Donations
The Fredericton Playhouse Inc. is a charitable, volunteer directed, performing arts venue which was established in 2000. The Playhouse promotes artistic excellence, diversity in programming and accessibility to a wide audience.
At the Playhouse, we believe that arts are for everyone! Financial contributions from sponsors and donors support that belief and play a major role the Playhouse’s ability to maintain the highest artistic standards and to nourish the many, ongoing education and outreach activities which involve thousands of Fredericton youth and families each year.
In addition, giving to the Fredericton Playhouse supports a diverse offering of more than 45 annual performing arts presentations crossing many artistic genres in dance, music, theatre, comedy, circus, musical theatre, etc. and the availability of an arts facility to local organizations in which to present their own amateur community programming at a professional level
There are several ways to give to the Fredericton Playhouse:
For more information about giving to the Fredericton Playhouse or to make a donation by phone, please contact Christine Little, Development Director at 459-6207.
Click here to make a donation on-line.
Contributions from Friends of the Fredericton Playhouse play a major role in The Playhouse’s ability to maintain the highest artistic standards and to nourish the many education and outreach activities we endeavour to offer.
Friends of the Fredericton Playhouse is a multi-level donor program, each level of membership has its own unique offering of benefits. All donors arelisted in our house program and receive an official tax receipt.
Each spring, the Onstage Gala is held in support of the Fredericton Playhouse. The charity benefit event is a celebration of the performing arts in our community. At the same time, the event honours an individual who has contributed to our community through their work in the performing arts (Fredericton Playhouse Honours Program). The evening includes a champagne reception, live performances, and a fabulous dinner held right on the main stage of the Fredericton Playhouse.
Your participation in this event supports enriched and diverse offerings of arts presentations; accessibility to the performing arts for the community; and the ability for local organizations to offer community programming in a professional arts facility.
Click here for an Onstage Gala information sheet and ticket order form.
In 2007, the Board of Directors of the Fredericton Playhouse initiated a program which honours the contributions of individuals to the performing arts in Fredericton.
The Playhouse Honours, now in its fourth year, was established to foster a deeper appreciation of the value that individuals can make to community life through their work in the performing arts (music, theatre, dance, spoken word, multidisciplinary arts). The honouree is selected annually by the Playhouse Board of Directors from nominees proposed by the public, recommended by a selection committee, and fêted at the annual Onstage Gala. As well, a permanent display has been erected in the west gallery of the Playhouse to recognize the recipients. This year’s honoree, Walter Learning, founded Theatre New Brunswick in 1968, creating the first professional theatre company in New Brunswick, and one of the longest running regional companies in Canada. He served as artistic director of TNB from 1968 to 1978 and returned as artistic producer from 1995 to 1999.
An accomplished actor, director, and playwright, Learning collaborated with critically acclaimed literary figure Alden Nowlan to produce several world premieres during his tenure at TNB. He also oversaw the institution of TNB Young Company, which has been bringing professional theatre performances to elementary, middle, and high schools in Fredericton, and in communities across the province, for over 35 years. His contributions also led to the establishment of TNB Theatre School in 1999, which currently boasts an enrolment of over 300 students a year.
The 2011 Playhouse Honours recipient is Walter Learning. He will be honoured at the OnStage Gala on Saturday, May 7, 2011.
Name-A-Seat
As a performing arts venue, our seats are the essence of what we are. In 2004, the Fredericton Playhouse replaced all the seats in the Fredericton Playhouse auditorium, used by thousands of patrons for over 30 years. The new seats were designed especially for concert halls and performing arts centres like the Playhouse. The upholstered back and cushioned seat offer ultimate comfort while the hardwood veneer featured on the rear of the seat backs, armrests and the front panel naturally enhances the house acoustics. Since that time, the new seating has since offered patrons a more comfortable experience while enjoy world-class entertainment.
With thousands of patrons attending performances at The Playhouse every year, it is understandable that the facility show signs of wear. Naming a seat in the Playhouse is a lasting way to help rejuvenate, enhance, and beautify Fredericton’s premiere performance venue.
Each seat you name will bear an engraved brass plate secured to the arm rest of the chair of your choice (depending on availability) and can be inscribed as you wish.
With a tax-deductible donation of $425, you can Name-a-Seat in honour or memory of a loved one, a new family member, a company, a special friend – or yourself! Dedicate a seat as an individual, a couple or a family; in the name of your children, grandchildren or parents; in the name of your business or service organization.
All funds donated to the Name-a-Seat campaign go directly towards the Fredericton Playhouse capital fund used for facility improvements and specialized equipment upgrades. Your generous contribution will help us endow a fund for the maintenance and upgrading for generations to come.
This unique commemoration will last the entire lifetime of the seat. But most importantly, the Name-A-Seat campaign is an ideal way to show your support for the performing arts in our community.
* Each plaque can accommodate 40 characters, including spaces.