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2021 Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala

April 7 | Presented Virtually

 

The 2021 Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala will be presented virtually on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Experience the glamour and excitement of WTF’s annual fundraising celebration from the comfort of your own home!

The Gala will start at 7:30 PM ET, preceded by an interactive VIP Pre-Show for event sponsors and virtual table buyers, and will feature musical performances and special appearances from beloved friends of the Festival.

Artists currently scheduled to appear include Emmy Award® nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson (WTF’s Grand Horizons, “Modern Family”), Tony Award® nominee and Grammy Award® winner Renée Fleming (WTF’s Living on Love, Carousel), Pulitzer Prize winner Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop, 2020 WTF Artist-in-Residence), best-selling author and actress Jill Kargman (Momzillas: A Novel, “Odd Mom Out”), Tony Award and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow (“The Crown,” Hillary and Clinton), Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson (WTF’s A Raisin in the Sun, “Chicago Med,”) Drama Desk Award nominee Steven Pasquale (WTF’s The Bridges of Madison County, “The Comey Rule”), Olivier Award winner Wendell Pierce (Death of a Salesman), Emmy Award winner Al Roker (NBC’s “Today”), 2020 Academy Award® nominee Amanda Seyfried (Mank, Les Miserables), Tony Award nominee Phillipa Soo (Hamilton; Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812), and Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei (WTF’s The Rose Tattoo, The Big Short), as well as the cast of the WTF Season on Audible production of Row performing the show’s opening number!

A portion of the proceeds from the 2021 Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala will be distributed to the scenic designers, costume designers, lighting designers, and stage managers whose invaluable artistic contributions to the development and creation of productions for the 2020 season—converted to an all-audio format in response to the global health pandemic—must be recognized and cherished. WTF deeply values all of the artists, technicians, administrators, and staff members who make the Festival possible and is working hard to sustain community through this challenging time for the broader theatre industry.

Please join us on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 for the Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala.

Click here to reserve your tickets.

 
TABLE AND TICKET INFORMATION

“TABLES”

EVENT SPONSOR (12 Tickets) | $50,000
  • Up to 12 virtual tickets
  • Listing as a sponsor in press release (if reserved by January 18)
  • “Sponsored by” listing during the event*
  • Interactive VIP Pre-Show with Special Surprises
  • Inclusion in on-screen Thank You at the event*
  • Prominent Acknowledgement on all Gala materials and website
  • Exclusive gifts for you and your guests that tie into the festivities*
    ($1,200 estimated goods and services)
PREMIER SPONSOR (10 TICKETS) | $25,000
  • Up to 10 virtual tickets
  • “Sponsored by” listing for two Gala segments*
  • Interactive VIP Pre-Show with Special Surprises
  • Inclusion in on-screen Thank You at the event*
  • Prominent Acknowledgement on Gala materials and website
  • Exclusive gifts for you and your guests that tie into the festivities*
    ($1,000 estimated goods and services)
SPONSOR (8 Tickets) | $12,500
  • Up to 8 virtual tickets
  • “Sponsored by” listing for one Gala segment*
  • Interactive VIP Pre-Show with Special Surprises
  • Inclusion in on-screen Thank You at the event*
  • Prominent Acknowledgement on Gala materials and website
  • Exclusive gifts for you and your guests that tie into the festivities*
    ($800 estimated goods and services)

 

TICKETS

PLATINUM SUPPORTER (4 Tickets) | $5,000
  • Up to 4 virtual tickets
  • Inclusion in on-screen Thank You at the event*
  • Acknowledgement on Gala website
  • Exclusive gifts for you and your guests that tie into the festivities*
    ($400 estimated goods and services)
GOLD SUPPORTER (2 Tickets) | $2,500
  • Up to 2 virtual tickets
  • Acknowledgement on Gala website
  • Digital gift that ties into the festivities
SUPPORTER (1 Ticket) | $500 | LIMITED
  • 1 virtual ticket
  • Digital gift that ties into the festivities
  • Please call for information and availability: (212) 385-9090 x110

 
*If ordered before Tuesday, March 23, at 5pm ET
 

Click Here For Tickets Or To Make A Donation

 

 

 

Click Here For Tickets Or To Make A Donation

EVENT SPONSORS

James & Virginia Giddens

 

PREMIER SPONSORS

Jessica & Matt Harris
 
ArtLab Logo
Tiger Baron Foundation Text Logo

 

SPONSORS

Dennis Dunne & Charlotte Byers
Kristen Johanson & Tom Green
Jeff Johnson & Hy Conrad
Anne & Josh Morris
Paul Neely & Susan Street
Katherine & Bo Peabody
Annie & Nick Pell
Hon. Susan Phillips Read
Caren Pasquale Seckler & Mike Seckler
Margaret & David Stewart
Julia Bowen & Brad Svrluga
Jacqueline & Albert Togut
 
