Inspired to be a part of something new?
Join us and invest in the next generation of artists and new dramatic work for stage, screen, and audio. The Founders Club shares The Orchard Project’s commitment to artists and artistic development, playing an integral part in The Orchard Project’s life in Saratoga Springs, NYC, and the world by sponsoring an OP residency.
As we start to bring people together again in support of our mission and work, we are hearing from supporters of The Orchard Project that more intimate in-person events are a wonderful way to connect with the artists and expanding work of OP. As such, we are excited to announce the launch of our new NYC Orchard Project Founders Club, an extension of our successful Saratoga Founders Club. Events already scheduled for this fall include exclusive invitations to intimate events, cocktail events, and performances with OP alumni artists.
Interested in joining the Founders Club? Want to learn more about upcoming events?
As part of the Founders Club, you:
- Help underwrite one of the OP’s performance, episodic, or audio labs by helping to fund the expenses associated with an OP residency in Saratoga Springs.
- Join a distinguished roster of other Saratoga Springs- and New York City-based arts enthusiasts and patrons, who gather for intimate Founders Club events throughout the year, with OP artists like Kathy Najimy, Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls, Arian Moayed, Ben Folds, Alan Cumming, and Bebe Neuwirth.
OP’s Founders Club members have the exclusive opportunity to contribute to an OP Founders Residency at one of the following levels:
- Artistic Director’s Circle: $10,000
- Travers level: $5,000
- Whitney level: $2,500
- Hopeful level: $1,000
$1,000 (HOPEFUL)
- Invitations to our upstate Member Events, including work-in-progress cabarets (4 tickets/event)
- Invitations to our various Founders Club Events, featuring insider talks to some of the most exciting culture makers today (2 tickets/event)
- Early access to and best seating at our annual NYC Gala
- Acknowledgement on The Orchard Project’s website and in all program materials
- House seat requests through our special concierge service for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and other shows across New York City and the country (based on availability, limited to 1 request per year)
$2,500 (WHITNEY)
- All Hopeful benefits, plus:
- Invitations to our various Founders Club Events, featuring insider talks to some of the most exciting culture makers today (4 tickets/event)
- House seat requests through our special concierge service for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and other shows across New York City and the country (based on availability, limited to 3 requests per year)
$5,000 (TRAVERS)
- All Whitney benefits, plus:
- Invitations to our various Founders’ Club Events, featuring insider talks to some of the most exciting culture makers today (8 tickets/event)
- House seat requests through our special concierge service for Broadway, Off-Broadway and other shows across New York City and the country (based on availability, limited to 6 requests per year)
- Exclusive access to 2 or 3 annual VIP show events, including performances and post-show events with Orchard Project Artists at some of the season’s hottest shows
$10,000 (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE)
- All Travers benefits, plus:
- House seat requests through our special concierge service for Broadway, Off-Broadway and other shows across New York City and the country (based on availability, limited to 12 requests per year)
- An opportunity of your choosing to meet with an OP Artist and Artistic Director Ari Edelson (subject to scheduling)
Donors at the $25,000 – $50,000 level are recognized as Residency Partners of The Orchard Project. To learn more, please click HERE.
Join us:
To learn more about benefits, and the impact you can make, please contact Artistic Director Ari Edelson (ari@orchardproject.com).