Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Colorado Shakespeare Festival Donor Benefits

Donors who support the Colorado Shakespeare Festival with an annual gift of $500 or more receive an invitation to the season announcement party, flexible ticket policies and more. Your support ensures that CSF remains one of the top five Shakespeare festivals in the country. If you wish to opt out of benefits so that your entire donation supports CSF, please note this in the comment box as you make your gift.

All levels include benefits of the previous level(s).

$500-$1,749 ($30 non-donation)

• Invitation to the season announcement party
• Ticket exchange flexibility*

$1,750-$2,999 ($135 non-donation)

• Two vouchers to a Colorado Shakespeare Festival performance*

$3,000+ ($235 non-donation)

• Two vouchers for a 2024-25 Artist Series performance
• Invitation to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival Celebration of Donors

*Tickets subject to availability

Gifts received after the season has concluded may qualify for benefits in the subsequent season.

Your giving helps support:

• Artists’ wages
• Lighting and sound equipment
• Safety equipment and training for technical crews
• Purchase of costume and crafts materials, wigs and stage weaponry
• Education and outreach
• Honoraria for crafts artisans
• Maintenance and upgrades for the Rippon and University theatre

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre in residence at the University of Colorado. The University provides space for CSF and covers a small part of other expenses, but the festival is, in the main, self-sustaining. Gifts are essential to our existence and we very much appreciate your financial support. Thank you for supporting the arts!

Give online now to:

• CSF General Fund – General support for CSF year-round
• CSF Education Fund – Supports CSF’s ongoing education and outreach efforts
• CSF Gardens Fund – Give to keeping the Shakespeare Gardens in bloom
• CSF Endowment – Supports CSF’s general operating budget
• CSF Education & Outreach Endowment

To speak to an advancement officer, call 303-492-3054.

Gifts may be also be sent to:

CU Foundation
P.O. Box 17126
Denver, CO 80217-0126

Please make checks payable to The University of Colorado Foundation