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We would like to recognize the following supporters who contributed $150 or more during the 2024/25 Season on this page and our digital programs. Donor listing in our physical Playbill begins at the Sponsorship level and above - to view our other supporters, follow the links below:
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
BMO
Pam Conant
Karen & Jim Frank
Gillian & Ellis* Goodman
Gail & Tom Hodges
Illinois Arts Council Agency
Illinois DCEO
Russ & Anne Mayerfeld
Lloyd B. Morgan
Alexandra C. & John* D. Nichols
Laurie & Michael Petersen
Rushmore Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Stephanie & Bill* Sick
Mary Pat Studdert
Elaine & Richard Tinberg
Linda & Craig Umans
Allstate
Susan & Don Belgrad
Joyce Chelberg
Crown Family Philanthropies
Fran & John Edwardson
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Jennifer & Alec Litowitz
Carol A. Narup
National Endowment for the Arts
Bruce Pfaff & Deborah Leydig
Jennifer & Boris Rapoport
Cheryl & Lee Sachnoff
Onnie & Steven Scheyer
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Robin & Sandy Stuart
David & Donna Tropp
UBS
Thys & Kendra Nichols Wallace
Anonymous (2)
Stephen & Susan Baird Foundation
Abe & Ida Cooper Foundation
Cook County Arts
Jaime & Ben Freeman
Cynthia & Norm Goldring
Jonathan Green
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Laurie & Michael Jaffe
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kracum
Michael Charles Litt
Deanne & Frank McCannon
Lorel & Robert McMillan
Michael & Kathy Paleczny
Christine & Michael Pope
Danae Prousis
Dr. Robert L. Rosenfeld
Alan Rottman
The Seabury Foundation
Patti & Bob Smietana
Gregory & Anne Taubeneck
TMH Family Foundation
Gregory & Sarah Van Schaack
Modestus Bauer Foundation
Clay & Lydia Cannady
David & Jane Casper
Benjamin & Aurélia Cohen
Janice & Lloyd Culbertson
Karen & Bill Davis
Marcia & Tom Desmond
Nicole Elipas Doherty & Brion Doherty
Cathy & Doug Ethridge
Sonia Smith-Evans & Keith Pegues
Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Barb & Jim Ferry, III
Fabiana & Paul A. Goodman
Nan Greenough
Kimberlee S. Herold
Judy & John Keller
*Betsy & Jeffery Kushen
Daniel H. Lome Foundation
David & Leslie McGranahan
James & Joanell McKenna
Mark & Elyce Metzner
Mr. Paul Nebenzahl
Margaret Norman & Dr. Gerald Vladimer
Julian Oettinger
William & Eleanor Revelle
Irene Rosenfeld & Richard Illgen
Camille & Robert Rudy
Judy & David Schiffman
Hilary & Sean Scott
Roger & Susan Schmitt
Thomas & Martha Spalding
Mary Stowell
Takiff Family Foundation
Bill & Dian Taylor
Joseph Wolnski & Jane Christino
Woman's Library Club
Anonymous (3)
Andy & Becky Anderson
Michael Bailey
Bruce & Patty Becker
Shaun & Andy Block
John W. Coleman
Jane Colman
Nancy Cook
William & Dale Davison
Domont Family Foundation
Adam & Andrea Fuelleman
Robyn & David Grossberg
Mrs. & Mr. Debbie Jha
Dan & Gloria Kearney
Heidi Kiesler
Elsa & Kevin King
Daniel & Karen Kales Lee
Levenfeld Pearlstein
Laura & Bruce Linger
Lee & Mah Family Fund
Anne McGovern
James & Catherine Nowacki
Katie Olson
Dudley & Ann Onderdonk
Rob & Karen Ospalik
Charles & Roberta Price
Burton X. & Sheli Rosenberg
Debbie & Jeff Ross
John & Alice Sabl
Shirley Schlossman
Garrett & Sarah Shumway
Emily Sturgess
Diana Twyman & John Raitt
Clive & Wanji Walcott
Anonymous
David & Cynthia Abrams
Susan Abrams
Sheldon & Gela Altman
Jim & Audrey Altounian
Ed Bachrach
Lydia & Gus Backer Family Foundation
Sarah & Larry Barden
Lauren & Rick Barnett
Elizabeth S. Beck
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Behles
Georgia & Karl Blalock
Michael & Mary Borgstrom
Mary Boyer
Robert A. & Iris J. Center
Lawrence Corry
Judy Cottle
Rogers Crain
