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
LIFETIME GIVING
Asolo Rep is thriving today because of our donors’ belief in our vision and leadership over many seasons. We gratefully acknowledge our donors whose cumulative gifts and pledges for our Annual Fund, Special Events, Capital Projects and Endowment total $100,000 or more.
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
(Includes gifts from Donor Advised Funds/Family Foundations)
$1,000,000 and above
Anonymous
Anonymous*
Chuck and Margie Barancik*
Betty-Jean Bavar in memory of David Bavar
Margot and Warren Coville*
Carole Crosby, Ruby E. and Carole Crosby Family Foundation
Sharon and Herman Frankel
Ron* and Rita Greenbaum
Larry and Debbie Haspel
Charlie Huisking, The Huisking Foundation/Huisking Family Fund of Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Dr. Randell Johnson and Mr. Bobby Jensen
Stanley and Janet Kane*
Joan Armour Mendell*
Esther M. Mertz*
Lee and Bob Peterson*
Jody Reston*
Maurice Richards* and Jack Kesler*
Jack and Priscilla Schlegel
Ulla R. Searing*
Eva T. and Stephan Slane*
Virginia B. Toulmin*
William A. Yandow*
Geri and Ron Yonover
$750,000-$999,999
Beverly and Bob Bartner
Susan and Jim Buck
Andrew and Judith* Economos
Sidney Katz* and Elaine Mason Keating/The Keating Family Foundation
Carolyn Keystone and Jim Meekison
Muriel O’Neil* Fund for the Performing Arts of Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc.
Joseph and Mary Puncec
Ted Weiller*
$500,000-$749,999
Pat and Bob Baer
Tom and Ann Charters
Jane Bancroft Cook*
Matilda Gates*
Elizabeth G. Lindsay*, David B. Lindsay*
Carol and Howard Phillips*
Judy Zuckerberg, in loving memory of George Kole
$250,000-$499,999
Anonymous
Edward and June LeBell Alley*
Gerald and Sondra Biller
Terry O. Brackett
Christine Buckley-Currie and John* Currie
Don and Jo Ann Burhart
Elizabeth Butler and the Gary Butler Family Foundation
Lynn C. Chancer
Shirley A. Clarkson
Joy McCann Culverhouse*
Cary and Koni Findlay
Nona Macdonald Heaslip*
George* and Judith Hofmann
Lillian (Pat) Huisking*
Ken and JoAnn Johns
Deb Kabinoff
Ruth Kreindler
India and Bruce Lesser/India Benton Lesser Foundation
Nancy Markle
Carolyn Michel and Howard Millman*
Joel and Gail Morganroth
Sean and Melanie Natarajan
Mercedita OConnor
Susan and Roy* Palmer
Mary Ann Robinson*
The Samowitz Foundation, Paulette and Marty* Samowitz and Lani Haynes
Hobart and Janis Swan
Mary Lou and Edward* Winnick
Edie and Herb Winston*
ORGANIZATIONAL DONORS
(Includes cash and in-kind gifts from Corporate, Foundation, and Government/Public sources)
$1,000,000+
Anonymous
Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation
Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc.
Coville/Triest Family Foundation
The Exchange
Florida State University/FSU Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Harold and Esther Mertz Foundation
Sarasota Board of County Commissioners/Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County
Sarasota Magazine/941 CEO
The Shubert Foundation
State of Florida/Florida Fine Arts Endowment
Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
$750,000-$999,999
Comcast NBCUniversal
Designing Women Boutique
Herald-Tribune Media Group
The Huisking Foundation
Morton’s Gourmet Market & Catering
William G. and Marie Selby Foundation
$500,000-$749,999
Cool Today/Plumbing Today/Energy Today
Koski Family Foundation
Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.
Sarasota Scene Magazine
Williams Parker Attorneys at Law
Charles O. Wood III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation/The Wood Foundation of Chambersburg, PA
$250,000-$499,999
ABC 7 — WWSB
Bright House Networks
Charles Henry Leach II Foundation
Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation
Ellis Foundation
iHeartMedia Sarasota-Manatee
Kresge Foundation
Linnie E. Dalbeck Memorial Foundation Trust
Michael’s on East
Nations Bank/Community Foundation
Observer Media Group
PNC Wealth Management/PNC Foundation
Residence Inn by Marriott
SNN Suncoast News Network
Sunset Cadillac of Bradenton
Truist
$100,000-$249,999
Anonymous
Bank of America/Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bank of America Client Foundation
Barnett Banks, Inc.
