Empty seats and balconies in the Historic Asolo Theatre.

Theatre Made Together

The artistry you see on stage is made possible by the unwavering commitment of our supporters. We are proud to recognize the individuals, foundations, and organizations whose investment in Asolo Repertory Theatre sustains our excellence and growth.

Thank you to our supporters

$100,000+ 

Ken and JoAnn Johns 

Beverly Koski, KoskiI Family Foundation  

Ulla Searing*  

Bill Yandow* Endowed Fund  

$50,000+ 

Ron Banyay 

Betty-Jean Bavar, in memory of David Bavar 

Mercedita OConnor 

Geri and Ron Yonover  

 

25,000+  

Terry O. Brackett 

Susan and Jim Buck  

Don and Jo Ann Burhart 

Ann and Tom Charters  

Nathan J. Esformes Foundation, Annie Esformes 

Sharon and Herman Frankel  

Larry and Debbie Haspel 

Charlie Huisking, Huisking Foundation 

Gwen and Bob Krivi 

Elita Krums Kane 

Marilyn Kushen, in loving memory of Ivan Kushen 

Donna and Jeffrey Lenobel  

Elizabeth Moore 

 

Melanie and Sean Natarajan 

Dr. Hal E. Ott 

Samowitz Foundation Trust, Paulette Samowitz and Lani Haynes, Trustees 

Richard and Ellen Sandor 

Susan Scarbrough 

Nancy Stukenberg, in loving memory of Wesley Stukenberg 

Skip and Jan Swan 

Martin Tackel and Abbe Raven 

Marcia Jean Taub and Peter Swain 

Blair Trippe and David Harding 

Susan and Charles Wilson 

Judy Zuckerberg, in loving memory of George Kole 

 

Endowed support: 

Anonymous* (Nethercott) 

Margot and Warren Coville*  

Lee and Bob Peterson* 

Maurice Richards* and Jack Kesler*  

Eva T. Slane* 

Warren and Margot Coville Legacy Fund 

$20,000 – $24,999 

Gerald and Sondra Biller 

Ramiro Curiel and Térèse Coudreaut Curiel 

Dr. E. Ty Gardner and Liza Gardner 

Pam and Walter Hunt 

Priscilla and Jack Schlegel 

$15,000 – $19,999 

James and Maryann Armour Family Foundation 

Ron Bastek 

Fran and Don Berg 

Lynda and Brad Blaylock 

Ariane Dart 

Wendy and Jerry Feinstein  

Kathleen and Michael France 

Marc and Beth Hirsch 

Barbara Howton  

Barbara Jacob and Karen Lichtig 

Victor Kaufman and Ann Rainey 

Debra L. Kraft and Rob Liberatore 

Ruth Kreindler 

Dr. and Mrs. Jerome and Elizabeth Levy 

Gail and Richard Rubin* 

Skip and Gail Sack 

Douglas Thweatt, in memory of Paul Grootkerk 

Leon and Marysue Wechsler 

Michael Zuckerberg 

 

$10,000 – $14,999 

Anonymous (2) Kors Le Pere, Frost 

George Allison and J. Alan Watkins 

Patricia Anderson, in loving memory of her husband Richard Anderson 

Jody Beresford and Robert Mayer 

Suzanne and Philip Conover 

Lucy Calautti and Kent Conrad 

Karl Copas  

Beth  Cotner and Joe Cucci 

Jaime and Julie DiDomenico 

Linda DiGabriele and Gary Sweetman 

Mike and Ellen Esposito 

Allie Freedman 

Nancy A. Gold and Honorable Bruce Lehman, Esq.  

