Support Portland OvationsBe First in Line for Our 95th Season
Become a Member today and get early access to our 2025-2026 season of live performances. Ovations Members get early ticket access starting May 30, exclusive discounts, reduced ticket fees, invites to special events, and discounted parking at Merrill Auditorium. Public sales begin June 27, so renew now to secure the best seats at the best prices.
Your Ovations Membership gives you greater access to live performances and supports a thriving arts community. Enjoy advanced ticketing, a $5 savings on each ticket, entry to Members-only events, discount parking, and complimentary tickets to select performances. Additionally, benefit from unlimited ticket exchanges, sell-out warnings, and more.
Your Member Benefits
Membership starts at just $35!
Popular giving levels include $50, $100, $250, $500, and $1,000.
Advanced ticketing for all performances
Complimentary tickets to select performances
NEW! Discounted parking near Merrill Auditorium
Reduced ticketing fees through PortTIX
Artist receptions and meet-and-greets
Unlimited ticket exchanges*
Members-only events
Access to Members-only Newsletter
Sell-out warnings & new seat releases
Invite to Season Announcement Party
Member ticket discount: $5 off each ticket
A tax-deductible donation
*Exchanges must be processed before PortTIX closes on the business day prior to the performance.
The Impact of Your Membership
Your Membership Fuels a Vibrant Arts Community, Brings Communities Together to Experience Extraordinary Performances and Catalyzes Visionary Programming—And It’s Tax Deductible
When you support Ovations as a Member, you invest in the power of live performance and join others in building a vibrant, inclusive arts community. Whether it is $35 or $10,000+, every gift matters and every Membership makes an impact. Choose the level that connects you with your passion, directing your support where it means the most. We are grateful for our Ovations Members and their generosity.
$35–$499 | Friend Member - ensure access, inclusion, and artistic excellence
Every great Ovations experience begins with a friend like you! As a Friend of Ovations, you champion a vibrant arts community where all are invited to experience the power of live performance.
- Ensure the performing arts help drive Portland’s artistic, social, educational, and economic wellbeing, reaching more than 50,000 in our communities each season.
- Welcome first-time audiences to the theater through Ovations’ accessible ticket program, providing annually more than $20,000 complimentary tickets, in partnership with community organizations, social service agencies, and other nonprofits.
- Expand American Sign Language interpretation, audio description, and sensory-friendly options.
- Support the behind-the-scenes efforts that make it possible to bring outstanding artists to our stages.
$500–$999 | Advocate Member - support arts education for Maine students
You are an advocate for high-quality arts education and the transformative power of live performance for over 10,000 Maine students and their teachers each year.
- Keep ticket prices accessible for Ovations’ nationally recognized School-Time Performance Series.
- Bring visiting and Maine-based artists into schools for performances and workshops.
- Provide arts-integration curriculum tools and activities for Maine classrooms.
- Supply free books and workshops to students through our early literacy program.
- Fund bus transportation for Maine schools attending School-Time Performances.
$1,000–$4,999 | Standing O Member - deepen community impact through Ovations Offstage
You stand up for deep community engagement, onstage and off, connecting audiences and artists with each other, with Maine, and with the world.
- Support extended artist residencies in schools and community spaces.
- Fuel civic partnership and conversations that link the arts to public health, education, and more.
- Fund more than 50 free community programs including pre-performance lectures, book clubs, community conversations, and film screenings that create context and make local connections.
- Bring dancers and musicians into local studios to lead masterclasses for aspiring artists.
- Support Q&As and artist talks that deepen audience engagement and understanding.
$5,000–$9,999 | Partner Member - celebrate artistic excellence by uplifting artists
Your partnership sustains Ovations’ core programming—from our roots in classical music to the thrill of contemporary dance and the celebration of voices and cultures from Maine and around the world.
- Amplify emerging artists and Maine-based creatives on stage and off.
- Sponsor the grace and athleticism of contemporary dance.
- Fund Ovations’ ongoing commitment to presenting Wabanaki artists.
- Increase the reach of global storytelling and performances that celebrate cultures and perspectives from around the world.
- Secure the future of classical music in Portland for the next century.
$10,000+ | Innovator Member - strengthen Ovations as a lasting cultural leader
As an innovator, you shape the future of the performing arts in Maine—and far beyond—sparking creativity, expanding access, and inspiring the next generation of artists and audiences.
- Support multi-year artist collaborations, commissioning projects, and world premieres.
- Sustain legacy programming of regional and national significance.
- Expand the Catalyst Fund—where bold ideas become unforgettable art.
- Ensure Ovations remains a cultural cornerstone of Maine and nationally for generations to come.
- Invest in infrastructure and staffing that supports creating spaces and places for all to share in power of live performance.
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER
- Online by clicking here
- Mail a check to Portland Ovations, 120 Exchange Street, Portland, ME 04101
- Call us at 207-773-3150
HOW TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
Renew online by clicking here or by using the phone number or mailing address listed above.
HOW TO MAKE A RECURRING GIFT
Check the auto-renew box for monthly or quarterly recurring giving for any Membership level. Please save your credit card information at checkout if you are setting up a monthly or quarterly recurring payment.
*IRS reporting requirements require that we inform you that no goods or services were provided by Portland Ovations in consideration for this contribution. Under IRS guidelines, the full amount of your gift is a deductible contribution to the extent permissible by law. This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. Tax ID# 01-0350707
MEMBERSHIP
Portland Ovations is grateful for 95 years of connecting innovative and masterful artists from around the world with Maine audiences. Each carefully curated season includes a range of performances across genres, traditions, production scales and venues.
