About STA Membership - Who We Are - What We Do - How to Apply

There are two main categories of STA membership: Full Organizational and Associate. Read on to see which category is the right fit for your Organization or you!


Full Organizational Membership

Organizational Membership is open to any producing theatre organization worldwide that is involved with the production of Shakespeare's plays. STA membership now includes over 125 theatres, representing diverse types (indoor, outdoor, year-round, seasonal, university-affiliated, free) with wide ranging budgets ($1,000 to over $60,000,000 USD) and Equity as well as non-Equity companies. Despite our diversity, the artistic, educational, and managerial issues we face as individual organizations are, quite often, common to us all. Organizational membership is open to those theaters who have been producing for one full year or more. Others may consider Individual or Organizational Associate Membership as described below. Current Producing Organizations (who have been producing an annual season for one year or more) MUST apply as Full Organizational Members to Join STA.

For further definitions of Organizational Membership and a link to apply for membership in that category, please click HERE.


Associate Membership

Don’t fit the Producing Organizational Membership description?

Associate Membership is available and comprised of two main categories: Individual, and Organizational. Associate member dues are applicable to each category. Associate Membership (with the exception of STA Past Presidents) does not come with voting rights within STA.

For more definitions of Associate Membership and a link to apply for that category, click HERE.


Annual dues for all membership categories is:

Budget Size - Under US $100,000 Dues: US $150
Budget Size - US $100,000 - $499,999 Dues: US $250
Budget Size - US $500,000 - $1,499,999 Dues: US $350
Budget Size - US $1,500,000 - $4,999,999 Dues: US $450
Budget Size - US $5,000,000+ Dues: US $550
Organizational or Individual Associate Membership - US $100