MAINSTAGE SEASON EST. 1997 THE FUN COMPANY EST. 1995

THE ENSEMBLE SCHOOL EST. 1995 THE COMEDY PIGS EST. 1993

A SMARTPARTNERSHIPBECOME A RECOGNIZED SPONSOR OFMARYLAND ENSEMBLE THEATRE

THE ELEPHANT MAN BY BERNARD POMERANCE • 1979 TONY AWARD BEST PLAY

A REVOLUTIONARY CHRISTMAS BY REINER PROCHASKA • A WORLD PREMIERE

TWELFTH NIGHT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE • THE BARD’S COMIC MASTERPIECE

CLYBOURNE PARK BY BRUCE NORRIS • 2011 PULITZER PRIZE DRAMA

THE ARSONISTS BY MAX FRISCH TRANSLATED BY ALISTAIR BEATON • GERMAN MASTERPIECE

2014-2015 MAINSTAGE SEASON

GOOD PEOPLE BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE • 2011 NY DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE BEST PLAY

THE REACH OF EACH MAINSTAGE SHOW

8,000 POSTCARDS • 1,000 PLAYBILLS • 200 POSTERS

7,000 SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL

3,000 UNIQUE WEB VIEWS MONTHLY

5,000 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

8,000 SEASON BROCHURES

PRESS RELEASES & MORE

$12,000Logo on postcards 56,000Logo in season brochure 8,000Logo on 6 playbill covers 6,000Logo on posters 1,000Logo on website 30,000 Logo in weekly email 312,000Logo on lobby display 10,000Ad in 6 playbills (full page) 6,000429,000 ImpressionsPlusPress release recognition Curtain speech thanks Complimentary tickets Mentions to our 5,000 followers on Twitter & Facebook

$3,000Logo on postcards 8,000Logo in season brochure 8,000Logo in playbill 1,000Logo on poster 200Logo on show webpage 3,000 Logo in weekly email 42,000Logo on lobby display 10,000Ad in weekly email 42,000Ad in playbill (1/2 page) 6,000120,200 Impressions Plus Press release recognition Curtain speech thanks Complimentary tickets Mentions to our 5,000followers on Twitter & Facebook

$1,000Logo on webpage 30,000 Logo on lobby display 10,000Logo inside playbill 6,00046,000 Impressions Plus Press release recognition

SEASON SPONSOR • SHOW SPONSOR • CORPORATE SPONSOR

MARYLAND ENSEMBLE THEATRE is a 501(c)3 non-profit professionally operated and artistically accredited arts organization that has enriched and entertained more than half a million people since 1993. Every year MET produces thought-provoking theatre, fun family entertainment, theatre camps and classes, artist residency programs for public schools, and numerous special events.

Through our wide-ranging work and prolific programming our reach expands to all demographics. Kids and teens enjoy our Fun Company productions, Fun Camps, In-School Productions, Ensemble School classes and Community Collaborations. Families return each year for our production of A Christmas Carol and Mainstage classics. Adults of all ages enroll in our Ensemble School, pack our Mainstage shows and take in our late night offerings like the Comedy Pigs & Laugh Station.

THE LARGEST PRODUCING NON-PROFIT THEATRE COMPANY IN FREDERICKVOTED FREDERICK’S BEST THEATRE GROUP - FREDERICK MAGAZINE 2014

THE MAINSTAGE has been the core business of MET, generating close to $100,000 in revenue each season. With 96 performances over the course of 10 months it is also the most consistently high profile program. Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s 17th Mainstage season will run from September 2014 through June 2015 All Mainstage shows run for 16 performances over four weeks, every Thursday through Sunday.

COMEDY

THE COMEDY PIGS OVER 20 YEARS AS THE REGION’S PREMIER IMPROV TROUPE

THE COMEDY PIGS, since they debuted in 1993 have performed over 500 shows including nationwide improv festivals. They have been featured on Comedy Central and have been guests at the National Pork Producers Convention. The Comedy Pigs will perform 26 shows at MET this coming season.

$2,000Logo on postcards 48,000

Logo in season brochure 8,000Logo in Pig’s playbill 1,000

Logo on posters 500Logo on webpage 12,000

Logo in weekly email 364,000428,100 Impressions Plus

Press release recognition Curtain speech thanks Complimentary tickets

$250It’s your day when you sponsor a Pigs show.

You can set up a table in the lobby to distribute promotional materials, put an insert in the program, and we’ll thank you in the curtain

speech. We’ll also include your logo in our weekly email to our 7,000 subscribers.

Plus4 Complimentary Tickets

SEASON SPONSOR (26 SHOWS) • SHOW SPONSOR

MARYLAND ENSEMBLE THEATRE offers businesses the opportunity to enhance their presence in the community and offer their employees, clients, and customers a wide variety of benefits and services.

Becoming a sponsor of our 2014-15 season will bring you the best that Maryland Ensemble Theatre has to offer, both in terms of branding and in connecting you with high-profile, high-quality events.

