01Intermission anchorLobby & Bar Pours
Featured beverages and ready-to-pour offerings behind the lobby bar — the trip-driving anchor of intermission and the home of high-margin impulse trial.
Emerging Brands · Local Theatre Audiences
Your Brand.In the Lobby.In Front of Loyal Audiences.
CommunityTheatres.org is a curated network that places emerging consumer brands inside community and regional theatres — the lobby bar, the concession counter, the season playbill, and the gala stage — where engaged local audiences gather night after night.
Get PlacedA featured spot in the lobby, the bar, or the playbill.
Get SeenReach audiences during a captive, repeat-visit evening.
Get AccessPartner with venues across regional and community circuits.
Grow TrialMove from first sample to first purchase, faster.
ExpandScale proven placements into new venues and seasons.
Where new brands meet the audience
Real placements across the playhouse.
Most emerging-brand wins inside a community theatre live in six placement formats. Knowing the format shapes the pack, the pitch, and the partnership.
01Intermission anchor
02Snack-forwardConcession Counters
Better-for-you snacks, confections, and grab-and-go treats merchandised at the counter — built-in repeat velocity and a natural stage for a featured emerging brand.
03Printed reachPlaybill & Program Placements
Inserts, back-cover features, and themed offers printed into the season program — the format most brands launch into first, with long dwell time and broad household reach.
04Street-facingMarquee & Signage Sponsorship
Marquee callouts, lobby banners, and digital signage placements that greet every arriving guest — a high-visibility adjacency for premium launch moments.
05Premium nightsGala & Opening-Night Sampling
Curated sampling tables and gifting moments at galas, opening nights, and donor receptions for premium, story-forward, and discovery-minded audiences.
06Bundle buildersSeason Sponsorship Programs
Multi-show sponsorship bundles, member perks, and seasonal activations engineered for renewal, gifting, and cross-promotion alongside featured placements.
Premium Placement ProgramsCurated brand slates built for high-engagement, audience-forward venues.
Season Sponsorship HeadquartersSeason-long activations, galas, and member perks built for peak attendance.
Real Partnership CenterPack, price, and placement guidance from operators who run the front of house.
750+Brand placements coordinated
500+Community theatres in network reach
25+Regional theatre circuits served
Inside the Network
Your direct line to local audiences.
Our core roster of partner venues — and the broader Conzumables network — connects your brand with the right theatres, programs, and audiences. A better way for emerging brands to get discovered.
Front of House
- Lobby Bars
- Concession Counters
- Box Office Windows
- Member Lounges
- Donor Receptions
On the Program
- Season Playbills
- Marquee Signage
- Stage Sponsorships
- Email & Newsletters
- Member Perks
Network Reach
- Community Theatres
- Regional Playhouses
- Performing Arts Centers
- Touring Circuits
Other Topics
- Sponsorship Planning
- Activation Budgets
- Placement Fees
- Seasonal Programs
- Funding Brands
Connect with the right venues
Gain exposure with loyal audiences
Drive trial and consideration
Deliver measurable results
The Featured Stage
Real brands. Real venues. Real audience stories.
Every season the CommunityTheatres network features a curated slate of emerging brands — captured on location in a working playhouse, lit like an editorial story, and packaged into a venue-ready spotlight. It is the easiest way for a theatre to scout a new partner without leaving the box office.
What every featured brand gets on the network
Spotlight Feature
A polished on-location feature that frames your brand like an opening night.
Partner Brief
A short-format read built for theatre managers scouting new partners.
Product Notes
The brand story — ingredients, claims, and the better-for-you angle.
Pack & Price Read
Venue-fit guidance on pack, price, and the format that wins placement.
Venue-Fit Snapshot
Where your brand lands in the lobby and the moments that lift it.
Activation Kit
A staged sampling and signage plan to move from lobby to loyalty.
Sourcing Story
Provenance and sourcing told the way audiences and venues want to hear it.
Momentum Snapshot
Trial signals and pilot results that make the partnership easy to say yes to.
One network. Endless discovery.Curtain. Lobby. Encounter. Connect. Feature. Place.
The team behind the network has
100+ Years
in the business
A legacy of experience. A future of discovery.
Four generations of retail, hospitality, brand building & local-venue partnership — now pointed at the next wave of emerging consumer brands.
A Neighborhood Playhouse
Our story starts at a small neighborhood playhouse built on hard work, community, and a belief that local stages bring people together.
The Retail Cooperative
We grew alongside the industry as a proud member of a retail cooperative — contributing to one of the strongest buying and marketing networks for local merchants.
Brand Partners
We partnered with established companies in consumer goods, hospitality, and audience engagement to bring real activations to local venues.
Emerging Brands
Co-founders and builders of successful brands — taking emerging products from concept to the front of house.
Built to Scale
Today we run our own community-theatre brand network, helping emerging brands get discovered and placed everywhere local audiences gather.
Retail ExpertsDeep expertise across every local retail and hospitality channel.
Brand BuildersProven success developing and scaling winning brands.
Network PowerOur venues. Your advantage. Regional reach, local touch.
Relationships That LastBuilt over decades. Focused on the future.
Building a stronger arts-and-retail community. Together.
Key trade associations & industry gatherings.
Uniting professionals across the community-theatre, live-events, and emerging-brand sectors to promote partnership, growth, sustainability, and a stronger local economy.
Theatre & Live Events
Local. Live. Lasting.AACTLeague of TheatresLive Events CoalitionStagecraft GuildVenue Network
Local Retail & Hospitality
Community. Commerce. Connection.Main Street AllianceLocal FirstHospitality ForwardIndependent Retail Assoc.
Emerging Brands
Better for people & places.Emerging Brands CouncilNaturally NetworkSpecialty Food Assoc.Maker Collective
Leading trade showsAACTFestLive Events SummitSpecialty Food ShowIndependent Retailer ExpoBrand & Venue Forum
Venue Formats (Channels)
Connecting brands to local venues.
The Conzumables showcase network helps brands, theatres, and operators navigate venue channels by aligning the right brands with the right placements for growth.
Community Theatres
- Black-Box Stages
- Storefront Theatres
- Civic Playhouses
- Youth & School Stages
- Festival Venues
Regional Playhouses
- Resident Companies
- Touring Houses
- Repertory Theatres
- Summer Stock
- Dinner Theatres
Performing Arts Centers
- Multi-Stage Centers
- Civic Auditoriums
- University Centers
- Concert Halls
Events & Festivals
- Theatre Festivals
- Gala Nights
- Donor Receptions
- Season Openers
Digital & Membership
- Email Newsletters
- Member Portals
- Subscriber Lists
- Social Channels
- DTC
Coast to coast
Partner venues in all 50 states.
We list the venues that are prime for your launch efforts — state by state. We have the circuits, the relationships, and the network reach to put your brand in front of loyal local audiences everywhere they gather.
50States covered
100+Years of combined experience
8Venue channels served
LiveNew placements every season
Get your brand on stage
Bringing a new brand to local audiences?
Send your category, format, target regions, and current pilot status. The network team responds with a venue-fit read, a featured placement slot, and a clear path to local audiences.