ANNUAL GALA
The Because Theatre Gala was held on June 3, 2024.
Thank you to everyone who supported! To continue supporting, click below for…
THE BECAUSE THEATRE FUND
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Join us Monday, June 3 at Chelsea Factory to celebrate our Students, Alumni, and Teaching Artists. Enjoy drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres, performances and play readings by students and special guests, and a new opportunity to create with our community.
Because theatre transforms, inspires, and empowers us all!
Can’t make it to the event? Click Here to Donate!
YOUR SPONSORSHIP KEEPS OUR STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT!
Purchase your sponsorship package online or send check payment to:
PO BOX 25613 CADMAN PLAZA STATION — BROOKLYN, NY 11202
Need more information? Please contact deborah@openingact.org
ALL SPONSORSHIP LEVELS INCLUDE:
- Acknowledgment in digital and printed event materials
- Access to priority seating for YESfest
EMPOWERING – $25,000 Sponsorship
- Six (6) tickets with priority seating to Opening Act’s Annual Gala June 3 2024
- Underwriting four (4) tickets for current students and their families
- Sponsorship acknowledgment on Opening Act website
- Site visit to an Opening Act program for you and a guest
- Join Opening Act students at a Broadway show in Fall 2024
- Customized engagement experience in partnership with Opening Act
TRANSFORMING – $15,000 Sponsorship
- Six (6) tickets with priority seating to Opening Act’s Annual Gala June 3 2024
- Underwriting four (4) tickets for current students and their families
- Site visit to an Opening Act program for you and a guest
- Join Opening Act students at a Broadway show in Fall 2024
INSPIRING – $10,000 Sponsorship
- Four (4) tickets with priority seating to Opening Act’s Annual Gala June 3 2024
- Underwriting two (2) tickets for current students and their families
CONNECTING – $5,000 Sponsorship
- Two (2) tickets with priority seating to Opening Act’s Annual Gala June 3 2024
- Underwriting two (2) tickets for current students and their families
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
INCLUSIVE TICKET PACKAGE – $1,000
- Two (2) tickets to Opening Act’s Annual Gala June 3 2024
- Underwriting one (1) ticket for current students and their families
Opening Act is supported by major grants from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the Angelo Family Charitable Foundation, The Keith Haring Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation, The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts, The Sidney J Weinberg Jr. Foundation, Shippy Foundation, and Youth INC. Opening Act is funded in part by a grant from Brooklyn Org’s Invest in Youth Initiative.
Opening Act’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Opening Act is grateful for the extraordinary support of the Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Anthony Ramos who are partnering to provide two years of funding for our program in 2025 and 2026 at the Bushwick Campus.
Additional support for Opening Act is provided by the Axe-Houghton Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Find Your Light Foundation, Kyndryl, The Lotos Foundation, The Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation, Max Mara, Arthur Miller Foundation, Beth M. Uffner Arts Fund/The New York Community Trust, Jean P. Wade Fund/Akron Community Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Warner Bros. Discovery, Whole Foods, First Republic Bank, and many individuals.
A special thank you to our event sponsors including Anthony Bonsignore, Bowman Dahl, Paul Cellupica, Chelsea Factory, DBS Bank, Alex and Dan Fallon, Michael Fleming, Iliana Guibert, Will and Dana Herrman, Shayna Jast, the Johnson Family, Ali and Dave Kamin, Nicole Kwan, Marrus Family Foundation, Mast Market, Tod Mercy, Jane Musky and Tony Goldwyn, Anastasia Pronin and Alexander Hill, Jonathan Schorr and Toan Huynh, Ira Schreck and Barbara Ginsberg, Chen Shao, Deborah Steinglass, Annie Tirschwell, Leah and Greg VanHorn, Tierra Innovation, Rahul Tripathi, Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation, Chris and Kim Wilkens, and Wino(t).
