First Nighters Club

The First Nighters Club is a recognized NMU foundation creating opportunities for student artists and supporting the theatre community of Marquette and the surrounding areas.

Our Mission: To support the student artists and the theatre program by ensuring that the students can get the most professional training possible, on and off the stage, and enabling the theatre to produce high-quality productions that challenge, teach, and of course, entertain.

First Nighters Club Levels of Membership and Benefits
All levels will receive program acknowledgement throughout the season, as well as in the club newsletters.

• Booster: $20 - $124 - No ticket benefits
• Friend: $125 - $199 - 1-2 reserved season tickets
• Patron: $200 - $324 - 1-4 reserved season tickets
• Sponsor: $325 - $524 - 1-6 reserved season tickets
• Angel: $525 - $999 - 1-8 reserved season tickets
• Producer's Circle: $1,000 and up – 1-10 reserved season tickets

Benefits to Theatre Students
The First Nighters Club supports theatre students in many ways, including:

• Talent scholarships
• Tuition and fees for graduate artistic interns
• Audition fees for state, regional and national auditions
• Annual outstanding achievement awards
• Academic achievement awards
• New York and Stratford Field Studies scholarships

Benefits to the Theatre
The First Nighters Club has financed several theatre improvements:

• Wireless microphones
• Lighting instruments
• Wireless intercom/headset system
• Lighting and sound equipment for the Black Box Theatre

Special Events
The First Nighters Club is present at several special events throughout the year, including:

• Season Premiere Party
• Haunted Theatre 
• Drama Prom and Jimmy Awards 

First Nighters Club Advisory Board 2016-17

Support theatre at NMU through the tradition of the First Nighter's Club. Give today! 

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