Support the Rep
Why does the Rep need your support?
Ticket prices in the non-profit performing arts never cover costs. It is the passionate belief and commitment ofgenerous donors that sustains the non-profit performing arts.
With government support for the arts decreasing every year, our hope rests with the private sector. If individuals don’t support the arts, the arts will cease to exist.
The Rep strives to be accessible to everyone by keeping ticket prices affordable. That’s why the Rep depends upon support from individuals, corporations and foundations to bridge the gap between ticket revenue and operating costs.
The benefits are many and profound. |
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Social benefits
- Study after study show that children who participate in the arts score higher on academic testing, are more likely to volunteer for leadership activities, and generally demonstrate higher levels of creative thinking and self-esteem.
- Theatre teaches collaboration, punctuality, delayed gratification, empathy, and cultural understanding.
- A night at the theatre is social, communal, entertaining, thought-provoking.
Economic benefits
- In downtown San Jose alone, the arts sector represents a multi-million dollar industry, providing jobs and revenue for hundreds of thousands of Valley residents.
- A thriving cultural district is a key indicator of a vibrant city, one that attracts businesses, employees, and tourists from all over the world.
- The number of cultural offerings in a region is a primary factor in determining a city’s o verall quality of life.
Human benefits
- The arts are the highest form of human expression; they have distinguished and characterized civilizations for thousands of years.
- More than any other art form, theatre has the power to open our minds and intellects to different ways of seeing and thinking. It is transformative and illuminating.
- Theatre can be heal the spirit. On the Rep’s Opening Night immediately following September 11, 2001, there was not an empty seat in the house. People understood that sharing the affirmative power of the living arts restores the confidence to move beyond tragedy.
- Everyone has been touched at some point in his or her life by an artistic experience.
Personal benefits
- Giving feels good.
- Your donation directly affects the quality of life of thousands of people.
- Giving provides a personal opportunity to make our community the best it can be.