Partners
Community Partners
When you partner with Virginia Musical Theatre you partner with the entire Hampton Roads community.
The arts are essential to the health and vitality of neighborhoods, cities, states and our nation. They enhance community development, create jobs, spur urban renewal, attract new businesses, draw tourism dollars, and create an environment that attracts skilled and educated workers.
Nationally, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $135.2 billion in economic activity every year—$61.1 billion in spending by organizations and an additional $74.1 billion in event-related spending by their audiences. Restaurants and other retailers reap the benefits as well!
-Partnering with Virginia Musical Theatre can help you get your message across to a wonderfully diverse demographic from all across the region, including Northeast North Carolina –
Put Your Company in the Spotlight
Partnering with Virginia Musical Theatre can help you build market share, enhance your brand and reach new customers.
Celebrating the arts is a great way to build a powerful presence and engage with customers quickly and effectively as well as allow you to reach and entertain prospective clients. Businesses agree that the arts increase their name recognition by 79% and are a great vehicle for offering networking opportunities to develop new business.
Did you know that ticket sales cover only approximately 60% of the costs related to putting on one of our award-winning productions? Everything from transportation, accommodations, scripts, royalties; even copy paper!
There are so many ways to partner with us, regardless of the size of your business. We’re excited about putting you in a “Starring Role” with us!
For more information contact Mark Hudgins at markh.vmt@gmail.com or by calling 757-340-5446.
Our Donors
ANGEL
($100,000+)
Business and Foundation
Virginia Beach Arts & Humanities Commission
PACESETTER ($50,000-$99,999)
Business and Foundation
Virginia Beach Emergency
Cares Act Grant
PARTNER
($10,000-$49,999)
Individuals
John Owens
Sharon Smith
Business and Foundation
ABNB Federal Credit Union
The Business Consortium for Arts Support
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
Foundation (anonymous)
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Norfolk Southern Foundation
Atlantic Dominion Distributors/Hoffman Beverage
The Perry Family Foundation
Bank of America
Birdsong Corporation
Dixon Hughes Goodman
Kaufman & Canoles
Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.
Wells Fargo Foundation
Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management, LLC
Willcox & Savage, P.C.
Davenport & Company, LLC
The Dragas Companies
Palladium Registered Investment Advisors
Southern Bank
The B. M. Stanton Foundation
Raymond James
Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C.
Williams Mullen
Turner Strategic Technologies, Inc.
VBrelief
Virginia Beach Events Unlimited
CHAMPION
($5,000-$9,999)
Individual
Anonymous
Mark Batzel
Juanita (Tom) Felton
Gail Higgs
Business & Foundation
Armada Hoffler
Gold Key/PHR
The Hampton Roads Community Foundation
The Hansen Family Foundation
Virginia Beach Economic Development
PATRON
($500-$999)
Individual
Anonymous
Jefferson Cooper
Nathan Croslin
Geoffrey Klein & Jeffrey Seyller
The Honorable Robert McDonald
Traci & Timothy Santo
Business and Foundations
Beachhouse 757
B. H. Lewis Enterprises, Inc.
Liskey & Sons Printing, Inc.
McLeskey & Associates
Pace Collaborative, P.C.
Portsmouth Trailer Supply, Inc.
The Elsie N. (Sis) and Monroe Nash
Fund
ASSOCIATE
($50-$99)
Individual
Anonymous
Patricia & Michael Bates
Gil Binder & Sylvia Kaplan
Tracy Bodvake
Wendy Bookhout
Margaret Bowers (In memory of Donna Kirsch)
Mary Byrum
Michele Christian
Bettie M. Cooper
Christopher Ennen
Kathy Hutchison
David Juarez
Ann H. Long
CDR & Mrs. Peter S. Lothrop
Deborah Mathias
Madeline McAdoo
Carolyn Meyer
Romaine Moore
Anne White Myers
Mary Ann O’Prandy
Carol A. Powell
Joy Schirmer
Andrew Schwalm
Ron & Barri Soreil
Regina Rossi Valentine
ADVOCATE
($2,500-$4,999)
SPONSOR
($250-$499)
Individuals
A Friend of VMT
Margaret Anderson
Barbara Bierma
Ann Crawford
Emma “Em” Davis
Dan & Sue Edwards
Scott & Connie Gallacher
S. S. Gallup
Dorothy P. Grandstaff
Kevin & Mary Ellen Kennedy
Martha McClees & M.J. Osentowski
Gary & Fredericka McCollum
Dr. T. J. Morgan
Thad & Connie Nowack
Bill & Robin Poulter
Ron & Donna Ripley
James J. Sparks
Business and Foundations
Harvest VB LLC
RBRS LLC
BUILDER
($25-$49)