Support Black Ensemble
For fifty years, our audiences, donors, and partners have powered theater that changes hearts, minds, and lives. Be part of the next fifty.
Your gift does more than fund shows.
Donations sustain original productions, keep education programs in Chicago schools, develop new Black playwrights, and move the Free to BE Village from vision to groundbreaking.
Individual Giving
Every gift matters — one-time or monthly. Donations are processed securely through our ticketing partner.
Make a donationCorporate & Foundation Sponsorship
Align your organization with one of Chicago’s most important cultural institutions — season, production, program, and gala sponsorships available.
Sponsorship givingThe Annual Gala
More Than A Moment — October 15, 2026. Performances, cocktails, and auctions in celebration of 50 years.
Gala detailsVolunteer & Serve
Give time instead: usher a performance, or bring your leadership to the auxiliary board.
Ways to get involvedHelp build the Free to BE Village
A performing arts education center. A film and technology center. Affordable artists’ lofts, a restaurant, a literary café, and community retail — a neighborhood revitalization strategy powered by the arts.
Village campaign gifts build something permanent: a home for the mission that will outlast us all.
Architectural rendering · Free to BE Village