With the generous support of our donors the American Shakespeare Center continues to recover the joys and accessibility of Shakespeare’s theatre, language, and humanity.We gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of our current season supporters:
The American Shakespeare Center gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of its current season supporters:
Royal ($50,000+)
Chris & Betsy Little
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Nobles ($25,000 – $49,999)
Amanda Bennett & Donald Graham
Kathy & Bernie Campbell
Candice & Aaron Hark
Kimberly R. West
Patrons ($15,000 – $24,999)
Carol & Ken Adelman
Paul G. Beers
David & Donna Ladd
Jim & Shirley Gillespie
Nora Palmatier & Jess Thompson
Ambassadors ($10,000 – $14,999)
John Attig
Ralph & Judy Cohen
Martha L. Ferguson
Chris Harrell in memory of Don Harrell
Institutional
The Clayton-Royer Family Fund
The Dilston Foundation
The Edmund Beck Foundation
Proteus Foundation
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Evergreen Fund
Hospitality Partners
Gallants ($5,000 – $9,999)
William & Susan Baribault
Patrick & Allison Baroco *
Dr. Marjorie Deutsch & John Broadbent
The Clayton-Royer Family Fund
William C. “Jack” Davis, & Sandra C. Davis
Frank Gannon
Clifford Garstang *
Kathy Guy
Bouvard Hosticka
Dr. & Mrs. Preston Manning, Jr.
Joan Saxton, M.D.
William A. & Carole H. Schmidt
Dr. Robert & Rev. Sarah Sealand
Diane & Kevin Wilshere
Christopher Wolf
Players ($2,500 – $4,999)
Christopher & Kara McLane Burke
Dan Collins
Tracy Fisher *
Pamela Fox & Dan Layman
Joe Kraemer
Stephen & JoAnn Larson
Victor & Sally Ludwig
Colleen & Larry McCarthy
Leigh & Danny McDaniel
Richard McPherson
Dorothy & Bill McSweeny
Robin Miller
Bill & Lisa Moore
Dr. Ashton D Trice
Rodney Young & Mandi Montgomery Smith
Journeymen ($1,000 – $2,499)
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Steven Barnhart
Betty Rossell McGowin Charitable Trust
Charlotte & Collins Beagle
Ellen Berelson & Larry Franks
John & Penelope Biggs
Richard & Kathryn Bump
John Chamberlin
Harvey & Naomi Cohen
Mary Hill Cole
JoEllen & Michael Collins
Marc & Barbara Conner
Debra Drummond-Berger in memory of Tom Berger *
Dorothy Duval Nelson
Howard & Marnie Fienberg in Memory of Joyce & Steve Fienberg
Christopher & Rebecca Grandle
Kathleen & Don Greenhouse
Meg & John Hauge Fund
Stephen King *
John A. Gillies and Lydia J. Petersson *
Michael & Nicole Putnam-Frenchik *
Emma & Christopher Kozlowski
Robert & Letty Ann Macdonald
Mary Ann & Jeff Markunas
Ernst Melchior
Robert E. & Sara Lee Menzer
Kevin & Patricia Moore
Phil & Cheri Moran
David and Heather Morgan *
Joe M. Norton
Lyn & Tom Olson
Boyce Craig Owens & Elizabeth Pee Owens
Michael & Mary Jim Quillen
Tim & Marilyn Reed
Sandi & Bo Rose
Ali & Mark Russell
Michael R. Seidl
Slingluff-Swenson Family Fund
Richard B. Smith
Michael M. Stahl & Ann Pontius
Thomas W. Thrash
Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation: Cynthia Haldenby Tyson
Apprentices ($500 – $999)
Anonymous
Eleanor Adams
Alan Armstrong
George H. Booth, III
Richard Bolstein & Sharon Adams
Amber Brister and Jim Simons *
The Caplin Foundation
Ray Cubbage and Pam Robbins
Brooks Lucas Cushman in honor of Raymond Robertson
Ted Deming & Roz Ridgway
Bobbi & Lewis Dunn
Joele Dupont
Lawrence R. & Vicky C. Eicher
Landon & Rebecca Elswick
Diane &Tom Fechtel
Pamela Friedman and Ronald Bailey *
Dr. Janice M. Heiges *
Bill & Louisa Newlin
Beth & Skip Fox
Long Island & Community Foundation & Morris Foundation
Joe & Evy Harman
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Samuel & Melissa Hostetter
Mark & Cheryl Keeler
John & Diane Kowal
Robert & Nancy Kyler
Chad Lash & Caryn Wagner
Pamela Fox & Dan Layman
James Lott
David Lusk & Deborah Bodner
Kjellstrom + Lee
Patricia & Stuart Margolin
The Burns Family
Janet Fitzpatrick Moran
Susan Odom & Jim McClary
Deborah Patton
The Lowell Inhorn & Cynthia Petzold fund
Julie & Stevsadlere Plumbley
George & Pree Ray
Carl & Betsy Sadler
Roller & JerryLynn Shipplett
Robert & Charity Showalter
John M. Smallwood & Mary Satterfield
Ben M. & Elizabeth C. Smith
Myron Steves Jr. & Rowena Young
Perry & Cynthia Swope
Lucas & Isabel Thornton
William Trainer
Brigette M. Wilds & Michael C. Byrne
Timberlake, Smith, Thomas & Moses
Bob & Pat Schieffer
Groundlings ($250 – $499)
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James Adelman & Susan Jackowitz
Jack Barchas & Rosemary Stevens
Charles Blaylock
Mari Bonomi
Charles & Hedy Breckenridge
Michael Brookings & Melinda Ferguson
Merry Bruns & Mike Bray
The Carringtons
Rick Chittum
Jessica Christy
Scott Colley
Robert W Cover & Bonnie Lepoff *
Brian J Delaney *
Charman Driver in honor of Kara McLane Burke
Carole Duff & Keith Kenny
Dana Flanders
Jamison Ford & Robert H., Jr Craft
William & Kathleen Frazier
Natwar Gandhi
Adam & Nicole Hark
William C Hatchett
Sandra Higgins
Robert Higgs
Donald & Diana Hopkins Family Fund, a Donor Advised Fun of USAA® Giving Fund
Susan Jackowitz
Elizabeth Janthey
Rita Markey & Dennis Johnson
The Dammann Fund, Inc / Christopher M. & Catherine C. Kramer
Stephen & JoAnn Larson
Don Harrell’s nieces & nephews
Ray & Colleen McDuffie *
Cathy and Chris Marsh
Richard Massey
John & Cathy Matherly
Katharine Eisaman Maus
Robin McNallie
