd, Victoria
Douglas Perri, Burnaby
Susan Popesku, Fort St.John
George Warne, Penticton
Jim Warne, Summerland
Debra Wiens, Comox
M. Anne White, Robson
Norman White, Burnaby
Associate
Membership :
Theatre BC offers this special membership category for professional and non-professional
theatre companies and festivals, post-secondary theatre programs and institutions,
theatrical suppliers, corporate supporters and associations that wish to connect with a
vibrant provincial theatre community
MAINSTAGE Patronage:
Those making the $50 donation will receive 2
Tickets to Opening Night Performance & President's Reception (or a
Tax Receipt for full amount) and will have their names featured, prior to and during the
festival, in lobby displays, in the festival program and Theatre BC newsletters. Your name
will also be included on the Mainstage website, which remains posted as a perpetual
archive.
Your patronage will be a valuable contribution to assist the Host Committee make your
MAINSTAGE Festival a triumph!
Our Mainstage 2007 Patrons:
Robyn (Bowles) Abear, Revelstoke
Arvon Brunt & Andrew Frueh,
Nanaimo
P.Cilla Budda (past OKZ Chair)
Gwen & John Crowe, Ladner
Christine Egerton-Ball, Port
Moody
Bill Elliott, North Vancouver
Jacqollyne Keath, New
Westminster
Sharon & Eugene Leveque, Winfield
Pennie Liebel, Campbell River
Sharon Lynch, Terrace
Anne Marsh, North Vancouver
Douglas Perri, Burnaby
Dolorus Piper, Burnaby
Sue Popesku, Fort St. John
Bas Rynsewyn, Prince George
Tracy Stacer, Salmon Arm
Lucille Taylor, New Westminster, In Memory of Henry Vanderburghe
Jim Warne, Summerland
Norman White, Burnaby
Our
Mainstage 2006 Patrons:
Bud Abbott, Cranbrook
B & F Automotive, Maple Ridge
Terry Lynn-marie Boyle, Fort St. John
Arvon Brunt, Nanaimo
Mary F. Campbell, Maple Ridge
Gwen & John Crowe
Ernie Daykin, Maple Ridge
Judy Daykin, Maple Ridge
William Elliott, North Vancouver
Brian Hill, Fort St. John
Morris Holmes, Charlie Lake
Teresa & Mike Laverty, Maple Ridge
Pennie Liebel, Campbell River
Sharon Lynch, Terrace
Dominic Maguire, Prince George
Anne Marsh, North Vancouver
Beda Martin, Nanaimo
Dori McGarrigle, Parksville
Vicki & Ian McLeod, Maple Ridge
George Povey, Vancouver
Linard Redmond, Nanaimo
John Stuart & Sharon Malone, Maple Ridge
Cindy Williams, Nanaimo
Kate Witoszkin, Abbotsford
Husky
Community Rebate Program
Contact
Theatre BC to get your Husky/Mohawk swipe card today! Use the swipe card when making
purchases at Husky and Mohawk stations and Husky Restaurants and Theatre BC receives 2% of
your purchase. There are no obligations and your contact information is not provided to
Husky Oil. You contribute to your provincial organization by simply purchasing your fuel
and other products from Husky and Mohawk.
See http://www.huskyenergy.ca/about/default.asp
and check out the Husky Community Rebate Program under Community Investments or simply
download the pdf information brochure at http://www.huskyenergy.ca/about/downloads/Rebate_Plan.pdf
Call
Theatre BC at 250-714-0203 or email info@theatrebc.org to get your Husky Cards today. You
don't need to be a member. Anyone can participate. It's a great way to contribute
NEW!! Theatre BC
Building Acquisition Fund:
We are at a crossroads in our financial well being. In a competitive funding world
where traditional resources are shrinking, we cannot sustain continued growth in activity,
growth in support for activity, particularly at the Zone level, and growth in staff to
meet the demands of the expanding workload . But we do see a way out of the financial
woods...
The most reliable source for new and sustainable dollars may be through the acquisition of
our own building with which we can generate earned revenues from rentals, workshops and
performances. Like our member clubs that enjoy the financial freedom that owning their own
building brings, Theatre BC too can benefit from an investment in real estate.
