producer ($100,000 & above)
Athena & Daniel Adamson
Estate of Shirley E Gura
Roz & Bud Siegel
Barbara K. Streicker
Christian J. & Eva Trefz
Ambassador ($50,000 - $99,999)
Jonathan Aibel & Julie Rohwein
(in memory of Howard J. Aibel)
CT Department of Economic &
Community Development,
Office of the Arts
Joyce Hergenhan
Judy & Scott Phares
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Smilow Foundation
sponsor ($25,000 - $49,999)
Burry Fredrik Foundation
Adam Clemens
Paige & Jodi Couture
CT Department of
Emergency Services and
Public Protection
I See a Foundation
The Kaempfer Family
Jonathan & Sara Gaynes Levy
Lucille Lortel Foundation
Cherie Quain
Barbara Samuelson
Claire Wilkes
The Winston Foundation
Anonymous
partner ($15,000 - $24,999)
Eunice Bigelow
Cohen & Wolf, P.C.
Howard & Katherine Aibel
Foundation
Jerome Levy Foundation
Mary Ellen & Jim Marpe
The Maurer Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Newman’s Own Foundation
Janet & Fred Plotkin /
Adolph & Ruth Schnurmacher
Foundation
RBC Wealth Management
The Rhimes Foundation
Elizabeth & Matt Salem
Alison & Mark Smith
Walsh Family Foundation
Benefactor ($10,000 - $14,999)
Meghan & Brian Cotter
Michele & Marc Flaster
Brian & Michaela Gold
JANA Foundation
The Jandora Family
Beryl & Roger Leifer
Sunny Neff
Joan & John (Sam) Nevin
Ellen Petrino
Kerry & Maggie Lehnerd-Reilly
The Shoreline Wealth Management
Group at Morgan Stanley
Clea Newman Soderlund &
Kurt Soderlund
Kimberly V. Strauss
Sharon Sullivan & Jeff Kindler
Sara and Bret Wiener
Ronni & Fred Zinn
Anonymous (2)
patron ($5,000 - $9,999)
Peter & Allyson Angus
Bruce & Susan Barnet
The Benmosche Family
Cindy Raney & Team at Coldwell
Banker Global Luxury
Elwood & Catherine Davis
Jodi & Bill Felton
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Horton
Jennifer Bond Huisking &
Matt Huisking
Lucinda E. Knuth
Laura & Dale Kutnick
Melissa Newman & Raphael Elkind
Northwestern Mutual Stamford &
the Beilin Group LLC
RDM Financial Group at Hightower
Steve & Frances Rowland
Mr. Stephen Schwartz
The Steele Family
Catherine & Chris Stroup
Anonymous (2)
sustainer ($3,000- $4,999)
Isaac & Ellen Sonsino
Jeffrey & Aileen Brill
CT Humanities
The Lenore & Howard Klein
Foundation, Inc.
LaurelRock
Lux Bond & Green
Jennifer Port
Marguerite & Paul Rossi
Dr. Mark J. Schiff
Patti & Rick Slavin
Dr. Peter & Lyla Steenbergen
Stringer Family Fund
Anonymous
Contributer ($1,500- $2,999)
Molly Alger & Jay Dirnberger
Dave & Hallee Altman
Frank Bailey
Laura Barket
Yvonne Bokhour
Catherine Cook
Amy & Richard Corn
Lillian Damast
Dr. Heather and
Mr. Benjamin Frimmer
Joanna Gleason & Chris Sarandon
David B. Himmelreich
Connor and Liam Huisking
Marjorie Jacobson
Kerri and Jens Joller
Steven & Yvette Kohn
Marta Jo Lawrence
Mitzi Lyman & David Geronemus
Judith Manocherian
Chris and Diana Mashia
The McKinnis Family
Emil & Toby Meshberg
Bruce & Beth Miller
John & Sharon Miller
Patrick Morrow and Alix Purcell
Marjorie Neville & Michael Jacoby
Allen & Lorraine Noveck
Anne G. Pollack
Ann & Peter Pollack
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Richardson
Mariannne G. C. Seggerman
Esme Usdan
Westfair TV Audio
Westport Rotary Club
Vanessa Wilson
Richard & Beth Zucker
Donations to the Friends Circle can be found in our digital program.
