Join us for our 2023-24 Season!

“Being a member of the Director’s Circle makes me feel a part of the Northern Stage family. I think often about how lucky we are to have such an exceptional theater in our midst, and how empty our lives would be without it!!” – Brucie Hubbell
“In our small communities it’s not often we find arts organizations whose quality rivals that of the best theaters in the country. We have that in Northern Stage. Being Director’s Circle members lets us observe the organization up close, and provides the financial support to help them continue to produce extraordinary theater experiences.” – Jon & Wendy Spector
Membership Makes a Difference
The Northern Stage Director’s Circle is a membership program offering arts lovers the next level of access to and engagement with the theater; benefits include behind-the scenes-access, ticketing perks, and special event invitations. Members most commonly renew each spring, investing in the next upcoming season months before rehearsals get underway. Membership benefits include:
Early subscription renewal and ticket booking: Members have the opportunity to book their tickets months in advance of the general public, offering your pick of the very best possible dates & seats.
Script Clubs: Gain insight into every production as you observe rehearsal and engage in discussion with members of the creative team.
Waived ticket exchange fees: Plans changed? No problem! Swap your tickets for any other performance of a given production with no additional fees.
Cocktail hours: Bring a friend, enjoy a pre-show glass of wine, and get to know other director’s circle members!
Invitations and first access: Members receive advance notice of and/or exclusive invites to events and experiences throughout the year, including workshops, education classes, play readings – and of course the season preview party, revealing the lineup of productions for each coming season.
Additional Benefits:
Supporter
$750 – $1,499
• 2 guest vouchers per season*
Fellow
$1,500 – $2,999
• 2 main stage season subscriptions*
• 2 guest vouchers per season*
Partner
$3,000 – $4,999
• 2 main stage season subscriptions*
• 4 guest vouchers per season*
• Annual behind-the-scenes tour with Director of Production
Benefactor
$5,000 – $9,999
• 2 main stage season subscriptions*
• 6 guest vouchers per season*
• Annual behind-the-scenes tour with Director of Production
• Designer run/technical rehearsal invitations for selected productions
• Customized artistic experiences
Leadership
$10,000+
• 2 main stage season subscriptions*
• 8 guest vouchers per season*
• Annual behind-the-scenes tour with Director of Production
• Designer run/technical rehearsal invitations for selected productions
• Annual private dinner with the Artistic Director
• Customized artistic experiences
*denotes membership benefits carrying a cash value
ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS: A Northern Stage subscription consists of one ticket to each mainstage production per season (two subscriptions maximum per Director’s Circle membership of $1500 or more). Subscriptions carry a cash value of $220 each, which must be excluded from tax reporting.
ABOUT GUEST VOUCHERS: A guest voucher is a certificate good for one complimentary ticket. Each individual voucher carries a cash value of $20. Guest vouchers may be redeemed for tickets to any professional or education production in the 2023-24 Northern Stage Season, with the exception of our 2023 holiday season production of A Christmas Carol. We hope you will use these vouchers to introduce Northern Stage to your friends, acquaintances, and family!
To reserve tickets using your vouchers, call the box office at (802) 296-7000. Reservations must be under the guest’s name, and vouchers must be presented to the box office to collect tickets. All seats are subject to availability, so advance reservations are strongly recommended.
ABOUT TAX-DEDUCTIBILITY: Northern Stage is a 501(c) (3) registered non-profit. A portion of most Memberships is tax-deductible as a charitable gift according to current U.S. tax law. Your acknowledgment will state the allowed gift amount. You may also choose to waive your benefits to increase your likely tax deduction.
GIVING THROUGH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
Due to tax regulations, donors who give through Donor Advised Funds cannot receive any Director’s Circle benefits carrying a monetary value; however, donors may choose to pay for those benefits separately to receive greater deduction. We recommend checking with tax or financial advisor(s) to ensure proper tax documentation in all cases.
*PLEASE NOTE: By clicking the button below, you will be re-directed to the online Director’s Circle membership donation form. If you are interested in creating a monthly or quarterly payment plan for your membership, or setting up a recurring membership in the Director’s Circle, or for more information, please contact Ruth Ann Pattee at rpattee@northernstage.org or 802-296-7000 ext. 123.
