Our Supporters
Northlight Theatre is deeply grateful to the following contributors for their generous support.
Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies
Principal Sponsors
$50,000 and Above
Cless Family Foundation
Illinois Arts Council
The Shubert Foundation
Woman’s Club of Evanston
Premiere Sponsors
$20,000 – $49,999
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
BMO
CoBank
National Endowment for the Arts
Executive Sponsors
$10,000-$19,999
Modestus Bauer Foundation
Bulley & Andrews
Presenting Sponsors
$5,000-$9,999
Full Circle Foundation
Grumman Butkus Associates
Hagerty Consulting
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Northwestern University
The Saints
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Lead Sponsors
$2,500-$4,999
John J. Cahill Inc.
City of Evanston
ZS Associates
Sponsors
$1,000 – $2,499
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
The Lundstrom Family Foundation
Mather
Network for Good
Rotary International
Schuler Shook
Vi at the Glen
NORTHLIGHT VISIONARIES CIRCLE
Producers
$25,000+
Greg and Anne Taubeneck
Sullivan Family Foundation
Playwrights
$10,000 – $24,999
Jim and Mary Allen
Paul Epner and Janet Gans Epner
Bill and Sandra H. Farrow
Nan Greenough
Tiffany and Tobi Laczkowski
Mark and Kathy McCarville
Ms. Sarah Schmidt
Stacy and Scott Simpson
Directors
$5,000 – $9,999
Anonymous
Evelyn Alter
Julie and Josh Chernoff
Jennifer W. Christensen
Diana Cohen and David Spitulnik
Patricia and James Corirossi
Howard Dubin
Donna and Gene Frett
David and Liane Hodgman
Keely Jones and Angie Frank
Leslie and Paul Lehner
Robert Regan and Cindy Clark
Designers
$2,500 – $4,999
Anonymous
Graham and Brooke Allen
John and Jennifer Bienko
Jan Bowers and Will Linder
Michael Carlin
Bert Crossland
Timothy and Jane Evans
Susan Mabrey Gaud
Barbara Goodman and Seth Weinberger
Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert
Steve Hagerty and Lisa Altenbernd
Barbara Hermansen
Joyce and Rich Hirsch
BJ Jones and Candy Corr
Paul and Margaret Lurie
Sally and Darush Mabadi
Rahul and Anuradhika Roy
Sue and Tim Salisbury
Sara and Horst Schastok
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sevcik
Henry Sprague and Stephanie Whitman
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Swanson
Susan Wagner
Dr. Alan M. Zunamon
Company
$1,000 – $2,499
Anonymous (2)
Susan and David Abraham
David Abrams and Cynthia Bemis Abrams
Debbie Ackerman
Charles Allen
Ken and Nancy Arlen
Jean Arndt
Judy Ashworth and Achim Steup
Ken Belcher and Sandra Ihm
Percy Berger
Elizabeth and Matt Bergmann
Anne Berkeley
Karl Berolzheimer
Patricia and Edward Blumen
Larry and Mary Boeder
Nancy Bradt and Laury Lewis
Raymond W. Braun
Robert and Sara Brenner
Bill and Marea Brichta
Michael and Joan Callahan
Joe Cappo
Joyce Chelberg
Fay Clayton
Barbara Coriden
Russ and Ann Covode
Nancy M. Cunniff
Robert and Chie Curley
John R. Dainauskas, MD
Linda and Alexander Darragh
Greg Drewry
Joan and Kevin Evanich
Matt and Ellen Feldman
Neil and Marge Gambow
Bryna and Edward P. Gamson
Michael and Donna Lee Gennaro
John & Patsy Grady
Jill and David Greer
Betsy Gutstein
Del and Ginger Hall
Brenda Hansen
Brian Hanson and Karen Alter-Hanson
Dorothy Harza
Catherine Hayden
Tom and Jan Hazlett
Ryan Hedges and Jocelyn Francouer
