If you have trouble with the giving form below, you can fill it out directly at this link, or email us at info@rudemechs.com to make your gift over the phone.

We invite you to send Rude Mechs storming into our 4th decade, with a recurring donation.

If you already give monthly, well hello! and thank you! And if it’s possible for you in these crazy times, we hope you’ll consider increasing your gift.

If you sign up to be a monthly giver before 12/01, we’ll toast you at The Long Christmas Dinner after-party!

And if cash isn’t what you have to give, we’ll take your time, your energy, your life force, your first-born… we’re easy. You can email us at volunteer@rudemechs.com to connect.

What do you get when you give to The Rudes?

Just like in the before times, you get invitations and perks for a season of dynamic happenings, and anything else we can think of that might strike a fancy.

But you know and we know that your support is about so much more than perks. You’re bringing exceptional works of art to life and making Austin the genuinely creative place you love. Everything we do – YOU made that. Every artist we support – YOU support.

Your monthly gift to Rude Mechs sustains us, and the whole performing arts scene, spreading adventurousness, excellence, and general badassery throughout the community, and providing jobs for over 150 actors, designers, technicians, musicians, teachers, choreographers, videographers, writers, and theatre-makers at large.

Foundation and Government Support

Rude Mechs is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department,
and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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  • Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Arts Innovation and Management Program
  • New England Foundation for the Arts
  • Creative Capital Foundation
  • The Multi Arts Production (MAP) Fund
  • The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
  • The Tony Randall Foundation
  • American Theatre Wing
  • Impact Austin
  • Austin Community Foundation
  • Meadows Foundation
  • Mid-America Arts Alliance
  • American Association of University Women
  • Tri-M Foundation