Individual Sponsor Packet
What We Do
As the home for music theatre in Chicago, Porchlight is nationally recognized for reimagining classic productions, developing new works and showcasing musical theatre’s noted Chicago veterans and rising stars. Porchlight elevates the genre by providing intimate and powerful theatrical experiences of music theatre through the lens of the “Chicago style.”
Over the past 28 years, Porchlight Music Theatre has emerged as one of the nation’s few companies wholly committed to this unique American art form – preserving the past, celebrating the “now” and sustaining the future of music theatre through our Mainstage productions at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, the historical Porchlight Revisits series, the New Faces Sing Broadway series and the new, free Broadway in your Backyard summer concert series held in neighborhood parks from Rogers Park to South Shore, as well as our growing youth education programs, in-school residencies and community partnerships.
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About Our Annual Events
Chicago Sings
Chicago Sings is Porchlight’s signature fundraising concert, featuring a who’s who roster of Chicago’s music theatre and cabaret favorites, returning in 2023 to celebrate Broadway Pop. Since its earliest days, songs that have appeared on Broadway have crossed over to the music charts and popular songs heard on the radio have found their way to Broadway stages. In 2023, Chicago Sings Broadway Pop highlights these Broadway musicals with an eclectic night of songs from such shows as Chess, Dreamgirls, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, 9 to 5 and others.
The ICONS Gala
Porchlight’s annual ICONS Gala is the premier fundraising event, welcoming hundreds of enthusiastic theatre lovers and patrons of the arts to celebrate this amazing artform and honor iconic musical stars through the presentation of the ICON Award, most recently awarded to Donna McKechnie, Chita Rivera and Joel Grey. The ICONS Gala is attended by up to 350 of Porchlight’s most committed donors, patrons and friends. Our community of dedicated supporters are socially conscious changemakers, business professionals, community leaders and arts advocates from diverse communities all over the city.
Partnering with Porchlight
Your partnership with Porchlight provides an affiliation with an established Chicago arts leader and brand that is synonymous with excellence and innovation. These two highly anticipated annual events attract more than 500 Chicago arts and culture lovers, the majority of whom live in the 60610 and 60614 zip codes.
Sponsors enjoy exposure across a variety of channels to reach event participants, as well as our 30,000+ annual patron base, and we can tailor a package to fit your specific philanthropic and promotional priorities. Tell us more about what would make a partnership with Porchlight more advantageous for you!
SPONSOR BENEFITS
Presenting Sponsor – $35,000
Experiences:
- Exclusive Mainstage experience for 20 guests: Tickets and private wine & cheese pre-show reception hosted by Artistic Director Michael Weber, including priority valet passes, complimentary concessions and exclusive Porchlight merchandise gift bags for each guest
- Premier seating for 10 at the ICONS Gala including pre-gala VIP reception to meet this year’s celebrity ICON Award recipient as well as exclusive champagne service or dessert sampler at your gala table
- Box seating for 8 at Chicago Sings with private wine and appetizer service
- Choice of song performed at Chicago Sings from Artistic Director’s catalog with optional dedication
- Opportunity to appear in pre- and post-event videos for each event
- Invitation for two guests to each Mainstage first-rehearsal cast meet & greet as well as opening night performance and reception
Recognition:
- Premier recognition on the “Our Contributors” page of Porchlight’s website and in digital show programs
- Recognition on the Chicago Sings and ICONS Gala event pages of Porchlight’s website, as well as in all digital and printed show programs for 12 months
- Recognition in event promotions, press materials and programs (cover page)
Signature Sponsor – $20,000
Experiences:
- Exclusive Mainstage experience for 20 guests: Tickets and private wine & cheese pre-show reception hosted by Artistic Director Michael Weber, including priority valet passes, complimentary concessions and exclusive Porchlight merchandise gift bags for each guest
- Box seating for eight at Chicago Sings with private wine and appetizer service
- Premier table seating for 10 at the ICONS Gala with exclusive champagne service or dessert sampler
- Invitation for two guests to each Mainstage first-rehearsal cast meet & greet as well as opening night performance and reception
Recognition:
- Leading recognition on the “Our Contributors” page of Porchlight’s website and in digital show programs
- Recognition in Chicago Sings and ICONS Gala promotion and press materials
- Sponsor recognition in both event programs
Official Sponsor – $10,000
Experiences:
- Preferred seating for 4 at the ICONS Gala
- Box seating for 4 at Chicago Sings with private wine and appetizer service
- Two season subscriptions to Mainstage opening night performances and receptions, and first rehearsal meet & greets with the show’s cast
Recognition:
- Recognition on the “Our Contributors” page of Porchlight’s website and in digital programs
- Sponsor recognition in both event programs
Sponsor – $5,000
Experiences:
- Preferred seating for 4 at the ICONS Gala
- Preferred main floor seating for 4 at Chicago Sings
- Invitation for two guests to each Mainstage first-rehearsal cast meet & greet as well as opening night performance and reception
Recognition:
- Recognition on the “Our Contributors” page of Porchlight’s website and in digital show programs
- Sponsor recognition in both event programs
Custom Benefits
Thank you for considering sponsoring Porchlight’s upcoming fundraising events. We value you input and would like these benefits to be valuable to you. We welcome your feedback and recommendations for alternate benefits.
Program Advertisement
Advertise in our event programs! Full- or partial-page ads are available and will be placed in both the digital and print programs for your desired event – Chicago Sings or the ICONS Gala. Prices are per event:
- $1,000 – Back cover
- $750 – Inside front or back cover
- $500 – Full interior page
- $250 – Half page
