DONATION CAMPAIGNS
Community Access Initiative
The Community Access Initiative allows ASP’s productions and programming to stay accessible to all Boston area residents. The initiative ensures ASP can achieve its vision of:
1) A more unified Greater Boston that can embrace differences
2) An inclusive community where theatre artists of all ages and identities are empowered to express themselves
3) A theatre landscape that offers audiences exposure to a wide range of powerful writing in intimate, accessible settings
4) A more sustainable, diverse, and inclusive space for our community, with clear pathways for theatre artists to advance their careers.
INITIATIVE ACTIVITIES:
Professional Productions:
1) 20 seats for $20 at every performance
2) Entirely Pay-What-You-Can or complimentary houses for select performances (ex: Piano Lesson Black-Out performance)
3) $20 - $25 student tickets to student matinees, and transportation assistance where necessary
4) Fair compensation and reasonable expectations for all who work at ASP
Education Programs:
1) Limited Full and partial scholarships available for all youth and adult programs
2) Stipended positions available for Summer Youth Intensive
3) Access to in-school programs for select long term school partners
4) Access to one-session workshops for all schools attending A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2025/26 Holiday Challenge
This year, the Holiday Challenge will support everything we do here at ASP to open the doors wide to our professional productions. Because we believe, like you, that Shakespeare and other literary classics belong to everyone, everywhere.
Every donation will subsidize free or highly discounted tickets to our professional productions this season.
$65 covers the cost of 1 ticket for a community member in need
$130 covers the cost of 2 tickets for community members in need
$275 subsidizes 5 $10 Tickets through Mass Cultural Council’s EBT Card-To-Culture Program
$550 subsidizes 10 $10 tickets for a BlackOut performance of “Gem of the Ocean”
$1,300 provides 20 tickets for $20 at one performance
Your gift today ensures that all members of our community can access the life-affirming and transformative power of live theater. Thank you for your generosity and support of equitable arts practices in Boston and beyond.