Show Will Go On Campaign

The Show Will Go On! So much of our success is thanks to you!. Thanks to you, the 78th Season of the Springfield Little Theatre is off to a smashing start. Les Misérables enthralled over 5000 people, and Noises Off had audiences rolling in the aisles. This is because you were there: as a patron, underwriter, onstage, backstage, volunteering or just spreading the word.  Together, we have created an exceptional and nationally recognized community theatre. Each year the SLT provides over 120 performances and countless education programs, and has been anchoring the downtown economy for decades.  We need your help to keep our programming accessible and affordable, but that’s not all…

Building to the Future! The Landers Theatre has been a continuous presence in downtown Springfield since 1909, and SLT has owned the building since 1970. We continually face challenges to maintain and update our treasured home so that it can be here for generations to come.  This season we have to spend over $50,000 in maintenance costs!   We are also looking to reconfigure our balcony to make it more comfortable and accessible for you, our patrons.

With this in mind, we are premiering an annual fund drive which we are calling: The Show Will Go On.  This fund drive will be unique in that for every dollar raised, a portion will go into our operations that put the shows on the stage and kids in the classrooms and a portion will go into the fund established to maintain the Theatre itself. Below you have the option to specify how you wish your donation to be divided.

I literally grew up at the Landers Theatre.  If I wasn’t at school or at home I was most often on the stage here.  I learned to love the art of theatre here and relished the many opportunities I had to express myself through acting, singing, and dancing.  I am ever grateful SLT continues to provide budding young actors (and some of us old ones) those rare and wonderful opportunities to shine in our own light!  Long live SLT and the Landers!

Kim Crosby – Broadway Star, SLT alum and Springfield resident

If you contribute to this annual campaign, we will reach out to foundations and grantors who can potentially double your gift’s impact, and protect the Theatre’s future for years to come.  Show them the SLT family supports our programming, and takes care of our beautiful, unique home – the Landers.  With your gift to the Springfield Little Theatre at the Landers, The Show Will Go On! Every dollar counts and your name will appear on our Nice List – in next year’s playbill.  Choose the direction of your gift, and send in your tax-deductible contribution today! 

To Donate please download this form or you can donate through the Buy Tickets Button and click on Make A Donation and choose either the Show Will Go On/Building 0r Show Will Go On/Shows