Thomas and Gail Hodges
Kim and Kirk Hoopingarner
Carter Howard and Sarah Krepp
Colleen Hughes and Don Rothschild
Cameron and Emily Jones
Susan Karol and Glenn Warning
Dr. Claudia Anne Katz
Marc and Jaime Knez
Kenneth Lewandowski
Michael Lippitz
Gretchen & David Livingston
Holly and Edward S. Mann
Brad and Sue Matson
Amy May and Larry DeMar
Bob and Barb McCullough
Linnea and John Mead
Robert and Linda Meyers
Lisa Miceli
Carolyn Michel and Howard Millman
Neal Moglin and Mark Tendam
Peter and Margaret Morris
Margaret Moses
Judy Newton
Michael and Cheryl O’Brien
Barbara and Daniel O’Keefe
Doug and Simone Oettinger
Melanie and Dan Peterson
Andrew Porte
Beth and James Reiman
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Reitz
William and Eleanor Revelle
Don Rocap
Michele Y. Rogers
Richard Rosenberg
Jana B. Sample
Reetu Gowdar Sanders and Will Sanders
Cliff Saper and Christy Bowman
Keith and Ann Sarpolis
Debby and Tim Schmid
Michael Schnur and Janice Liten
Lee and Debbie Schwartz
Jes Sherborne
Ellen Simon
Lynne Simon
Rick and Nancy Simon
Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
William E. and Janice K. Smith
Jill and Leif Soderberg
Sondra Sonneborn
Neal and Trimmy Stamell
Dr. Rhonda Stein and Dr. Ed Smolevitz
Louise A. Sunderland
Dave and Shirley TerMolen
Jan Tranen
Bonita and David Turner
Michael & Sarah Wagner
Linda and Payson Wild
Bonnie Wilson
Victoria Wilson
Dr. Eric and Cynthia Witherspoon
Robert and Carol Wooldridge
Gifford Zimmerman
INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL FUNd DONORS
Partners
$500 – $999
Anonymous (4)
Jonathan Abarbanel
Eve and Maurice Alfille
Michael and Cecilia Anderson
Jan Berkson
Thomas Blunk
Mike Brody and Libby Ester
Pam Cardoni
Mary Jane Chainski
Mary and Dick Clark
Dennis and Franny Clarkson
Mary Coasby
Max and Beth Boosalis Davis
Chris deBrauw and Tracy Teweles
Bess Evans and Dan Holdaway
Rachel Fardon
Diane and Paolo Fellin
Catherine and David Flatley
Sarah and Brian Flax
Patrice Frey and Wally Bobkiewicz
Denise Michelle Gamble
Alan and Virginia George
Charles Gerace and Brigid Duffy Gerace
Sharon Glazer
Gloria and Frederick Gleave
Dale and Erica Granchalek
David and Colette Hays
Thomas and Virginia Helm
Janet and Brian Hoffman
Gina Holton
Judith and Anthony Iacuzzi
Alysa and Barry Isaacson
Gerald and Barbara Israelite
Robert D. and Betty Ann Johnson
Michaela Jones
Michelle and Dan Jordan
Jack Kaplan and Marian Macsai
Susan and Josh Karp
Mel and Renee Katten
Judy and Bob Kemp
Steve Krug and Lori Darling
Juliann Larimer
Robert Lawrence
Brenda Lee and Jeff Kang
Elaine and Steve Lev
Judy and Stephen Levin
Jerry and Jan Loew
Sherry and Mel Lopata
Elizabeth Margolius
Dennis Marino
Sheila Medvin
Linda and Andy Mendelson
Lloyd B. Morgan and Dixie Johnson
Janet Mullet
Carol and Steve Mullins
Ellen K. Munro
Susan Munro
Michael and Kathleen Nash
Phoebe and Jamin Nixon
Ginny Noyes
Barry O’Neil
Beverly and Mitchell Petersen
Heidi and Greg Peterson
Shelley Powell
Barbara Putta
Tracy Quattrocki and Neal Brady
Norman and Helene Raidl
Charles and Catherine Reiter
Margaret Reynolds
Karin Ruetzel and Anthony Burt
Toby and Penelope Sachs
Ruth Schaefer
Roche Schulfer and Mary Beth Fisher
Karen Shankman
Margaret and Alan Silberman
Bob and Lisa Silverman
Alvin and Kate Spector