James & Joan Mummery
Jeffrey & Cecilia Nelson
Ned & Patty Nicholas
Deborah H. O’Donnell in memory of Bob O’Donnell
Donna Jo Pangburn
Miguel Pellon & Teri Self-Pellon
Robert Pierce
Matthew Poteat
Jean Quinlan
John Reid
Dianne Rodman
Jim & Heather Rogus
Carol C. Ross
Ben & Jennifer Roe
Joe White
Jackie Schwimmer, in honor & appreciation of Ralph Alan Cohen
Donald & Patricia Seitz
Diane Sheehey, Esq. & Matthew Page Jones, MD *
Margot & Aran Shetterly
Katie & Ken Shevlin
Curt & Susan Smith
Jim Sofka
Dr. & Mrs. Fred L. Fox & Gail P. & Frederick L. Fox of The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg
Dr. Steven Urkowitz & Ms. Callie Wronker
Paul & Martha Vames
Rachel Vere Nicoll
Martha Walker
Adger Williams
Stephen Davis & Anna Scholl
Traci Lorraine Farmer
In bold are those who have shown support for the ASC by making an annual contribution for the past five years or more.
* Members of our Prospero Society Recurring Donation Program
List reflective of donations received between January 1, 2019- December 17, 2019
Contributions from public and private institutions are a vital part in furthering the American Shakespeare Center’s artistic and educational programming.
Through corporate matches, donors to the American Shakespeare Center can double the value of their gift at no additional cost Ask your HR department if your company has a matching gift program or click here for a list.
Institutional Support
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
The Clayton-Royer Family Fund
Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge
The Edmund Beck Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts Art Works
National Endowment for the Arts Shakespeare in American Communities
The New York Community Trust and John Robert Gregg Fund
Proteus Foundation
Ratcliffe Foundation
Shubert Foundation
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Corporate Matching Gifts
Aetna
Collie Limited Partnership
Dell
ExxonMobile
Pfizer
SunTrust Bank
In bold are those who have shown support for the ASC by making an annual contribution for the past five years or more.
* Members of our Prospero Society Recurring Donation Program
List reflective of donations received between January 1, 2019 – December 17, 2019
Long-term job security gives actors the freedom and security to use their skills and talents to further the creation of works by, inspired by, and in conversation with Shakespeare. Contributions to this fund helps that ASC to fund full-time Actor-Manager positions for dedicated ASC actors.
In his role as Actor-Manager for Text, John Harrell safeguards ASC’s commitment to Shakespeare’s words and Actor-Manager for Music, Chris Johnston, builds on his work making music reverberate through the Blackfriars’ oaken columns.
Actor-Manager Fund
John Attig
John Chamberlin
William C. “Jack” Davis & Sandra C. Davis
In bold are those who have shown support for the ASC by making an annual contribution for the past five years or more.
* Members of our Prospero Society Recurring Donation Program
List reflective of donations received between January 1, 2019 – December 17, 2019
The Phoenix Society welcomes all people who have generously included the ASC into their estate plans and/or as a beneficiary of a charitable trust, retirement plan, or life insurance policy. As a member of the Phoenix Society, your legacy cab secure the impact of the ASC for generations to come.
Phoenix Society: A lasting legacy
The Phoenix Society welcomes all people who have generously included the ASC into their estate plans and/or as a beneficiary of a charitable trust, retirement plan, or life insurance policy.
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Paul G. Beers
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Alan Cohen
Dudley D. & Martha Flanders
Art & Mindy Kaufman
Stephen & JoAnn Larson
Chris & Betsy Little
Robert C. Macdonald & Letty Ann Macdonald
Robin Miller
Phillip & Cheri Moran
Jean Quinlan
Joan Saxton, M.D.
Sidney Stark, Jr.
Nancy Troike
In bold are those who have shown support for the ASC by making an annual contribution for the past five years or more.
* Members of our Prospero Society Recurring Donation Program
List reflective of donations received between January 1, 2019 – December 17, 2019
The Sidney Stark III Memorial Scholarship Fund supports the American Shakespeare Center’s Theatre Camp which empowers high school students to leap into college life through the learning experiences within Shakespeare’s text. Named for Sidney Stark, an English teacher who dedicated his life to sharing the joy of language, this fund invests in students’ performance training, academic exploration, and the opportunity to share their passion with new friends from across the country.
Sidney Stark III Memorial Scholarship Fund,
supporting ASC Theatre Camp
Harvey & Naomi Cohen
Joe & Mary Beth Dickey
David & Kate Franzen
Jason Lyman & Kristen Atkins
Mike Sando in memory of Joe White
Seth & Sharon Stark
Sidney Stark, Jr.
Rodney Young
Fran Zehmer
In bold are those who have shown support for the ASC by making an annual contribution for the past five years or more.
* Members of our Prospero Society Recurring Donation Program
List reflective of donations received between January 1, 2019 – December 17, 2019.