Sponsorship

With a thrilling array of programs for all ages and interests, The Z is a pillar of downtown New Bedford and a cultural destination for the entire Southcoast. We are proud to partner with regional business leaders who recognize the importance of a vibrant performing arts center and believe in connecting our community with the arts.

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Artist Gift Contributer

  • We are looking for items that we can include in gift baskets for our touring artists! We want to showcase the diverse, creative, and unique qualities of the New Bedford area. Do you have a locally made beverage, snack, sweet treat, or other product that you want to share with artists like Bernadette Peters, Amos Lee, or Wanda Sykes?

    Contact Molly to start a conversation!

Community Partner

$250–$1,000
Cash or In-Kind
Available for small businesses with less than 10 employees
  • Access to pre-sale for all events
  • Advertisement listed in brochure, Playbill, and annual report
  • Logo listed on website
  • Logo displayed on new digital posters in lobby
  • 2 complimentary tickets to use throughout the year
  • Invitations to special donor and sponsor events
  • Access to donor lounge

Spotlight Film sponsor

$1,250–$3,000
Cash or In-Kind
Limited Available
  • Community Partner Benefits plus:
  • Choice of a single film to sponsor
  • Logo on all materials related to your chosen film
  • Shoutout from the stage before your chosen film
  • 4 complimentary tickets to your chosen film
  • 4 complimentary tickets to use throughout the year
  • Corporate ticket concierge service
  • 1/4 or 1/2 page ad in Playbill
  • On-screen thank you before your film
  • Logo in brochure
  • Invitations to special donor and sponsor events

film Series sponsor

$3,500–$5,000
Cash or In-Kind
Limited Available
  • Community Partner Benefits plus:
  • Choice of a film series to sponsor
  • Logo on all materials related to the film series
  • Shoutout from the stage before each film in the series
  • 4 complimentary tickets to film in the series
  • 4 complimentary tickets to use throughout the year
  • Corporate ticket concierge service
  • 1/2 page ad in Playbill
  • On-screen thank you before each film
  • Logo in brochure
  • Invitations to special donor and sponsor events

Spotlight live event sponsor

$5,000–$15,000
Cash or In-Kind
  • Community Partner Benefits plus:
  • Choice of A, B, or C teir event to sponsor (Depending on donation amount)
  • Logo on all materials related to your chosen event
  • Shoutout from the stage before your chosen event
  • 4-8 complimentary tickets to your chosen event
  • 8-16 complimentary tickets to use throughout the year
  • Corporate ticket concierge service
  • 1/4, 1/2, or full page ad in Playbill
  • Invitations to special donor and sponsor events
  • 10% off one space rental per year

live event series sponsor

$15,000–$25,000
Cash or In-Kind
Limited Number Available
  • Community Partner Benefits plus:
  • Choice of thematically linked events to sponsor(e.g., World Music Series, Family Friendly Shows)
  • Logo on all materials related to the events in the series selected
  • 2-4 complimentary tickets to each event in the series selected
  • 10-16 complimentary tickets to use throughout the year
  • Corporate ticket concierge service
  • 1/4, 1/2, or full page ad in Playbill
  • Invitations to special donor and sponsor events
  • 10% off one space rental per year
  • Recognition at annual gala
  • Two complimentary tickets to annual gala

Marquee Sponsor

$30,000
Annually
Two year agreement. Two available.
  • Community Partner Benefits plus:
  • Second tier logo placement on all promotional materials for entire season (posters, brochure, emails, playbill, etc)
  • Second tier logo placement on building banner and marquee
  • On-stage shoutout before each show
  • On-screen shoutout before any films
  • 20 complimentary tickets to events of your choice (not including fundraising events)
  • 15% off one space rental per year
  • Corporate ticket concierge service
  • Recognition at annual gala
  • Table at annual gala

Season Sponsor

$50,000
Annually
Three year agreement. Sold out!
  • Community Partner Benefits plus:
  • "Presented by [Sponsor Name]" recognition for full season in all materials and press releases
  • Preimere logo placement on building banner and marquee
  • Use of Speakeasy or second floor lounge for private pre-show reception for up to 30 guests (pending availability)
  • On-screen shoutout before each show
  • On-stage shoutout before any films
  • 30 complimentary tickets to events of your choice (not including fundraising events)
  • 25% off one space rental per year (pending availability)
  • Spotlight article in one donor newsletter per year
  • Corporate ticket concierge service
  • Recognition at annual gala
  • Table at annual gala

Schooltime series Sponsor

$10,000–$20,000
  • Community Partner Benefits plus:
  • Your logo listed in all Zeiterion materials related toSchoolTime Programming (web, emails, brochure)
  • Recognition in Annual Report, Season brochure, and playbills
  • 4-10 complimentary tickets to use throughout the season at Zeiterion events
  • Special invitation to watch a SchoolTime performance and see your impact in action
  • Invitation to donor and sponsor events
  • 1/4, 1/2, or full page ad in playbill
  • 10% off one space rental per year
  • Recognition at annual gala
  • Two complimentary tickets to annual gala

Each year The Z welcomes more than 100,000 people through its doors, from neighborhood residents to patrons from greater metropolitan areas like Providence, Boston, Hartford, and beyond. Your business will be placed in front of our engaged audience over the course of the season though brochures, print advertising, email communications and website.

We provide a highly valuable Corporate Sponsor program to businesses that wish to invest in our community and showcase their services to our highly engaged audience. Corporate Sponsors are recognized in multiple ways and enjoy considerable perks. Sponsorship opportunities range from $3,000 – $25,000 and can be customized to suit the interests of individual businesses.

Molly

McCarthy

she/her
Director of Development
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be Center Stage

When you’re a Zeiterion sponsor, your business gains exposure to an active and engaged audience.

Posters

Distributed in 100 locations throughout the southcoast

SEASON BROCHURE

35,000 mailed; 10,000 distributed throughout the Southcoast

Digital Playbill

Distributed to 40,000 patrons

ON STAGE RECOGNITION at the show of your choice

by the Zeiterion CEO/President

ZEITERION WEB PAGE

11,000 monthly visits

ZEITERION EBLAST

Sent to 45,000 weekly

Social Media Shout outs

28,000 followers

You're in good company

Acushnet-Company

Allan Smith & Company, CPAs PC

BayCoast Bank

Boutique Fitness

Bristol County Savings Bank

Buzzards Bay Brewery

Chase Canopy

Coastal Financial

Coastal Provisions

Cornell Dubilier

Dorothy Cox's

Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the American Theater Organ Society

Fairfield Inn & Suites Marriott

Green Shuttle

Grimshaw-Gudewicz Foundation

Hawthorn-Medical

Lafrance Hospitality

Lightworks Productions

MLK Day Community Program

Micro Technology Solutions, Inc.

Music Performance Trust Fund

New Bedford Creative

Plymouth Event Rentals

Portugalia Marketplace

Portugalia Marketplace

Reliable Bus Co

Servedwell-Hospitality

Southcoast Health

Sparrow's Eye

Sylvia Group

T.R.U.E. Divesity

Taunton Federal Credit Union

WNB One Radio

Westport River Winery

Play your part

If you’d like to invest in our community while putting your business in the spotlight, advertise with a Zeiterion Corporate Sponsorship!

Please contact our 
Director of Development
,
Molly
 
McCarthy
.
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