George* and Judith Hofmann 

Dr. Randell Johnson and Bobby Jensen  

Nancy Markle 

Cornelia and Richard Matson 

Sandra Miranda 

Dr. Richard and Pam Mones 

JoAnne Olian 

O’Neill Family Charitable Trust 

Dr. Alan and Claudia Porter 

Alan Rose 

Martin and Beverly Rosenberg 

Karen and Steve Sanger 

Michael Schine, in celebration of Jerome Adrian Schine’s centennial  

Stephanie Shaw, in loving memory of Dr. Stan Pastor 

Joe and Joanne Swick 

Martin and Zelia Trueb 

Julie Vreeland 

Jim and Michal Wadsworth 

Pauline Wamsler and David Sales 

Marge and Irv Weiser 

Mary Lou and Edward* Winnick  

Charles O. Wood III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation 

Endowed Support: 

Lillian Pat Huisking* 

Joan Armour Mendell* 

 

 $5,000 – $9,999 

Adele and Lawrence Bacow 

Howard Berman 

Jeffrey T. Boyd, Senior Vice President, Wealth Director, PNC Wealth Management 

Mary Braxton-Joseph, in loving memory of Ambassador James Joseph 

Carole Crosby, Ruby E. & Carole Crosby Family Foundation 

Neil and Sandra DeFeo 

Deborah A. Farrington 

Shirley Fein 

Richard Ferrell, Andrew R. Ferrell Foundation 

Barry and Gail Finn   

Tom and Linda Garden 

Ann and Larry Garberding 

Carol Gilbert and Matty Matheson 

Sandy and Jim Goldman 

Patricia Gondelman, in memory of her beloved George  

Candy and Scott Greer 

Carol Grimes, in loving memory of her husband, The Bear 

Fr. Jeffrey Hamblin, MD and Mark-Alan  

Teri A Hansen     note no period after initial “A” 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henson 

Dr. Alastair Hunter-Henderson and Dr. Noralyn Marshall 

Sue Jacobson 

Steven R. Kalt and Robert D. Heeren 

Caryl Kaplan 

Dr. Sidney Katz* and Elaine Keating 

Brian and Diana Laurenti 

David and Lucie Lapovsky 

Burgess Levin and Mary Saily 

Judith* and Donald Markstein 

Enid Marshall, in loving memory of Darryl F. Marshall 

Richard Maulsby 

Wes and Kim McDonald 

 

John and Mary Ann Meyer 

Ruth Mickelsen and Bill Manning 

Nikol Miller and Bryan Williams  

John and Antje Munroe 

David Peterson 

Julie Planck and Charles Albers 

Leon Sickles and Donald Lara-Gagne 

Alan and Cindy Silverglat 

Bunny Skirboll, in loving memory of Mort Skirboll 

Bayne and Jeanie Stevenson 

Greg and Belle Stikeleather 

Lois Stulberg 

Mike and Madelyn Tetmeyer 

Donald and Susan Ullmann 

Dr. R. Paul Urbanick 

Dr. Kirk and Chris Voelker   

Walsh & Associates, Joseph P. Walsh 

Karen Wehner and James Jurick 

Sally Weintraub 

Edris Weis 

John and Myrna Welch 

Marilyn B. West, in memory of her beloved Arnie 

Steve and Connie White 

Fremajane Wolfson, in loving memory of  Blair Wolfson 

Nancy Woodruff and Mark Lancaster 

Pat Zalaznik 

Endowed Support: 

Even Collinsworth*, in honor of Joan H. Wood  

Foster and Martha Harmon* Endowed Fund 

Mary Ella Parkinson Hobson* 

Muriel O’Neil* Fund for the Performing Arts of Community Foundation of Sarasota County 

Eva T. and Stephan Slane* Fund at Community Foundation of Sarasota County  

 

Advocates ($2,500-$4,999) 

Anonymous (Fairbairn) 

Peggy Allen and Steve Dixon   

Dean Baker and John Smeallie 

Kathy and Michael Brown 

William and Ann Dodds 

Karl Fedronas and Kathy Kelle 

Brad and Christine Houser 

Robert and Carole Kay   

John and Nancy Kelly 

Linda and Reid MacCluggage

W. Maier and Jack F. Slusser

Joyce and Jim McAlpine 

Ms. Carolyn Michel, in memory of Howard Millman 

Carol and Edward Papish 

Andra and Irwin Press 

Diana Smith and Barry Cohen 

Judy and Art Whitson 

Enthusiasts ($500-$2,499) 

