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Your donation keeps the performing arts alive in San Francisco, creates a pathway for the next generation of artists, and ensures accessibility for people of all economic levels to see our work.

Our Work

People’s Circus Theatre creates high-quality performances, employs local artists, develops the next generation of performers, and produces shows that are highly accessible for diverse audiences. We cannot do it without your support.

Your contribution provides crucial underwriting for People's Circus Theatre’s goals for our 2025/26 Season:

  • Develop a new production based on the life and work of sculptor Camille Claudel

  • Produce our third consecutive year of our original holiday show, Reindeer Games

  • Launch the Youth All Star project: an intensive summer training program bringing together exceptional youth artists from around the Bay Area and culminating in an original circus theatre production

  • Continue reaching diverse audiences by offering free and pay-what-you-can tickets

  • Provide a home for Bay Area artists to train, create, connect, and earn a fair wage

Ways to give

  • Make a recurring monthly donation through our Patreon

  • Make a one time donation on our Go Fund Me.

  • Make a tax-deductible contribution by check through our fiscal sponsor.  

    Mutually Assured Productions
    Attn: Andrew Wood
    For: People's Circus Theatre
    1471 Guerrero Street Suite 3
    San Francisco, CA 94110-4371

Our fundraising goal:

$30,000

Levels & thank you gifts

DONATION LEVEL YOUR $ PAYS FOR OUR GIFT TO YOU
$10,000 Angel Venue Fees for 1 Production 2 season tickets
$5000-$9999 Founder Insurance Fees for 1 Year 1 season ticket
$1000-$4999 Benefactor 1 Performer’s Fees for 1 Production PCT Sweatshirt
$500-$999 Sustainer Choreographer for 1 Production PCT Shirt
$250-$499 Patron Photographer for 1 Production 1 Ticket to PCT Show
$100-$249 Citizen Postcards for 1 Production PCT Sticker
$50-$99 Community Costume 1 Performer  
Under $50 Friend Subsidize 1 discounted EBT ticket  

Key accomplishments

Key accomplishments from our 2024/25 Season:

  • 3 Show Season reaching over 2,000 audience members: The Nightingale work-in-progress, Reindeer Games (2nd year), The Nightingale world premiere.

  • Engaged 40+ artists, paying over $100,000 in compensation to artists.

  • Provided over 200 hours of free training for emerging and professional artists.

  • Mentored over 10 youth artists, including 2 who are now enrolled at the prestigious Ecole Nationale de Cirque in Montreal.

View our Impact Report 2025-26