Supporters & Sponsors

CLASSIC CIRCLE

The following individuals and institutions have made major gifts to the Classic Circle, Court’s premier giving society, and we are deeply grateful for the generosity of these donors.  The list reflects gifts received through August 15, 2010.  If you have a correction or would prefer to remain anonymous, please call (773) 834-0941.

Leadership Circle ($100,000 and above)
Richard and Barbara Franke
The University of Chicago

Producer’s Circle ($50,000 – $99,999)
The Chicago Community Trust
Hyde Park Bank+
Joyce Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation+
The Shubert Foundation

Distinguished Patrons ($25,000 - $49,999)
Alphawood Foundation+
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Feitler
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Frank
The Julius Frankel Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. C. Gary Gerst
The National Endowment for the Arts
Prince Charitable Trusts
Larry E. Strickling and Sydney L. Hans
The University of Chicago Women’s Board

Grand Patrons ($15,000 - $24,999)
The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Cultural Outreach Program, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation+
Grant Thornton LLP
Kevin Hochberg and James McDaniel
Illinois Arts Council
The James S. Kemper Foundation+
Karla Scherer
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Vitale+
Margaret Maxwell Zagel

Grand Benefactors ($10,000 - $14,999)
Helen N. and Roland C. Baker
James E. Clark and Christina Labate
Martha and Bruce Clinton
Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark
Harper Court Arts Council
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP

The Royal Court ($5,000 - $9,999)
Mary Anton and Paul Barron
Michael D. and Jolynn Blair Family Foundation+
Ann and Richard Carr
Joyce Chelberg
Paula and Oscar D’Angelo
Ms. Katharine Darrow
Mr. and Mrs. F. Conrad Fischer
Follett Corporation
The Irving Harris Foundation
Mrs. Leonard J. Horwich
Gayle H. Jensen
Ann Marie Lipinski and Steve Kagan
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Montgomery, III
Brooks and Howard Morgan
Nuveen Investments
Stephen and Linda Patton
Mrs. Brenda M. Shapiro
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend
Charron and Richard Traut
Sarita I. Warshawsky+

The Crown Society ($2,500 - $4,999)
ABC 7 Chicago
Jay R. Franke and Pamela Baker
Mrs. Edwin A. Bergman
Ms. Adela Cepeda
Joan and Warwick Coppleson
Shawn Donnelley
Nancy and Bill Fry
Mary Louise Gorno
Carlton Guthrie
Jack and Helen Halpern
Bill and Jan Jentes
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Karp, in honor of Karen Frank
Michael Lowenthal and Amy Osler
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Manilow
Robert McDermott and Sarah Jaicks McDermott
William and Kate Morrison
James Noonan and Dana Levinson
Thomas Rosenbaum and Katherine Faber
Jerrold Ruskin
Lynne F. and Ralph A. Schatz
Mr. James Stone
Elaine and Richard Tinberg
Anne and William Tobey
Anne and John Tuohy
Fidelis and Bonnie Umeh
Ms. Judith Wright

Director’s Circle ($1,500 - $2,499)
Mrs. Edwin A. Bergman
Stan and Elin Christianson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cruise
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filip
Jay R. Franke and Pamela Baker
Julie and Ronald Gould
Richard and Mary L. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Heagy
Janet and Bob Helman
Ms. Kineret Jaffe
Tom and Esta Kallen
Francesca Johns and Angelo Kokkino
Ms. Nancy A. Lauter and Mr. Alfred L. McDougal
Linda Herreid and Brian Meister
Navigant Consulting
Kathleen Picken
Michael Saidel
Lynne F. and Ralph A. Schatz
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stewart

Classic Circle ($1,000 - $1,499)
Anonymous
Cheryl and John Aponte
Judith Barnard and Michael Fain
Jean and John Berghoff
David and Peggy Bevington
Russell and Suzy Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Chandler
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Custer
Nancy and Eugene DeSombre
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Eaton*
Eileen and Richard Epstein
Sylvia Fergus
Mrs. Zollie Frank
Timothy G. Goodsell
Philip and Suzanne Gossett
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Koldyke
Anne Kutak
Francis L. Lederer Foundation
Mrs. and Mr. Karen Lewis
Charlene and Gary MacDougal
David Moes and Jani Lesko
Ms. Eunice Valdivia-Preston and Mr. Barry F. Preston
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Ratcliffe
David and Judith L. Sensibar
Nikki and Fred Stein
Mr. and Mrs. James Tonsgard
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Tully
The Ultmann Family, in loving memory of John
Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd Vieregg
Leon and Rian Walker
Thomas and Barbara Weil
Joan E. Neal and David Weisbach
Charles and Sallie Wolf

*Special gifts made to support the Barbara E. Franke Commissioning Program for New Classics.
+Includes gifts designated for Court’s Student Education Program.

