2019-2020 Festival Supporters
This year, Festival donors supported Shakespeare for all. And so much more. Their gifts propelled theatrical innovation, kept the arts alive in St. Louis, and brought much-needed joy and connection to our incredible community. We are honored to recognize our supporters below.
Leadership Circle ($10,000+)
Bayer Fund
The Bellwether Foundation, Inc.
James & Catherine Berges
Buckingham Asset Management, LLC
Edward Jones
Emerson
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Alison & John Ferring
Mont & Karen Levy
Missouri Arts Council
Missouri Foundation for Health
Penny Pennington & Mike Fidler
Roy Pfautch
Ulrike & Tom Schlafly
Terry & Sally Schnuck
Bevis & Patience Schock
The Strive Fund
Pam & Greg Trapp
The Trio Foundation of St. Louis
Rich & Kathleen Waidmann
Whitaker Foundation
Benefactors ($6,000 – $9,999)
Avatar Studios
Barbara Bryant
Jean Daniel-Gentry & Hal Gentry
First Bank
Jessica L. Holzer
Kim & Brendan Johnson
Nancy & Ken Kranzberg
Edward S. & Tedi Macias
Carla & Garen Miller
Missouri Humanities Council
Regional Arts Commission
Patrons ($3,000 – $5,999)
Ameren
Anders, Minkler & Diehl, LLP
Ted & Robbie Beaty
John & Crystal Beuerlein
Greta & Robert Brown
Commerce Bank
Michael & JiaMin Dierberg
Sondra & Dorsey Ellis
Jim & Lionelle Elsesser
Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation
Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation
Brian & Tanya Hayden
Incarnate Word Foundation
Ward & Carol Klein
Eric & Mary Koestner
Sally S. Levy
Tiya Lim & Chak Lattanand
Jim & Merry Mosbacher
Marvin & Neva Moskowitz
John & Christy Nickel
Ian & Ann Patterson
Pershing Charitable Trust
Emily Rauh Pulitzer
Robert Ridgely
The Saigh Foundation
Saint Louis University
Susan & David Sherman III
St. Louis Philanthropic Organization
Straub’s
Thespian Society ($1,500 – $2,999)
Jack & Anne Bader
Mr. & Mrs. C. Larry Bradford
Spencer & Phoebe Burke
Dr. William H. Danforth
Dr. Debbie A. Depew & Mr. Brad Moore
The Dunagan Foundation, Inc.
Hope Edison
Bob & Rosemary Emnett
Sara & Fred Epstein
Donna M. Fisher
Janice & Bill Forsyth
The Gatesworth & McKnight Place Extended Care
Mrs. Joseph F. Gleason
The Graybar Foundation
Margaret Blanke Grigg Foundation
The Haffenreffer Family Fund
Joanne & Joel Iskiwitch
R. Alan & Jennifer Jonagan
Crosby Kemper, III
Gerry Kowarsky
Thomas E. Lowther
David Mesker Jr. & Sandy Mesker
Mary Morgan
Bill Nelson
Red Key Realty Leaders
Patrick & Anita Rooney
Alice Sargent
Judith Smart
Staenberg Family Foundation
Ted & Julie Sward
Henry & Susan Warshaw
Tom Wendel & Marian Nunn
Actors ($600 – $1,499)
Carole & Dave Bartnett
Anthony Bassett
Sam Bertolet & Helen Ziercher
Blueprint4SummerSTL
Mark & Ramsey Botterman
Nathan Brown, in memory of his mother Phyllis Brown
Carol Carlson
Rita & Clarkson Carpenter
Mary & Robert Ciapciak
Kay Drey
Kim & Tim Eberlein
Vicki Kiehl & Mike Fabian
Michael & Shereen Fischer
S. Wesley Fordyce
Gary & Christy Fox
Linda & Ben Goldstein
Wayne & Jane Goode
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
Jeff, Kathi & Ben Haller
Sarah Hancock
Mary & Greg Johnson
Mrs. Henry O. Johnston
Mr. & Ms. Erik A. Karanik
Cynthia Kohlbry & Jim Dolan
J. David Levy
Christopher Lingle
Kathryn & George Love
Jeff & Beki Marsh
John & Connie McPheeters, Alex & Jenny McPheeters, Lizzy & Dave Rickard, & Katherine McPheeters
Andrea & Charlie Miller
Mike & Marianne Murphy
Marie & Maurice Noellsch
Rebecca Penniman & Louis Wittenberg
Charles & Marian Rice
Mrs. William C. Schock
Linda E. Schulte
Drs. Sherman & Joan Silber
Mary Ann & Andy Srenco
Mary Strauss
Katherine (Kit) Sundararaman
Mr. Richard Tao
Hank Webber & Chris Jacobs
Brandon & Cari Wegge
Artisans ($300 – $599)
Donna & Derex Beard
Laurie & Daniel Bergman
Marian & John Bleeke
Nida & Chad Bockert
Meredith & Josh Boggess
Susan D. Bowman
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer
Bunge North America, Inc.
