` 2019 SEASON

STAFF

Artistic Director Joel C. Abels

Business Manager

Jennifer Lewis

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Brett Hedrick

Treasurer Barb Rosenfeld

Secretary Karen Hansen-Smith

Members

Stefani Booroojian Kimberly Hauxhurst

Richard Jordan Tim Quinn

Mark Standriff Ruth Townsend

4823 N. Hulbert

Fresno CA 93705

(559) 289-6622 stageworksfresno@gmail.com

A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation

90-0641214

2019 Season Sponsorship Request

We hope this letter finds you well! StageWorks Fresno has had a tremendous year with the

support of individuals and companies like yours. Not only did we produce outstanding

productions with performances by amazing local actors but we also saw tremendous

attendance growth and support from our community. We look forward to expanding upon

that success in our 2019 season!

Speaking of…get out your passport, this season we are traveling abroad! We begin our

travels to the Greek isles in July with the joyous MAMMA MIA! in only four performances at

the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall. Next up, we head to the glittering beaches of St. Tropez in

August for the Fresno premiere of Jerry Herman’s LA CAGE AUX FOLLES in the Dan

Pessano Theatre. Our season closes in London with a tribute to William Shakespeare in

Lauren Gunderson’s cleverly funny and poignant play THE BOOK OF WILL.

As you know, the community’s support means that we can continue providing exceptional

theatre for the Central Valley. Did you know an average production costs roughly $60,000 to

produce with royalties, costumes and theatre rental as well as many additional expenses?

Our aim is to keep prices low so that many can have the opportunity to attend.

To continue to produce the quality theatre our community deserves, we are asking for your

support. On the following pages we have outlined numerous ways you can help our efforts.

Options range from sponsoring the entire season or a particular production. The support

packages detail all of the ways you can support StageWorks Fresno this season!

We understand that you get numerous requests for support and we thank you in advance for

taking the time to consider ours. Your sponsorship is fully tax-deductible and will continue to help bring amazing theater to the Central Valley.

If you have any questions regarding these sponsorship opportunities or StageWorks Fresno

or general, please contact Brett Hedrick at 559-294-2279 or brett@hedrickschevy.com

Again, we thank you in advance for your time and look forward to seeing you at the theatre!

Best,

Joel C. Abels Brett Hedrick Artistic Director Board President StageWorks Fresno StageWorks Fresno

2019 SEASON

Since it’s inception in October 2010,

StageWorks Fresno (SWF) has

developed into one of the Valley’s

premiere theatre companies.

StageWorks Fresno is committed to

introducing the area to the boldest, newest,

and most imaginative plays and musicals

in theater today. Additionally, StageWorks

aims to create unprecedented opportunities

for developing community talent in all

aspects of the art form, because we believe

that a theater is only as strong as the

company it keeps — both onstage and off.

Since October 2010, the average audience size for StageWorks Fresno’s productions has more than doubled.

StageWorks Fresno’s Season Subscriber base has more than tripled in the last four years.

Over half of StageWorks Fresno’s productions have been Fresno Premieres!

Each season over 200 posters and 5,000 postcards are distributed in the Fresno/Clovis area at various locations.

Plus Social Media engagement through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

WHY DONATE? Your investment in the future of StageWorks Fresno means we can continue to offer local theatregoers the type of bold, thought-provoking theatre they have come to expect from our high caliber productions. We pride ourselves on pushing boundaries — introducing new and challenging plays and musicals to our audiences.

Royalties, costumes, sets, lighting, venue rental, actor stipends, and musicians are a few of the expenses that go into producing a show — additionally administrative costs, scenery storage, and marketing are continual monthly expenses. Season subscribers and box office sales help defray these costs. But, at the same time, StageWorks consciously works to keep our ticket prices affordable.

The StageWorks Fresno Board and Staff seek sponsorships and grants to augment these expenses. By partnering with local businesses and individuals, we can endeavor to achieve our mission to entertain, educate, and enrich our community.

StageWorks Fresno’s mission is to entertain, educate, and enrich the community by providing professional theatrical experiences for performers and audiences alike.

JOEL C. ABELS

Artistic Director

An accomplished performer and director, Joel relocated from New York in 2010 to establish StageWorks Fresno, where he serves as Producing Artistic Director.

Mr. Abels has received two Horizon Awards from the Fresno Art Council for his outstanding contribution to Fresno’s arts community. Additionally, he was awarded Union Bank’s prestigious Salute to Small Business Award in the Best Non-Profit category.

