There are several ways in which you can help insure that the magic of live theatre remains available in your community.

Two of the most popular ways are our Patron and Seat Endowment programs, which have been instrumental over the years in helping us defray the ever-increasing costs of mounting the quality productions you've come to expect.

We have also joined the amazon.com Associates Program, which allows us to provide our customers with links and easy access to books and other materials related to our performances, while at the same time raising a little extra revenue for the theatre. If you regularly use amazon.com, this can be a great way to contribute to DMT: all you have to do is click on one of our links to them, and then, once you're there, every purchase you make (no matter what you buy) helps us out. You can usually find our links to amazon.com on our show-specific pages, on the Teacher's Page, and often on our auditions pages.

The Community Gift Catalog: This catalog, prepared by the Greater Hayward Area Recreation and Park Foundation, lists numerous items which you or your organization can donate to the various programs at H.A.R.D., together with their corresponding values. All donations are tax-deductible, as the Foundation is exempt under Section 501 c (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Among the items which you can donate to the Douglas Morrisson theatre under this program are:

Box Office software ($2,500 to $5,000);

A seat endowment ($1,000 - $5,000) as described in our Seat Endowment page;

A costume sponsorship for a specific show ($250 - $1,000);

A CAD plotter for the Scene Shop ($1,200 - $1,500).

If you're interested in donating any of these items, or would like more information, please give Nancy Engle, our Managing and Artistic Director, a call at 510-881-6777. Or, you can call the Foundation office at 510-881-6704 to request a copy of the Community Gift Catalog.

In-kind donations: Although it is fairly common for community theatres to accept donations of building materials, costumes, and similar items, our storage areas are totally "maxed out" at this point, so we are unfortunately not able to accept in-kind donations right now.

If you do have some special items that you feel would benefit our theatre, please give us a call first to discuss it. Our Box Office staff, at (510) 881-6777, can put you directly in touch with the correct department. On rare occasions we may be looking for something specific, but, for the most part, we recommend donating your items to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, or a similar organization.