BMO Private Bank
Coast Bank
Crouse Investments
Fifth Third Bank
Flowers by Fudgie
Gold Coast Eagle Distributing/Stella Artois
Greenfield Foundation
GTE Telephone Operations
Hyatt Place Sarasota/Bradenton
Innovative Dining/EnRich Bistro
The Knight Foundation
Mattison’s Restaurants and Catering
Modern Events/Muse at the Ringling
The New Amsterdam Charitable Foundation (Alan Rose)
New York Times Company Foundation
Northern Trust
Professional Alliance Performers
The Resort at Longboat Key Club
SRQ Media
Sun Hydraulics Corporation
Treviso/Mezzacorona
Wilde Automotive
WUSF Public Media
Our records for cumulative cash gifts date from 1986, and for in-kind corporate gifts from 2004. Although every effort was made to ensure accuracy, please email Angel Hissom at Angel_Hissom@asolo.org with corrections. Listings are updated and published annually. Lists are alphabetical within each category, and are current as of August 1, 2025.
*in memoriam
$100,000+
Ken and JoAnn Johns
Beverly Koski, KoskiI Family Foundation
Ulla Searing*
Bill Yandow* Endowed Fund
Anonymous
Anonymous*
Peggy and Ken Abt
Diana Pilkington Armbrust
George Allison and J. Alan Watkins
James and Mary Ann Armour Family Foundation
Ron Banyay
Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation
Jack Block*
Scott Bushey
Terry and James R. Chandler III/Bender, Bender & Chandler, P.A.
Gershom Cohn*/The Cohn Family
Kathy Cole, in loving memory of Trent Cole
Even Collinsworth*
Deborah M. Cooley* Charitable Trust
Emma R. Coutts*
Trevor Cramer
Henny and Dennis Dirks
Susan Dweck
Bill Evans
John Fain and Angela Massaro-Fain
Wendy and Jerry Feinstein
Diane Taylor Foxman, in loving memory of Norman Foxman
Kathleen France
Mrs. Bea Friedman*
Ann and Larry Garberding
Dr. E. Ty Gardner and Liza Gardner
Len Garner and Cheryl Loeffler
Scott George and John Mason
Kim Githler and Larry Saslaw
Leslie Glass
Alfred* and Jean Weidner Goldstein
Mrs. Michael Hanna*
Foster and Martha Harmon*
Helen Lee Henderson*
Beth and Marc Hirsch
Mary Ella Parkinson Hobson*
Winnie Hodgson*
Barbara Jacob and Karen Lichtig
Rachel and John* Jakes
Anne E. Jones
Caryl Kaplan
Elita Krums Kane
Marilyn Kushen, in loving memory of Ivan Kushen
Diana Lager
Elizabeth Lynn*
Flora Major
Cornelia and Dick Matson
John* and Elenor Maxheim
Tom and Paula McInerney
Menell Family Foundation
Joyce F. Menschel/Robert and Joyce Menschel Family Foundation
Elizabeth Moore
George and Jane Morgan
David Peterson
Alan and Claudia Porter
Wanda Rayle-Libby and Harold Libby
Burt Reynolds*
Audrey Robbins and Harry Leopold
Flori Roberts*
Sheila and Jules* Rose
Robert and Diane Roskamp
Richard and Gail Rubin*
Judy Rudges
Gail and Skip Sack
Mrs. Philip Salvatori*
Richard and Ellen Sandor
Marge and Bill* Sandy
Roselyn Sedlezky*
Bud* and Betty Shapiro
Stephanie Shaw and Dr. Stan Pastor*
Carol and Morton* Siegler
Stephen J. Smith
Mildren Shenkan Stein*
Nancy Stukenberg, in loving memory of Wesley Stukenberg
Lois Stulberg
Julius and Janis Carter Stulman*
Joyce and Bob Tate*/ The Tate Family Foundation
Ethel and Ron Taub* and Marcia Jean Taub
Mike and Madelyn Tetmeyer
Blair Trippe and David Harding
Jim and Michal Wadsworth
Myra C. Wahlberg*
Elisabeth Waters
Leon and Marysue Wechsler
Ken* and Jean Weidner
Allen* and Sally Weintraub
John and Myrna Welch
Patricia White/ Holmes Family Fund
Susan and Charles Wilson
Bill* and Margaret Wise
Joan H. Wood*
David A. Wright and Marc C. Erwin
Bob and Jeanne Zabelle*
$50,000+
Ron Banyay
Betty-Jean Bavar, in memory of David Bavar
Mercedita OConnor
Geri and Ron Yonover
25,000+
Anonymous*
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:
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
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
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
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
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