Drew Methodist has tripled our rent and reduced our hours. As a result, we will be leaving the Theater at Drew at the end of our 2025 season.

Our goal is to find a long-term home for Brewster Theater, which will be a new building or a long-term lease. Your help is needed.

Our goal is $500,000 in the next five years and $125,000 in the next six months. These funds will be used to create a new home for

The Brewster Theater Company.

We welcome your one-time donation or

sign on to become a Five-Year Pillar of the Arts Donor.

Five-Year Pillar of the Arts donor funds will be used solely for our capital campaign.

Levels include membership, tickets, swag, naming rights, and more.  

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​Details about our Five-Year Pillar of the Arts program are below.  Our community needs a theater. Read more to find out how you can make that happen.

• To become a Five-Year Pillar of the Arts simply make your initial donation.
• Email BrewsterTheaterInfo@gmail.com with the subject of "Five Year Pillar."
• We will send you the non-binding agreement and then contact you on the anniversary of your donation.

Become a Five Year Pillar of the Arts

Raise the Curtain Pillar of the Arts donations will be used only toward our long-term building fund. This may include long-term lease rentals, building purchases, necessary building enhancements or upgrades required by town officials, attorney or professional fees required to close transactions, and any other expense required to purchase or obtain a long-term lease and create our occupancy at that location.

It will not be used for BTC shows, salaries, stipends, or other current operating expenses.  Donors who do not subscribe to the five-year Pillar of the Arts campaign will be recognized as annual patrons.  A portal of the annual patrons fund will go toward our operating expenses. 

If you have any questions, please contact Bob Dumont at BrewsterTheaterInfo@gmail.com or

call 845-729-5107. 

How to become a Five-Year Pillar of the Arts

The Pillar of the Arts commitment would be the total amount you want to donate over the five years. Brewster Theater would bill you in annual installments.  You would submit a non-binding document that indicates your pledge for the total amount.  A copy of the agreement is below.

Five-year commitments would be recognized in our playbill at the full five-year amount pledged. Each level has different benefits, but most importantly, reaching our goal would allow our theater to produce shows for decades to come. Your commitment to our theater for five years provides the capital needed to plan, build, and grow.

All funds raised through the five-year Pillar of the Arts program will be used solely for our capital campaign. For annual donations will have a portion be used for our current expenditures. 

How will the capital campaign funds be used?

For 25 years, The Brewster Theater Company (BTC) has provided outstanding theater to our community and we have been rewarded with enthusiastic and sold-out audiences.  Our hundreds of volunteers who direct, produce, act, sing, play music, build sets, and work our ticketing and front of house have built a community theater experience second to none.  

Because of our explosive growth, we ask you to support us as we transition to our next phase.  

Our current location can only offer us a limited number of hours and space due to their existing needs.  For this reason, we are seeking a long-term space to create, grow, dream, and build upon our many successes.

Our transition to a new space will require us to raise $500,000 over the next five years.  Securing these funds will allow us to begin our search and pursue a suitable property that provides enough space to perform, grow, and thrive.  Having these funds available also provides us an opportunity for many matching grants.

A theater is a unique building.  It requires enough height and width to accommodate our exquisite sets on a stage with lighting and sound. It must also allow for ample parking and be large enough to make it comfortable for all.  To raise a curtain and create an artistic location will require a generous community that partners with us to achieve these goals.  

The building we seek will be within eastern Putnam County of at least 4,000 square feet of space with a minimum occupancy of 125 people.

To raise the funds we are looking for your one-time donation or a five-year Pillar of the Arts annual commitment.