ANNUAL SUPPORT

The following individuals and institutions have made gifts to Court Theatre, and we are deeply grateful for their generosity. This list reflects gifts received through August 15, 2010. If you have a correction or would prefer to remain anonymous, please call (773) 834-0941.

Patrons ($500 - $999)
Anonymous
Brett and Carey August
Ms. Catherine Bannister
Sharon and Robert Barton
Ms. Heather Black
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Blair, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Block
Cheryl Bonander
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Booth
Phyllis Booth
Douglas Bragan
Leigh S. Breslau and Irene J. Sherr
Ms. Penny Brown and Mr. Jeff Rappin, in honor of Virginia Gerst
Arie & Ida Crown Memorial
Daisy A. Driss
Nancie and Bruce Dunn
Kent S. Dymak and Theodore N. Foss
Mr. Bill Fraumann
Susan and Paul Freehling, in honor of Edna, William and Alison
Joan M. Giardina
Howard and Jacqueline Gilbert
Mr. Jan Grayson
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Guillory
Gene and Nancy Haller
David and Betty Hess
Judith Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Lasinski
John and Jill Levi
Phoebe R. and John D. Lewis Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moeller
Robert Moyer and Anita Nagler
Bill Mulliken and Lorna Filippini-Mulliken
Larry F. Norman
Ms. Grayce Papp
Edward M. Rafalski
Ms. Yolanda Saul
Roche Schulfer
Dr. Salvador J. Sedita and Ms. Pamela L. Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shannon
Susan and Robert Shapiro
Mary and Charles Shea
Tim Burroughs and Barbara Smith
Bill and Orli Staley
Dr. Francis H. Straus II
Ardis Tabb
Otto and Elsbeth Thilenius
Steve and Debbie Viktora
Mr. and Mrs. David Wanger
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Witkowsky
Ms. Lucia Woods

Contributors ($250 - $499)
Anonymous
Filomena and Robert Albee
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Anderson
Joan Archie
Catharine Bell and Robert Weiglein
Joan and Julian Berman
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Beverly
Mr. and Mrs. David Blumberg
Mary and Carl Boyer
Brady and Geraldine Brownlee
Bob and Peggy Cassey
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cohn
Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly and Matthew Connelly
Nelda Connors
Barbara Flynn Currie
Mr. Kermit Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Darnall
Frederick T. Dearborn
Eloise DeYoung
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Feitler
Edie and Ray Fessler
B. Ellen Fisher
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Franklin
Gerry and Stan Glass
Ethel and Bill Gofen
Mrs. Betty Guttman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hartfield, in honor of Virginia Gerst
Douglas and Lola Hotchkis
Carrie and Gary Huff
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Jaffe
Ms. Melody Johnson
Michael Jones
Ms. Anne Van Wart and Mr. Michael Keable
Neil and Diana King
Nancy and Richard Kosobud
Larry and Carole Krucoff
Barry Lesht and Kay Schichtel, in memory of Jack Shannon
Steven and Barbara Lewis
Mr. Michael C. Litt
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Madden
Michelle Maton and Mike Schaeffer
David E. McNeel
Renee M. Menegaz and Prof. R. D. Bock
Dorism and Glenn E. Merritt
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Mhoon
Omar Miller
Mr. Clark Morris
Mr. Charles Newell
Irma Parker
Ms. Jane Grady and Mr. Alan J. Pulaski
Bruce Rodman
William and Eunice Rosen
Ms. Ann M. Rothschild
Sharon Salveter and Stephan Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scott
Ilene W. Shaw
Joan and Lynn Small
Elizabeth and Hugo Sonnenschein
Dorie Sternberg
George P. Surgeon
Anne and John Tuohy, in honor of Virginia Gerst
Edward and Edith Turkington
Russell and MarleneTuttle
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Van Houten
Daina Variakojis and Ernest Frizke
Mr. Albert Wanninger
Nicholas Weingarten and Cynthia Winter
Paul and Mary Yovovich
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Zimmer

