2025 Open Stage Door applications are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied.
As part of Spoleto Festival USA’s commitment to our community, the Open Stage Door program awards complimentary tickets to non-profit, community service, and educational groups based in the greater Charleston area. This program allows us to provide local audiences with access to world class artists by overcoming barriers and creating connections across multiple performances.
To be considered for this opportunity, organizations do not have to be classified as a 501(c)3 but must serve members of the greater Charleston community with a mission to provide charitable, educational, or social benefits at low or no cost to their members or participants. Organizations are invited to request complimentary tickets by submitting a brief application describing their services. Within the application, organizations should identify which performances are best fit for their participants, considering accessibility needs, cultural representation, and developmentally appropriate content.
Eligible organizations that receive tickets must use at least 80% of their awarded seats or return their unused tickets at least one week prior to the performance. Low or no attendance with complimentary tickets may result in disqualification from the program in the future.
For any additional questions regarding your application or awarded tickets please email [email protected].
In past seasons, Spoleto Festival USA has provided more than 800 complimentary tickets across the Charleston community, including the following groups:
Ansonborough House – Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina – Charleston Hope Lodge – Humanities Foundation – Jenkins Youth & Family Village – My Sister’s House – Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach – Summerville High School – The Canterbury House – Trident Technical College – We are Family – Windwood Family Services – CHOICES Women’s Medical Center – HEART Inclusive Arts Community – Mental Health HEROES – Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation – Reading Partners South Carolina
Sponsored by BMW Group Plant Spartanburg
Additional support is provided by Sven and Kristin Lindblad and Ann and Michael Tarwater.
This program is part of Spoleto Festival USA’s Education and Community Engagement programs, which are made possible with major lead support from Suzan D. Boyd and M. Edward Sellers. Additional generous support is provided by BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, The Good Neighbour Fund, Carol H. Fishman, and the South Carolina Arts Commission. Support is also provided by Vernon Drew and Leslie Aucoin, Kathleen and Bob Carroll, Sven and Kristin Lindblad, the Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation, and Ann and Michael Tarwater.