Mr. Abels is a graduate of Roosevelt School of the Arts and earned his Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Fresno. He heads up the Drama Department at Clovis North High School, coaches local actors through his private studio, Stage.Coach, and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.

PRODUCTIONHISTORY

2019 SEASONMAMMA MIA!Music and Lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny AnderssonBook by Catherine JohnsonJULY 12, 13, & 14 THE PAUL SHAGHOIAN CONCERT HALL

A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. On the eve of her wedding, Sophie has secretly invited three men from her mother Donna’s past back to the Greek island paradise they last visited 20 years ago, in a quest to discover the identity of her father. Donna’s long-time friends from her past girl-group “Donna and the Dynamos” also arrive for the wedding to catch up and reminisce. As past and present collide under Mediterranean breezes, the energy and charm of ABBA’s songs propel this enchanting tale with love, laughter and friendship, and a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! This lavish production will come to life on the stage of the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall in a limited 4-performance engagement!

LA CAGE AUX FOLLESMusic and Lyrics by by Jerry Herman Book by Harvey FiersteinBased on the play by Jean PoiretJULY 26–AUGUST 11 THE DAN PESSANO THEATER

The beloved gender-bending musical comedy and winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical bursts on to the StageWorks Fresno stage in this Fresno Premiere! The twenty year relationship between Georges, a club-owner, and Albin, the head drag performer, faces a test when their son announces his engagement to the daughter of ultra-conservative political parents. To please their son, Georges and Albin agree to hide their lifestyle and play it straight for a dinner with the potential in-laws. However, Albin‘s different definition of normal threatens to upend the entire supper with hilarious results. With an iconic score by Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly!, Mame) featuring “I Am What I Am” and “The Best of Times” and hilarious book by Harvey Fierstein (Newsies, Kinky Boots), La Cage Aux Folles is a fabulously fun musical about family, identity and loving who you are.

THE BOOK OF WILLBy Lauren Gunderson SEPTEMBER 6–22 THE FRESNO ART MUSEUM BONNER AUDITORIUM

1619–1623. London and Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Will Shakespeare is dead, and his legacy depends on a circle of devoted writers, actors, and friends. When a fishy Hamlet plays fast and loose nearby, the cohorts scramble to keep the Bard’s true words from fading into obscurity. The solution? A definitive collection of his plays. But to print it, they must overcome a ruthless publisher, an inebriated poet, and their own ticking mortality. Playwright Lauren Gunderson unfurls her trademark humor and smarts in this love letter to theatre’s timeless superstar.

VALLEY

PREMIERE!

VALLEY

PREMIERE!

SEASON

BONUS

PAGE-TO-STAGE

READING SERIES

FEBRUARY 10 | MARCH 24 | MAY 19

FRESNO ART MUSEUM

BONNER AUDITORIUM

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

SATURDAY, MAY 11

SUMMER CABARET SERIES

HAVE FAITH with FAITH PRINCE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 | 7:30 P.M.

DAN PESSANO THEATER

ONE NIGHT ONLY | ALL SEATS $40

FALL SURPRISE

CONCERT!

2010[title of show]

2011The Light in the Piazza

Beauty and the Beast, Jr.

Ragtime

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

2012Masterclass

Next to Normal

A Little Night Music

A Year With Frog and Toad

2013I Am My Own Wife

Les Miserables

Grey Gardens

God of Carnage

A Year With Frog and Toad

2014[title of show]

The Mountaintop

The Normal Heart

2015The Music Lesson

Into the Woods

Dogfight

Other Desert Cities

2016Tommy

Casa Valentina

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Peter and the Starcatcher

2017The Christians

The Full Monty

Mothers and Sons

Little Shop of Horrors

2018The Fantasticks

FunHome

Urinetown

The Last Five Years

2019 SEASON SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESFinancial support from donors like you helps StageWorks Fresno (SWF) throughoutthe season and enables us to continue to entertain, educate, and enrich the community.

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR | $15,000• Presenting Sponsor Acknowledgment on All 2019

Season Print Collaterals & Media Placements• Acknowledgment in Pre-Show Speech• Four (4) Premium Tickets for Each 2019 Season Show• Six (6) Tickets for SWF Gala Theatre Under the Stars

• Full-Page Program Ad With Premium Placement• Logo Acknowledgment on StageWorksFresno.com• Dedicated Facebook Post Announcing Sponsorship• Logo Acknowledgment on E-Newsletters• Logo Acknowledgment on Lobby Signage

SEASON SPONSOR | $7,500• Season Reception Sponsor Acknowledgment

on All 2019 Season Print Collaterals • Acknowledgment in Pre-Show Speech• Four (4) Premium Tickets for Each 2019 Season Show • Four (4) Tickets for SWF Gala Theatre Under the Stars

