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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

The following group of Writers Theatre donors are dedicated patrons who share our passion for the written word. They provide the financial foundation that allows us to create a nurturing artistic home for world-class artists while producing nationally acclaimed productions. Writers Theatre extends privileges of membership to individuals who provide an annual gift of $150 or more. 

Our members enjoy opportunities to share in the creative process through exclusive events that provide unique access to the artistic process. We are proud to acknowledge the following gifts received in the period between November 1, 2024 to February 1, 2026. 


DIRECTOR’S SOCIETY
$2,500 to $4,999

David & Cynthia Abrams

Andy & Becky Anderson

Michael Bailey

Shaun & Andy Block

Pam & Paul Boneham

Doug Brown & Rachel Kraft

Lydia Cannady

Robert A. & Iris J. Center

Marcia & Tom Desmond

Domont Family Foundation

Mounif El Youssef

Paul Fox

Adam Fuelleman


Jocarno Fund

Laura Good

Carter Howard & Sarah Krepp

Dan & Gloria Kearney

Heidi Kiesler

Annette Lecinski

Daniel & Karen Kales Lee

Jane & Dick Lipton

Lee & Mah Family Fund

Anne McGovern

Lynda McKay

Katie Olson

Dudley & Ann Onderdonk

Rob & Karen Ospalik


American Conservatory Theater

Burton X. & Sheli Rosenberg

Debbie & Jeff Ross

John Sabi

Shirley Schlossman

Garrett & Sarah Shumway

George Sullivan & Dorothy Turek

Marilyn & Michael Vender

Joseph Wolnski & Jane Christino

Sally & Shep Young

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CREATIVE'S FUND
$500 to $2,499

Braden Abraham & Cheyenne Casebier

Linda & Philip Abrahams

Susan Abrams

Sheldon & Gela Altman

Jim & Audrey Altounian

Jason Anderson

Lydia & Gus Backer Family Foundation

Sarah & Larry Barden

Lauren & Rick Barnett

Rick Bayless

Jerry & Kathy Biederman

Nathan & Barbara Birnberg

Georgia & Karl Blalock

Michael & Mary Borgstrom

Brittany Bossard

Mary Boyer

John & Sarabess Cahill

Dennis & Vivian Callanan

Jane Colman

Pam Conant

Nancy Cook

Lawrence Corry

Judy Cottle

Donna G. Craven

Isabel & Robert Curley

Molly & Julian D'Esposito

Robert Davis

Laura DeMoor & Tim Brogla

Mindy Diaz

Leonora Dickson

Lynn Donaldson & Cameron Avery

William & Wilma Dooley

Frank & Adrienne Drell

V Dvonch

Lou & Susan Ehrhard

Steven Elrod

Kathy & Jim Enstrom 

Diane M Falk

Julie Feldman

Peter Fischer

Katherine Florig

Michael & Valerie Foradas

Craig Fox

Jean Franczyk

William F. Pridmore & Melissa J. Frey

Dr. Willard A. Fry

Denise Gamble

Charles & Barbara Gately

Susan Mabrey Gaud

Michael & Connie Gill

Laura Glaser

John & Vicki Glier

Michelle Glunz

John & Jaye Golanty

Paula & Edward Golden

Peter & Carol Goldman

John & Pat Grady

Gloria Groom

Patricia & William Hagenah

Vered Hankin & Jeremy Kaufman

Melanie Hauck & Jim Hertel

Marty Hauselman

Nicole & Andrew Hayek

Sarah Heck

Miss 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

Jeannie & Terry Kay

Thomas E. Keim

Judy & John Keller

Elsa & Kevin King

Ed Klinenberg

 Nina Winston & Norman Kohn

Jennifer Kollman

Shirley Kreutzfeldt

Frank & Erica Kuhlmann

Grace Langdale

Tom Larance

Judy & Stephen Levin

Patricia Livingston

Jerome & Jan Loew

Erminia & Edward Mack

Bryan Malis

Mary Manade

Ann & Tom Mann

Rama Mantena

Rabbi Andrea R. Markowicz

Joan & Jerry Mattson

Steve & Lynn Mattson

Charles McDonald & Diane Curtis

Breece & Darlene McKinney

Melinda McMullen

Sheila Medvin

Lynnie Mehic

Arthur & Leslie Muir

Scott & Luvie Myers

Jen Neilson

Judy & Bob Neiman

Elizabeth Nolan & Kevin Buzard

Maggie & Seamus O'Brien

Peter O'connor

Barbara O'Keefe

Omedia Communications

Jonah Orlofsky & Joan Polacheck

Lynn Pearl


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Lorna & Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr.

