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Writers Theatre is fortunate to have the support of many individuals, community partners, corporations, foundations and government agencies.

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We would like to recognize the following supporters who have contributed $150 or more. Donor listing in our physical Playbill begins at the Playwright's Circle level ($5,000 and above) - to view our other supporters, follow the links below:

LEAD ADVOCATES- $75,000 and above

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation

Gail & Tom Hodges

The Shubert Foundation

Elaine & Richard Tinberg

MAJOR ADVOCATES- $50,000 to $74,999

BMO

Karen & Jim Frank

The Grainger Foundation

Gillian & Ellis Goodman Family Foundation

Illinois Arts Council Agency

Russ & Anne Mayerfeld

Alexandra C. & John D. Nichols Family Foundation

Laurie & Michael Petersen

Rushmore Foundation

Mary Pat Studdert

Linda & Craig Umans

Anonymous

PRODUCER'S CIRCLE - $25,000 to $49,999

Capital Group Private Client Services

and Savi Pai & Howard Randell

Joyce Chelberg

Sara & Dan Cohan

Dr. Scholl Foundation

Village of Glencoe

Bruce & Laureen Grieve

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Emily & Christopher N. Knight

Make It Better Foundation

Jennifer & Alec Litowitz

Lloyd Morgan

Christopher S. Pfaff & Sara Pfaff

Polk Bros. Foundation

Cheryl & Lee Sachnoff

Onnie & Steven Scheyer

Patti & Bob Smietana

Thys & Kendra Nichols Wallace

ARTISTS COUNCIL - $15,000 to $24,999

Allstate

Susan & Don Belgrad

The Roy Cockrum Foundation

Crown Family Philanthropies

The Daniel & Henry Company

John & Francesca Edwardson

Laurie & Michael Jaffe

Clyde McGregor & LeAnn Pope

Gary Neilson & Trudy Havens

Jennifer & Boris Rapoport

Judy & Jim Rauh

Robin & Sandy Stuart

Donna & David Tropp

Kimbra Walter

PLAYWRIGHT'S CIRCLE - $5,000 to $14,999

Stephen & Susan Baird Foundation

Modestus Bauer

David & Jane Casper

Shawn Clark

Aurélia & Ben Cohen

Cook County Arts

Abe & Ida Cooper Foundation

William & Karen Davis

William & Dale Davison

Nicole Elipas Doherty & Brion Doherty

Cathy & Doug Ethridge

Sonia Smith-Evans & Keith Pegues

Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP

Jaime & Ben Freeman

Andrew & Jennifer Friedman

Cynthia & Norm Goldring

Nan Greenough

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

Kimberlee S. Herold

Melanie Hauck & Jim Hertel

Scott Hudson & Laura Litterer

Betsy & Jeffery Kushen

Stefan & Lydia Kutko

The Lattman Foundation

Michael Litt

David & Leslie McGranahan

James & Joanell McKenna

Lorel & Robert McMillan

Mark & Elyce Metzner

Jason Mueller

Henry & Erin Munez

Paul Nebenzahl

Margaret Norman & Dr. Gerald Vladimer

North Shore Gas Community Fund

Julian Oettinger

Michael & Kathy Paleczny

Robert Petrie & Nadiia Maydanevich

Bruce & Deborah Pfaff

Christine & Michael Pope

Danae Prousis

William & Eleanor Revelle

Dr. Robert L. Rosenfeld

Irene Rosenfeld & Richard Illgen

Debbie & Jeff Ross

Alan Rottman

John & Alice Sabl

Judy & David Schiffman

Susan & Roger Schmitt

Hilary & Sean Scott

The Seabury Foundation

Stephanie & Bill* Sick

Thomas & Martha Spalding

Mary Stowell

Takiff Family Foundation

Gregory & Anne Taubeneck

William & Dian Taylor Foundation

Nancy & Michael Timmers

TMH Family Foundation

Joseph Wolnski & Jane Christino

Woman's Library Club

Anonymous (2)

DIRECTOR‘S SOCIETY - $2,500 to $4,999

Andy & Becky Anderson

Shaun & Andy Block

Pam & Paul Boneham

Doug Brown & Rachel Kraft

Clay & Lydia Cannady

Marcia & Tom Desmond

Domont Family Foundation

Mounif & Karin El Youssef

Paul Fox & Lori Minkow

Robyn & David Grossberg

Gary Neilson & Trudy Havens

Carter Howard & Sarah Krepp

Dan & Gloria Kearney

Rushmore Foundation

Annette Lecinski

Daniel & Karen Kales Lee

Lee & Mah Family Fund

Anne McGovern

Lynda & Bill McKay

Katie Olson

Dudley & Ann Onderdonk

Rob & Karen Ospalik

Burton X. & Sheli Rosenberg

Shirley Schlossman

Garrett & Sarah Shumway

Marilyn & Michael Vender

Clive & Wanji Walcott

Anonymous (2)