Sponsors have the opportunity to receive significant visibility at both Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s downtown home in the historic FSK Hotel as well as throughout the community through our advertising, press coverage and strong online presence.

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2014-2015 SPECIAL EVENTS

A CHRISTMAS CAROL DECEMBER 18-21 • WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

A DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY TRADITION F0R OVER 20 YEARS • ATTENDED BY OVER 3,000 IN 3 DAYS

11TH ANNUAL RETRO PROM MARCH 28, 2015 • WILLIAM R TALLEY RECREATION CENTER

A DECADE IN, THIS PARTY KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR.

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AUGUST 18-26 • FCC’S JBK THEATRE

A PARTNERSHIP WITH FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE ENSEMBLE SCHOOL

A CHRISTMAS CAROL has become a holiday tradition in downtown Frederick. This year’s production will be the 21st consecutive year of bringing cheer to the roughly 5,000 audience members who attend the show, generating over $60,000 in ticket sales. This show offers an incredible opportunity to introduce our holiday shoppers to your audience.

$3,000Logo on postcards 8,000 Logo in season brochure 8,000 Logo on posters 200Logo on webpage 15,000 Logo in weekly email 42,000 Listserv ad 24,000 Ad in playbill (full page) 5,000 102,200 Impressions plus Press release recognition Display table literature Complimentary tickets Twitter & Facebook mentions

RETRO PROM is Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s annual fundraiser. Hundreds attend dressed up for a night of dancing, food, drink and our silent auction. The event keeps growing every year with dozens of local businesses donating prizes and catering, making it a night to remember.

THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION is our annual show, partnering with FCC, that offers the larger community a chance to work with professional artists. The show always has a larger ensemble of actors, providing numerous opportunities for aspiring actors.

$1,000Logo on postcards 8,000 Logo on poster 200 Logo on webpage 3,000 Logo in weekly email 42,000 Ad in playbill (1/2 page) 2,000 55,200 Impressions plus Press release recognition Display table literature Twitter & Facebook mention

$2,000Logo on postcards 8,000Logo on posters 200Logo on webpage 3,000 Logo in weekly email 42,00053,200 ImpressionsPlusPress release recognition Reserved table for 8 Mentions on our Twitter & FacebookDisplay table at event

$500Logo on posters 200Logo on webpage 3,000 Logo in weekly email 42,00047,000 ImpressionsPlusPress release recognition Reserved table for 4 Display table at event

$100Press release recognitionMaterials on sponsor table

IN SCHOOL RESIDENCIES 12-WEEK AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

FUN CAMP A DOZEN 2 WEEK CAMPS EVERY SUMMER

THE ENSEMBLE SCHOOL TWO SEMESTERS OF CLASSES FOR ALL AGES

EDUCATION

THE ENSEMBLE SCHOOL is a training ground for professional and aspiring actors. Since 1995 the school has been offering classes to students who have gone on to work on stage, tv and film in NYC, Chicago and Hollywood.

FUN CAMP is the Fun Company’s wildly popular and successful summer camp that is an intense, yet fun-filled experience for young performers. Our highly-qualified staff of teaching artists creates an atmosphere of enthusiasm, encouragement and growth for the participants.

IN SCHOOL RESIDENCIES is a program in which our theatre educators work with kids in school for 12 weeks to mount a full-length musical. The program supported by the school’s PTA, has worked with Monocacy, Whittier, Valley and North Frederick Elementary Schools and Brunswick Middle School. Over 80 students participate in each production.

$2,500 = TES + FUN CAMP + IN SCHOOL RESIDENCIES SPONSOR

Sponsoring our educational programming helps support the future of a creative Frederick. Arts education is something that is easy to champion, as the benefits are well documented from improved academics and social skills to a creative-minded workforce. Let the community and your constituents

know you care about art education by becoming a sponsor of MET’s educational programming. When you become a MET Art’s Education Sponsor you will receive all the benefits of supporting The

Ensemble School, Fun Camp and our In School Productions.

$1,000Logo in brochures 16,000Logo in season brochure 8,000Logo on webpage 5,000 Logo in weekly email 56,000

85,000 ImpressionsPlus Press release recognition 1/2 Page ad in the community collaboration playbill

$1,000Logo in brochure 8,000Logo in season brochure 8,000Logo on posters 200Logo on webpage 5,000 Logo in weekly email 42,000Logo on camper’s t-shits 14063,340 Impressions PlusPress release recognition Curtain speech thanks at camps’ final performances. Twitter & Facebook Mention

$1,000Logo in season brochure 8,000Ad in playbill 1,000Logo on webpage 5,000 Logo in weekly email 8,000

22,000 Impressions plus Press release recognition 1/2 page ad in the school production’s playbill.Twitter & Facebook Mention