Anonymous (3) (Greene, Hilton, Schoeneich) 

Georgia and Terry Anderson 

Begay Atkinson 

Barbara Bankoff and Robert Crandall 

Nancy Blackburn 

Cookie Bloom 

Dr. Judith Boice 

Martin and Barbara Bowling 

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Broh 

George and Susan Brooks 

Duncan and Susan Brown 

Jadwiga and Donald Brown 

Susan Buck, in memory of Gigi Huberman 

Susan Buck, in memory of Howard Millman 

Debra J. Buttaggi 

Slade and Susan Cargill 

David and Eileen Cashbaugh 

David and Edith Chaifetz 

Vivian and Michael Chester 

Dani Clevens 

Nanette Crist  

Drs. Michael and Ann Day   

Barbara Edlin, in loving memory of Dr. Philip Edlin 

Leon and Marge Ellin 

 

L’Tanya Evans  

Frances Fergusson and John Bradbury    

Gordon F. Finman 

Terence and Barbara Flannery 

William and Dr. Joyce Fletcher 

Donald Fosselman 

Elizabeth Gagne 

Thomas and Martha Galek 

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gallick 

Joseph and Molly Gaylord 

Henry Gibeau 

Mike and Mary Glynn 

Roz Goldberg 

Lynn and Alan Goldbloom 

Barry Golin 

Horace* and Dorothy Gordon 

Drs. Betsy and James Granite 

Dawn and Michael Gray 

Arthur and Nancy Greenspon 

Richard Guenther 

Werner Gundersheimer 

Karen W. Harris, in memory of Bert M. Harris 

Laura and Michael Hassan 

Kathie Hayes 

John and Betty Herr 

Alma M. Hirsch 

Kathy G. Holmes 

Alan and Eleanor Israel   

Dr. Joe and Nancy Jacobson 

Irene and Mark Kauffman 

Ronald and Elaine Kennedy 

Ed Keon and Pat Kennelly 

Linda Z. Klein, in memory of Thomas Klein 

Mary Lenari and John Kirsten 

Jon and Gina Landsberg 

Paul and Susan Levine 

Ms. H. Lee Levins 

Evie and Allen Lichter 

John Loewenberg 

John and Sandy Long 

John and Judith Lynch 

Meg Mahoney and Mike Connelly 

Joseph and Holly McDonough 

Michael and Michelle Morris 

Dr. and Mr. Judith Mower 

Gini Mulkin 

Judy and Bob Neiman 

Dick and Betty Watt Nimtz 

Helene and Gene Noble Testamentary Fund 

Michael and Janice Novello   

Paul Oversmith and Margaret Churchill 

Mrs. Lois Portnoff 

Barry and Rebecca Preston 

Susan Rashid 

Martin D. and Barbara H. Rich Family Charitable Foundation 

Laurie Rosin 

Jon and Barbara Ryder 

Vinod and Gail Sahney 

Sam Samelson and Marion Levine 

David and Kathleen Sands 

Marjorie Sandy, in memory of William Sandy   

Paula and Mark Schleicher 

Steven Schnoll 

James and Kathleen Scholler 

Jeryl Schriever and Alex Huppe 

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Serling 

The Irvin L. Siegel Foundation 

Dr. Gerald Shaikun and Laurie Smith 

Peggy and Bob Spencer 

Robert and Joy Stone 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stottlemyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Strobel 

Rick and Nancy Sugg 

John and Charlotte Suhler 

Terence and Carolyn Sullivan 

Candace Rae Tinley  

Ed Town and Steve Rubin 

Anna Maria Troiano 

Peg and Herb Walker 

Thomas H Wentz III and James J Whalen 

Jim and Annette West 

Carol B. Williams 

Deborah and Rick Yaryura 

Sora Yelin, in memory of Cary F. Yelin 

 

Patrons ($125-$499) 

