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Your generous gift will provide much-needed support for:
- The Biscotto-Miller fund, providing emergency short-term assistance for individuals in the Chicago theater community dealing with HIV/AIDS or other debilitating health issues. *
- The Malcolm Ewen Emergency Fund, providing short-term assistance for theater community members facing non-health related financial challenges. *
- The important on-going work of Season of Concern that provides grants to local organizations providing direct services to individuals dealing with HIV/AIDS and supports informational services and special programs to ensure the well-being of Chicago theater artists, administrators, and technicians.
*If you would like your PayPal or credit card contribution to be designated for the Biscotto-Miller Fund or the Malcolm Ewen Emergency Fund, please indicate that in the “Special Instructions” section with your donation.
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Raise Funds for Season of Concern Chicago
Season of Concern’s funds are raised in all sorts of ways, by many different theaters, casts, crews, staff, audience members and individuals alike. Here are some of the most popular:
Audience Solicitations
Many theaters choose specific performances during the production run and solicit donations from their audience for Season of Concern. An actor gives a post-show speech to the audience (sample speeches are provided by SoC), and then, two or more actors stand in the lobby of the theater with Season of Concern collection cans (also provided by SoC) to gather donations from audience members.
A large number of theaters choose to collect audience donations for Season of Concern during our annual holiday fund drive, beginning in late October and continuing until the end of the year, but we will accept your audience solicitations year round!
At the end of the collection period, the theater can either deposit the donation total into their account and write a check to Season of Concern. Or, theaters can arrange for someone from Season of Concern to pick up the donations, whichever they prefer.
Opening Night Gifts
In lieu of gifts of flowers, cards or champagne, many cast and crew members choose to make a donation to Season of Concern in honor of their production’s Opening Night. Sometimes, the majority of the cast and crew will make an opening night gift to Season of Concern. Their combined donations often total in the thousands of dollars.
Opening Night Parties
Some theaters host a special opening night party and ask those attending to make a small donation to Season of Concern. Over the past several years, Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire has generously donated tens of thousands of dollars for Season of Concern in this way.
Special Events
Benefit performances (where a theater company donates a portion of or the entire amount of the ticket price for a particular performance to Season of Concern), cabaret shows featuring cast members of currently running musicals, one-night only stage readings, or concerts are also wonderful ways to raise funds for Season of Concern Chicago.
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