Associates ($150 - $249)
Anonymous
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson
Mort Arnsdorf and Rosemary Crowley
Ted and Barbara Asner
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Berry
Ms. Kathleen Betterman
Helen and Charles Bidwell
Henry and Leigh Bienen
James B. and Dorothy Bishop
Mr. Nathanial Blackman
Jim and Sandy Boves
Mrs. Rose Broome
Carol Jean and Bernard Brown
The Chaffetz Family Foundation
Judy Chernick
Dr. Adam Cifu
Elizabeth Fama and John Cochrane
Lydia G. Cochrane
Mr. and Mrs. David Crabb
Edna Crittenden
Katherine and John Culbert
Prof. and Mrs. Kenneth Dam
Quinn and Robert Delaney
Adam M. Dubin
Rose B. Dyrud
Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein
Ms. Mary Fisher
Mr. Dale Fitschen
Paul Fong
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Golden
Mr. Ray Greenblatt
Harris Bank
Mr. Alton Harris
Carrie L. Hedges
Richard and Marilyn Helmholz
Beth and Howard Helsinger
IBM Corporation
Dorthea Juul
Robert Kapoun
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Keller
Bill and Blair Lawlor
Charles and Fran Licht
James and Katharine Mann
Stacey and Patrick McCusker
Sheila and Harvey Medvin, in honor of Joan Feitler
Dean Miller and Martha Swift
Marianne Nathan and James Hugunin
Mr. Milton Podolsky
Elizabeth M. Postell
Jerry Proffit
Mr. Michael Raftery
Louise Lee Reid
Tina Reynolds
Nuna and Ennio Rossi
Cecilia and Joel Roth
Ms. Martha Roth and Mr. Bryon Rosner
Drs. Donald A. and Janet Rowley
Alan and Allison Satyr
Roberta and Howard Siegel
Mrs. Geraldine S. Smithwick Alvarez
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Spratford
Franklin St. Lawrence
Judith E. Stein
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Strauss, Jr.
Casmir and Dorothy Szczepaniak
Lynne A. Taylor and Timothy D. Smith
Heidi Thompson Saunders and David Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. John Twombly
Elaine and Patrick Wackerly
Mr. Ted Walch, in memory of Martha Newell
Joseph Wolnski and Jane Christino
Luigi Zingales

SPECIAL GIFTS

Endowment Support and Planned Gifts
Court Theatre gratefully acknowledges those generous individuals who have supported Court’s artistic excellence by contributing to our endowment or making a planned gift.

Hope and Lester Abelson Family
The Michael and Lillian Braude Theatre Fund
Joan S. and Stanley M. Freehling Fund for the Arts
The Helen and Jack Halpern Fund
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Anne Kutak
Marion Lloyd Court Theatre Fund
Carol Mason Russell Fund

The Martha Paine Newell Fund for Emerging Artists
A new endowment established by Timothy, Patricia, and Charles Newell in honor of their mother, Martha “Matt” Newell, will allow Court Theatre to support the work of early-career theatre artists. One emerging artist per year, identified by Court’s artistic and production staff, will be invited to work on Court productions as a Matt Fellow.

Court Theatre is grateful to the following donors for their inaugural gifts to The Martha Paine Newell Fund for Emerging Artists.

Mrs. Edwin A. Bergman
Mrs. Daisy Driss
Mr. Daniel E. Efner
Ms. Isabelle P. Middendorf
Mr. and Mrs. F. Ward Paine
Mr. Ted Walch

For more information on how to leave a legacy of support for the arts by making a planned gift or contribution to Court Theatre’s endowment, please contact Melissa Aburano-Meister at (773) 834-0941 or .

Court Theatre Facility Support
The University of Chicago

Court Theatre High School Performance Festival Sponsor
Hyde Park Bank

In-Kind Contributions
The following companies and individuals support Court Theatre through the donation of goods or services:

Art + Science Salon
Helen N. and Roland C. Baker
Peggy and David Bevington
Bistro Campagne
Bloomingdale’s
The Boeing Company
Leigh Breslau
Julie Burros
James Chandler
Chant
Charleston Tea Plantation
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CJ’s Eatery
James E. Clark
C.M. Fasan Florist
Joan and Warwick Coppelson
Loreta Corsetti
Paula and Oscar D’Angelo
Digital Imaging Resources
Dan Dry
Exhale Spa
Joan Feitler
Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark
Field Museum
Jacqueline Firkins
Sarah Fornace
Four Seasons Chicago
Four Seasons New York
Fox & Obel
Karen and James Frank
The Gage
Virginia Gerst
Goodman Theatre
Timothy Goodsell and Susan McGee
Philip Gossett
Grant Park Music Festival
Harris Theatre
Helaine and Peter Heydemann
Leslie Hindman
Kevin Hochberg and James McDaniel
KAP Graphics
Steven Kaplan and Carol Rubin
Tony Kushner
Limelight Catering…food illuminated
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lookingglass Theatre
Mary Mastricola and La Petite Folie
David Moes
Brooks and Howard Morgan
Charles Newell and Kate Collins
Northlight Theatre
Old Town School of Folk Music
Sara Paretsky
Park 52
Doug Peck
Piccolo Mondo
Barrett Pitts
Pizza Capri
Ravinia Festival
Regents Park, by Crescent Heights
Robin Richman
Rouge Steel
The Saints
Salon Blonde
Kate Sheehy
Sidley Austin LLP
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
The Southern
Spoleto Festival
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Jessica Tampas
Union League Club of Chicago
The University of Chicago
David and Marilyn Vitale
Dennis Watkins
Wishbone Restaurant
Margaret Maxwell Zagel