Jerry and Sue Ellen Addicott 

Andrea Anderson 

Dolores Andrew 

Christine Armstrong 

Bernard and Monica Baker 

James and Barbara Barrett 

Sumner and Donna Baum  

Nancy and Mark Bazilian 

Linda and Alex Beavers 

David Bennett 

Robert and Lynne Bennett 

Tom Bercal 

Carol Bernasconi 

Suzanne Bralow PHD 

Alfred Brown  

Beverly and Larry Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses J. Brualdi 

Joy K. Busler 

Rennie Carter, in honor of Carole Schwartz 

Deborah Cavness 

Lou and Milly Chaykin 

Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin Cooper 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Crootof 

Linda and Gene Crump 

Graham and Nancy Danvers 

Stephen and Susan Delman 

Anita DeVine 

Thomas Dillon 

Ray Dispoto, in loving memory of Dr. Jack G. Hutton, Jr. 

Howard Dobson and Fay Murphy  

 

Mary and John Edwards  

Gary and Barbara Eisenberg 

Howard Elder 

Dr. and Mrs. Warren H. Foer 

Leda Freedman Fund at Community Foundation of Sarasota County 

Thomas and Martha Galek 

Dr. Diane Gallo-Van Ess 

Sue and Gordon Garrett 

Tony Gibbons  

Joanna McClelland Glass, in memory of Eva Slane 

Mrs. Otto J. Glasser 

Michele Glazer and Norman Powers  

Alida Gorin 

Dr. Toni B. Greif and Lee St. John PHD 

The Guernsey Family 

Judy Guinn 

Rick and Judy Haugh 

William and Sandra Heerman  

Dr. Steve Hefler and Marcia Platt-Hefler 

Cheryl E. Hess 

Barbara and Robert Hintze 

Elizabeth Hord 

Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Horowitz 

Casey Hupp 

Marilyn and George Hutfilz 

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Katz 

Karen Kaufman 

Allan Kersten and Rhoda Olson 

Diane and Barry Kirshenbaum 

Michael B. Kirshenbaum 

Ike Koziol 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krambeck 

Frank B. Lenz  

Drs. Kuperman and Maguire 

Barbara and Hal Laeger 

Tony and Dorid Lamb 

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Lewis 

Melvy Erman Lewis 

Rebecca and David Lyons 

Michael Madden 

Richard March  

Debby and Dick Marshall 

James A. Martin 

Mr. and Mrs. James Mathews 

Stuart M. Matlins 

Nancy Milbauer 

Iris and Larry Miller 

Town and Carol Mink 

Sandra Montgomery 

Carol Newnam 

James Nichol and Anthony Lopez 

Donald and Dianna Ochs 

Russell and Maxine Offenbach 

Margaret H. Opp 

David and Marjorie Osborn 

Mr. and Mrs. Don Osmon 

Donna and Lewis Patterson 

Julianne Pearce 

Barbara and Henry Price 

Dr. Ted and Belle Probst 

Rebecca Rasmussen and Gia Johnson 

Jay Richman 

Laura Roberts 

Corinne E. Roth 

Ian Samson, in honor of his brother, Russell Samson 

Lynne and Sheldon Sandman 

Cheryl and Rick Scheid 

Sharon I. Schwartz 

Rachel Seligman, in memory of Joyce Haan  

Robert and Charleen Sessions Fund at Community Foundation of Sarasota County 

Leslie Silverman 

Richard Sousa 

Dr. Stephen S. Stambler 

Jerold and Beth Stone 

Barry Strauss 

Bobette Takiff 

The Coca-Cola Company 

Cheryl Ann Thomas 

Dick and Mary Lou Thrush 

Mary Jane Tolpa 

Lynne Tucker 

Sandra VanLangen 

Carol Von Allmen 

Elizabeth Warrier 

Paul and Jo Weiner 

Charles and Sheila Weiss 

Joan and Jerry Wexler 

Dr. James and Anne White 

Margaret Wise and Tom Taylor 

David Wright and Marc Erwin 

Mark Yecies and Ellen Roche

Jerome Zackin

Ms. Lyn Zynda