Nourish the future of circus theatre
People’s Circus Theatre is dedicated to creating high-quality performances, employing local artists, developing the next generation of performers, and producing shows that are highly accessible for diverse audiences. We cannot do it without your support.
Your contribution now will provide crucial underwriting for People's Circus Theatre’s next priorities:
Premiere the full production of The Nightingale
Produce our 2nd year of Reindeer Games
Continue to offer free training for emerging and professional artists.
Provide even more free and reduced price tickets for people who need them.
People’s Circus Theatre is cultivating beauty, connection, and joy in a world that needs it more than ever.
Our Goal $25,000
Raised $23,630
Our fundraising goal
We need to raise $60,000 in order to fully reach our programming goals for 2025. But we’re acrobats, and we know that you don’t get a back handspring over night. It happens step by step, inch by inch. That is why we started with a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of 2024.
The people who came to see The Nightingale work-in-progress, were so moved by the performance that in one weekend we more than doubled our goal and raised $20,280!
We are grateful for the outpouring of support from our community and excited to be working towards a new goal of raising $25,000 by the end of 2024. We hope you will join our thriving community and help us grow!
Ways to give
Make a donation on our Go Fund Me
Make a pledge. Email Felicity to arrange your pledge with a recurring donation.
Write a Check Payable to our Fiscal Sponsor:
Mutually Assured Productions
Attn: Andrew Wood
For: People's Circus Theatre
1471 Guerrero Street Suite 3
San Francisco, CA 94110-4371
Levels & thank you gifts
Our track record
Since our official inception in September 2023, we have:
Reached more than 1125 attendees with our public performances of Reindeer Games and The Nightingale work-in-progress,
Dedicated 10% of tickets as free or reduced price for people in need of financial assistance,
Implemented an Open Training Program with over 1224 hours of free training for more than 35 professional and emerging artists,
Completed a 5-week creation workshop of our new show The Nightingale with an original script and music, culminating in public work-in-progress performances,
Established ourselves as a sustainable company that has employed over 43 local artists and paid over $44,616 in compensation.
Testimonials
Audience member who donated after seeing The Nightingale work-in-progress:
“The artists have tangible talent, visible and felt by the audience, and are able to convey the essential messages of love, our ties to nature, and our eternal struggle against the vortex of technology. And as they communicate with each other and to us -the audience- they are gracefully defying gravity in amazing acts of strength and beauty with humor and style. It is a thoroughly engaging work of art and absolutely necessary.”
Family who was able to see Reindeer Games with pay-what-you-can tickets:
“The holidays elicit excitement, magic, and warm fuzzy, feeling for most people who celebrate. However, for low income families, the holidays represent dread, scarcity, and shame. Thanks to the generous affordability of ‘Reindeer Games,’ we were able to bring our three kids to experience that excitement and magic that every kid should have access to. Without having to go without basic necessities. I can’t tell you how much that meant for our family to have a show to look forward to and to inspire our future acrobats. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.”
By the numbers
43
Artists employed since September 2023
1224
1125
Hours of free circus training provided to artists
Attendees to our public performances
$44,616
Payments to artists
