Summer 2006
August 4th – 28th New
York City
Festival and Event Sponsorship Guide
Presented by
The Riant Theatre
419 Lafayette Street,
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
P 646-623-3488
F 212-228-6139
www.therianttheatre.com
therianttheatre@aol.com
About the Riant Theatre
Mission
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The
Riant Theatre’s mission is to provide a nurturing environment to develop new
plays and outstanding artists. To fulfill this
mission The Strawberry One-Act Festival was created by Artistic Director, Van
Dirk Fisher 11 years ago, as a venue to discover playwrights and give them a
development deal and produce full-length plays and take them to the next
level. Some plays presented in the
festival have gone on to tour the country or have been made into short
films. In addition, several plays are
chosen for publication in our annual anthology: The Best Plays From The Strawberry
One-Act Festival.
“It’s like The American Idol for
Playwrights,” says the New York
Daily News. And what better place than New York City, the
Mecca of American Theatre, where the playwright’s dream is to have a play on
Broadway? Well, the Riant wants to be
a catalyst to set things in motion.
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The Strawberry One-Act Festival is a play competition in
which the audience and the theatre's judges cast their votes to select the
best play of the season. Twice a year,
hundreds of plays from across the country are submitted for the competition,
of which 40 are chosen to compete.
Plays move from the 1st round to the semi-finals and then the finals.
The playwright of the winning play receives a grant and the opportunity to
have a full-length play developed by the Riant Theatre. At the Awards Ceremony and Performance five
(5) nominees are acknowledged in each category and awards are presented
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for Best Play, Best Director, Best
Actor and Best Actress.
The Strawberry Festival is a wonderful opportunity for the
audience and the industry alike to see some of the best talent in the
nation. Every performance features
four dynamic one-act plays. Audiences
always comment that this is one of the best theatrical events around. There's always a lot of buzz surrounding
each performance as artists converge and network on future projects. Several of the playwrights whose plays are
featured in the festival have written for the literary world as well as
television and film. "We are very
fortunate to be able to fulfill our mission, which is to discover talent and
showcase new plays," says Mr. Fisher.
"We are very proud of this
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accomplishment, but the work
doesn't stop there. Competition aside,
everyone's a winner in the festival, because several actors, directors and
playwrights are chosen to work on future projects at the Riant."
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In addition, this festival is dedicated to:
1.
promoting New
York City, its businesses, neighborhoods and people;
2.
revitalizing efforts of downtown Manhattan and other areas throughout the
city;
3.
strengthening arts and education within New York City;
4.
highlighting New
York City as the premiere location for the
development and production of new
plays; and
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5.
celebrating the diversity and multi-cultures that New York City has to
offer.
Another Highlight: The summer festival will include a new
feature - Streaming Videos, in which the festival will also be
available on the internet at www.therianttheatre.com/video
for viewing worldwide. In addition,
the viewing audience will be able to cast their votes online. We are very excited to offer this type of
exposure for our actors, playwrights and directors, who come from all over
the world to participate in the festival every year. Now they will be able to be seen by their
family and friends anywhere in the world.
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SPONSORSHIP
LEVELS
1. Presenting Sponsor: $100,000.00
Sponsorship Exclusivity
- Industry
Exclusivity (no competitors will have sponsorship access to the festival).
Special Acknowledgement
- Special
acknowledgment at Performances and Opening and Closing Night Ceremonies;
- The
following special acknowledgment in all press releases and on all
television, radio, print advertisements and Public Service
Announcements: The Riant
Theatre’s Strawberry One-Act Festival Winter 2006 presented by COMPANY
NAME; and
- Special
acknowledgment and exclusive full page article in program guide.
VIP Access
- Private
VIP section at all performances and events; and
- VIP
festival passes for fifty (50) individuals.
Advertising & Promotions
- Speaking
and product demo opportunities;
- The
most prominent signage at each event;
- Largest
logo display: at all festival venues; on festival website (with hyperlink
to company website); and on festival banner, event poster, flyers and
brochure;
- Two
(2) full page color advertisements (on inside cover and back cover) in the
program guide; and
- Luxury
gift bag insert.
Festival Products
- Official festival
souvenirs and twenty-five (25) luxury gift bags.
2. Title Sponsor: $50,000.00
Special Acknowledgement
- Special
acknowledgment at Performances;
- Special
acknowledgment and half page article in program guide
VIP Access
- VIP
festival passes for fifty (50) individuals.
Advertising & Promotions
- Prominent
signage at each event;
- Logo
display: at all festival venues; on festival website (with hyperlink to
company website); and on festival banner, event poster, flyers and
brochure;
- Two
(2) full page black & white advertisements in the program guide; and
- Luxury
gift bag insert.
Festival Products
- Official
festival souvenirs and twenty-five (25) luxury gift bags.
3. Festival Sponsor: $25,000.00
Acknowledgement
- Acknowledgment
and ¼ page article in program guide.
VIP Access
- VIP
festival passes for twenty (20) individuals.
Advertising & Promotions
- Signage
at each event;
- Logo
display: at all festival venues; on festival website (with hyperlink to
company website); and on festival banner, event poster, flyers and
brochure;
- One
(1) full page black & white advertisements in the program guide; and
- Luxury
gift bag insert.
Festival Products
- Official festival
souvenirs and ten (10) luxury gift bags.
4. Performance Sponsor: $12,000.00
Acknowledgement
- Logo
display and ¼ page article in program guide.
VIP Access
- VIP
festival passes for ten (10) individuals.
Advertising & Promotions
- Logo
display: at all festival venues; on festival website (with hyperlink to
company website); and on festival banner, event poster, flyers and
brochure; and
- One
(1) ½ page black & white advertisements in the program guide.
Festival Products
- Official festival
souvenirs and five (5) luxury gift bags.
5.
Event Sponsor: $6,000.00
VIP Access
- VIP
festival passes for four (4) individuals.
Advertising & Promotions
- Logo
display: at all festival venues; on festival website (with hyperlink to
company website); and on festival banner, event poster, flyers and
brochure; and
- One
(1) ¼ page black & white advertisements in the program guide.
Festival
Products
- Official
festival souvenirs and three (3) luxury gift bags.
6. Contributing Sponsor: $3,000.00
VIP Access
- VIP
festival passes for two (2) individuals.
Advertising & Promotions
- Logo
display: at all festival venues; on festival website (with hyperlink to
company website); and on festival banner, event poster, flyers and
brochure; and
- One
(1) 1/8 page black & white advertisements in the program guide.
Festival Products
- Official festival
souvenirs and two (2) luxury gift bags.
7. Sponsor:
$1,500.00
VIP Access
- VIP
festival passes for two (2) individuals.
Advertising & Promotions
- Logo
display: at all festival venues; on festival website (with hyperlink to
company website); and on festival banner, event poster, flyers and
brochure; and
- One
(1) 1/8 page black & white advertisements in the program guide.
Festival Products
- Official festival
souvenirs and one (1) luxury gift bag.
8. Individual Contributor: $500.00
VIP Access
- VIP
festival passes for one (1) individual.
Advertising & Promotions
- Mention
in festival guide as a “friend” of the festival.
Festival Products
- Official
festival souvenirs and one (1) luxury gift bag.