Advertising with
Pictured: Playwright and AEA actor John Cariani at the Almost, Maine Curtain Call Photo by Mical Hutson
Traditional philanthropy feels good— helping make our community a great place to live, work, play, and culturally thrive. Partnering with Portland Stage sends a clear message to our audiences that your organization cares about the community. We also understand that the business sector is increasingly required to “innovate” to most effectively and creatively brand and cultivate—and oftentimes with very limited resources. Our audiences include some of the most prominent representatives from Maine’s public, private, and business sectors. An advertising partnership with the theater will put your organization’s name – your brand – directly in front of our audience members – and your clients and prospects! To keep our audiences safe and to be more mindful of using resources, we now offer a digital experience in addition to the print playbills. Playbills will be presented on our website as well as on screens at the theater. We hope that you will consider advertising with Portland Stage. As partners, we can ensure our community’s arts and cultural vibrancy by maintaining and growing the standards of excellence set forth by our theatrical programming. Contact Mical Hutson, Marketing Director: mhutson@portlandstage.org Located at 25A Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04101
2022-23 AD PRICING
PRODUCTION GUIDELINES
FULL SEASON (6 Productions)
FORMATS ACCEPTED PDF • JPG & PNG: 300 dpi Create all ads to exact size • 100% scale Art is black and white
Full Page: $3,240 Half Page: $2,160 Quarter Page: $1,775
FALL/WINTER HALF SEASON (3 Productions) Full Page: $1,620 Half Page: $1,080 Quarter Page: $877
FORMATS NOT ACCEPTED Microsoft Word files • Microsoft Publisher files JPEGs and GIFs taken from websites (resolution is too low)
SPRING HALF SEASON (3 Productions) Full Page: $1,620 Half Page: $1,080 Quarter Page: $877
SINGLE SHOW (1 Production)
EMAIL ADS TO marketing@portlandstage.org
Full Page: $600 Half Page: $400 Quarter Page: $325
USE SUBJECT LINE Advertising Playbill QUESTIONS ABOUT ADVERTISING Mical Hutson, Marketing Director mhutson@portlandstage.org
PLAYBILL DEADLINES THE GREAT LEAP
Aug 31, 2022
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE
Oct 12, 2022
A TUNA CHRISTMAS
Nov 16, 2022
SWEET GOATS & BLUEBERRY SEÑORITAS
Jan 11, 2023
HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
Feb 15, 2023
THE CAKE
Mar 16, 2023
AD SIZES FULL PAGE HALF PAGE QUARTER PAGE (vertical only)
Book size: 5.5” by 8.5”
4.75” 4.75” 2.25”
7.75” 3.75” 3.75”
QUARTER PAGE QUARTER FULL FULL PAGE HALF HALF PAGE