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Engage With Us
Your Gift Makes a Difference!
You can be a part of this work by making a donation today. Your support fuels programs that build confidence, creativity, and community for young people across New York City. Together, we can close the arts education gap and ensure that every student has the chance to experience the transformative power of theater.
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Opening Act is a 501(c)3 Organization
EIN: 13-4127500
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Corporate and Community Engagement
Corporate Improv Workshops:
Bring the creativity and collaboration of the theater world into the workplace or organization. Led by skilled facilitators, these engaging, customizable sessions strengthen communication, boost confidence in public speaking, and foster effective, results-driven teamwork — helping your team perform at its best.
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Other Engagement Opportunities:
Our Teaching Artists and trained alumni are expert facilitators, ready to work with your team to enhance a wide variety of opportunities. Partner with us to plan your career days, conferences, or other events that can use a little theatrical flair.
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If you're interested in discussing these opportunities, email matthew@openingact.org .
Supporting Young Artists
Now more than ever, it’s essential to uplift new voices and ensure equity, diversity, and inclusion in the arts. You can work with us to invest in the rising generation of artists through Opening Act!
We're always on the lookout for free or discounted theater tickets, access to rehearsal and performance spaces, and guest artists who can teach and mentor out students.
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You can be part of this work by making connections, sharing expertise, providing access, or offering opportunities to our vibrant student community. Together, we can open doors and create lasting change in the arts industry.
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If you're interested in discussing these opportunities, email matthew@openingact.org
Opening Act benefits from the generosity of the following:
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Adolph & Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation
Axe-Houghton Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Broadway Cares
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Find Your Light Foundation
Hyde & Watson
Joseph H. & Florence A. Roblee Foundation
Lotos Foundation
The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
New York Community Trust
Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation
Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
Shippy Foundation
Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Arthur Miller Foundation
Arturo Schomburg Satellite Academy
Brooklyn Org
Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School
Mix and Match Productions
NYC Kids Fest
The Tank
Vineyard Theater
Youth Inc.
CORPORATE SUPPORT
Amazon/Whole Foods
Byte Dance
DBS Bank, Ltd.
Exec Comm
Gannet Giving
Kerry Washington Productions
Kyndryl
Marsh & McLennan Companies
MUFG Union Bank
Tierra Innovation
The Trade Desk
PUBLIC SUPPORT
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
NYC Public Schools
NYS Senator José M. Serrano
NYS Senator Kevin S. Parker
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso
INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY SUPPORT
Akron Family Charitable Foundation
Ali & David Kamin
Anastasia Pronin & Alexander Hill
Angelo Family Charitable Foundation
Andrew Garrison
Anthony Bonsignore
Anthony Ramos Family Foundation
Beth M. Uffner Arts Fund
Brittany Adebumola
Caroline Hargreaves
Christopher & Kim Wilkens
Dana P. & William H. Herrman II Family Fund
Elizabeth Lewis
Grant & Lara Gund Foundation
Iliana Guibert
Ira Schreck & Barbara Ginsberg
Jamie Trowbridge
Jerry Spitz Charitable Fund
Jonathan Schorr
The L.E. Philips Foundation
Marrus Family Foundation
Mercy Family Foundation
Michael Fleming
Pam & Doug Hacker
Paul Cellupica
Rahul Tripathi
Sidney & Sara Johnson
Thomas Rothman
Tony Randall Theatrical Fund