• Full-Page Program Ad With Premium Placement• Logo Acknowledgment on StageWorksFresno.com• Dedicated Facebook Post Announcing Sponsorship• Logo Acknowledgment on E-Newsletters• Logo Acknowledgment on Lobby Signage

SPONSOR A SHOW: MAMMA MIA! | $5,000 • Acknowledgment in Pre-Show Speech• Six (6) Premium tickets for a Mamma Mia! Performance • Four (4) Tickets for SWF Gala Theatre Under the Stars• Full Page Program Ad• Logo Acknowledgment on StageWorksFresno.com• Logo Acknowledgment on SWF Facebook

• Logo Acknowledgment on E-Newsletters• Logo Acknowledgment on Lobby

Signage for the Show Sponsored • Four (4) Performances at the Paul Shaghoian Concert

Hall With an Estimated Attendance of 2500+

SPONSOR A SHOW: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES | $3,000 • Acknowledgment in Pre-Show Speech• Six (6) Premium Tickets for Each

La Cage Aux Folles Performance • Two (2) Tickets for SWF Gala Theatre Under the Stars• Half Page Program Ad• Logo Acknowledgment on StageWorksFresno.com

• Logo Acknowledgment on SWF Facebook• Logo Acknowledgment on E-Newsletters• Logo Acknowledgment on Lobby Signage

for the Show Sponsored • Eleven (11) Performances in the Dan Pessano

Theater With an Estimated Attendance of 1200+

SPONSOR A SHOW: THE BOOK OF WILL | $3,000 • Acknowledgment in Pre-Show Speech• Six (6) Premium Tickets for The Book of Will performance • Two (2) Tickets for SWF Gala Theatre Under the Stars• Half Page Program Ad• Logo Acknowledgment on StageWorksFresno.com• Logo Acknowledgment on SWF Facebook

• Logo Acknowledgment on E-Newsletters• Logo Acknowledgment on Lobby Signage

for the Show Sponsored • Eight (8) performances in the Bonner Auditorium

at the Fresno Art Museum With an Estimated Attendance of 1000+

SUSTAINING PATRON | $2,500

• Six (6) Tickets to Be Used for Any Show • Quarter Page Program Ad• Name Acknowledgment on StageWorksFresno.com

• Name Acknowledgment on SWF Facebook• Name Acknowledgment on E-Newsletters• Name Acknowledgment on Lobby Signage

SUPPORTING PATRON | $1,000• Four (4) Tickets to Be Used for Any Show • Program Name Acknowledgment• Name Acknowledgment on StageWorksFresno.com

• Name Acknowledgment on SWF Facebook• Name Acknowledgment on Lobby Signage

STAFF

Artistic DirectorJoel C. Abels

Business Manager

Jennifer Lewis

BOARD OFDIRECTORS

President

Brett Hedrick

Vice President

Joanne Allen

Treasurer

Barb Rosenfeld

Secretary

Karen Hansen-Smith

Members

Stefani Booroojian

Richard Jordan

Tim Quinn

Mark Standriff

Ruth Townsend

A 501 (c)(3) Non-ProfitOrganization

90-0641214

4823 N. Hulbert Avenue | Fresno, CA 93705 | 559.289.6622 | boxoffice@stageworksfresno.com | www.stageworksfresno.com

Once received, our staff will arrange for Sponsor level benefits delivery, if indicated, and logo artwork files if necessary.

If you have any questions regarding sponsorship, please contactStageWorks Fresno at 559.289.6622 or board@stageworksfresno.com

2019 SEASONSPONSORSHIP FORM

Please help us continue our mission by becoming a StageWorks Fresno Sponsor; donations at any level are appreciated.

I would like to sponsor StageWorks Fresno at the following level:

Name of Sponsor:

Donor Recognition:

Contact Name:

Address:

City: State: Zip

Phone: Email:

Please return this form and payment check to StageWorks Fresno or contact Jennifer Lewis, Business Manager, for credit card transactions.

StageWorks Fresno4823 N. Hulbert Avenue

Fresno, CA 93705

You can also scan and email to jennifer@stageworksfresno.com

Season Presenting Sponsor | $15,000

Season Sponsor | $7,500

Show Sponsor: Mamma Mia! | $5,000

Show Sponsor: La Cage aux Folles | $3,000

Show Sponsor: The Book of Will | $3,000

Sustaining Patron | $2,500

Supporting Patron | $1,000