Donna G. Craven
Molly & Julian D'Esposito
Lynn Donaldson & Cameron Avery
Mr. & Mrs. William Dooley
Lou & Susan Ehrhard
Scott & Laura Eisen
Lois & Steve Eisen
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Enstrom
William & Mary Fausone
Peter Fischer
William F. Pridmore & Melissa J. Frey
Dr. Willard A. Fry
Cindy & Howard Garoon
Charles & Barbara Gately
Michael & Connie Gill
Peter & Carol Goldman
David & Jill Gordon
Bruce & Laureen Grieve
Patricia & William Hagenah
Marty Hauselman
Nicole & Andrew Hayek
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hinkel
Richard Hirsch & Joyce Hirsch
Jill T. & Douglas A. Hirsh
James & Jacquelyn Holland
Carter Howard & Sarah Krepp
Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund
Nancy & Christopher Johnson
Randee & Vance Johnson
Scott Johnson
Allan & Loretta Kaplan
Klaff Family Foundation
Bruce & Alisa Klein
Beth Kohl & Gary Feinerman
Frank & Erica Kuhlmann
Stephen & Maria T. Lans
Tom Larance
Judy & Stephen Levin
Jane & Dick Lipton
Patricia Livingston
Catherine Lundstrom
Ann & Tom Mann
Joan & Jerry Mattson
Charles McDonald & Diane Curtis
Sheila Medvin
Michael & Krysia Miller
Peter & Eileen Monahan
Scott & Luvie Myers
Judy & Bob Neiman
Barbara O'Keefe
Jonah Orlofsky & Joan Polacheck
Margaret Pendry
Lorna & Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr.
Jamie Pfaff & Paula McLeod
Don & Martha Pollak
Christine & Michael Pompizzi
Neil Quinn
Margaret Reitz
Cookie & Ned Robertson
Sarah & Bill Ross
Susan Sack
Bradley Schmarak & Gina Propp-Schmarak
Bill Schramm
Roy Schreiber
Roslyn Schwartz
Nancy & Ron Semerdjian
Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust
Barbara & Jerry Silbert
Linda Silverstein
George & Lynne Simon
Suzanne T. Smart
Sonya Smith
Michael & Julie Solot
Lauren & Steve Strelsin
George Sullivan & Dorothy Turek
Susan & James Thompson
Kara Todd
Susan & Bob Underwood
Bryan Vanderhoof
Marilyn & Michael Vender
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Waddell
Leslie & Susan West
Lisa & Randy White
Vicki Woodward
Anonymous (2)
Daniel & Katie Belton
Linda & Dave Campbell
Leslie & John Carothers
Joe & Lucy Conard
Susan Cremin
Robert Davis
Laura DeMoor & Tim Brogla
Stan & Sasha Diskin
Susan Duman
Ricardo Estrada & Beatriz Ponce de Leon
Michael & Valerie Foradas
Cecilia & Jonas Forsberg
Denise Gamble
Patricia Gladden
Ethel & Bill Gofen
Jenny & Mitch Goltz
John & Pat Grady
Melanie Hauck & Jim Hertel
Sarah Heck & Rob Vanderpool
Elizabeth Hodges & Marc McQuade
Daniel Kaplan
Karen & Matthew Kaplan
Thomas E. Keim
Margaret King
Anne McCune & Ed Klinenberg
Cindy & Stuart Kohn
Jennifer Kollman
Fred & Corinne Lane
Brian & Erin Lau
Jerome & Jan Loew
Steve & Lynn Mattson
Breece & Darlene McKinney
Richard Rosin & Anne McPhee
Jennifer Parkinson
Lynn Pearl
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Pinsky
Barry & Shelley Powell
Doris Pregenzer
Cindy & Jim Robinson
David Rosen
Jennifer Ross
Anne M. Scheyer
Peter Schwarzbach
Anne & Gordon Scott
Gina Kennedy
Evelyn Siegel
Margaret & Alan Silberman
Robert & Susan Star
Joseph & Sylvia Stone Fund
Suzanne & Patrick Sykes
Nancy Tani
Ron Thomas & Marilyn Applebaum
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Towers
Seth Traxler & Jessica Aspen
Hans Van Overbeek
Louis & Linda Weber
Anonymous (4)
Linda & Philip Abrahams
Kathleen M. Bell
Jerry & Kathy Biederman
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bischoff
Franca Brilliant
Timothy & Bernadette Broccolo
Tom & Mary Doug Brown
John D. Cartland
Joseph & Paige Dooley
S. Downey Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Rohanna & Victor Doylida
Richard Drake
Kathy & Ron Emanuel
Edward L. Farrell
Edith Fessler
Jim & Linda Fiffer
Louise & Rick Fisher
John & Liz Fromstein
