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Support Arts Education: Donate Today

With an annual operating budget of $6 million, we rely on the generous support of individuals, corporations and foundations to make up OVER HALF of our budget. With your help we can keep arts education accessible to all children in our community through:

Professional Theater Productions that inspire, enlighten and entertain
Unparalleled Theater Academy training that fosters life skills through stage skills
Dynamic Theater in Education programs that promote active learning in our schools and community

First Stage donors play a major role by helping First Stage serve:

Over 110,000 audience members
Two thousand young people in the Theater Academy
Fifteen thousand students and teachers in classrooms

Make a Gift

We thank you for your financial gift with the following ways to enjoy First Stage

Benefits are cumulative as giving increases

Star ($100+): Acknowledgement in Playbill; Acknowledgement on Lobby Sign
Playwright ($250+): Invitations to special receptions and performance previews
Director ($500+): Invitation to a behind-the-scenes event

Individuals who give $1,000 or more become members of the Ovation Society.

Artistic Director ($1,000+): Recognition in Annual Report; special gift of appreciation
Producer ($2,500+): Opportunity to sponsor a new play reading
Impresario ($5,000+): Opportunity to sponsor a production
Goodman ($10,000+): Become the Executive Producer of a First Stage production

Three easy ways to make your donation:

Donate online
Download a donation form and mail your gift to First Stage, Attn: Advancement Department, 325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Call (414) 267-2936 to make your donation by phone.

For more information, please contact Advancement Operations Manager, Kerri Warner, at (414) 267-2936 or kwarner@firststage.org