Sponsors
Shakespeare for the Masses
Since 1990
The Shakespeare Festival has proudly offered free, outdoor productions for 34 years in Carlin Park, Jupiter. Its annual summer event is the highlight of the programming at the Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Seabreeze Amphitheatre, which was built for the Festival. Five years ago PBSF expanded its offerings into the western communities with Shakespeare by the Palms in Royal Palm Beach.
This “Must-See” event of the summer welcomes over 5,000 guests in its two week, eight-night run. It is heavily featured in all major South Florida print media, and a top promoted event by Discover the Palm Beaches during July. The Festival partners with area hotels each year, offering a discount rate for drive-in ‘staycations’, and the production’s free admission draws a varied audience from every socioeconomic level.
Families with children, college students, seniors and couples from Palm Bay and Okeechobee to Miami come each night to enjoy an evening of professional theatre. Food and beverage vendors are available on site, and members of the audience often bring their own elaborate picnic to enjoy with friends and family. The following are a list of sponsorship opportunities and the benefits of joining in support.
Sponsorship Levels
Presenting Sponsor (Exclusive) – $15,000.00
- “Presented By” name on Carlin Park monument sign on US1 for three weeks
- Live pre-show and intermission acknowledgement
- “Presented By” event sponsor signage and banner
- Two Thursday pre-show Facebook Live events
- VIP seating for 10 for all 8 productions (Chairs and/or blankets provided)
- 8 social media post mentions
- Website acknowledgement for 12 months
- Name/logo inclusion on $5000 of paid and in-kind advertising
- Front cover acknowledgement plus 5×4 program advertisement
- Acknowledgement in press releases
- Sunday show meet and greet with the actors
Royal Circle – $10,000.00
- Audience entry event sponsor signage
- VIP seating for 10, for all 8 productions (Chairs/blankets provided)
- 8 social media post mentions
- Website acknowledgement for 12 months
- Name/logo inclusion on $5000 of paid and in-kind advertising
- 2.5 x 4 program advertisement
- Acknowledgement in press releases
- Sunday show meet and greet with the actors
Shakespeare Circle – $5,000.00
- Event sponsor signage at Shakespeare’s Wishing Well
- Website acknowledgement for 12 months
- 2.5 x 4 program advertisement
- Name/logo inclusion on $5000 of paid and in-kind advertising
- Acknowledgement in press releases
- Sunday show meet and greet with the actors
Friends of The Bard – $1,500.00
- Website acknowledgement for 12 months
- 2.5 x 4 program advertisement
- Acknowledgement in press releases
- Sunday show meet and greet with the actors
Festival Patron
- 5 x 4 program advertisement – $250
- Includes website acknowledgement for 12 months
- Program Mention – $175
- Includes website acknowledgement for 12 months
Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival productions are free of charge to the public. We seek funding through grants, sponsorships and individual donations. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit and offer sponsorship package opportunities at every level for individual donors and businesses. To become a sponsor, please contact [email protected].
For information on becoming a Sponsor, please contact Elizabeth Dashiell at:
[email protected].
Sponsors & Support
Presenting Sponsors
Shakespeare by the Sea XXXV
Co-Produced with Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation
and Presented by Gary & Katherine Parr
Shakespeare by the Palms V
Presented by The Village of Royal Palm Beach
and Gary & Katherine Parr
Shakespeare Circle Sponsors
An Anonymous Donor
Lisa Calberg & Frank Cona
The Bard’s Patron Sponsors
Keith Christman
Michael Duchesne
In-Kind Sponsors
Malinda Ratliff
Chuck Andersen
Jeffrey Laglois
Jen Scott Photography
Atlantic T’s
AAA Equipment Rentals
Thunder House Sound
Dana Stevens Stages
Applications, Inc.
And to YOU, our faithful patrons, we
“can no other answer make, but thanks, and thanks.”
The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival is sponsored in part through grant funding from the following:
Additional funding provided by a generous grant from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
