Phase I Capital Campaign
Plans are underway to make Goodspeed more welcoming and accessible for everyone. You can join the campaign to help fund our efforts by purchasing a granite paver on our front plaza. Your name and message will become a part of Goodspeed’s history!
Accessibility Improvements Include:
New ADA Ramp & Entrance
Everyone will be able to enter through the front doors safely and easily!
- ADA Ramp for those who can’t use stairs
- Expanded porch to accommodate wheelchairs
- Automatic-open front doors
- Energy-efficient lighting for the porch, stairs, ramp, and plaza
- New landscaping
Goodspeed Parking Area
A complete transformation! We're creating a safer, more pleasant experience from the moment you arrive.
- Completely repaved surface including eco-friendly permeable areas
- Parking islands with energy-efficient lighting
- EV charging stations
- New landscaping
- Upgraded footbridge landings
Help us make it happen!
Purchasing an engraved paver provides community members and sponsors an opportunity to contribute to the Phase 1 Capital Campaign in support of improved accessibility for our patrons. The project includes a new ADA ramp and entrance doors on the front of The Goodspeed as well as a transformed parking area. This is a great way for individuals and entities to support the Campaign and connect with the long-standing presence of The Goodspeed as a major historical landmark in both musical theatre and Connecticut history.
Cost of an engraved paver is $1,000
- You can purchase a paver with a $1,000 donation.
- Please use the Plaza Paver Pledge Form to secure yours.
- Each paver is 29” wide by 15” tall. Engraved characters will be about 1” to 1-1/2” tall.
- 45 engraved characters are included in the $1,000 donation.
- Additional engraved characters can be added at $15 per character. (There are no additional charges for spaces.)
- Every letter, number, and punctuation mark is counted as an engraved character.
- Your inscription must fit into the white boxes on the pledge form, 1 character per box.
- Each paver can have a maximum of 4 lines and 24 characters per line including spaces.
- A character is defined as a letter or number, a space or punctuation mark.
- Please do not use special characters such as #, @, $.
- Logos are not able to be engraved.
- For dates, months should be abbreviated as follows:
- (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, & Dec)
- An ampersand (&) should be used instead of “and”
IN HONOR OF
JOHN & JANE SMITH
THE JOHNSON FAMILY
(39 Engraved Characters)
OH LADY! OH LADY!
PREMIERED ON STAGE
JUNE 18, 1963
(39 Engraved Characters)
“THROUGH THESE DOORS YOU
WILL EXPERIENCE THE VERY
BEST IN MUSICAL THEATRE”
LUCILLE & DAVE VIOLA, SR.
(84 Engraved Characters 96 Total Characters – This is the maximum that will fit onto a Paver)
If you have questions, please email plazapaver@goodspeed.org or call Mary Miko at 860.615.0368