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For seven decades, the Tony Award-recognized Williamstown Theatre Festival has brought emerging and professional theater artists together in the Berkshires to create a thrilling summer festival of diverse, world premiere plays and musicals, bold new revivals, and a rich array of accompanying cultural events.

Artists are drawn to Williamstown Theatre Festival to make great theater in an environment conducive to artistic risk-taking. Matthew Broderick, Audra McDonald, Dominique Morisseau, Mary-Louise Parker, Susan Stroman, Uma Thurman, and Blair Underwood are just a few of the luminous theater artists who have worked at the Festival. Many others, including Chris Pine, Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti, Allison Janney, Sterling K. Brown, Brie Larson, George C. Wolfe, Ty Burrell, and Charlie Day, began their careers at the Festival.

Productions and artists shaped at the Festival fill theaters in New York City and around the world. Recently, Williamstown Theatre Festival was represented on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally by The Sound Inside, Grand Horizons, The Rose Tattoo, The Visit, Fool for Love, The Elephant Man, Seared, Selling Kabul, Unknown Soldier, the 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost of Living, and Lempicka, which just made its Broadway debut in March 2024.

All of this is possible thanks to the steadfast support of Williamstown Theatre Festival’s donors, whose contributions account for more than half of the Festival’s annual budget. Consider making a donation here, or scroll to learn about other ways to support Williamstown Theatre Festival.

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Donor Benefits

Support Williamstown Theatre Festival and enjoy the following benefits:

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$250

  • Advance access to purchase passes, pop-up events, and/or single tickets* to MainStage productions. Secure your passes before they go on sale to the public
  • Priority seating to MainStage and NikosStage productions included in Weekend Passes**
  • 20% discount on select merchandise

$500

All benefits above, plus:

  • Access to exclusive gathering spaces and select events
  • No fee-exchanges for single ticket purchases***

$1,000

All benefits above, plus:

  • Priority access to purchase passes, pop-up events, and/or single tickets* to MainStage productions
  • Advance access to developmental readings and workshops*

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$2,500

All previously listed benefits, plus:

  • First access to purchase passes, pop-up events, and/or single tickets* to MainStage productions. Secure your tickets first
  • VIP concierge service and exclusive flexibility for purchases and exchanges

$5,000

All previously listed benefits, plus:

  • Access to industry House Seats for shows in NYC and at regional theaters*
  • Reserved seating at all general admission performances

$10,000

All previously listed benefits, plus:

  • Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to observe the creative process as a production takes shape
  • Priority registration for exclusive theatre trips

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$25,000

All previously listed benefits, plus:

  • The full insider experience with behind the scenes access and invitation to an intimate event with Festival leadership

*All events, passes, and tickets are subject to availability.
**Weekend Passholders are seated by descending donor level, amount, and order date.
***Due to limited capacity for each weekend and within each venue, performance times for projects within the Weekend Pass cannot be exchanged. Passes are non-transferable and badges will be issued for use by one person only.

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Other Ways to Give

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Major Gifts

Play a Leading Role

Individual donors can play a leading role by underwriting a Festival artist, program, production, or a whole season!

For more information about Major Gifts, please contact Meredith Suttles, Interim Director of Development, by calling (212) 395-9090 x108 or emailing meredith@wtfestival.org.

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Planned Giving:
The Encore Society

Securing Artistic Excellence for Future Generations

The Encore Society consists of those loyal and dedicated supporters who have designated a special gift to benefit Williamstown Theatre Festival in the future through bequests, life insurance, trusts, IRAs, or other planned giving arrangements. These important gifts ensure that the Festival will continue to be the nation’s premier summer theatre for generations to come.

We invite anyone who has remembered WTF in their estate plans to formalize their commitment by becoming a member of the Encore Society and allow us to thank you today for the generosity you will be providing in the future.

For more information about Planned Giving, please contact Meredith Suttles, Interim Director of Development, by calling (212) 395-9090 x108 or emailing meredith@wtfestival.org.

All inquiries are completely confidential.

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Corporate Giving

By becoming a corporate sponsor of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, your organization will support the Festival’s artistic and educational programs while enhancing your company’s philanthropic involvement in the community and building corporate visibility among Festival audiences.

Our Business Partner program is designed to provide valuable sponsorship opportunities that act as effective marketing tools for small businesses and big companies alike. At any level of contribution, WTF can help you satisfy goals for philanthropy, marketing, and community participation.

New sponsorship opportunities are available each season at WTF. In addition to sponsoring plays on stage, there are targeted opportunities to sponsor special productions, Festival events, as well as education and community programs.

Current Sponsorship Opportunities Include:

  • Production Sponsorships
  • COMMUNITY WORKS Underwriting
  • Special Events

For more information about Corporate Giving, please contact Meredith Suttles, Interim Director of Development, by calling (212) 395-9090 x108 or emailing meredith@wtfestival.org.

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Matching Gifts

Many companies will match charitable gifts made by employees—doubling or even tripling the amount of your original gift, thus increasing your benefits. It’s easy. Just contact your personnel office and ask them if your company matches gifts to nonprofit organizations.

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Planned Giving:
The Encore Society

Securing Artistic Excellence for Future Generations

The Encore Society consists of those loyal and dedicated supporters who have designated a special gift to benefit Williamstown Theatre Festival in the future through bequests, life insurance, trusts, IRAs, or other planned giving arrangements. These important gifts ensure that the Festival will continue to be the nation’s premier summer theatre for generations to come.

We invite anyone who has remembered WTF in their estate plans to formalize their commitment by becoming a member of the Encore Society and allow us to thank you today for the generosity you will be providing in the future.

For more information about Planned Giving, please contact Meredith Suttles, Interim Director of Development, by calling (212) 395-9090 x108 or emailing meredith@wtfestival.org.

All inquiries are completely confidential.

Find Us

By Phone: (413) 458-3200
By Email: wtfinfo@archive.wtfestival.org
By Snail Mail: PO Box 517
Williamstown, MA 01267