Skip to main content

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

Want to know more about supporting Writers Theatre? Click here to learn about our unique benefits, giving levels and how YOU can make a difference today. Thank you for supporting Writers Theatre!

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

Lois R. & Maurice J. Beznos

Sara & Dan Cohan

Gillian & Ellis Goodman

Family Foundation

Gail & Tom Hodges

Jennifer & Alec Litowitz

Alexandra C. & John D.

Nichols Family Foundation

Mary Pat & Andy Studdert

Elaine & Richard Tinberg

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

Susan & Don Belgrad

Abe & Ida Cooper

Foundation

Karen & Jim Frank

Russ & Anne Mayerfeld

Lloyd Morgan

Laurie & Michael Petersen

Mark & Tricia Rothschild

Family Turst

Rushmore Foundation

Lizzy Takiff Scheinfeld

Takiff Family Foundation

Linda & Craig Umans

Thys & Kendra

Nichols Wallace

Anonymous

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

Joyce Chelberg

Jaime & Ben Freeman

Bruce & Laureen Grieve

Anne L. Kaplan

Emily & Christopher N. Knight

Eric & Liz Lefkofsky

Michael Litt

Savi Pai & Howard Randell

Christopher S. & Sara Pfaff

Cheryl & Lee Sachnoff

Onnie & Steven Scheyer

Patti & Bob Smietana

Seth Traxler & Jessica Aspen

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

John & Francesca Edwardson

Laurie & Michael Jaffe

Christine & Michael Pope

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

David & Jane Casper

Shawn Clark

Aurélia & Ben Cohen

Lloyd & Jan Culbertson

William & Karen Davis

William & Dale Davison

Nicole Elipas Doherty

& Brion Doherty

Cathy & Doug Ethridge

Sonia Smith-Evans

& Keith Pegues

Andrew & Jennifer Friedman

Cynthia & Norm Goldring

Nan Greenough

Robyn & David Grossberg

Kimberlee S. Herold

Melanie Hauck & Jim Hertel

Scott Hudson & Laura Litterer

Betsy & Jeffery Kushen

Stefan & Lydia Kutko

David & Leslie McGranahan

James & Joanell McKenna

Lorel & Robert McMillan

Mark & Elyce Metzner

Jason Mueller

Henry & Erin Munez

Paul Nebenzahl

Margaret Norman

& Dr. Gerald Vladimer

Julian Oettinger

Michael & Kathy Paleczny

Robert Petrie & Nadiia Maydanevich

Bruce & Deborah Pfaff

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

Stephanie & Bill* Sick

Thomas & Martha Spalding

Nina Stillman

Mary Stowell

Gregory & Anne Taubeneck

William & Dian Taylor

Foundation

Nancy & Michael Timmers

TMH Family Foundation

Joseph Wolnski

& Jane Christino

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

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

George Sullivan & Dorothy Turek

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 

Robert A. & Iris J. Center

Jane Colman

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

Julie Feldman

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. Fr​y

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

John & Pat Grady

Gloria Groom & Joe Berton 

Patricia & William Hagenah

Melanie Hauck & Jim Hertel

Marty Hauselman

Nicole & Andrew Hayek

Sarah Heck & Rob Vanderpool 

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

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 & Arm​in 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

Jonah Orlofsky & Joan Polacheck

Christine & Michael Pompizzi

Michael Porto & Kevin Moore

Barry & Shelley Powell

Neil Quinn

Doris Pregenzer

Alice Read

Margaret Reitz

Steve Mandell & Karen Reyhan

Nicole & Dave Roberts

Cookie & Ned Robertson

Cindy & Jim Robinson

Jennifer Ross

Camille & Robert Rudy

Mary Kathleen Rundell

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

Jim Stone, President of the James H. Stone 
     Family Foundation

Joseph & Sylvia Stone Fund

Lauren & Steve Strelsin

The Talbott Hotel

Nancy & Richard Tani

Ron Thomas

& Marilyn Applebaum

Susan & James Thompson

Seth Traxler & Jessica Aspen

T L Enterprises

Susan & Bob Underwood

Todd & Cari Vieregg

John Vranas

Lisa Wainwright

Louis & Linda Weber

Leslie & Susan West

Lisa & Randy White

Vicki Woodward

Anonymous (5)

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

Leslie & John Carothers

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 

Paul E. Drennan

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

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 

Wolters Kluwer

Caroline Koclanes

Howard & Pam Korenthal

Peggy Kullman

Congregation Solel

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 

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

Dan & Ann O'Brien

John & Joy O'Malley

Candus Olson

Aurora & Dennis F. Penepacker

Anne Pollock

Debra & Alexander Puce

Susan Rabe

David Rosen

David Rotholz

Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Ruskin

Ushers Saints

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

Bill Shiel 

Michele & Joel Shoolin

Scott Silberstein & Jackie Brenner 

Philip Smith & Louise Lamson 

David Spitulnik & Diana Cohen

Kelly Starr

Nancy Stevens

Angela Stramaglia

Sandra Sweet

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 memory of Michael Kuzel

Joan Boyle

Cheryl L. Costello

Thomas Daurio

Diana Furey

Bob & Elisabeth Geraghty

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 S. & Sara Pfaff

Peter Moore

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

Jacqueline Brumlik

Marcia S. Cohn

Edward Elisberg

Barbara S. Herst

Emily & Christopher N. Knight

Jane & Dick Lipton

Bob & Lorel McMillan

Carol A. Narup

Christopher S. & Sara Pfaff

Dorothy Schnadig

Mary Pat & Andy Studdert

Elly Thaviu