2024 American Repertory Theater at Harvard University Gala

MON, JUN 10 6PM
Bright-Landry Hockey Center

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Honoring
David E. & Stacey L. Goel

Gala Co-Chairs
Ami Kuan Danoff & William Danoff
Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory

Gala Committee
Mark Diker & Deborah Colson
Thomas O’Brien
Allison O’Neil
Patricia Romeo-Gilbert
Maggie Gold Seelig
Bina Thompson

The 2024 Gala will celebrate the Goels, whose transformative gift catalyzed the process to reimagine Harvard’s arts campus and a new home for the A.R.T. that would enhance Harvard’s and Greater Boston’s arts communities.

The David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Creativity & Performance will include two flexible performance venues, rehearsal studios, teaching spaces, a spacious public lobby, and an outdoor performance yard designed to host ticketed and free programming. The facility is designed by Haworth Tompkins with consultancy from Charcoalblue and ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge. A.R.T. expects to open the building in late 2026.

The June 10 Gala will begin with a cocktail hour at 6PM, followed by dinner, a live auction, and an artistic program. Performers, additional programming will be announced at a later date.

A.R.T.’s annual Gala supports the theater’s groundbreaking programming that expands the boundaries of theater, engaging hearts, minds, and bodies to imagine collective pathways forward.

Anti-Racism Commitment

A.R.T. is unequivocally opposed to hate and centers anti-racism as a core value. We expect everyone in the A.R.T. community to uphold these values and will not tolerate racism or intolerance at our events.

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David E. & Stacey L. Goel

Stacey Goel and David Goel ’93 in the Widener Library in Harvard Yard.

Guests

Elizabeth Stanley

Elizabeth Stanley is an award-winning actor, singer, and musician, best known perhaps for her work on Broadway, recently starring in the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill, earning nominations for the Tony Award, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle, as well as a Grammy Award for the original cast recording.

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Elizabeth has captivated New York theater audiences ever since her Broadway debut as April in the revival of Sondheim’s Company directed by John Doyle, and has since played an eclectic array of comedic and dramatic, classic and contemporary leading ladies including Claire De Loone in the Broadway revival of On the Town (Drama Desk nomination), Dyanne in Million Dollar Quartet, Allison in Cry-Baby, Gussie in James Lapine’s production of Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along (Encores), and last year The New York Times nodded to her performance as Vera in the City Center’s gala production of Pal Joey as “Best Theater of 2023.”

Other credits include as The Nurse in Hello, Again (Transport Group, Drama League Award), F**king A (Signature Theatre), and starred opposite Vanessa Williams and Santino Fontana in Sondheim’s Anyone Can Whistle in Concert at Carnegie Hall with MasterVoices. Elizabeth also starred as Francesca in the First National Tour of Jason Robert Brown’s The Bridges of Madison Country, and as Kira in the First National Tour of Xanadu.

Equally present on screen, Elizabeth was a recurring guest star on the FX series “Kindred” and Season 2 of HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl.” Other guest appearances include “The Equalizer,” “New Amsterdam,” “Younger,” “Blue Bloods,” “N0S482,” “FBI,” “The Get Down,” “The Affair,” “Black Box,” “Made in Jersey,” “Fringe,” and Company (PBS Great Performances).

Ms. Stanley is an associate artist at Barrington Stage, and has performed at such wonderful theaters as Philadelphia Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Sundance Theatre Festival, Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh CLO, Rep. of St. Louis, The O’Neill, Pioneer Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse, among others.

As a concert soloist, she appeared last season with the San Diego Symphony at The Rady Shell conducted by Rob Fisher, and in a new symphonic production of Ragtime with The Boston Pops conducted by Keith Lockhart. She has also performed with Colorado Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Ocean City Symphony, New York Pops Underground, and many solo engagements.

