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Your generous gift will help OMRT continue to
seek out and serve more audiences and
exceptional singers. Simply put, Opera
Manhattan needs your help.
You can ensure there will always be...

A Company
for Artists by Artists.

A few little-known things about producing
opera...

$10 – A Prop in the Hand
…is worth two in the bush? From an old office telephone
to champagne flutes and fake flowers, our props are
smartly begged, borrowed or bought on the cheap.

$25 – In My Own Little Corner, in My Own Little
World
This is the average hourly rate for rehearsal spaces in New
York these days and our average production rehearses 40-
60 hours. Every hour counts.

$50 – Dress Me Up in Your Love!
Whether it’s bought off the racks at the local thrift store or
made from scratch by our brilliant designers, the wardrobe’
s the thing.

$100 – A little help? A little help please?
Production assistants are invaluable—from setting props
to assisting in rehearsals to firing starter pistols for live
sound effects. This helps cover a PA’s stipend.

$250 – Help an Actor Eat... or Get to Rehearsal... or
Pay Rent... or…
Actors who work in opera theater are definitely in this for
the love of their craft, not to rake in the big bucks, still we
could not do what we do without them. OMRT prides
itself in doing its best to help artists grow, but more can be
done. OMRT would like to do even more for these hard-
working artists by modestly compensating them for the
beautiful art they bestow upon your ears.

$500 – Play that Funky Music
Help us rent sound equipment, pay live
musicians, and/or create sound effects and voice-
overs. Every one of those little (and big!) things
you hear demand dollars.

$1,000 – Light Up Our Lives
Not every space has all of the lighting equipment
that we need; this helps our lighting designer get
what he needs without getting him arrested --
you know, AGAIN!

$1,500 – Get the Word Out
Shouting from the rooftops is free.
Unfortunately, it’s not too effective when trying
to spread the word about opera -- trust us, we’ve
tried. PR Reps are invaluable and chances are
without ours, you might not even be reading this!

$2,500 – A Whole New World
A great set not only serves the practical needs of
a play and its actors but it is a thing of
transporting beauty. This helps our designer not
worry about maxing out his credit card at the
hardware store!

$5,000 – Give a Show a Home (for a Week!)
Jonathan Larson wasn’t kidding when he penned
the lyrics to Rent – and that was nearly 20 years
ago and rents have only gotten higher. A 99-seat
theater that’s easily and safely accessible can
rent anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 per week.

$15,000 – Give a Show a Home (for a whole
run!)
If one generous donor can cover the costs of 3
weeks of rental, we can almost guarantee that a
show can happen. Rent is the highest budget line
item; once it’s covered, the rest follows.