Beekeepers Theater was founded in 2022 with the goal of presenting independent and inclusive, downtown-style theater in Sheffield, showcasing top-notch performers, groundbreaking new works, and reimagined classics. Beekeepers’ mission reflects the experience and perspective of its three founders, the majority of whom identify as LGBTQ+, disabled, and/or women.
Your donations, at any level, support us in our mission to create an environment of absolute and welcoming access for artists and audiences alike.
The theater we love to present relies on strength of story, actors, and carefully-chosen images to provide spectacle. We are proud to uplift the work of marginalized and underrepresented identities and communities; we are invested in building an arts community that presents and recognizes singular voice, values inclusivity, and showcases a diversity of perspectives in order to create theater that is truly for everyone.
From our very first event, we had in place two important programs to promote equity and access. We proudly support the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program, offering free admission to all WIC, EBT, and ConnectorCare cardholders. And all Beekeepers presentations have captions streamed live to audience members’ personal devices.
What are your donations funding?
Though we’ve applied for some grants through the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Beekeepers Theater is currently fully community-funded. We believe in this project, and we know you do, too. Use our wish list items below to know exactly how your donations can support this burgeoning arts community.
Thanks to our sponsors at Mission.Earth, your donations are tax deductible.
Wishes
A donation of $20 welcomes one person who can benefit from the Card to Culture program.
Provide access for an entire audience by covering the costs of captioning for a single performance.
For $180 you cover the cost of a liquor license and liquor insurance for a one-day event. We’ll even name a signature cocktail after you!
We need to start building a lighting kit for use when we’re in an unconventional location! $300 will buy us a lighting fixture to get us started! (We need about a dozen of these.)
Cover the costs for a venue, transportation, and meals for an afternoon of reading and rehearsing.
For $650 we can buy lighting control hardware and software from industry leader ETC.
$1000 just about covers our costs for a small reading, including compensating a skeleton crew for their time.
$1500 allows us to compensate a small cast for a reading or special event.
A donation of $20 welcomes one person who can benefit from the Card to Culture program.
Provide access for an entire audience by covering the costs of captioning for a single performance.
For $180 you cover the cost of a liquor license and liquor insurance for a one-day event. We’ll even name a signature cocktail after you!
We need to start building a lighting kit for use when we’re in an unconventional location! $300 will buy us a lighting fixture to get us started! (We need about a dozen of these.)
Cover the costs for a venue, transportation, and meals for an afternoon of reading and rehearsing.
For $650 we can buy lighting control hardware and software from industry leader ETC.
$1000 just about covers our costs for a small reading, including compensating a skeleton crew for their time.
$1500 allows us to compensate a small cast for a reading or special event.