CREATIVE'S FUND - $500 to $2,499

Braden Abraham

& Cheyenne Casebier

Linda & Philip Abrahams

David & Cynthia Abrams

Susan Abrams

Sheldon & Gela Altman

Jim & Audrey Altounian

Jason & Cindy Anderson

Ed Bachrach

Lydia & Gus Backer

Family Foundation

Sarah & Larry Barden

Lauren & Rick Barnett

Rick & Deann Bayless

Jerry & Kathy Biederman

Nathan & Barbara Birnberg

Georgia & Karl Blalock

Michael & Mary Borgstrom

Brittany Bossard & Chris Chang

Mary Boyer

Bross Bulley Charitable Fund at The

Chicago Community Foundation

Dennis & Vivian Callanan

Leslie & John Carothers

Robert A. & Iris J. Center

Jane Colman

Nancy Cook

Pam Conant

Lawrence Corry

Judy Cottle

Donna G. Craven

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Curley

Molly & Julian D'Esposito

Robert Davis

Mindy & Rich Diaz

Leonora Dickson

Lynn Donaldson & Cameron Avery

Mr. & Mrs. William Dooley

V. Dvonch

Lou & Susan Ehrhard

Scott & Laura Eisen

The Talbott Hotel

Kathy & Jim Enstrom

Diane M Falk

Peter Fischer

Katherine & Andrew Florig

Michael & Valerie Foradas

Craig Fox & Patti Shuma

Jean & Chris Franczyk

Mr. William F. Pridmore

& Ms. Melissa J. Frey

Dr. Willard A. Fry

Denise Gamble

Cindy & Howard Garoon

Charles & Barbara Gately

Susan Mabrey Gaud

Michael & Connie Gill

Patricia Gladden

Alex & Laura Glaser

Michelle Glunz

Ethel & Bill Gofen

John & Jaye Golanty

Paula & Edward Golden

Anonymous

John & Pat Grady

Gloria Groom & Joe Berton

Patricia & William Hagenah

Melanie Hauck & Jim Hertel

Marty Hauselman

Nicole & Andrew Hayek

Sarah Heck & Rob Vanderpool

Miss Pamela Herzog

Richard Hirsch & Joyce Hirsch

Jill T. & Douglas A. Hirsh

Elizabeth Hodges & Marc McQuade

James & Jacquelyn Holland

Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund

Randee & Vance Johnson

Scott & Mary Johnson

Thomas E. Keim

Judy & John Keller

Elsa & Kevin King

Bruce & Alisa Klein

Anne & Ed Klinenberg

Nina Winston & Norman Kohn

Jennifer Kollman

Frank & Erica Kuhlmann

Grace Langdale

Tom Larance

Robert & Linda Lawrence

Judy & Stephen Levin

Jane & Dick Lipton

Jerome & Jan Loew

Catherine Lundstrom

Erminia & Edward Mack

Bryan & Michelle Malis

Philip & Mary Manade

Ann & Tom Mann

Rama Mantena & Sunil Agnani

Joan & Jerry Mattson

Steve & Lynn Mattson

Chuck McDonald & Diane Curtis

Breece & Darlene McKinney

Melinda McMullen

Sheila Medvin

Lynnie & Armin Mehic

Arthur & Leslie Muir

Scott & Luvie Myers

Jen & Eric Neilson

Judy & Bob Neiman

Elizabeth Nolan & Kevin Buzard

Maggie & Seamus O'Brien

Peter & Lori O'Connor

Barbara O'Keefe

Christine & Michael Pompizzi

Michael Porto & Kevin Moore

Barry & Shelley Powell

Doris Pregenzer

Alice Read

Margaret Reitz

Steve Mandell & Karen Reyhan

Nicole & Dave Roberts

Cookie & Ned Robertson

Cindy & Jim Robinson

Jennifer Ross

Camille & Robert Rudy

Susan Sack

Bill Schramm

Roy Schreiber

Anne & Gordon Scott

Nancy & Ron Semerdjian

Sandra Shane-DuBow

Gina Kennedy

Ilene & Michael Shaw

Charitable Trust

Evelyn Siegel

Colleen Sieger

Margaret & Alan Silberman

Linda Silverstein

George & Lynne Simon

Suzanne T. Smart

Michael & Julie Solot

Robert & Susan Star

Joseph & Sylvia Stone Fund

Lauren & Steve Strelsin

George Sullivan & Dorothy Turek

Nancy Tani

Ron Thomas

& Marilyn Applebaum

Susan & James Thompson

Seth Traxler & Jessica Aspen

T L Enterprises

Susan & Bob Underwood

Bryan Vanderhoof

Todd & Cari Vieregg

John Vranas

Lisa Wainwright

Louis & Linda Weber

Leslie & Susan West

Lisa & Randy White

Vicki Woodward

Anonymous (3)

