How Can You Support Stoneham Theatre?

By Justin Saglio

In our latest You Ask, Patch Answers post, we answer this question: How can you support Stoneham Theatre?

The theatre, which has provided entertainment to the Stoneham region since 1917, relies on corporate and private donations to keeps its shows in production. 

There are a handful of ways to donate to the theatre including:

Personal Donation

• The theatre accepts credit card donations on their website. 

Corporate Partnership

• For more information on how to start a corporate partnership with the theatre, contact Director Kathleen McDonald at 781-587-7900.

Advertise

• If you are interested in placing an ad in the theatre's playbill, contact 781-587-7900.

The theatre has provided a list of their expenses for one season on its website:

• $25,000: Light, sound and set designer salaries for one season. 

• $10,000: Guest director's honorarium for one season. 

• $7,500: Costume designer's salary for the season. 

• $5,000: Pays royalties for young company summer shows. 

• $3,000: Pays for the set for one show (non-musical). 

• $1,000: Pays for the costumes for one small-cast show. 

• $200: Pays for batteries for cordless microphones for one musical. 

• $20: Pays for one bulb for one theatre light. 

• $5: Pays for one sheet of color filter for lighting.