Bob and Anne Sullivan
Sue and Jim Thompson
Cathy Tschannen, MD
Tony Valukas and Cathy Beres
Catherine Vollick
Margie and Mark Zivin
Supporters
$100 – $499
Anonymous (4)
Dorit Adler
Sheldon & Gela Altman
Peggy Bagley and Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer
Kristen Ban
Cindy Barbara-Brelle
Carol Barnett
Mike Baskin
Herb and Jane Beller
Edward J. Bradley
RB Bretland
Margo and Paul Brown
Lisa Bullard-Cawthorne
Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson
Bradley and Jennifer Cohen
Judy Cottle
Maura Crisham
Peter and Vicki Donati
Nancy and Joe Doyle
Tamra Drees
Arlene G. Evans and Caswell Evans
Edith Fessler
Lori Fradin-Polster and David Polster
Eddie and Holly Francis
William and Lynda Frillman
Rebecca Fyffe
Kevin and Kathleen Gallagher
Dr. and Mrs. John E. Garnett
Craig Grannon
Richard and Teresa Grodsky
Guy and Joan Gunzberg
Ardath Hamann
Jeff and Jennifer Harris
Charles and Elizabeth Hayford
Patricia H. Heidkamp
Louise A. Holland
Lynn Hughitt and James Shaeffer
Jackie and Bill Ieuter
Judith Ivey
Faye and Josh Jacobs
Ann O. and C. Tom Johnson
Douglas and Kathy Johnson
Martin and Susanne Kanter
Dennis and Barbara Kessler
Donna LaPietra and Bill Kurtis
Jeanne Lindwall
David Macknin
Charlene Marcus
Ted and Almeda Maynard
Robert and Sandra Morgan
Susan Mullen
James Nadder
Dave and Nancy Napalo
Carol and Pat Navin
Tom O’Hare
Jeff O’Neill
Wallace and Sarah Oliver
Colleen Philbin
Merril Prager and John Levine
Carol Prieto
Lee and Ravi Randhava
Alice Read
Anne Saywitz
Susan Schaffrath
Lynn Schornick
Margot Sersen
Joe and Ann Settimi
Lee and Val Shapiro
Marv and Rachel Siegel
Nancy Silberman
Jenny Simpson
Gerri Sizemore
Cindy Smith
Craig Smith
Michael Spitulnik
Fredric and Nikki Will Stein
Marcia Mead Stillerman
Susan and Matt Struve
Ann Taylor and Gil Sharon
Lois and Dennis Trautvetter
Vivian Vahlberg
Karen Mynard Vergara and Humberto Vergara
Donald Vilim
Edward Wagner
Merrilee Waldron
Mary and Gary Walther
Ellen Wartella
Wendy and Clarence Weaver
Blair Wellensiek and Karl Peters
Lisa and Randy White
Mel Marino Wolff
Maureen “Moe” Yanes
Allan Alson and Sue Ann Glaser
Wynn and Katie Bailey
Judy Ball
Linda and Randy Balla
Margi and Roger Baron
Sara and Billy Belkov
Anne Hatcher Berenberg
Linda Bierig
Judith and Peter Bordwell
Kathy and Bob Braasch
Norma Braude
Rev. Daniel P. Buck
Barbara Bunn
Ann Burnstine
Margaret Cantrell
Leasha and Joel Carp
Roger and Chris Castino
Tim Classen
Melanie and Robert Cody
Frederick and Elizabeth Coggin
Diane and Jerry Cuzelis
Cara Joy David
Kathy Deighan and Mike Blankshain
Sally and Pierre Devincentis
Joseph E. and Ruth B. Doninger
Craig Duff
Daniel and Nancy Durbin
Noreen Edwards and Mark Metz
Brian Ellerman
James and Judy Elsass
Jamie Epner
Karen L. Erickson and James D. Hughes
Jerry and Ellen Esrick
Fran Faller
Marilyn Fox
Paul A. Friedman and Barbara A. Goldman
Eddie Ganet and Cheryl Flack
Elisabeth and Robert Geraghty
Doris Gilbert
Anneliese and Howard Glick
Ethel Gofen
Lois and Mel Goldstein
Maureen Gorman
Kenneth B. Green
Paul and Rosalie Greenberger
Joel Greenburg
Alex Greenough
Nancy and Maggie Grossman
Joan Guitart
Joanna and Don Gwinn
Sharon Hahn
Carl Hanson
Janet Harris and Kay Muller
Becca Hartman-Pickerill
Bette Hayes
Sarah Hicks
Roland Hinz and Cate Whitcomb
