Naming Opportunities

Naming Opportunities at the Fisher Center

Main Theater

Lobby Atrium $2,000,000

Stage Level

Orchestra pit $400,000
Side lobbies (2) $250,000
Green room  $250,000
Box office $200,000
Concession area (lobby floor) $100,000
Lighting and sound control center $75,000
Dressing rooms for two performers (3) $75,000
Dressing rooms for 6 performers (2) $50,000
Warm-up room $50,000
Sound control room $10,000
Rows of seats $5,000–10,000 each
Individual seats $1,000-2,000 each

First Balcony Level

First balcony lobby $500,000
First balcony seating $150,000
Side lobbies (2) $50,000 each
Boxes (8) $25,000 each

Second Balcony Level

Second balcony lobby $250,000
Second balcony seating $100,000
Side lobbies (2) $35,000
Boxes (8) $15,000
Follow spot room $10,000

Educational Wing

Educational Wing $10,000,000
Rehearsal Rooms
• Large Dance
• Large Drama		 $250,000 each
Rehearsal Rooms
• Small Dance
• Small Drama		 $100,000
Department chair offices (2) $50,000 each
Green room (for Theater Two) $50,000
Other offices (9) $25,000 each

Theater Two

Theater $3,000,000
Stage $500,000
Lobby $100,000
Side Lobbies (2) $100,000 each
Foyer $75,000

Upper Mezzanine

Concession area $50,000
Control Room $5,000

Make a Contribution


1. To make a gift online or schedule monthly gifts to be transferred automatically to the Fisher Center from your checking account or credit card, click here.

2. Make a contribution by mail by downloading a PDF of our Contribution Form and mailing it to:

   Office of Development
   Bard College
   PO Box 5000
   New York 12504-5000

Contribution Levels


In exchange for your generous support of the Fisher Center Council or the Bard Music Festival Council, you will receive the following benefits, according to your level of giving:

Friend ($100-349)*

  • Advance notice of programming
  • Free tour of the Fisher Center
  • Listing in the program

* $5 of donation is not tax deductible

Supporter ($350-749)*
All of the above, plus:

  • Invitation for you and a guest to a season preview event
  • Invitations to opening night receptions with the artists
  • Invitation for you and a guest to a select dress rehearsal

* $5 of donation is not tax deductible

Sponsor ($750-1,499)*
All of the above, plus:

  • Copy of the Bard Music Festival book
  • Invitation for you and a guest to a Backstage Technical Demonstration

* $40 of donation is not tax deductible

Patron ($1,500-4,999)*
All of the above, plus:

  • Opportunity to buy tickets before sales open to the general public
  • Exclusive telephone line for Patron Priority handling of ticket orders
  • Invitation for you and a guest to a pre-performance dinner at a Hudson River Valley home
  • Access to the Patron's Lounge in Olin during the Bard Music Festival

*$150 of donation is not tax deductible

Benefactor ($5,000+)*
All of the above, plus:

  • Seat naming opportunity
  • Invitations to special events scheduled throughout the year
  • Opportunity to underwrite events

* $230 of donation is not tax deductible