ANNUAL FUND - $150 to $499

Leonard & Phyllis Adams

Mr. Steve Armstrong

& Ms. Carol Kriekard

Dennis & Jackie Aron

Kathleen Belle

Joan I. Berger

Seth & Marni Berliner

Henry & Leigh Bienen

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bischoff

Lisa J. Bloom

Bruce Bodner

Sue Bowker

Franca Brilliant

Timothy & Bernadette Broccolo

Tom & Mary Doug Brown

John D. Cartland

Srini & Amrita Chari

Edward Chez & Camille De Frank

Mary Chuman

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cohen

Thomas & Katherine Coleman

Joe & Lucy Conard

Carol Crane

Dewey & Nancy Crawford

David & Susan Curry

Paul Deutsch

Joseph & Paige Dooley

S. Downey Fund at The Chicago

Community Foundation

Rohanna & Victor Doylida

Carol & Leon Dragon

Richard Drake

Paul E. Drennan

Edward L. Farrell

Edith Fessler

Jennifer G. Fiegen

Jim & Linda Fiffer

Louise & Rick Fisher

Margot Flanagin

William Frazier

Rebecca M. Freeman

Judy Freeman

John & Liz Fromstein

Robert & Ann Garrison

Doris Gilbert

Dr. Thomas F. Gleason

& Ms. Mina Leon

Carol & David Golder

Robert & Julie Gordon

David & Jill Gordon

Holly Wathan & Ken Green

Joel & Sharon Greenburg

Barbara Greis

Carol & Gary Gruen

Helen Gunnarsson

Ardath Hamann

Dorothy G. Harza

Howard & Julie Hayes

Pete & Jean Henderson

Harry & Libby Hirsch

Nancy Hogg

Tim Holbrook

Eugene Hotchkiss

Carol Jabs

Douglas & Kathryn Johnson

Risa & Brian Josias

Jerome & Mary Kaltman

Olwyn Kane

Martin J. & Susanne G. Kanter

Dennis & Barbara Kessler

Lindsay & Philip Kiraly

Andrew Kirkwood

Caroline Koclanes

Howard & Pam Korenthal

Peggy Kullman

Scott & Elizabeth Lassar

Congregation Solel

Steve & Elaine Lev

Laurie & Robert Levin

David & Beth Levy

Nello & Ann Lucchesi

Annie & Kenneth Lyonswright

Ruth H. Mahru

Anita & Dan Mauro

Jane Mentzer

Sara & Richard Mesirow

Elliot & Lynn Miller

Carol A. Mitchel

Peter Moore

Carol Mullins

Janet Nakai

Dave & Nancy Napalo

Joan Neil

Jon & Kathy Newcomb

James & Catherine Nowacki

John & Joy O'Malley

Dan & Ann O'Brien

Candus Olson

Mitch & Cathie Orpett

Aurora & Dennis F. Penepacker

Steve & Bev Pinaire

Anne Pollock

Debra & Alexander Puce

Susan Rabe

David Rosen

David Rotholz

Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Ruskin

Ushers Saints

David & Nancy Sarne

Howard & Gail Schaffner

Rosita M Schloss

Lorian Schwaber

Sheldon & Illeane Schwartz

Diane & Bud Schwarzbach

Mark Shapiro

& Roberta Goldberg

Clifford J. Shapiro & Darlene A. Vorachek

Patricia Sharkey

Michele & Joel Shoolin

Scott Silberstein

& Jackie Brenner

Meera Sinha

Philip Smith & Louise Lamson

David Spitulnik & Diana Cohen

Kelly Starr

Nancy Stevens

Angela Stramaglia

Sandra Sweet

Dorothy & Casmir Szczepaniak

Joseph Tapp & Matt Stupica

Cathy Taylor Public Relations, Inc.

A. & C. Taylor

Joanne Trahanas

Martha Trueheart

Hans & Julie VanOverbeek

David & Lynne Weinberg

Anonymous (2)

IN HONOR & IN MEMORY

Writers Theatre gratefully acknowledges individuals who have made gifts in honor or in memory of others between March 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. If you would like to make an honorarium or memoriam gift, please call the Advancement Department at 847-786-3504.

In memory of Michael Kuzel

Joan Boyle

Ms. Cheryl L. Costello

Diana Furey

Robert M. Golden

Andy & Junia Hedberg

Bonnie Kienitz

James & Catherine Nowacki

Susan Saliny

Megan Sliwa

Laurie J. Stanbro

Thomas Daurio

Daniel Zifkin

In honor of Thomas Hodges

Debbie & Jeff Ross

In honor of Russ & Anne Mayerfeld

John & Alice Sabl

Thomas & Martha Spalding

In honor of Christopher Pfaff

Debbie & Jeff Ross

In honor of Phil Smith

Bross Bulley Charitable Fund

at The Chicago Community Foundation

Melinda McMullen

Nancy & Michael Timmers

In honor of Mary Pat & Andy Studdert

Marcia & Tom Desmond

QUILL SOCIETY

The Quill Society comprises members dedicated to supporting Writers Theatre’s future and who have designated a planned gift to the theater. We are grateful to the Quill Society members who have honored Writers Theatre with a bequest:

Jacqueline Brumlik

Marcia S. Cohn

Edward Elisberg

Barbara S. Herst

Bob & Lorel McMillan

Carol A. Narup

Dorothy Schnadig

Mary Pat & Andy Studdert

Elly Thaviu