The Music Hall

THINK

A premier 100-year-old regional theater, The Music Hall was voted an American Treasure by the United States Senate and awarded a $395,000 Challenge Grant. The Music Hall had 12 months to raise $395,000 in matching funds or lose the entire grant.

CREATE

Sensitive to several capital campaigns running concurrently in the target market, Calypso created a one-year communications program that focused on the use of free media, events, and community outreach to draw attention to The Music Hall’s restoration process and cast a quiet but compelling appeal for money.

DELIVER

The communications program highlighted The Music Hall’s importance as a cultural anchor in the community—emphasizing its community involvement, economic impact, and social capital—while focusing attention on the multi-phase restoration. Three months into its communications plan, The Music Hall met its fundraising requirement.

Calypso Communications has had a major impact on our Phase I fundraising success; because of the staff’s professionalism, media relations skills, and the collaboration of our two organizations, we’ve successfully raised the matching funds required to satisfy our grant award.

Susan McDonough, Director of Development, The Music Hall