Become a Member

Our mission is to offer you a richer theatre experience by inviting you to become a member of Penn State Centre Stage. Our year-round season runs from summer to spring of each year. With your membership you can experience the best of Broadway and beyond, gain free access to intimate student performances, and take a look behind the scenes.
As a member of Penn State Centre Stage, you become a stakeholder. Your membership card will provide free admission (reservations suggested) to select ticketed Off-Centre performances (intimate student productions that are often sold out); invitations to attend production insight forums; and other unique events that will enhance your experience with Penn State Centre Stage. And we will certainly continue our tradition of pre- and post-show receptions on select opening nights. As they say, membership has its privileges!
Penn State is home to one of the finest theatre training programs in the country, and with your membership, you will be invited to join us and see inspired talent on stage before these actors stake their claim in the world. Your membership will help us make all this possible while keeping ticket costs affordable, augmenting technical marvels, and supporting visiting artists and educators who come to share their craft.

Please join us—become a Penn State Centre Stage member today.
We believe that just as a performance does not exist without its audience, a theatre cannot exist without its community. Thank you for being part of the Penn State theatre community; we look forward to having you with us.  As always, enjoy the show!

About Penn State Centre Stage
◆     As the professional arm of the Penn State School of Theatre, Penn State Centre Stage serves as the mentoring program for young theatre professionals embarking in the theatre business.
◆    Each production is produced from conception to completion at Penn State, utilizing skills mastered and taught by theatre faculty and other industry professionals. As a result, Penn State’s School of Theatre is one of the very best programs in the United States.
◆     The costs associated with producing professional theatre far exceed the price of admission. Major funding is provided by corporate donations and the generosity of individual members.
◆     Your contributions make it possible to hire the actors, designers, choregraphers, directors, and technicians who augment the resident company and make Penn State Centre Stage a truly “Professional Theatre.”

Here are a few examples of professionals working alongside our students.
Wait Until Dark with AEA actors Bob Clendenin, Alano Miller, Vanessa Reseland and M.F.A. actor Joseph Barone.  


Photo credit: Tina Hay

All My Sons with AEA Richard Bekins and Jane Ridley with B.F.A. actor Kate Turner.

 
Photo credit: William Wellman

Five Guys Named Moe with AEA Steve Broadnax, Jared Joseph, Melvin Tunstall II, Alan Wiggins and Paul-Jordan Jansen. Steve Broadnax (M.F.A.), Alan Wiggins (B.F.A.), and Paul-Jordan Jansen (B.F.A.) all received their degrees from the Penn State School of Theatre.

Photo credit: William Wellman

◆     You can make a tax-deductible donation to Penn State Centre Stage by including a gift with your ticket order, or by phoning 1-888-800-9163, or by visiting www.MakeADifference.psu.edu and specifying “Centre Stage” when you make a credit card gift by phone or online. You can also mail a check to: Centre Stage/Penn State Annual Giving, 17 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1506.

Will Your Company Match?
Take advantage of the Matching Gifts Program that is available through several area employers. In most cases, your company will match your contribution. To find out if your company has a Matching Gifts Program, contact your benefits coordinator.

We salute companies that are currently matching gifts made by our members.

Membership  Levels
Friend $100 to $249
Playbill recognition
Membership Card – Free admission to Off Centre performances (must RSVP in advance)
Invitation to “Production Insights”  

Benefactor $250 to $499
Above benefits, plus:
Name recognition in lobbies

Supporter $500 to $999
Above benefits, plus:
Invitations to member “Interaction Events” – a more intimate, behind-the-scenes event (must RSVP in advance)
4 regular show tickets

Performer $1,000 to $2,499
Above benefits, plus:
2 summer opening night tickets
(total 4 regular/2 opening night)

Director $2,500 to $4,999
Above benefits, plus:
2 additional regular show tickets  
2 additional summer opening night tickets
(total 6 regular/4 opening night)

Producer $5,000+
Above benefits, plus:
2 additional summer opening night tickets
(total 6 regular/6 opening night)

In-kind contributions receive the
same member benefits!

Interaction Events
For members who give $500 and up. Above events, plus the following:

Good People. . . Lunch with cast and director
Tuesday, June 4, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Allen Street Grill.
RSVP to 814-865-7586 or theatre@psu.edu by July 6.

Doubt and Baseball ~ Sunday, July 21, 6 p.m. Spikes Suite with the cast!
RSVP to 814-865-7586 or theatre@psu.edu by July 15.
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Become a Member of the Penn State Centre Stage Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of PSCS serves as the liaison between the administration of the theatre and the community.  As such, the Board represents the needs and wants of the community to the theatre administration and advocates for the theatre to the community. 

Our Board
Endowments and Gifts

Gift planning offers you the chance to give to Penn State now or after your lifetime, helping you align your charitable giving with your overall financial and estate plans. Many giving options even offer you financial benefits, allowing you to make the greatest impact on our students while maintaining the future security of you and your loved ones. Thank you for considering a gift to Penn State!