Thank you to our 2023/24 Season Director's Circle Members:
$10,000+
The Barrette Family Fund
The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation
The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation
Couch Family Foundation
Dale F. & Christine Eickelman
Penny & Stuart Johnson
Ellen & Jim Lynch
Jack & Teresa Lyons
Amy & Henry Nachman
Linda & Rick Roesch
Wendy & Jonathan Spector
Bonnie & Clint Swift
Gail & John Wasson
$5,000 – $9,999
Jenn & Paul Argenti
Alfred & Karen Blum
Jim Feuille & Nancy Murray
Barbara & Ivor Freeman
Michael & Barbara Gerling
Janet Miller Haines
Brucie Hubbell
Gary & Sandra Johnson
Debbie & Roger Klene
Martha & Steve Richardson
Bayne & Jeanie Stevenson
$3,000 – $4,999
Brooke & Jim Adler
Heywood Alexander
Anonymous
Jennifer & Paul Argenti
Peter & Ruth Bleyler
Alfred & Karen Blum
Ann & Edward Craxton
Bea & Tony Edgar
Susan & William Edwards
Jim Feuille & Nancy Murray
Barbara & Ivor Freeman
Michael & Barbara Gerling
Janet Miller Haines
Romer & Deming Holleran
Brucie Hubbell
Gary and Sandra Johnson
Laurie & Sven Karlen
Bob & Jean Keene
Joan Kinne
Debbie & Roger Klene
Brenda Mainer & Bob Wetzel
Lu Martin
Martha McDaniel & Stephen K. Plume
Judy & Thomas Oxman
Abbie & Don Penfield
Jay & Susan Pierson
Martha & Steve Richardson
Kathryn Smith
Harry & Suzanne Tether
Hunt & Lynne Whitacre
$1,500 – $2,999
Robert Aliber
David & Mary Allen
Sandie Anderson & Reeve Williams
Gert & Jan Assmus
Jeannie Baer & Michael Miller
Christine & Donald Bartlett
Jack & Scilla Benson
James & Judith Bernat
Jim & Leeli Bonney
Susan Brown
Marion & Ken Burchard
Lisa Cashdan & Peter Stein
Deborah & Keith Chrisman
Fred & Sophia Crawford
Mary B. Doyle
Carol Dunne & Peter Hackett
Bea & Tony Edgar
Louis & Sherry Edmonds
Brian & Susan Edwards
Susan Edwards
Mickey & Margery Elsberg
Harriet & Rick Fingeroth
David & Nancy Grant
Paul Gross & Peggy Sadler
Joey & John Hawkins
Fiona Heaney
Dave & Kate Hewitt
David & Deborah Hoffer
James & Nancy Horton
Rita & Win Johnson
John & Holly Kania
Alison & Nirav Kapadia
Robert Keene
Paul & Joyce Killebrew
Jenn & John Langhus
Carola Lea
Daniel S. Longnecker
Linda Mackay
Fred & Sue Mackler
$1,500 – $2,999 Cont’d
Martha McDaniel & Stephen K. Plume
Linda & Roger McWilliams
Nini & Rob Meyer
David & Peggy Mitchell
Ken & Nan Munsey
Miles & Patrice Mushlin
Karen & Kevin O’Leary
David & Mary Otto
Margaret Parsons & James Wilson
Bill & Sylvia Paxton
Bob & Norah Peterson
Ed & Pam Piper
Patricia Polk
John Reese
Stan Rinehart & Carolyn Watson
Barbara & David Roby
Diane & Sabino Romano
Nancy Rosenthal
Sally & Jeremy Rutter
Andrew & Terry Samwick
John & Karen Sanders
John & Jill Schiffman
Jean & Mike Smith
Carol & Hal Sox
Cynthia & Jonathan Stableford
Elizabeth & Matt Stedina
Barbara & Dennis Stern
Posie Taylor
Linda & Steven Tofel
Tim Wagg
Bob Wetzel & Brenda Mainer
Carolyn & Stephen Whitman
$750 – $1,499
Susan Ackerman
Connie Anderson
Ellen & Michael Bettmann
Barbara Butler
Peter & Debbie Carter
Bala Chaudhary
Bill Chester
Jeffrey Cohen & Renee Vebell
Patricia Dickens & Robert Leaton
Gail & J. Allen Dougherty
Heidi Fishman & David Smith
Jim & Susan Ford
Don Foster
Milton & Carolyn Frye
Pamela & John Gerstmayr
Mary Victor Giersch
Stephen & Mary Gorman
Jeff Hafner & Elizabeth Roberts
Debbie J. Hall
Debby Hall & Mike Woods
Jan Hall
Laurie Harding & Peter Mason
Anne Hartmann
Kermit & Barbara Hummel
Fred Hunt & Mary MacVey
David Lemal
Bud & Terri Lynch
Julie & Peter Machen
Ralph & Sally Manuel
Craig & Ebba McArt
Ashley & Peter Milliken
Corb Moister Jr.
Dan Moriarty
Jim Nourse & Sarah Shipton
Gita Patel
Adam & Merritt Patridge
Anne Peyton
Dan & Rickey Poor
Amy Redpath
Anne Segal
David Singer & Toni Vendetti
John & Lynne Stahler
Pat Stewart
Marilyn & Skip Sturman
Jane VanBremen
Gene & Susan Venable
Katherine Wilkerson
Fadia Williamson
Joanne Wise
Mort Wise
Marcia Wright
Jim Young, Jr.