eugene o`neill theater center

eugene o’neill theater center
LOCAL BUSINESS NETWORK
A Message from Preston Whiteway, Executive Director
Businesses come in all shapes and sizes. It takes creativity and an extraordinary amount of drive
and dedication to make a company thrive. This is the backbone of our community and it is this
commitment that makes Southeastern Connecticut great.
The marriage between commerce and cultural pursuits has been a part of our regional heritage.
If we partner together, there is simply nothing that we cannot do. We can create lasting bridges
between entire communities, strengthen economic development, increase civic responsiveness,
improve quality of life, and offer invaluable educational experiences to our youth. By joining the
O’Neill’s Local Business Network today, you can promote your business’s values during a high
volume season all summer long and help the O’Neill continue in its bold tradition of nurturing,
developing, and discovering new work and new artists for American theater. Join us today!
Why Should Your Business Support the O’Neill?
Two-time Tony Award-winning theater • A 50-year legacy of innovative new theater and artistic excellence • Home to over 2,500
new artists and over 1,000 new works for the American stage • Influences the creative lives of over 500 local students, resulting in
the creation of over 1,000 student-written plays • Home of the National Theater Institute, a comprehensive undergraduate theater and
musical training program • An annual economic footprint of $1.8 Million • Voted “CT’s Best-Kept Secret” (for theater) by CT Magazine
BUSINESS MEMBER BENEFITS
Silver
$500
Gold
$1,000
Platinum
$2,500
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2 Complimentary Seats at the Summer Gala or 15% off a table for 10
Broadway Concierge Service*
Volunteer Opportunities for your employees
A Corporate Member Profile in the quarterly O’Neill Newsletter
10% discount on O’Neill Rental Space for your Corporate Event
Half Page ad in Playbill Inserts
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Complimentary Tickets to Any NPC, NMTC, or Puppetry Performance
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Logo Listing in Summer Playbill (5,000+ impressions each summer)
Listing in Summer Playbill
5% Ticket Discount
Advance Ticket Sales
Invitation to O’Neill Summer Events & Receptions (200 guests per event)
Value:
*Access to premium Broadway seats (based on availability)
305 Great Neck Rd • Waterford, CT 06385 • (860) 443-5378 • www.theoneill.org
eugene o’neill theater center
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Mission Statement:
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is dedicated to the development of new work and new artists for the theater. The
O’Neill creates and operates programs, which advances and complement this goal, for the enrichment of theater
artists, students, teachers, and audiences in the tradition of bold exploration embodied in the work of its namesake.
Summer Conferences
Few theaters have had a greater impact on American drama. Over the course of 50
years, the O’Neill has created innovative new models and pioneered play development.
Prior to the O’Neill, unheralded and undiscovered writers lacked the time and space
necessary to develop new work for the American stage. The National Playwrights Conference and the National Music Theater Conference were founded in response to that
unmet need, offering writers a safe haven to experiment during a crucial stage in a play’s
evolution. The development of new work before it advances to commercial production,
though considered standard practice today, is known as the “O’Neill Process,” variations
of which have been adopted by theaters around the country. The O’Neill also supports
the: National Puppetry Conference, Cabaret & Performance Conference, National
Critics Institute, and Commercial Theater Institute.
National Theater Institute
Founded in 1970, the National Theater Institute (NTI) is a national leader in undergraduate theatrical training. Students train with leading master teachers from the US and
abroad in an intensive conservatory-style curriculum. More than one hundred students
study within one of NTI’s six programs each year: National Theater Institute Semester,
Advanced Directing Semester, Advanced Playwriting Semester, Moscow Art Theater Semester, Theatermakers Summer Intensive, and National Music Theater Institute Semester
(NEW! Fall 2014). NTI alumni include John Krasinski, Jennifer Garner, Jeremy Piven,
and Josh Radnor.
Youth Initiatives
The O’Neill offers high-quality arts education to over 500 students each year, resulting
in the creation of over 1,000 student written plays through its in-classroom playwriting
workshops, its representation of 8 regional school districts in its Young Playwriting Festival
(promoting the childhood understanding of script development), and its superior musical
training through the Cabaret & Performance Conference’s Junior Fellows program. In
addition, the O’Neill offers guided tours of Monte Cristo Cottage to area schools. All
youth initiative programs are completely free of charge.
Monte Cristo Cottage
The Monte Cristo Cottage is the boyhood summer home of Eugene O’Neill, America’s
only Nobel-Prize winning playwright. In 1971, the Cottage was designated as a National Historic Landmark. Today, the O’Neill owns and operates the Cottage as a museum open to the public from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and is open by appointment
throughout the academic year. The Cottage is the setting for two of O’Neill’s most
famous works: Long Day’s Journey into Night and his only comedy, Ah, Wilderness!
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center • 305 Great Neck Rd Waterford, Ct 06385 • (860) 443-5378 • www.theoneill.org