Take Center Stage

Welcome to the world of Polaris Performing Arts Academy. Members comprised of local artists and community members who came together to create this valuable community-based outlet for cultural development and community involvement in the cultural development of the Greater Lake Elsinore and its surrounding Areas.

Funding from businesses and groups like yours is what makes our season possible. Only about 60% of our costs are covered by ticket sales, the other 40% comes from individual donations and sponsorship's. Polaris believes in the power of the arts to revitalize communities. Support from enthusiastic local leadership, positive attitudes from within and around the community, local entrepreneurship support and investments like yours are what we need to succeed.

Where Do Your Dollars Go?

Putting on a full season of shows for a theater company is very costly. The approximate cost for one show is $25,000. Most of that money comes from private sponsorship from companies, organizations, and people like yourself. Where does all that money go you might ask?

Percentage Breakdown of $100k budget:

Directors, Designers, Staff Fees 35%

Theater Rental &Rehearsal Space 17%

Royalties 15%

Marketing 10%

Sets 8%

Costumes 5%

Insurances 3%

Lights 2%

Sound 2%

Props 2%

Casting-Hiring 1%

(Figures based on an approximate budget of $100k for a season of 4 mainstage Plays and Musicals)

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Sponsor Benefits

Your ad in front of thousands of potential customers Advertising expense tax write -off for your business

In an independent study on sponsorship of the arts conducted by Performance Research, the world leader in consumer based sponsorship the following results were found:

56% of respondents said they would almost always or frequently buy a product or support a company sponsoring an arts or cultural event over one that does not.

48% of Americans with an interest in Art and Cultural events indicated that they hold a "Higher" trust in companies that sponsor these events compared to those who do not.