Elizabeth is a graduate of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

Table & Ticket Levels

Platinum Sponsor

$50,000 – Table of 12

Invitations for table host(s) and guests to V.I.P. pre-event cocktail reception
Prominent table placement at dinner
Opportunity to provide brief remarks during the speaking program
Sponsorship of V.I.P. Cocktail reception
Valet parking passes for 6 vehicles
Electric and/or hybrid vehicles will not require passes for valet
Recognition in printed invitations* and programs^†
Opportunity to sponsor a special event during 2024/25 programming^‡
Sponsorship name and/or logo prominently displayed on screens and signage at the Gala
Opportunity to sponsor an auction item
Weekly emails from Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus sharing behind-the-scenes updates from the theater
Two-page ad in the program^†
Invitations to receptions and special events through 2024/25 programming^‡
Acknowledgement as a supporter in digital and printed materials for one calendar year
Access to Concierge Ticketing Service for A.R.T. productions through 2024/25 programming^‡

The non-deductible portion of your contribution is $2,160.

Gold Table

$30,000 – Table of 10

Invitations for table host(s) and guests to V.I.P. pre-event cocktail reception
Prominent table placement at dinner
Valet parking passes for 5 vehicles
Electric and/or hybrid vehicles will not require passes for valet
Recognition in printed invitations* and programs^†
Opportunity to sponsor a special event during 2024/25 programming^‡
Sponsorship name and/or logo prominently displayed on screens and signage at the Gala
Weekly emails from Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus sharing behind-the-scenes updates from the theater
Full-page ad in the program^†
Invitations to receptions and special events through 2024/25 programming^‡
Acknowledgement as a supporter in digital and printed materials for one calendar year
Access to Concierge Ticketing Service for A.R.T. productions through 2024/25 programming^‡

The non-deductible portion of your contribution is $1,800.

Silver Table

$20,000 – Table of 8

Invitations for table host(s) to V.I.P. pre-event cocktail reception
Premium table placement at dinner
Valet parking passes for 4 vehicles
Electric and/or hybrid vehicles will not require passes for valet
Recognition in printed invitations* and programs^†
Sponsorship name and/or logo prominently displayed on screens and signage at the Gala
Weekly emails from Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus sharing behind-the-scenes updates from the theater
Half-page ad in the program^†
Invitations to receptions and special events through 2024/25 programming^‡
Acknowledgement as a supporter in digital and printed materials for one calendar year
Access to Concierge Ticketing Service for A.R.T. productions through 2024/25 programming^‡

The non-deductible portion of your contribution is $1,440.

Sterling Pair

$4,000 – 2 Tickets

Weekly emails from Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus sharing behind-the-scenes updates from the theater
Invitations to receptions and special events through 2024/25 programming^‡
Acknowledgement as a supporter in digital and printed materials for one calendar year
Access to Concierge Ticketing Service for A.R.T. productions through 2024/25 programming^‡

The non-deductible portion of your contribution is $360.

Bronze Ticket

$1,500 – 1 Ticket

Acknowledgement as a supporter in digital and printed materials for one calendar year
Access to Concierge Ticketing Service for A.R.T. productions through 2024/25 programming^‡

The non-deductible portion of your contribution is $180.

* If received by Wednesday, March 21, 2024 for inclusion in invitation.
^† If received by Friday, May 10, 2024 for inclusion in program.
^‡ 2024/25 programming will occur through July 1, 2025.

The A.R.T. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Tax ID #: 04-2665867.

Please note that Treasury guidance provides that grants for event sponsorship or tickets from exempt organizations, including Donor Advised Funds (DAF), may not provide any personal benefit to the donor, and the bifurcation of grants (splitting the deductible portion from the non-deductible portion of the grant) may not be permitted. If you do not attend the event, your sponsorship may be funded 100% through your DAF. The American Repertory Theater recommends that Gala sponsors and ticket buyers consult their donor-advised fund manager, tax advisor, and legal counsel for definitive tax guidance.

Program Ads

Program advertisements are available in the following sizes. After making a reservation, please submit your text or 300dpi image to ART_Events@harvard.edu. Program ads must be received by Friday, May 10, 2024.

Full Page

$1,500 – 7.5” x 4.75”

Reserve Full Page

$1,500 – 7.5” x 4.75”

Reserve Full Page

Half Page

$800 – 3.75” x 4.75”

Reserve Half Page

$800 – 3.75” x 4.75”

Reserve Half Page

Event Venue

Bright-Landry Hockey Center

65 N. Harvard Street
Allston, MA 02134

The center is named after Alexander Harvey Bright, Harvard class of 1919, Olympic skier, and Harvard benefactor, as well as Kevin Landry, Harvard class of 1966.

Bright-Landry Hockey Center

67 North Harvard Street, Allston, MA, USA