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Help us celebrate our NTPA directors this holiday season!

NTPA’s Ten Characters encourage us to share Gratitude and Love for One Another throughout the year. Please join us in encouraging and celebrating our creative staff this holiday season who pour their whole hearts and minds into working with our students throughout the year.

In this special time of year we are giving our patrons and supporters the opportunity to show their gratitude and appreciation for our Director artists that have given so much of their time, talent and love this past year.

Through December 31, donors, supporters and patrons can support their favorite Directors through gifts of cash, gift cards, donations and other special “Stocking Stuffers” this special time of year through a special “Director Holiday Gift Box” in each of our theatres or an easy online option.

Help us celebrate through one or more of these opportunities:

Director Holiday Gift Box

Drop off your gift at any NTPA location! Each theatre will house a secured “Director Holiday Gift Box” that will allow patrons to drop a holiday card, gift card or a note of good cheer! To see a list of our Director’s favorite restaurants, retailers and other preferences, check out our director’s favorite things list.

Online Gift

Make an online monetary gift to your favorite directors. If you can’t make it to an NTPA location, submit an online gift to one or multiple Directors. You can also make a gift to a shared “Director Pool” which will be divided among our Directors in the form of a supplemental “Holiday Bonus.” (Subject to taxation and non-deductible – See details below!)

Or make an end-of-year tax-deductible gift online to support NTPA operations, including Director pay, rent, and keeping our facilities open!

Buy an Ornament

Buy an NTPA Holiday Ornament and personalize the back with a message to your favorite Director, fellow NTPA actors, or your family’s name! Take it home to decorate your own tree, OR hang your ornament on the Willow Bend lobby tree for the holiday season. After the New Year, families can pick up their ornaments to take home.

$15 per ornament. Multiple colors available. Purchase at Willow Bend front desk or concessions.

Send a Note

Send a note of gratitude. If you can’t drop a written note at an NTPA location, use our form to submit a note of thanks to your director. We will be printing things to give to directors for a sweet holiday keepsake.

Holiday Season Gift Giving Details:

  • Please note that individual Director gifts in any form would not be considered deductible donations by the IRS.
  • 100% of gifts to Directors through the NTPA online portal will be paid as a “Holiday Bonus” (less applicable regular employee taxes and deductions as required by law). There are no “deductions” for credit card processing or administration fees.
  • 100% of the Director “Pool” donations will be paid directly to the Directors as a Holiday Bonus (less applicable regular employee taxes and deductions as required by law), and would generally be considered tax-deductible to the Donor. Donors should consult their advisor for tax implications. The pool will be allocated by the proportion of shows directed by each Director in 2024.
  • Patrons may also contribute to a general “Operating Fund” that will be used for general operations including Director pay. These contributions would be considered Tax Deductible to the Donor. Individuals should consult their tax advisor.

Parents, patrons and students should feel no obligation to make a donation to this effort, and while appreciated, this support is wholly voluntary. The Director Code of Conduct and NTPA’s Casting Philosophy make clear that no such inducements can or will impact casting decisions or production decisions.

Make an Online Director Gift
Directors’ Favorite Things
Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

Questions?

Reach out to our development team at development@ntpa.org.