Listing reflects all gifts received by February 4, 2025. Westport Country Playhouse is a 501[c][3] non-profit organization.
Thank you to these
donors for their
suppport!
CHAMPION $1,000-$1,499
Mr. George S. Barrett & Ms. Debbie Neimeth
Debra & David Bauer
Lynn Beth Bayard
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
William Carthaus
Stephen Corman
Amy & Richard Corn
Dave Hokin Foundation
Farber Family Foundation
The Fonteyne Family
William F. Gratz & James A. Bruno
Jim & Jane Harmon
J. McLaughlin
Jacobson/Moskovitz Family
Kerri Joller
Marta Jo Lawrence
CT Chapter League Of Professional Theatre Women
Lux Bond & Green
William & Diane MacKay
Betsey Maher
Glenn Makl & Joy Langford
Patricia Marcus Curtis
Marjorie Neville & Michael Jacoby
Judy Hardy Olson
Richard Parower
Jeff Peterson
John Petterson
Anne Pollack
Rachel & Jake Robards
Jerome & Catherine Shereshewsky
Siegel Colin & Kaufman P.C.
Allison & Jon Stockel
Kathryn Totilo
The Tow Foundation
Sara & John Walsh
Joan Waricha
Vanessa Wilson
Melanie Wyler
Richard & Beth Zucker
LEADER $750-$999
Mr. & Mrs. David Fogel
Anonymous
SUPPORTER $350-$749
Actors' Equity Foundation Inc.
Pippa & David Ader
Jim Arata
Rick & Totney Benson
Frank Bent
Bonnie Bernard
Dave Boone
Bruce & Mona Brown
Emma Carole Paradis
Alex & Linda Chapman
Amy Charnock
Gary D. Cosgrave
Betty Lou Cummings
Gina Dinardo & Pete Gwynne
Joan K. Eigen.
Ms. Alice Ferreira
Howie Fetzer
Lawrence & Megan Foley
Michael and Liz Foster
Brendan Gaul & Breno Trindade
Hilary & Will Gibson
Joan and Ted Gillman
Ellen Graff and Marty Fox
Robert and Evelyn Graham
Leonard Gravante
Harvey & Kathleen Guion
Rosemary & Steve Halstead
The Harry Donenfeld Foundation
Allen and Debby Hindin
Bob & Bev Iannucci
Pam & Dallas Kersey
Catherine Ladnier
Sharon Lauer & Jerry Joseph
Rita & Steve Lewis
Aimee Marchetti
Michele Matice
Gabriella & Whiteford Mays
William & Irene McCutchen
Leigh & Edward McDermott
Josie Merck
Stephen Milbauer
Frank & Sue Millard
Ginger More
Chuck & Anne Niemeth
Linda Merrill & William Nolan
Penny Palmer
Cary & Len Peterson
John & Elizabeth Peto
Dulcy Rogers
Linda & Andrew Schwartz
Allen & Leslie Silberman
Edith D. Sillman
Robin Spath & Rick Fonte
Ms. Karen Speller
Deborah Stillman
Roger & Bevo Tarika
Melissa Trueblood
Judith Udell
John & Cindy Vaccaro
Elaine Wenkoff
Michael & Karen Wolfe
Anonymous (4)
FRIEND $150-$349
Kim & David Adler
Maryan Ainsworth
Janet & David Aitoro
Monroe S. Alechman
Sharon Amato
Nancy H. Apfel
Carolyn Arnold
Susan Arnold
Kristina Ashley
Jessica Auerbach
J. Edward Backus
Richard M. Bain
Richard Bain
John Barry
Sharon and Stephen Baum
Brian Baxendale and Marjolijn
Barbara & Joel Beaman
Ellen Becker
Shelly & Drummond Bell
Sandra Bendfeldt
Mr. & Mrs. James Benfield
Jan C. Berlage
James Berner & Sheila Ward
Tom & Ronnie Bloch
Margaret Borchers
Susan & Michael Boyar
Renee Boyd
James & Melinda Brockwell
Nancy A. Brown
Ms. Karol Brumit
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew R. Bud
Lisa Burghardt
Michael Burnette
Peter Burnim
Marianne Card
Michele Cardella
Judith Carpenter
Mary Ellen Casey
Eileen & Barry Cass
Dan and Priscilla Christianson
Jennifer & Alan Clement
Raiford C. Cockfield
Drs. Bobbi & Barry Coller
Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper
Kerry & Jim Cooper
Claudia Coplen
