What We Are
More than a stage.
Most people assume a theater makes money from ticket sales. Many entertainment venues do: because many entertainment venues are for-profit businesses.
The Renaissance is not.
We are a nonprofit. Every dollar you spend on a ticket, every membership, every gift goes back into programming, education, and the preservation of our 1928 building. Every dollar goes back into our mission to foster greater human connection and understanding. That's what makes your support different from buying a ticket—and why it matters.
Ticket sales cover about half of what it takes to run this organization. Donor support covers the rest, ensuring we can remain accessible, and that everything we do stays rooted in this community.
Impact Stats
98
years in Mansfield
15,000+
students served each year
$4.1M
annual economic impact for downtown Mansfield
50%
of our operating income comes from donors like you
Built Here.
Rehearsed Here.
Taught Here.
Designed Here.
Presented Here.
Performed Here.
Preserved Here.
Welcomed Here.
Made Possible by You.
"The more people know about us, the more they want to help."
The Renaissance has a legacy in this city. People have an emotional connection to it. When they learn the full scope of what it takes to keep it alive, they want to be part of it.
Made Together.
Giving Levels
What you make possible
Every gift goes directly into the work. Here is what yours makes happen.
Welcomed Here.
$25
Helps provide an affordable or complimentary arts experience for a student, veteran, senior, or family.
Taught Here.
$50
Provides supplies and learning materials for an education workshop, classroom visit, or youth program.
Rehearsed Here.
$100
Supports scripts, musical scores, rehearsal materials, and other essentials used before opening night.
Designed Here.
$250
Helps purchase fabric, paint, lumber, props, and other materials used to create the world of a production.
Performed Here.
$500
Helps compensate a local artist, musician, actor, or teaching artist for their work.
Presented Here.
$1,000
Supports the technicians, equipment, licensing, housing, and production needs behind a live performance.
Preserved Here.
$2,500
Helps maintain the historic Renaissance Theatre and care for the systems, equipment, and spaces that serve our community.
Made Possible by You.
$5,000
Provides significant support for a production, education program, free community event, or access initiative.
Prefer to give monthly?
$25 a month keeps a student in our programs for an entire season. A monthly gift of any amount is one of the most powerful ways to support the Renaissance, and it only takes a moment to set up.
A Seat in Our Story
Name a seat in our historic theatre and leave a permanent mark on the place where Mansfield gathers. Your name, in the place where it happens: a permanent seat in a story that's been unfolding since 1928. Contact us to learn more.
Road to 100
2028 · 100 Years · Mansfield, Ohio
We are 98 years old.
We are just getting started.
The Renaissance was founded in 1928, not from abundance, but from a belief that this community deserved a place where art was made and people came together. In 2028, we celebrate our 100th anniversary. Every gift made this year is part of building toward that milestone, and toward everything that comes after it. We call it the Road to 100. And we're building it together, right here in Mansfield.
98 years in. Be part of the hundred.
This belongs to Mansfield.
Be part of making it.
The Renaissance is made here, by this community, for this community. Add your name to what Mansfield makes.
Gifts may also be mailed to:
Renaissance Performing Arts Association
138 Park Avenue West
Mansfield, Ohio 44902
The Renaissance Performing Arts Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law and directly support the future of this historic theatre.