Susan Mabrey Gaud
Thomas F. Gleason & Mina Leon
John & Jaye Golanty
Paula & Edward Golden
Robert & Julie Gordon
Holly Wathan & Ken Green
Tim Holbrook
Eugene Hotchkiss
Kameron Jackson
John D. Jawor
Douglas & Kathryn Johnson
Mary Jo Kanady
Martin J. & Susanne G. Kanter
Bill & Denise Kennedy
Don & Becky King
Lindsay & Philip Kiraly
Julie Koerner
Nina Winston & Norman Kohn
Scott & Elizabeth Lassar
Steve & Elaine Lev
David & Beth Levy
Nello & Ann Lucchesi
Sara & Richard Mesirow
Lynn Montai
Peter Moore
Joan Neil
Jon & Kathy Newcomb
Elizabeth Nolan & Kevin Buzard
John & Joy O'Malley
Mitch & Cathie Orpett
Debra & Alexander Puce
Sandra & Jeffrey Rochman
David & Nancy Sarne
Rosita M Schloss
Clifford J. Shapiro & Darlene A. Vorachek
Mark Shapiro & Roberta Goldberg
Michele & Joel Shoolin
Meera Sinha
Nancy Stevens
Dorothy & Casmir Szczepaniak
David & Lynne Weinberg
Leonard & Phyllis Adams
Steve Armstrong & Carol Kriekard
Henry & Leigh Bienen
Lisa J. Bloom
Carol Crane
Dewey & Nancy Crawford
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Curley
David & Susan Curry
Diane M Falk
Edward W. Feldman
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Feldman
Jennifer G. Fiegen
Margot Flanagin
Robert & Ann Garrison
Doris Gilbert
Frederick & Francoise Gougler
Joel & Sharon Greenburg
Helen Gunnarsson
Ardath Hamann
Howard & Julie Hayes
Pete & Jean Henderson
Harry & Libby Hirsch
Jerome & Mary Kaltman
Olwyn Kane
Caroline Koclanes
Howard & Pam Korenthal
Robert & Sofia Kukulka
Peggy Kullman
Mark & Paula Lawson
Lynne Means
Elliot & Lynn Miller
Virginia Miller
Carol A. Mitchel
Janet Nakai
Diana Palomar
Aurora & Dennis F. Penepacker
Steve & Bev Pinaire
Anne Pollock
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Ruskin
Ushers Saints
Howard & Gail Schaffner
Lorian Schwaber
Diane & Bud Schwarzbach
Kelly Starr
A. & C. Taylor
Martha Trueheart
Catherine Westphal
Anonymous (3)
IN HONOR & IN MEMORY
Writers Theatre gratefully acknowledges individuals who have made gifts in honor or in memory of others between December 1, 2023 and March 1, 2025. If you would like to make an honorarium or memoriam gift, please call the Advancement Department at 847-786-3504.
In honor of Braden Abraham
Marleen & Kenny Alhadeff
In honor of Pam Conant
TMH Family Foundation
In honor of Lloyd Culbertson
Lisa & Randy White
In honor of The Village of Glencoe
Elrod Friedman LLP
In memory of Ellis Goodman
Rachel & Jason Meltzer
In honor of Bruce Grieve
David & Betsy Brint
In honor of Thomas Hodges
Mr. & Mrs. Julian D'Esposito
David & Marilyn Vitale
Jeremy & Gillian Farmer
In honor of Diana Kates
Bob & Alice Kohn
In honor of Christopher Knight
William & Rivka Holzman
Mr. & Mrs. Julian D'Esposito
Jeremy & Gillian Farmer
In honor of Beth Kronfeld
Emily & David Rotenberg
Lynne Means
In honor of Kathryn Lipuma
Susan Abrams
In honor of Carly Magill
Linda & Craig Umans
In honor of Russ & Anne Mayerfeld
Thomas & Martha Spalding
In honor of Charles F. Moles
John & Katherine Culbert
Kathleen Harrington
In honor of Lloyd Morgan
Burton X. & Sheli Rosenberg
Thomas & Martha Spalding
In memory of Christopher Nugent
Phebe T. Tinker
In honor of Alexandra Nichols
Mr. & Mrs. Renaat Ver Eecke
Bill & Deirdre Franklin
In honor of Chris S. & Sara Pfaff
Bruce Pfaff & Deborah Leydig
TMH Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. David Casper
Gary Neilson & Trudy Havens
Lisa & Randy White
In honor of Melissa Reimer
Gene & Peggy Kocian
In honor of Mary Pat & Andy Studdert
Thomas & Martha Spalding
George Sullivan & Dorothy Turek
Marcia & Tom Desmond
In honor of Donna Tropp
Maria Wynne
In honor of Kendra Wallace
Bill & Deirdre Franklin
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
Carol A. Narup
Dorothy Schnadig
Elly Thaviu