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Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorships play a vital role in The Festival's success by providing financial support to help underwrite productions and programs. These projects make it possible for us to serve an average of 50,000 students and citizens annually in our community, region and state.

Production Sponsorships:

Over $25,000: Institutional Sponsorship
The Festival looks forward to customizing a special sponsorship package for arts councils, public institutions, corporations, businesses, foundations, individuals and families that contribute at this level.


$25,000: Production Sponsorship

Lead Playbill Title Page logo recognition as sponsor of the chosen production
Private performance for the sponsor's employees, clients and/or friends
Twelve tickets to The Producers annual Chairman's Roundtable Dinner at J. Basul Noble Restaurant
Twelve tickets to The Producers Buffet
Full-page playbill advertisement
Web site recognition


$10,000: Production Co-Sponsorship

Supporting Playbill Title Page logo recognition as co-sponsor of the chosen production
200 Complimentary Tickets to a performance, or to be distributed over various performances
Eight tickets to The Producers annual Chairman's Roundtable Dinner at J. Basul Noble Restaurant
Eight tickets to The Producers Buffet
Half page Playbill advertisement
Web site recognition


$5,000: Production Co-Sponsorship
Supporting Playbill Title Page logo recognition as co-sponsor of the chosen production
100 Complimentary Tickets to a performance, or to be distributed over various performances
Six tickets to The Producers annual Chairman's Roundtable Dinner J. Basul Noble Restaurant

Six tickets to The Producers Buffet

Half page Playbill advertisement
Web site recognition


Program Sponsorships:

NCSF offers more than a dozen Outreach Education programs, for people from all walks of life, and all stages of life, from grade school children to seniors. We look forward to customizing recognition and benefit packages for these programs in accordance with a sponsor's particular interests and planned contribution level.

The following programs are available for sponsorship opportunities:
Shakespeare To Go Tours - the region's premier in-school Shakespeare performance experience
ShakeSpirit - bring teaching artists into the classroom statewide
Hands On Shakespeare - Teacher workshops
SchoolFest matinee performances - entire program or individual performances
Signed Performances for the hearing impaired
AfterWords post-show discussions


Current Sponsors:

Institutional Sponsor: The State of North Carolina
Special funding provided by The North Carolina General Assembly and distributed through The Department of Cultural Resources supports The Festival's productions and programs overall, particularly The Festival's statewide outreach efforts.

Institutional Sponsor: The City of High Point
The Festival receives annual funding support for serving the greater High Point area with its productions and progams.

Institutional Sponsor: The High Point Convention and Visitor's Bureau
The HPCVB's annual support helps the Festival advertise its productions throughout the greater Triad and the state.

Institutional Sponsor: Guilford County
Special funding provided by Guilford County supports The Festival's extensive service to students and teachers countywide through its SchoolFest matinees, ShakeSpirit classroom visits and Shakespeare To Go school tours.

Production Sponsors: New Breed Corporation, Wright of Thomasville, 88.5 WFDD, High Point Convention and Visitor's Bureau & Time Warner
Corporate sponsorships within the community have always played a leadership role in The Festival's success. This season New Breed, Wright of Thomasville and 88.5 WFDD have chosen to co-sponsor The Festival's production of Shakespeare's masterpiece, King Lear,while 88.5 WFDD, High Point Convention and Visitor's Bureau and Time Warner have chosen to co-sponsor Much Ado About Nothing.

Production Sponsors: 99.5 WMAG, The High Point Enterprise & Flow BMW Mini

NCSF's 31st annual production of A Christmas Carol is proud to have the sponsorship of  99.5 WMAG, The High Point Enterprise & Flow BMW Mini. These community resources plays a vital role in The Festival's mission to entertain, educate and enrich the life of North Carolina students and citizens.

Production Sponsors: The High Point Theatre & Bank of America
Since its premiere season in 1977, NCSF has had the privilege of producing its major productions at the beautiful and well-equipped High Point Theatre stage. We're thrilled The High Point Theatre and Bank of America value our many years of service by co-sponsoring A Thousand Cranes.

Program Sponsors: North State Communications & Banner Pharmacaps, Inc.

Banner Pharmacaps, Inc. and Northstate Communications continue their support of The Festival by again sponsoring Sign Interpreted performances for NCSF’s MainStage productions of King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing.