photo: Whalebone arches in Kivalina

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Donate now by CREDIT CARD (BUTTON ABOVE)

SEND CHECKS to:  BootStrap Theater Foundation, 4090 Amaranta Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Donations are tax deductible, according to the law.  Our 501c3 non-profit tax ID#30-0639969

When you contribute, you participate.  See our donor rewards below.   (Rewards revised for donations starting in July, 2015.)                 

Pencil Fund - $ fill-in-the-blank donation  Starting can be the hardest. Those first marks on the page for the script and music are just as important as the last. Take that first step with us!

     • Our thanks to you: your name on our website and in the program

Workshop Fund - $100 donation  Workshops are where we flex our creative muscles. We play, we brain­storm, we try things out that we’ll never do again and we keep the surprising gems we find. We have to rent the space, pay our artists, feed them, too!

     • Our thanks to you: one ticket to Arctic Requiem Preview Show, October 23 or 24, 2015

Rehearsal Fund - $250 donation    We’re committed now. In rehearsal, we get down to the nitty-gritty. There are lines to learn, lights to hang, sets to build, costumes to make, staging to set—it’s intense! Your support is what keeps us motivated.

  • Our thanks to you: two tickets to Arctic Requiem (excluding Galas and Special Events)

Opening Night Fund - $350 donation  Backstage, we’re all a flutter. You are out in the lobby, while we’re in the dressing room calming our pre-performance butterflies. Will you laugh at what we think is funny, cry when we’re sad, ponder the mean­ing of our work? We’re doing this for you now!

  • Our thanks to you: two tickets to Arctic Requiem performance and Special Event Post-Show Talk Back with CRPE lawyers, November 1, 2015 (or two tickets to any show, excluding Galas)

Performance, Performance, Performance Fund - $500 donation  It feels great to have the hard work behind us and share the work with audiences. We’re in the groove, but always looking for something new in each performance. Support us all the way to our closing bow!

  • Our thanks to you: two tickets to Arctic Requiem Donor Gala, October 30, 2015; or to any show, excluding Opening Gala      
  • A frame-able photo collage based on the Arctic Requiem Poster

Producer Circle - $1000 donation  The costumes, the set, the props, the lights, the paint, the piano! The producers are the stitching in the seams, the stage manager’s headset—all the unseen work that makes the magic on stage.   Join the Producer Circle for extra perks.

  • Our thanks to you: four tickets to Donor Gala Arctic Requiem, October 30, 2015 (or any show, excluding Opening Gala)
  • A frame-able photo collage based on the Arctic Requiem Poster
  • September invitation to a sneak-peak preview of the script and the production designs

Angels - $3,000 donation  Be bold, be blessed!  Make this your 2015 major contribution to San Francisco Bay Area Art.

  • Our thanks to you: four tickets to Opening Gala, October 25, 2015, or six tickets to any show
  • September invitation to a sneak-peak preview of the script and the production designs
  • A frame-able photo collage based on the Arctic Requiem Poster
  • Enjoy a paella dinner cooked by BootStrap Chef Luis, by special arrangement for you and your guests

*Opening Night tickets excluded

 We are proud to be a small, lean-and-mean nomad theater company.   Our main source of funding comes from individuals who support our work.  Because our administrative tasks are all covered by volunteers,  your donation dollars go directly toward paying our artists and renting our rehearsal and performance spaces.