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Theatre Festival Marketing Partners: Advertising, Exhibiting, Sponsorship, and Swag

Marketing bookings must be finalized by October 24, 2024, to make the publication deadline.

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Theatre Festival reaches 1,800 Wisconsin high school students, teachers, and other theatre professionals. We print a professional theatre-style program, and offer sponsorship opportunities with billing as well as program advertising incentives. Scroll to see all our various opportunities for marketing partnership.

Sponsorship

$2,000 – Signature Sponsor

  • Includes full page color ad in program booklet
  • Logo on easels with venue schedule
  • Logo on venue easels as signature sponsor
  • Listing/logo and first placement on website sponsor list
  • “Presented by” appearing on printed program schedule pages
  • 10 complementary passes to the festival
  • 1 sponsorship available

$1,500 – Showcase Sponsor

  • Includes full page grayscale ad (+$200 upgrade to full-color)
  • Logo on easel for showcases
  • Listing/logo and prime placement on website sponsor list
  • “Presented by” appearing on printed program schedule pages
  • 6 complementary passes to the festival
  • 1 sponsorship available

$1,000 – One-Act Venue

  • Includes full page grayscale ad (+$200 upgrade to full-color)
  • Logo on easel with venue schedule
  • Listing/logo and prime placement on website sponsor list
  • “Presented by” appearing on printed program schedule pages
  • 4 complementary passes to the festival
  • 2 sponsorships available
  • Venue assigned by: (1) past support; (2) order requests received

$800 – Thespian Excellence Awards Contest

  • Includes full page grayscale ad (+$200 upgrade to full-color)
  • Logo on easel with venue schedule
  • Listing/logo and prime placement on website sponsor list
  • “Presented by” appearing on printed program schedule pages
  • 1 sponsorship available

$750 – Hospitality Service (Directors, staff, volunteers)

  • Logo on signage at venue
  • Listing/logo and placement on website sponsor list
  • Includes “Presented by” appearing in program information pertaining to hospitality
  • 1 sponsorship available

$600 – Workshop Room

  • Logo on easel with venue schedule
  • Listing/logo and placement on website sponsor list
  • “Presented by” appearing on printed program schedule pages
  • 4 sponsorships available

If you plan to sponsor at a level that includes a program advertisement, you can upload your program advertisement immediately, or return here and click the button below to “Upload Artwork.”

Exhibiting

  • Exhibit: Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (1-2pm participant lunch + exclusive exhibit time, no other programming); Saturday, 8am-12 Noon
  • $210 fee ($30 discount if paid on by or on October 10) includes 1 table, 2 festival passes (excluding showcase performances), and listing in the printed program.
  • $100 prime space add-on (limited to four exhibits); includes prime placement of logo on easel outside exhibit area.
  • As a condition of exhibiting, all vendors agree to abide by the Exhibiting Policies (see button to left).
  • Auditions: Please click here for more information.

Swag

Provide promotional “swag” for each participant to receive (1,500-1,800 participants)! Pay the $160 fee, send your materials,* and we’ll take care of the rest! You’ll also get credit in our printed program. 

*Please work with our office to make arrangements to ship your swag directly to the venue to arrive about one week prior to the event

Advertising in the program booklet not only helps support programming to keep performing arts vital in the lives of young people, but it raises awareness of your products/services used by directors, as well as institutions of higher learning looking to recruit students. The festival typically attracts ~1,500-1,800 participants/adult guests. Templates are available in PDF, ID (InDesign), and for full page, AI (Adobe Illustrator EPS).

  • $275 – ¼ page vertical (2.25″ x 3.75″)  PDF | ID
  • $275 – ¼ page horizontal (4.625″ x 1.825″)  PDF | ID
  • $325 – ½ page vertical  (2.25″ x 7.625″)  PDF | ID
  • $325 –  ½ page horizontal (4.625″ x 3.75″)  PDF | ID
  • $500 – Grayscale full page (4.625″ x 7.625″)  PDF | ID | AI
  • $700 – Color full page (4.625″ x 7.625″)  PDF | ID | AI

Use links to the right of each above for dimensioned templates. Ads must be submitted as PDF format. High-resolution scans should be supplied at 300 dpi, line art at 600 dpi, and should be saved as PDF. Color images must be saved as CMYK. All printer and screen fonts must be provided or saved as outlines.