TES SPONSOR • CAMP SPONSOR • IN SCHOOL SPONSOR

MET ART’S EDUCATION SPONSOR

THE FUN COMPANY

THE LITTLE MERMAID BY ADAPTED BY DEVIN GAITHER

THE LITTLE PRINCE BY RICK CUMMINS AND JOHN SCOULLAR

JUNIE B. JONES IN JINGLE BELLS BATMAN SMELLS ADAPTED BY ALLISON GREGORY

STELLALUNA ADAPTED BY SASKE JANSE FROM THE BOOK BY JANELL CANNON

A WISH COME TRUE A WORLD PREMIERE BY CATILYN JOY

$4,000Logo on postcards 16,000Logo in season brochure 8,000Logo in Fun Co. playbills 4,000Logo on posters 1,000Logo on webpage 15,000 Logo in weekly email 312,000Lobby display logo 10,000Ad in Fun Co. playbills (1/2 page) 6,000429,000 ImpressionsPlus Press release recognition Curtain speech thanks Complimentary tickets Twitter/Facebook mentions

$1,000Logo on postcards 8,000Logo in season brochure 8,000Logo in Fun Co. playbills 650Logo on poster 200Logo on webpage 3,000 Logo in weekly email 42,000Lobby display logo 10,000

71,850 Impressions Plus Press release recognition Curtain speech thanks Complimentary tickets

$250It’s your day when you sponsor a Fun Company performance.You can set up a table in the lobby to distribute promotional materials, put an insert in the program, and we’ll thank you in the curtain speech. We’ll also include your logo in our weekly email to our 7,000 subscribers.Plus5 Complimentary Tickets

SEASON SPONSOR • SHOW SPONSOR • DAY SPONSOR

THE FUN COMPANY is entering its most exciting and ambitious year ever with an expanded season and brand new dedicated performance venue. The production values are going to be better than ever before possible now that MET’s family theatre is moving to our Stage2 space.

With the promise of quality family entertainment, The Fun Company is an ideal sponsor opportunity. Last year the popular “Junie B. Jones” broke box office records for us, selling out every single performance and it is returning this year with an expanded performance schedule.

THE FIRST SEASON IN THE NEW STAGE2 THEATRE SPACE!

OUR FAMILY THEATER’S BIGGEST SEASON EVER!

LAST YEAR ALONE THE MET PRODUCED OVER 200 EVENTS INCLUDING:96 Mainstage Performances • 24 Fun Company Performances • 24 Comedy Pigs Performances • 34 MET-X Performances • 13 Two Week Fun Camps • 6 Twelve

Week Ensemble School Classes • 24 Touring performances • 6 Performances of our FCC Community Collaboration • 6 Twelve Week In-School Productions Programs

& Numerous Special Events Including Retro Prom

MET BOARD OF DIRECTORSTAD JANES, JIM HOCHADEL

DAN KUEBBING, SUZANNE BEALTINA LEE, JACK TOPCHIK

JOANNE LEE, RONA MENSAHJUDY RICE, ABBY SIEVERS,

HILDA STAPLES, KATHY YOUNG

MARYLAND ENSEMBLE THEATRE31 W Patrick Street, Frederick MD 21701

301-694-4744 | contact@marylandensemble.org

MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE SAW A SHOW OR

PARTICIPATED IN A MET PROGRAM IN 2013!

MARYLAND ENSEMBLE THEATRE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made and entered into between Maryland Ensemble Theatre, hereinafter referred to as

“MET,” and _________________________________________________ hereinafter referred to as “Sponsor.”

This agreement is effective as of __________________ and shall remain effective until __________________.

MET agrees to provide the following benefits in accordance with and/or in addition to the level selected above:

________________________________________________________________________________________________

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In-Kind Sponsor agrees to provide the following goods or services:

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Sponsor Name (as you would like it to appear): _______________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________ State:_______ Zip: ____________

Contact: _______________________________ Email:_________________________ Phone:__________________

Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 West Patrick Street, Frederick MD 21701Contact: Dan Brick, Managing Director Email: dbrick@marylandensemble.org Phone: 301-694-4744x303

Sponsor and MET have reached agreement on the terms and conditions of the sponsorship and desire to enter into an agreement memorializing their understanding.

Sponsor Contact Signature:____________________________________________________ Date: ____________

MET Contact Signature: _______________________________________________________ Date: ____________

Return agreement to Maryland Ensemble Theatre (Attention: Dan Brick), 31 W. Patrick St. Frederick MD 21701 an invoice will be sent to you from MET following the receipt of your agreement unless returned with payment.

THE FUN COMPANYSeason Sponsor $4,000Show Sponsor $1,000

Day Sponsor $250

CUSTOM SPONSOR

Custom $ __________

In-Kind Sponsor

EDUCATION TES Sponsor $1,000Camp Sponsor $1,000

In-School Sponsor $1,000All Education $2,500

MAINSTAGE Season Sponsor $12,000 Show Sponsor $3,000

Corporate Sponsor $1,000

THE COMEDY PIGSSeason Sponsor $3,000Show Sponsor $250

SPECIAL EVENTSChristmas Carol $3,000Community Show $1,000Retro Prom $2.000Retro Prom $500Retro Prom $100