Talk Is Free Theatre is a registered charitable organization.
TIFT nourishes the artistic community by producing a wide range of off-centre, inventive and rare programming.
Our artistic work, community involvement and business innovation make us an entrepreneurial "octopus," interested in leading all sorts of adventures, for the benefit of multiple stakeholders at once.
We especially strive to:
• Improve the working standards of artists and invite stunning artistic authority, not only for the projects we produce, but in broader community endeavours
• Involve patrons as protagonists in their artistic experiences through our immersive work
• Address the well-being of local youth by celebrating the unique individualities of each participant in how we involve them in our artistic endeavours
• Build a distinct local professional artistic community by providing increased opportunities to local professional artists and by inviting a greater number of artists to call Barrie their home
• Partner with companies across the world to deliver unique projects for a new audience
Our Annual Giving Campaign makes gifting to the theatre simple and rewarding. Offering a pledge from as low as $5 per month (that proverbial “cup of coffee”) there is a program to suit every budget. Simply arranging a credit card payment is easy and means you never have to remember to send a cheque!
See how your support can help.
Your support of:
•$60 will enable 4 area high school students to attend performances at subsidized rates of $15 per ticket.
• $150 will enable 10 area high school students to attend performances at subsidized rates of $15 per ticket and donate 2 tickets to another charitable organization for an auction.
• $300 (or $25 per month) will enable 15 area high school students to attend performances at subsidized rates, donate 2 tickets to another charitable organization for an auction.
• $600 (or $50 per month) will enable us to hire an artist for one week and continue offering our Youth Mentorship Program, Young Company, to 30 local youth at risk.
• $1,200 ( or $100 per month ) will enable us to hire an artist for two weeks and continue offering our Youth Mentorship Program, Young Company, to 30 local youth at risk.
Donations of $2,000 and over will be allocated into a supporting fund that allows TIFT to become financially sustainable.
• Advance notice on TIFT’s season and special events
• A tax receipt for the full donation amount
All of the above, plus:
• Priority booking privileges to select performances, including 4 guaranteed free seats per year
• Acknowledgement in TIFT's programme
All of the above, plus:
• Recognition in the Theatre lobby
All of the above, plus:
• Priority booking privileges to select performances, including 8 guaranteed free seats per year
• Invitation to one special donor appreciation function
All of the above, plus:
• An opportunity to meet the cast and crew after the performance
• Priority booking privileges to select performances, including 12 guaranteed free seats per year
• Invitation to two special donor appreciation functions
All of the above, plus:
• Presenting title of one play of the season (all performances of the run)
All of the above, plus:
• Name and photo in our season programmes
• Presenting title of two plays of the season (all performances of the run)
All of the above, plus:
• A private performance for 100 people within the regular season. May be donated to another charity of your choice for their fundraising objectives.
For more information please contact:
Arkady Spivak, Artistic Producer
arkady@tift.ca
705-792-1949 ext. 122
We look forward to hearing from you!