The ideal property would be used to house Theatre BC’s provincial office, paying into
our own investment rather than renting. It would also have space to rent for rehearsals,
workshops or meetings, as well as community theatre and dance performances. We do have a
potential property in mind that meets the criteria. Board and Staff are progressing
carefully in researching this possibility, but we do need to take some steps to prepare
for such a venture. This includes the need to develop a Building Acquisition Fund to
provide us with the cash to make the necessary downpayment and cover closing costs. It is
estimated, in terms of the property we have been considering, that we will need up to
$75,000 (based on a $250,000 maximum cash purchase). This sounds like a huge expectation,
but, when looking at acquiring a building that could provide us with ongoing revenues and
a long-term positive investment, this is attainable. We already have donations &
pledges totaling over $6,000 towards such a fund.
Such a property could generate revenues of at least several thousand dollars per year. It
is intended that a major portion of surplus revenues would go into a “Travel &
Education Fund” that could be used to fund Regional Workshops and travel subsidies to
Zone and Mainstage Festivals around the province, provding a benefit to all members.
Please consider making a contribution to the Building Acquistion Fund. Founding
donors and sponsors will be recognized permanently in the building and, of course,
donations to Theatre BC are eligible for a Tax Receipt.
Please include the Membership
Form with your donation to
“Theatre BC’s Building Acquisition Fund” No amount is too small or too
large. THANK YOU!
SPONSORSHIP
MAINSTAGE Sponsorship:
Each MAINSTAGE festival provides numerous vital sponsorship opportunities, which
cover many of the major costs of the festival, including the Thespian Award statuettes,
volunteer recognition, program sponsors, Coffee Critiques, etc.
These packages range from large corporate
sponsorships (up to $10,000) to smaller individual or private sponsorships (starting from
$50). Each level provides the festival with vital funds to help make MAINSTAGE become
a successful and truly memorable experience for participants, audience members and
the local communities hosting them.
The rewards for MAINSTAGE sponsorship are
many: included with many sponsorship packages are free performance and event
tickets, media and program recognition (ie: inclusion of your logo/name on event materials
and the Theatre BC website, program advertising, public recognition at performances and
other MAINSTAGE events). You not only receive the gratitude of audience and participants,
but also the widespread prominence and public recognition your generosity deserves.
For a complete list of current sponsorship
packages, contact the Mainstage office at: m2006@theatrebc.org or the Theatre BC
office (see below)
Zone Festivals:
Sponsors are also needed at the Zone
Festival level in each of our ten zones, in much the same way as for
the MAINSTAGE Festival. This is a chance to support your local theatre community and zone.
Contact the Theatre BC office for details.
Canadian National Playwriting Competition & New Play Festival:
The annual Canadian National Playwriting
Competition is the biggest of its kind in the country, attracting well over 100
entries from all over Canada. What better way to support the development of new Canadian
plays and playwrights than by sponsoring one of three major cash awards or becoming an
event sponsor.
The competition is followed -up with the New Play Festival weekend in Kamloops
each spring. Winners and Finalists join professional dramaturges and actor/reader
participants to workshop the plays. After the re-working sessions, Finalist plays are
given a public reading and the three winning plays are given a staged public reading, all
with the help of the registered actors/readers.
Become an event sponsor to help Canadian playwrights take their plays from 'page to
stage'.
ADVERTISING
Theatre BC NEWS :
Place an ad for your production/product/service/etc. in the Theatre BC
NEWS - our quarterly newsletter which is mailed out to 3500-4000 individual
members, member clubs and theatre-related facilities. Each newsletter is also posted to
the Theatre BC website (in PDF format) for unlimited viewership. Pick your ad size and
rate from our selection, or negotiate your own. See PDF copy of our ad
rates sheet here
Website advertising:
Theatre BC also offers advertising on
its extensive website at www.theatrebc.org
Web rotation ads and Banner ads can be purchased by the month.
Rates start at:
Up to 65 pixels by 500 pixels - $50 Members / $65 Non-members per month for Theatre
BC home page, Bulletins page or Playwriting Competition home page;
$35 Members / $50 Non-Members per month for all other pages.
Discounted yearly rates are available. See PDF copy of our ad rates sheet here.
Advertising
packages:
Let us design an advertising package that suits your needs and budget. May
include combinations of newsletter and website advertising, ads in event programs and
workshops/exhibits at our major events.
Larger advertising /advertising packages as negotiated.
Contact us to set yours up today at: info@theatrebc.org or phone:
250-714-0203
