Sponsorship Opportunities

Current Sponsorship Opportunities

The Arts

• Folger Theatre's 2013/14 season features Romeo and Juliet, Richard III and Fiasco Theatre’sThe Two Gentlemen of Verona!
• Folger Consort's 2013/14 season, Instruments of Exploration, celebrates the adventurous spirit of the age of discovery — navigating new worlds of musical repertoire with instruments as exquisite as those used by the early explorers themselves.
• The 2013/14 O.B. Hardison Poetry Series features  readings by contemporary poetry's most eloquent voices.
• The Folger's popular family festival,Shakespeare's Birthday Open House, is the one day of the year when all of the Folger, including the magnificent Reading Rooms, are open to all!

Exhibitions

• Here is a Play Fitted  (October 1, 2013-January 12, 2013)

K-12 Education

• Shakespeare Steps Out introduces D.C. public school students in third to sixth grade to the life, times, and works of William Shakespeare, while developing academic, teamwork, and leadership skills using the Folger's acclaimed performance-based, multi-disciplinary approach.
• Student Shakespeare Festivals engage students and teachers from the greater Washington area in developing their ownership of the language used in Shakespeare's plays, while giving students an opportunity to perform on the Folger's Elizabethan stage in front of an audience of their peers, families, and fans. 

Special Events

• The Folger Gala raises critical unrestricted dollars in support of the Folger's cultural and educational programs.
• Acquisitions Night supports the Library's Acquisitions and Conservation Programs.

Benefit packages vary depending on the program and are tailored to meet the sponsors' needs. Some benefits may include:

• Recognition in marketing collateral for events
• Name and/or logo recognition on the Folger website
• Name recognition in the Folger's Annual Report
• Name and/or logo recognition in playbills
• Membership for one year in the Renaissance Circles
• Invitations to exhibition openings and Folger Theatre opening night performances and receptions

For more information on these sponsorship opportunities and benefits, please contact:

Connie L. Perez
Senior Development Officer for Institutional Relations
(202) 675-0371