Jonathan & Huguette Cunitz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dannies
Eva S. Dewitz
Joe and Emily DiMiceli
Jill and Alex Dimitrief
Dan Dodderidge
Gina Dodge
David Dreyfoos
Dan & Cheryl Dunson
Richard and Ruth Edelson
Susan S. Ellis
Barbara and David Elson
Arline B. Epstein
Frank & Ellen Estes
Rossella Fanelli
Virginia Ferrari
Lawrence Fischer
The Foarde Family
Linda Forcellina
Maria Rose Fortier
Dennis Fortino
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox
The Fradella Family
Friends Of The Westport Center For Senior Activities
Sally & Bob Galan
Mark Gallo
Jack & Deborah Gault
Jack Gilpin & Ann McDonough
Bart and Myra Goldberg
Stephanie Gordon
Jen & Matt Gorin
Nancy Griffin
Roberta & Eric Grossberg
Alvin and Hope Hageman
Arlene Hall
Marilyn Hamilton
Roni & Howard Harmetz
Ernest Harrington
Richard Harrington
Aleta Mitchell & Thomas Haskell
Nicole & Larry Heath
Sean & Laura Higgins
Judy & Walter Hlawitschka
Steven and Elizabeth Hobbs
Karen Hoffman
Julia Holliday
Mrs. Margaret Holton
Scott & Linda Hopper
Cynthia & Peter Hurvitz
Tammy Jersey
Elliott Kanbar & Barbara Rose
Linda & George Karaffa
Honorable and Mrs. Edward R. Karazin Jr.
Randie Katz
Diana Kauppinen
Ms. Pat Kimball
Bruce Kimmel
Lynda Kinney
Carl Kleidman
Judi Koffsky
Jane Rosenfield-Kolb
Sandy & Peter Kolbrener
Mariusz & Krystyna Kossarski
Mary Jean & Preston Koster
Claudia Kraut
Martin and Roberta Krauthamer
Mike & Lori Krysiuk
Glen Kudlicki
Sarah Lavery
Stephen & Lisa Lawrence
The Lerch Family
Jill Greenberg & Mitchell Lester
Dana & Paul Levin
Scot Lewis
Paul & Brenda Liistro
Kathleen Linehan
Hannah & Jamie Lissette
Mr. Owen Littman
Dick & Ellie Lowenstein
Diane Lowman Foundation
Richard & Terry Lubman
Terry & Lance Lundberg
Arthur Lungo
Cheryl Manley
Neil Markman & Eric Stine
Melissa and Brett Reiner
Sean and Alison Martin
Mr. & Mrs. David S. Matlow
Don and Ellen McNees
Judd Mellott
Stacey Mokotoff
Mr. and Mrs. John Moran
Anthony Musto
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nadel
Jacqueline Nelson
Ken & Susie Ng
Marna & Stuart Novack
Jeffrey & Nancy Oberman
The O'Leary Family
Jennifer Openshaw
Steve & Diane Parrish
Krishna Patel
Penny Pearlman
Len & Cary Peterson
Lou Pittocco
Wade Podlich
Daryl & Doug Presley
Josephine A. Raimondi
Mary Randolph
Kerstin & Vijay Rao
Carolyn Raymond
Douglas M. Reid & Julie Johnson
Vera Rhimes
Lisa Rome
Mark Roszkowski
Donald J Roth
Barbara & Jon Roth
Neal Rubinstein
Ann & Donald Rully
Becky Ruthven
Nancy & Roger Sachs
Wil Saint
Laura Salma
Susie Salomon
The Schaap Family
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Schaefer
Sheila Schleier
Julie & Steve Shapiro
George & Madeline Shepherd
William Sherman
The Shifman-Deibler Family
Genevieve Shore
Howard & Sharon Silver
Kyle Silver
The Silverstone Family
Taisa Skubiak & Jerrod Kennard
esther sloane
Rick & Debi Smilow
Paul Sofia & Scott Schwartz
Joan Ross Sorkin
Ken Staffey
Howard & Jo Stecker
Barbara & Brian Stern
Ms. Nelle Nugent & Mr.l Jolyon Stern
Tarun & Melinda Stewart
Catherine and Keith Stillman
Donna DollŽ
Louis A. Stone
Reva Stuckelman
Tim Sullivan
Andrew & Jenny Taubman
Vicki & Tom Tesoro
Stephanie Thomas
Bunny Thompson
Nancy & David Tillson
Albert Tornatore
Johnna G. Torsone & John McKeon
Caroline W. Travers
Caren Tucker
Mr. David Ulmer
Harrison and Diane Valante
