Creating Community Partners GREAT Sponsorships
More than GREAT THEATRE
BENEFITS FOR ALL
Tens of thousands of people attend GREAT shows at the Paramount Center for the Arts each year, and we’ve got a chance for you to reach them! Thousands more attend shows at the Helgeson Learning Lab Theatre and you can reach them, too!
Our Mission and Vision
Mission: Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theatre experiences.
Vision: We ensure everyone in central Minnesota will have access to the transformative power of the arts.
GREAT Theatre is a 501c3 non-profit. Ticket sales and camp registrations only cover 60% of our operating budget. Sponsorships and donations help cover the additional costs to ensure everyone in our community has access to theatre. We rely on the generosity of businesses and philanthropists in our community to help us close these gaps.
What We Offer
• Performance opportunities
• Five shows at the Paramount Center for the Arts
• Three shows at the Helgeson Learning Lab Theatre
• In-school and after-school residencies
• Student matinees for 5,000+ Minnesota students
• Drama workshops with community partners
• Youth Artist Project
• A variety of more than 35 summer camps for youth ages 4-18
• Free costume lending to local schools
Sponsoring GREAT Theatre is good for public relations and strengthens your advertising and marketing efforts.
Show and event sponsorships help your organization showcase its community support and get your brand in front of our community in places it may not otherwise reach them.
You’ll reach tens of thousands of community-minded central Minnesotans with your message in ways that are meaningful to them.
MARQUEE Sponsor
SEE YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS!
Being our Marquee Sponsor puts your business’ name on the Paramount’s marquee the full run of the show (two or three weeks). It’ll be seen by thousands of attendees and thousands more drivers and pedestrians.
ONLY ONE MARQUEE SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE PER SHOW!
More Benefits to you
This investment and the benefits below do more than increase familiarity with your brand. It showcases your commitment to the arts in our community, strengthening your organization’s reputation.
• Featured on the Paramount’s Marquee for 2-3 weeks
• Curtain Speech! Voice a 10-second message (or we can voice it for you) to our captive theatre audiences immediately preceding each show.
• Your logo on 4,000+ tickets for the sponsored show
• Featured in radio advertisements promoting the sponsored show
• Full-page full-color ad in 4,000+ programs for the sponsored show
• Prominent logo presence on the cover of 4,000+ programs for the sponsored show
• Mentioned and tagged in a post promoting the show from GREAT’s Facebook (10K+ local followers), Instagram and LinkedIn posts about the show.
• Recognition in email and postcard show promotions (10,000+ additional impressions)
• Logo on cast and crew T-shirts
• Logo on sponsors page of all eight season programs (22,000 impressions)
• Logo featured on greattheatre.org/sponsorships
• Business name featured in donor listing in programs
Employee/Client/Customer gifts
• 50 tickets to any GREAT shows to distribute to staff, volunteers, clients and/or others ($2,400 value)
• Early summer camp registration access for employees
Three weekends| $8,000 11-12 performances | Up to 9,600 tickets sold
The Wizard of Oz | November 22 - December 8, 2024
Mary Poppins | April 11 - 27, 2025
Two weekends| $6,000 6-7 performances | up to 5,600 tickets sold Into the Woods | September 13 - 22, 2024
Waitress | October 18 - 27, 2024
All Shook Up | January 31 – February 9, 2025
Center Stage Sponsor
YOUR BRAND: DOWNSTAGE, FRONT AND CENTER IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF THEATREGOERS!
As a Center Stage sponsor, you’ll be seen by the thousands of attendees to the show you sponsor and our other shows this season! It showcases your commitment to the arts in our community, strengthening your organization’s reputation.
Benefits to you
• Half-page ad in 4,000+ programs for the sponsored show
• Verbal recognition during curtain speech to thousands of audience members
• Logo on the inside cover of the program of the sponsored show
• Logo featured in emails promoting the show (10,000+ additional impressions)
• Logo featured on greattheatre.org/sponsorships
• Business name featured in donor listing in programs
• Logo presence on Sponsors page of 4,000+ programs for the sponsored show
• Early summer camp registration access for employees Employee/Client/Customer gifts
• 25 tickets to distribute to staff, volunteers, clients and/or others ($1,200 value)
Three weekends| $6,000 11-12 performances | Up to 9,600 tickets sold
The Wizard of Oz | November 22 - December 8, 2024
Mary Poppins | April 11 - 27, 2025
Two weekends| $4,000 6-7 performances | up to 5,600 tickets sold Into the Woods | September 13 - 22, 2024
Waitress | October 18 - 27, 2024
All Shook Up | January 31 – February 9, 2025
Spotlight Sponsor
SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT WITH THE STARS OF THE SHOW!