Don & Martha Pollak

Michael Porto

Barry & Shelley Powell

Neil Quinn

Nancy & Mark Ratner

Alice Read

Karen Reyhan

Nicole Roberts

Cookie & Ned Robertson

Cindy & Jim Robinson

Sarah & Bill Ross

Camille & Robert Rudy

Mary Kathleen Rundell

Susan Sack

Bill Schramm

Roy Schreiber

Anne & Gordon Scott

Ralph & Jan Senst

Sandra Shane-Du Bow

Gina Kennedy & Robert Shannon

Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust

Evelyn Siegel

Colleen Sieger

Margaret & Alan Silberman

Linda Silverstein

George & Lynne Simon

Suzanne T. Smart
 Team Snepp Charitable Fund

Michael & Julie Solot

Spaly Family

Robert & Susan Star

Dianne Stone

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

Joseph & Sylvia Stone Fund

Lauren & Steve Strelsin

The Talbott Hotel 

Nancy Tani

Ron Thomas & Marilyn Applebaum

Susan & James Thompson

T L Enterprises

Robert & Susan Underwood

Zalman Usiskin

Todd & Cari Vieregg

John Vranas

Lisa Wainwright

Louis & Linda Weber

Bill & Roberta Weinsheimer

Leslie & Susan West

Lisa & Randy White

Vicki Woodward

Joan H. Wright

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ANNUAL FUND
$150 to $499

Leonard & Phyllis Adams

Barbara & Ronald Altman

Anonymous

Steve Armstrong & Carol Kriekard

Dennis & Jackie Aron

Kathleen Belle

Joan I. Berger

Seth Berliner

David & Maureen Besanko

Henry & Leigh Bienen

Mark & Darlene 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

Frank & Sherry Cohen

Thomas & Katherine Coleman

Carol Crane

Dewey & Nancy Crawford

David & Susan Curry

Paul Deutsch

Joseph & Paige Dooley

S. Downey Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation

Roh Doylida

Carol & Leon Dragon

Paul E. Drennan

Gary & Deborah Edidin

Kathy & Ron Emanuel

Edith Fessler

Jennifer G. Fiegen

Jim & Linda Fiffer

Alan B. Fine

Louise & Rick Fisher

Margot Flanagin

Thomas E. Fox

William Frazier

Judy Freeman

Rebecca M. Freeman

John & Liz Fromstein

Dr. Thomas F. Gleason & Mina Leon

Carol & David Golder

David & Jill Gordon

Holly Wathan & Ken Green


Joel & Sharon Greenburg

Barbara Greis

Carol & Gary Gruen

Helen Gunnarsson

Susan Haimes

Ardath Hamann

Dorothy G. Harza

Tim Holbrook

Eugene Hotchkiss

Angela Hubbard

Carol Jabs

Douglas & Kathryn Johnson

Risa Josias

Olwyn Kane

Martin J. & Susanne G. Kanter

Dennis & Barbara Kessler

Lindsay & Philip Kiraly

Andrew Kirkwood

Wolters Kluwer

Caroline Koclanes

Howard & Pam Korenthal

Frank Krejci

Peggy Kullman

Congregation Solel

Scott & Elizabeth Lassar

Robert & Linda Lawrence

Simon Lesser & Carol Patinkin

Abba & Bonnie Lessing

Steve & Elaine Lev

Laurie & Robert Levin 

David & Beth Levy

Nello & Ann Lucchesi

Annie Lyonswright

Nancy Malitz & Lawrence Johnson

Anita Mauro

Jane Mentzer

Sara & Richard Mesirow

Elliot & Lynn Miller

Carol A. Mitchel

Peter Moore

Carol Mullins

Raja R. Nadimpalli

Janet Nakai

Dave & Nancy Napalo

Joan Neil

William & Sherry Nelson

Jon & Kathy Newcomb

James & Catherine Nowacki

John & Joy O'Malley

Dan & Ann O'Brien

Lorraine Perlman

Paula Peterson

Anne Pollock

Debra & Alexander Puce

Michael Quoss

Susan Rabe

David Rosen

David Rotholz

Ellen A Rudnick

Mary Ann & Dr. Stephen Ruskin

Anne M. Ryan

Ushers Saints

David & Nancy Sarne

Rosita M Schloss

Lorian Schwaber

Sheldon & Illeane Schwartz

Diane & Bud Schwarzbach

Margo Serlin

Lawrence & Cindy Shanker

Clifford J. Shapiro & Darlene A. Vorachek

Patricia Sharkey 

Michele & Joel Shoolin

Scott Silberstein

Barbara & Jerry Silbert

Leo Smith

Philip Smith & Louise Lamson

David Spitulnik & Diana Cohen

Kelly Starr

Nancy Stevens

Angela Stramaglia

Dr. Rita Sussman

Barbara Svarz

Sandra Sweet

Joseph Tapp

A. & C. Taylor

Cathy Taylor Public Relations, Inc.

Joanne Trahanas

Martha Trueheart

Julie Van Overbeek

Linda Warren

David & Lynne Weinberg

Susan & Arvin Weindruch

Gary Willer

Chana Zelig

Daniel Zifkin

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