Corporate Support

A partnership with The Rep can help your business reach a highly desirable audience.

Sponsorships are a great way for area businesses and foundations to increase their visibility in the community and support the arts at the same time. From support of world class theatrical productions to engaging education offerings and vital community outreach programs, every corporate and foundation gift makes the work of The Rep more valuable to our community. This year, corporate and foundation partners will provide more than $500,000 to help us fulfill our mission of playing a vital role in the cultural life of our region. We want to thank our sponsors for their support.

We invite you to join us, too
We're confident that The Rep's core programs are an excellent way for you to further your philanthropic goals and make Milwaukee a more vibrant place in which to live, work and learn.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater offers:
• World class productions that explore and illuminate the human condition.
• Quality arts experiences for students in Milwaukee Public Schools and the surrounding Greater Milwaukee area.
• Outreach programs that make The Rep experience accessible to the southeastern Wisconsin community.

Sponsor a production, or even a single performance
The Rep has enjoyed 55 seasons as the largest producing theater in Wisconsin. This year The Rep will offer more than 650 performances, far more than any other single arts organization in the state.  Production sponsorships are available for all three of our performance spaces (Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, Stiemke Theater and Stackner Cabaret) and can be targeted to a single performance, a single production or an entire season. We also offer sponsorships of our annual holiday production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, performed in the historic Pabst Theater.

Help us share the magic of theater with area schoolchildren
Tens of thousands of MPS students have never attended or rarely attend live theater, and we think they're missing an important educational experience. Involvement in theater, especially when integrated into the classroom, is a valuable tool for students to hone and practice critical thinking and real-life skills. Our most popular programs, such as SCRIPTWORKS, the SUMMER THEATER CONSERVATORY and the IN SCHOOL TOURING PROGRAM continue to grow with sponsor support.

During our 2008-2009 season, The Rep served more than 23,000 students at more than 100 schools with in-depth artistic residencies, after-school programs, touring performances and study guides.

Serve a niche by meeting a special need
The Rep is a leader in providing programs that increase access to the theater for underserved populations and people with disabilities, as well as programs that develop new, bigger and more informed audiences. Sponsors help The Rep offer adaptive technology to individuals with hearing and vision loss.

At The Rep, we're ensuring the future of the American stage by building knowledgeable audiences. Last year 30,000 people attended our popular pre-show lecture series, REP IN DEPTH, held prior to each Quadracci Powerhouse and Stiemke Theater performance.

Get the VIP treatment with The Rep Corporate Box Program
The Rep Corporate Box Program is our answer to the Luxury Skybox.

Essentially, it is an enhanced subscription program tailored for the business community that can be used to entertain clients, reward employees or recruit new talent.

Corporate Box VIPS are treated to a first-class experience, with tickets to all Rep productions on our three stages plus A CHRISTMAS CAROL in the Pabst Theater. Your seats in the Quadracci Powerhouse and Stiemke Theaters will be reserved with custom seat back covers emblazoned with your company logo. You and your guests also have exclusive access to our Donor Lounge before the show and during intermission, with complimentary wine, beer, cocktails, soft drinks and snacks.

There is added visibility for your business as well, with acknowledgment on our Wells Street sign and LCD screens in the theater complex. Another benefit: parking passes in our covered garage for you and your guests.

Let us put your name in lights
Information about our productions and sponsors is continuously visible on an 8' x 8' digital sign mounted on our entrance at East Wells Street and on three strategically placed LCD screens inside the Patty & Jay Baker Theater Complex. Streaming video and information on these screens is dynamic and attracts ticket buyers and patrons in an accessible and vivid manner.

What better way to reach the 215,000 bright, informed and educated people who will attend a play at The Rep this year?

Other benefits of sponsorship include (but are not limited to)*:
• Title recognition of your sponsored production or program
• Special opportunities for large numbers of employees and clients to attend your production or see your program in action
• Recognition in all ads and promotions, including Web site, print media, playbills and newsletters, as well as a verbal announcement before each performance (where applicable)
• Product sampling or promotion
• Private building tours for corporate employees and their guests
• Use of our Donor Lounge or a Rep backstage area for entertaining guests
*based on the level of sponsorship support

There are sure to be additional opportunities for us to advance your goals within the community, and we would like to work with you to ensure that the recognition benefits we can offer are correctly tailored to your objectives.

Thank you for your support!
Without the leadership of corporate and foundation partners, many vital programs at The Rep simply could not exist. We appreciate your commitment to adding value to our theater and to our community, and we look forward to working with you during the coming year to enrich the lives of people in southeastern Wisconsin.

For more information, and to begin your winning partnership with The Rep, please contact Jim Farrell, Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, at 414-290-5348 or jfarrell@milwaukeerep.com.