Spotlight sponsors are highlighted and seen! We’re talking tens of thousands of brand impressions that will connect you in a meaningful way to people who live and work in our community.
Benefits to you
• Logo featured in emails promoting the show (10,000+ additional impressions)
• Verbal recognition during curtain speech to thousands of audience members
• Logo on sponsors page of all printed season programs (22,000 impressions)
• Logo featured on greattheatre.org/sponsorships
• Business name featured in donor listing in show programs
Employee/Client/Customer gifts
• 15 tickets to the show to distribute to staff, volunteers, clients and/or others ($720 value)
• Early summer camp registration access for employees
Three weekends| $3,000 11-12 performances | Up to 9,600 tickets sold
The Wizard of Oz | November 22 - December 8, 2024
Mary Poppins | April 11 - 27, 2025
Two weekends| $2,000
6-7 performances | up to 5,600 tickets sold
Into the Woods | September 13 - 22, 2024
Waitress | October 18 - 27, 2024
All Shook Up | January 31 – February 9, 2025
Shows at The Helgeson Learning Lab Theatre
Presenting Sponsor | $2,500
As the presenting sponsor, you’ll be the top sponsor for one of our Helgeson Learning Lab productions! You’ll be recognized prominently at the show and featured in other programs and our website throughout the season.
ONLY ONE PRESENTING SPONSOR IS AVAILABLE PER SHOW!
• Curtain Speech! Voice a 10-second message (or we can voice it for you) to our captive theatre audiences immediately preceding each show.
• Prominent logo presence on the program cover for the sponsored show
• Recognition in email and postcard show promotions
• Logo on sponsors page of all eight season programs (22,000 impressions)
• Logo featured on greattheatre.org/sponsorships
• Business name featured in donor listing on greattheatre.org/great-donors
• 25 tickets to any 24/25 season show ($1,200 value)
Supporting Sponsor | $1,500
Supporting sponsors are seen! You’ll reach tens of thousands of people multiple times throughout the season; you’ll be featured in the show you sponsored and included in other show programs.
• Verbal recognition in our curtain speech before each show
• Logo featured in emails promoting the show
• Logo on sponsors page of all eight season programs (22,000 impressions)
• Logo featured on greattheatre.org/sponsorships
• Business name featured in donor listing in programs
• 15 tickets to any 24/25 season show ($720 value)
Youth Artist Project: Winnie The Pooh Kids | October 5 – 13, 2024
Steel Magnolias | February 28 - March 16, 2025
Eurydice | May 9 - 18, 2025
Located in Waite Park, the Helgeson Learning Lab Theatre seats 140 people and brings audiences closer to the stories being told.
Be Part of the Story
Reach people from St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Rice, Sartell, Becker, Melrose, St. Joseph, Annandale, and surrounding communities.
Our annual audience exceeds 60,000 people. 35 to 64-year-old women make up our primary demographic and entire families attend our shows; from pre-K kids to great-great-grandparents! More than 1,800 youth attend our summer camps.
We
believe in...
• Building life skills and fostering personal growth through quality arts education
• Eliciting joy, empathy and self-discovery through live theatre experiences
• Telling the stories of our community
• Creating social connections and civic engagement through volunteerism
• Cultivating a culture of equity, accessibility, and inclusion
Become a Sponsor
To sponsor a show or otherwise contribute to GREAT’s impact in our community, contact Tim Johnson at 320-258-2787 (office), 320-266-4574 (mobile) or Tim@GreatTheatre.org
“BCI Construction is excited and honored to sponsor GREAT Theatre. GREAT Theatre is an amazing organization with fantastic programming for children throughout the community and beyond. If you aren’t familiar with GREAT, you should be!”
Ryan Cross President/CEO BCI Construction
Inc.
Sponsoring GREAT Theatre means you are make a meaningful contribution to children and families in central Minnesota. Your partnership with GREAT also provides your company with positive, wide-reaching brand exposure.
