ADVERTISING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO FRINGE PROGRAM
Advertising is available in the 14th annual San Francisco Fringe Festival program. Prices range from $300 for the smallest Non-Profit Theater ad to $1,500 for the largest Business Rate ad. The SF Fringe prints 10,000 festival programs and the program is the essential tool that the audience uses to select from the 250 total performances available. The Fringe Festival is September 8 - 19, 2005. All ads support the San Francisco Fringe Festival, the largest grass roots theater festival in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Space reservations, artwork, and payment are required by July 8, 2005. Anyone paying by June 29 will receive an additional 10% discount. Please see below for general ad information and rates.
To reserve space contact
Christina Augello
San Francisco Fringe Festival
EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
415.931.1094 (Fax 415.931.2699) email: mail@sffringe.org
THE EVENT
This September marks the 14th annual San Francisco Fringe Festival, a marathon
of theater from September 7-18, 2005featuring over 40 independent theatre
companies and over 200 performances. The shows run the gamut from comedies
and cabarets to performance art and classic theatre. This twelve day festival
is a mainstay of the SF arts community offering variety and accessibility
(with tickets priced at $9 or less) that attracts a wide spectrum of theatre
goers and enthusiasts for new and exiting work.
WHY ADVERTISE WITH THE SF FRINGE FESTIVAL
*largest grass roots theatre festival in the bay area
*10k free programs distributed via mail, visitors center, Theatre Bay Area
and venues in the Downtown, Mission area.
*affordable business and non-profit rates
WHO ARE OUR AUDIENCE?
According to surveys , the Fringe audience is young and varied -- 53% under
35 years of age. About half are from San Francisco, with 88% from the Bay
Area.
An avid theater going group -- two-thirds have attended theater recently
-- most have attended alternative venues; half have attended ACT, Berkeley
Rep or another major theater. Most of the audience planned to see three
or more Fringe shows.
According to the surveys, the audience likes the variety in the festival; the inexpensive tickets ($8 or less); the small, intimate venues; and the experimental and unpredictable nature of the work.
PRINT AD RATES:
1/4 Page (Business Rate: $400; Theater/Nonprofit Rate: $300)
1/2 Page (Business Rate: $700; Theater/Nonprofit Rate: $500)
Full Page (Business Rate: $1,200; Theater/Nonprofit Rate: $750)
Inside Back Cover (Business Rate: $1,300; Theater/Nonprofit Rate: $1,300)
Inside Front Cover (Business Rate: $1,500; Theater/Nonprofit Rate: $1,500)
Outside Back Cover (2/3 Page) (Business Rate: $1,500; Theater/Nonprofit
Rate: $1,500)
AD SIZES:
Full Page: 7 5/8 inches wide x 10 inches high
1/2 Page Horizontal: 7 5/8 inches wide x 4 3/4 inches high
1/2 Vertical: 3 3/4 inches wide x 10 inches high
1/4 Page: 3 3/4 inches wide x 4 3/4 inches high
FORMAT:
Please supply a digital file in MAC format: via CD or email with the document
in Quark Express, In Design, or Photoshop as TIFF, EPS or JPG of at least
300 dpi only (be sure to include all fonts and placed images).
*all prices based on artwork supplied to exact specifications listed
*extra charges for computer time, design and artwork
* Advertisements that are not to exact specifications or not camera ready
will be charged a surcharge.
To reserve space or for additional information contact:
Christina Augello, San Francisco Fringe Festival
EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
415.931.1094 (Fax 415.931.2699) email: mail@sffringe.org