Rick Van Arnam & Laura Hunt
Frances & Matthew Van Gessel
Claudia Vargish
Tami Veikos
Carolyn Vermont
Jimena Vignola
Nareeporn Viner
Harvey Wagner
Suzy Wahba
The Wakeham Family
Courtland & Caiitlin Walker
Harriet Walter
Schuyler Warner
Andrea Weiss
Joan Wexler
James White & Ann Jacobi-White
Susan & Courtney Wilson
Ruth Winnick
Steven & Gail Wolff
The Yu Family
Anonymous (10)
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Carmody Torrance Sandak &
Hennessey LLP
Cindy Raney & Team at Coldwell
Banker Global Luxury
Cohen & Wolf, P.C.
GivingArt Llc
J. McLaughlin
LaurelRock
Lux Bond & Green
The Shoreline Wealth Management
Group at Morgan Stanley
Northwestern Mutual Stamford &
the Beilin Group LLC
RBC Wealth Management
RDM Financial Group at Hightower
Siegel, Colin & Kaufman, P.C.
Westfair TV Audio
government & foundation support
Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc.
Burry Fredrik Foundation
CT Humanities
CT Department of Economic &
Community Development,
Office of the Arts
Dave Hokin Foundation
CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
Farber Family Foundation
Friends Of The Westport Center
For Senior Activities
The Gendell Family Foundation
The Harry Donenfeld Foundation
Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation
I See a Foundation
JANA Foundation
Jerome Levy Foundation
CT Chapter League Of Professional
Theatre Women
The Lenore & Howard Klein
Foundation, Inc.
Diane Lowman Foundation
Lucille Lortel Foundation
The Maurer Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Newman’s Own Foundation
Janet & Fred Plotkin / Adolph & Ruth
Schnurmacher Foundation
The Rhimes Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Smilow Foundation
Stringer Family Fund
The Tow Foundation
Walsh Family Foundation
Westport Rotary Club
The Winston Foundation
Anonymous (2)
Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc.
Ashken Family Charitable Foundation
Burry Fredrik Foundation
CT Humanities
CT Department of Economic &
Community Development, Office of
the Arts
Dave Hokin Foundation
CT Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
Anonymous
Friends Of The Westport Center For
Senior Activities
Tow Charitable Fund
The Harry Donenfeld Foundation
Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation
Anonymous
I See a Foundation
JANA Foundation
Jerome Levy Foundation
CT Chapter League Of Professional
Theatre Women
The Lenore & Howard Klein
Foundation, Inc.
Diane Lowman Foundation
Lucille Lortel Foundation
The Maurer Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Newman’s Own Foundation
Janet & Fred Plotkin / Adolph & Ruth
Schnurmacher Foundation
The Rhimes Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Smilow Foundation
Stringer Family Fund
The Tow Foundation
Westport Rotary Club
The Winston Foundation
special gifts
In-kind donations
Better ITS Integrated Technology
Solutions
Bigelow Tea
Castle Wine & Spirits
Dogsname
Hilton Garden Inn Norwalk
Media Sponsors
Moffly Media
WSHU Radio
In-kind donations
Better ITS Integrated Technology
Solutions
Bigelow Tea
Castle Wine & Spirits
Connecticut Gardener Magazine
Dogsname
Gabriele’s Italian Steakhouse
Gilbertie’s Garden Center /
Gilbertie’s Herbs
Hilton Garden Inn Norwalk
Westport Farmers Market
Westport Hardware
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