Mary Hojnacki
Paul J Hooker
Antoinette Houck
Susan and Bruce Huvard
Karen and Andy Jacobs
Doris J. Johnson
Barbara Jones
Leonard Joy and Suzanne Sawada
Laurie Kabb
Mr. and Mrs. L. Kalisz
Dr. Morris A. & Celia F. Kaplan Foundation
Alisa Kaplan
Jessica Kaplan
Deborah Kasindorf
Timothy Allen Keiderling
Thomas Kenney
Jennifer Kenny
Sharon and David Kessler
Allan and Tanya Klasser
Suzanne Klemmer
Dagmar Klos
Gene and Jo Kneer
Peggy Kreisman
Valerie Kretchmer
Carol B. Kriekard
Eileen LeFort
Joel and Christine Lehmann
Grace and Richard Lehner
Sue and Jim Lerner
Renee and Kenneth Lewin
Bill and Wendy Lipsman
Melissa Little
Ned and Heidi Lott
Bob and Dale Lubotsky
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Margolies
Bridget McDonough
Molly and Bill McDowell
Maureen McGrath
Marie McKellar
Joan McLane
Wendy Metter
Lynne Miller
Robert Moeller
Dr. Kim Moloney
Anne and Kurt Mueller
Jennifer Nack
Catherine Nagler
Ron and Mary Nahser
Jeff and Lori Nathan
Lawrence Neal and Dawn Neal
Rhonda and Skip Newman
Gloria Nichele-Rosenthal
Jerdine Nolan
Gladys Nutt
Candus Olson
Dolores Orlove
Lori Osborne
Terry and Nancy Phillips
Don and Martha Pollak
Michael and Christine Pope
Anna Punda
Bonnie J. Ray
Bob and Patty Reece
Alicia Reyes
Claire Rice
Marsha Richman
Sandi Riggs
Barbara Rittenhouse and Frank Putrino
Marjorie Rogasner
Beverly Rose
Suzanne Ross
Neal and Bonnie Robin
David and Nancy Sarne
Jean Saunders
Anne Schaefer
Charles Schaefer
The Scherer Family
Heide and Stan Schiller
Joyce and John Schladweiler
Scott and Elizabeth Schweighauser
Scott and Jill Seltzer
Tamar Shapira
Maria Sharkey
James Sherman
Willard Shonfeld
Scott Silberstein
Eleanor Skydell
Peggy Snorf
Judy and Norman Soep
Elyssa Joy Springer
Rebecca Staehlin
Henry F Stec Trust
Corrine Strobel
Jim JR Sullivan and Cheryl Hamada
Peg Sullivan
Michelle Sweeney
Kay Tabin
Deborah Tenenbaum
The Thompson Family
Martin Till
Laura Tilly and Derek Cottier
Catherine Todd
Besty E. Tolstedt
Fred Tomasek Jr.
Craig and Linda Walker
Mike and Betsy Waller
Judith Warschausky and Gary Childrey
Anita Weinberg and Mark Miller
John Wertymer
Diane and Sandy Whiteley
Nkasi O. Wilken
Michael and Vera Wisniewski
Judy Witt
Mike and Judy Zawacke
Carol Zimmerman
IN KIND
Bookends and Beginnings
Broadway in Chicago
Bulley & Andrews
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Opera Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Wolves
Diana Cohen and David Spitulnik
Court Theatre
Evanston SPACE
Donna and Gene Frett
Goodman Theatre
Hewn
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lucky Platter
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Minasian Rug Company
Music Theater Works
NaKorn – Urban Thai (Evanston)
Northwestern University/Bienen School of Music
NSCPA Foundation
Porchlight Music Theatre
Prairie Grass Cafe
PRP Wine International
Ravinia Festival
Sanders Fine Portraits
Sew On Central
Stacy and Scott Simpson
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Sweet Greek’s Sweet Treats
The Field Museum
The Joffrey Ballet
Vintage Frills
Wines For Humanity
Writers Theatre
HOSPITALITY & DINING PARTNERS
Koi Fine Asian Cuisine and Lounge
The DoubleTree Hotel
Hecky’s Barbecue
Mia Francesca (formerly Davanti Enoteca)
The Barn Steakhouse
C&W Market
Catering by Michaels