We’re grateful to everyone who donates to support SVS, whether through our Holiday Campaign, during ticket purchase, or at any other time year-round!
Donations support SVS’s Annual Fund, which is critical to producing our free productions, keeping ticketed productions very affordable, and all productions free for youth 17 and under.
Nearly 40% of SVS’s resources comes from people like YOU, and your 100% tax-deductible donations.
Whenever you donate, you are automatically Part of our Donors Circle, which is our way to show appreciation to you, our biggest supporters. All donations starting Nov. 1, 2019, count toward your 2020 Donors Circle level.
Thank you for your support!
Donate online (Visa, Mastercard, or Discover):
Or mail a check to:
Silicon Valley Shakespeare
775 E. Brokaw Road
San Jose, CA, 95112
(Please indicate which Fund to support.)
SVS has two Funds you can support: Annual Fund, Interns Fund.
All donations support the Annual Fund, unless you specify Interns Fund on your check.
Annual Fund
Supports SVS’s everyday operations, letting us provide access to innovative, high-quality classics for the broadest possible audiences, many of whom typically can’t afford theatre. Your support helps provide:
- All performances, all year, free for kids 17 and under.
- All Shakespeare in the Park performances in San Jose free for everyone.
- All Summer Repertory performances at Sanborn Park at very affordable prices.
Interns Fund
Supports our fast-growing programs for acting interns and technical and design interns.
Our interns come from local high schools and colleges. Many progress to paid positions at SVS and other local theatres. Their internship experiences springboard them into further theatre education in college and beyond.
The Interns Fund honors Dinna Myers, an SVS founder, and Executive Director for the company’s first sixteen years.
Donors Circle Levels
To thank you for your support, SVS gives the following benefits to donors like you!
All donations from November 1st through the following October 31st count toward your Donors Circle level.
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Knight |
Baron $250 – $499 |
Royal Circle |
Viscount $500 – $999 |
Count $1000 – $2499 |
Lord $2500+ |
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| Ticket discount (20% off Sanborn productions – now combinable with our many other ticket discounts!) |
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| Recognition in show programs | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Early-seating entry (Sanborn productions) | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Reserved seating area (Willow Street Park production) | • | • | • | • | ||
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Free (non-alcohol) concession (2 per production) |
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| Reserved seating area (Willow Street Park production) | • | • | • | • | ||
| Shakespeare Camp discount | • | • | • | • | ||
| Pre-show reception, behind-the-scenes talk (all 3 productions) | • | • | • | • | ||
| Wine bottle (per Sanborn production), 2 glasses (per season) | • | • | • | |||
| Automatic upgrade to royal seats (2 seats per season) | • | • | ||||
| Automatic upgrade to royal seats (4 seats per season) | • | • | ||||
| Reserved seating area (Annual Spring event) | • | • | ||||
| Automatic upgrade to royal seats (4 seats @ two productions) | • | • | ||||
| Invitation to each production’s first rehearsal | • | |||||
| VIP insider – private pre-show audience with your choice of production or SVS staff member, as available (1 per season) | • |
Donors Circle donations include gifts directly to SVS and through other programs – such as employee giving programs – where the donation is directly attributed to you. Donations during online ticket sale are included, as are check and credit card donations at performances (cash donations are not trackable). We greatly appreciate corporate matching of gifts, but they are not included. Shopping fundraisers, such as Amazon Smile, are not included.
JustGive
Are you a member of JustGive? If so, please visit the SVS JustGive page and support us there!