SHOWTIME Company Logo

 

PLATINUM SUPPORTERS

Dan & Becky Cellana
Abby Joseph Cohen
Joan & Jim Hunter
Marty & Judy Isserlis
Olivia Howard Sabine
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Anna L. Weissberger Foundation
 
Tito's Handmade Vodka Company Logo

 

GOLD SUPPORTERS

Bill Brandt & Patrice Bugelas-Brandt
Chip & Cindy Elitzer
Adam & Rosemary Gold
Barbara Hauptman & Jonathan Falk
Bob Kraus & Kathy Morris
Elliott & Cathy Masie
Carol Miller & Richard Levy
Melanie Najarian & Scott Pezza
Margaret Oxtoby and Cesar Silva
Fadia Fayad Williamson

 

*Sponsor & Supporter listing as of 4/5/2021

 

GALA COMMITTEE

Alicia Adams
Kerstin Anderson
Ivory Aquino
Michael Arden
Jayne Atkinson & Michel Gill
Becky Ann & Dylan Baker
Kate Bornstein
Julia Bowen & Brad Svrluga
Nadia Bowers & Corey Stoll
Madeline Brewer
Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker
Liz Lark Brown
Charlotte Byers & Dennis Dunne
Bobby Cannavale
Anna Chlumsky
John Ellison Conlee
David Packard Corenswet
David Cromer
Susie Essman
Edie Falco
Samy Figaredo
Joe & Tracy Finnegan
Shana Fisher & Jonathan Glick
Meg Fofonoff
Tom Fontana
Ana Gasteyer
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Daniel Goldstein
Matt Gould
Carla Gugino
Joshua Harmon
Jason Butler Harner
Jessica & Matt Harris
Jessica Hecht & Adam Bernstein
Joan & Jim Hunter
Kristen Johanson & Tom Green
Jeff Johnson & Hy Conrad
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Sullivan Jones
Jane Kaczmarek
Sylvia Khoury
Aja Naomi King
Carson Kreitzer
Stephen Kunken
Dawn Landes
Tamika Lawrence
Bianca Leigh
Telly Leung
Dana Aliya Levinson
John Lithgow
Kristolyn Lloyd
Martyna Majok
Aasif Mandvi
Rhon & James Manigault-Bryant
Cathy & Elliott Masie
Audra McDonald & Will Swenson
John McGinty
Grace McLean
Omar Metwally
Carol Miller & Rich Levy
Pooya Mohseni
Anne & Josh Morris
Jane Musky & Tony Goldwyn
Melanie Najarian & Scott Pezza
Shakina Nayfack
Marjan Neshat
Cynthia Nixon
Robert O’Hara
Mary-Louise Parker
Jim & Xtina Parks
Katherine & Bo Peabody
Annie & Nick Pell
Lily Rabe & Hamish Linklater
Tyne Rafaeli
Clint Ramos
Adam Rapp
Harrison David Rivers
Lance Roberts
Ben Rosenfield
Sarah Ruhl
Olivia Howard Sabine & Greg Griffith
Thomas Sadoski
Benjamin Scheuer
Caren Pasquale Seckler & Mike Seckler
Kyra Sedgwick & Kevin Bacon
Ita Segev
Ariel Shafir
Keith Randolph Smith
Margaret & David Stewart
Susan Stroman
Jason Tam
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Lucy Thurber & Jenna Worsham
Jacqueline & Albert Togut
Sanaz Toossi
James Anthony Tyler
Blair Underwood
Gaye Taylor Upchurch
Alex Volckhausen
Whitney White
Sally Wilfert
Fadia Fayad Williamson
Bess Wohl
Anna Ziegler

 

WTF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jeffrey Johnson | Chairman
Matthew C. Harris | Past Chair
Joe Finnegan | Vice Chair
Annie Pell | Vice Chair/Secretary
Brad Svrluga | Vice Chair
Donald B. Elitzer | Treasurer
Alicia B. Adams
Kate Burton
Rebecca Gold Cellana
Tom Fontana
James Giddens
Fredda Harris
Todd Jick
Kristen Johanson
Valerie P. Kennedy
Ira Lapidus, Chair Emeritus
Gary S. Levine
Richard Levy, Jr.
Maud Mandel
Rhon Manigault-Bryant
Elliott Masie
Paul Neely
Katherine Kollath Peabody
Hon. Susan Phillips Read
Olivia Howard Sabine
Omar Sangare
Katie Hazlett Schmidt
Caren Pasquale Seckler
Al Togut
Alex Volckhausen

 

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Charles E. Balis
Stephen Birrell
Michele Moeller Chandler
Douglas Daft
Blythe Danner
Joan B. Hunter
Gwyneth Paltrow
William S. Reed
Jid Sprague
Joanne Woodward

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By Email: wtfinfo@archive.wtfestival.org
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Williamstown, MA 01267