{"id":61,"date":"2026-08-03T23:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beniciatheatregroup.org\/staging\/5722\/staging\/9368\/donate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T23:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:16:19","slug":"donate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beniciatheatregroup.org\/staging\/5722\/donate\/","title":{"rendered":"Donate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"61\" class=\"elementor elementor-61\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn803 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dn803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dn801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support us<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dn802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help keep live theatre in Benicia<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn809 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dn809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dn804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why it matters<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dn805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ticket sales alone do not cover a season<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dn806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benicia Theatre Group has been staging plays in this town since 1964, and we do it with volunteers. Nobody here draws a salary. What ticket sales cover is only part of what a production actually costs.<\/p><p>Donations pay for the things an audience never sees: royalties and script licensing, lumber and paint for the set, lighting and sound equipment, costumes, and the rent on the hall itself. Every dollar goes straight back onto the stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn807 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dn807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=MMVLPJXE9MK82\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate through PayPal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dn808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will be taken to PayPal to complete your donation. A PayPal account is not required, and you can give by card.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn828 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dn828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dn825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other ways to help<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dn826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not everything useful is money<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn827 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dn827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn814 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dn814\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn810 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"dn810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-hammer\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M571.31 193.94l-22.63-22.63c-6.25-6.25-16.38-6.25-22.63 0l-11.31 11.31-28.9-28.9c5.63-21.31.36-44.9-16.35-61.61l-45.25-45.25c-62.48-62.48-163.79-62.48-226.28 0l90.51 45.25v18.75c0 16.97 6.74 33.25 18.75 45.25l49.14 49.14c16.71 16.71 40.3 21.98 61.61 16.35l28.9 28.9-11.31 11.31c-6.25 6.25-6.25 16.38 0 22.63l22.63 22.63c6.25 6.25 16.38 6.25 22.63 0l90.51-90.51c6.23-6.24 6.23-16.37-.02-22.62zm-286.72-15.2c-3.7-3.7-6.84-7.79-9.85-11.95L19.64 404.96c-25.57 23.88-26.26 64.19-1.53 88.93s65.05 24.05 88.93-1.53l238.13-255.07c-3.96-2.91-7.9-5.87-11.44-9.41l-49.14-49.14z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dn811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volunteer your time<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dn812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Front of house, backstage, lighting and sound, set building, concessions. No experience needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn813 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dn813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/beniciatheatregroup.org\/volunteer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Volunteer with us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn819 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dn819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dn815 elementor-view-framed 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