SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
BirthNetwork of Northwest Arkansas
Presents
Birth
A play by Karen Brody

Friday, September 19, 2008
6:30 pm
Teatro Scarpino
329 N. West Ave.
Fayetteville, AR 72701

And

The BOLD Red Tent Event
Saturday, September 13, 2008 
Fayetteville Downtown Square
7 am to 1 pm







A Message from BOLD’s Founder

In March 2006 when I decided to launch Birth On Labor Day (BOLD) I never imagined so many performances would take place. Maybe ten. In 2006 our official count was 21 BOLD locations with a total of over 40 performances. BOLD estimates in 4 days over 2,000 people attended a BOLD event in locations as broad Bozeman, Montana, Washington, DC and India.
In 2007 BOLD Performance and Talkback's raised over $75,000 for mother-friendly maternity care. Our 34 BOLD Performance and Talkback locations offered over 75 BOLD performances during the month of September 2007. In addition, BOLD Red Tents in 2007 took place in 37 locations around the world. From a performance and BOLD Red Tent this year at a women's prison in Gig Harbor, Washington, to large audiences at performances in Maui, Boston and Chicago, to powerful BOLD Red Tents from New York City to Northern Uganda...BOLD fever was in the air.

BOLD's mission is to be a global movement to make maternity care mother-friendly through education, truth and action. At all our BOLD events we're using the arts to educate, tell the truth and take action around maternity care so that birthing options are mother-friendly.  Through each event communities take a serious look at how to improve the birthing climate for pregnant mothers. What do mothers want? What do they deserve? What mother-friendly solutions are out there? These are some of the questions BOLD is asking.

At BOLD, we think the time is now to BE BOLD and start changing maternity care so it works for mothers. Let's tell the truth about maternity care - that there is a 30.2% cesarean rate in the United States, that VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) misconceptions are rampant so that most women in the United States today who have had one c-section aren't aware they can choose not to have another, that one mother dies every minute in the world from complications due to pregnancy and childbirth - but let's focus on solutions, unity, and pleasure. There is hope. Let's water the seeds of hope.

BOLD's vision is to have a world of mothers who have positive, pleasure-filled birth experiences. I know this is possible and I invite you to be a part of BOLD's mission and vision in any way you can.
Mothers voices need to be heard, honored and celebrated. And at BOLD we're listening.

BOLDly,
Karen Brody
BOLD founder
playwright of Birth
About the Play

Birth is a play based on over one hundred interviews Karen Brody conducted with mothers across America who gave birth between 2000-2004. It tells the true stories of 8 women painting a portrait of how low-risk, educated women are giving birth in America today.

In the play we meet Jillian, a stay-at-home mother of four children, who always sees the humor in life, especially in her mixed-bag of birth experiences; and Beth, a 35-year-old successful, high-powered computer systems manager from New Jersey who confidently planned a cesarean.

We are introduced to Vanessa, a buyer for a major department store who never had a doubt that she wanted an epidural. We hear from Janet, a woman in her 40s, who despite her feminist background wanted a medicalized birth, fearing the safety of herself and the baby; and Lisa, an African-American who felt intimidated and used by her midwives and the medical system after her birth.

We get to know Sandy, who thought birth was “just one day,” but found out that having an emergency c-section on that day changed her world. We hear Natalie's intimate story of physical betrayal; and Amanda, an athletic, confident stay-at-home mother who believed her birthing mantra--”My Body Rocks”--gave her the attitude she needed to give birth naturally in the hospital.

Moving between first-person monologues, some dialogue, and the voices these women heard on the day they gave birth, Birth confronts, what City Lights Theater Company has called, "The naked truth about childbirth in America."

A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available, each with an impressive array of benefits for you or your company.  BirthNetwork NWA is happy to negotiate a custom package to maximize your benefits and is open to new proposals for sponsorship packages.

To discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact Elizabeth Day at (479) 685-5232.

Platinum$600 - $1,000
•2  VIP (Front row) Tickets
•Sponsor-provided banner
•Full-page program advertisement
•Logo on promotional materials
•Logo on Thank You banner – provided by BirthNetwork NWA
•Pre-show stage announcement
•Logo/link on website
•20% discount on additional tickets (max 5 at discounted rate)

Gold$350 - $600
•2 Preferred Seating Tickets (front row if available)
•1/2 page program advertisement
•Logo on promotional materials
•Logo on Thank You banner – provided by BirthNetwork NWA
•Pre-show stage announcement
•Logo/link on website
•20% discount on additional tickets (max 5 at discounted rate)

Silver$200 - $350
•2 Preferred Seating Tickets (front row if available)
•1/4  page program advertisement
•Logo on Promotional Materials
•Logo on Thank You banner – provided by BirthNetwork NWA
•Pre-show stage announcement
•20% discount on additional tickets (max 5 at discounted rate)

Bronze$100 - $200
•1/8  page program advertisement
•Business Name on Promotional Materials
•Business Name on Thank You banner – provided by BirthNetwork NWA
•Pre-show stage announcement

Payment Terms
50% of the sponsorship amount is due upon signing the Sponsorship Agreement.  The remaining balance will be due no later than August 10th, 2008.
Karen Brody, playwright