Joe & Vicki Caligur
Jean & Lewis Chase
William & Laura Courtney
John Davis
Jack & Sherry Delo
Ida H. Early
Heather & Len Essig
Larry Essmann
John & Phyllis Evans
Steve & Linda Finerty
Lisa Flavin
Sam & Marilyn Fox Foundation
Michael & Catherine Garner
Tim & Stacey Greenwald
Ian & Melanie Halley
James A. Hardin
Adele Heagney & Mike Woolard
Phil Heagney & Barbara Prosser
Dr. Michael & Carolyn Hesterberg
Jay & Lesley Hoffarth
Vicky & Paul Holway
Judy & Ray Hubbs
Michael & Susan Jennings
Rosalind & Lee Johnson
Mark Koors
Ed & Susan Lanigan
Lance LeComb
Robert Henke & Suzanne Loui
Andrew & Peasey Love
Anne MacIntyre/On The Map Travel
Doug & Chris Mager
Bill & Mary McClellan
William & Tricia McKelvy
Boo Kistner McLoughlin
Lisa Melandri
Laura & John Meyer
Bob & Kara Newmark
Joyce Nowak
Carmen & Dan Parietti
Ted & Lana Pepper
Colleen Peters & Stephen Willman
Mary & Dave Philip
Bruce & Kris Reppert
Henry B. Robertson
Bob & Susan Rolf
Richard & Susan Ryffel
Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Scheibe
Dr. & Mrs. Edward F. Schlafly, Jr.
Deb Seidel
Stellie Siteman & Dee Kaplan
Emery Skolfield
Timothy Solberg
Gary L. Stansbery
Terence H. Stern & Ruth L. Lederman
Mike & Pat Stokes
Caryl & Alan Sunshine
Ms. Veronica Theodoro
Mr. James P. Tobin & Ms. Virginia E. Heagney
Robert Townsend & Karen Stein-Townsend
Jane Tracy
Andi & Peter Van Cleve
Franklin F. Wallis
David P. Weiss
Linda & Matthew Wesley
Karen & Michael Wetmore
Dennis & Kathy Woldum
Tom & Cindy Woolsey
Lynn & Doug Yaeger
Associates ($150 – $299)
Patty & Stephen Ackerman
Actor’s Equity Foundation
David & Melanie Alpers
Apex Home Inspections
Susan & Bob Appleton
Anne Bannister
Emilie Barrett
Daniel J. Bauer
Michael Bavlsik & Kathleen Skelly
Jeanne Behrens
Bob & Colleen Bellamy
Tyler & Kelly Bender
John & Dianne Berendzen
Claude Bernard & Joan Walker
Brian Betker & Joan Krueger
Michele & James Blanke
Jonathan & Stephanie Boehning
Monique & Burt Bromberg
Christina Carr
Jennifer Clement & Julia Clement-Voigt
E. Cole
Carlene Cox
Kathianne & David Crane
Jennifer Davis
Mark & Mary Dion
Linda & Joel Eissenberg
Karen Berry Elbert & Charles Elbert
Joann Eng-Hellinger & Daniel Hellinger
Dottie & Matthew Englis
Robin & Gary Feder
Keith & Ann Fischer
Mimi Fister
Diane & Al Fressola, in honor of Jean Daniel-Gentry
Jane Friedrich & Jon Erblich
Edes Powell Gilbert
Larry & Luanne Gilbertson
Fred & Judith Giraud
Christina & John Godar
Barbara B. Goodman
Caroline & Phil Greene
John & Kris Grigsby
Pamela Groenmeyer & Stephen Kriegh
Roger & Kathleen Guillemette
Ralph & Sally Flagg Haake
Lena & Bjorn Haas
Alexa & Brendon Hall
Myles & Clare Hansen
Barbara Harris
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hayes
Mr. & Mrs. John Hein
Britt & John Henningsen
Roger & June Herman
William H. Hobson
Blake Hoel & Berit Nelson
Robert & Susan Hooper
Don & Terri Iffrig
Melinda Ikeda
Ann & Ed Imgrund
Jan & Ginger Jacobi
Steve & Nancy Kidwell
Lee Koch
Kent A. Lewis
Stacey & Rich Liekweg
John R. Mallon & Emmy Woodard
David & Diane Mayo
Linda Meierhoff
Millipore Sigma
Nick Barto & Nancy Clare Morgan
Randall & Wynne Moskop
Drs. John & Stephanie Nash
Ben Nordstrom
John & Mary Pat O’Gorman
Nick & Judy Paskal
Giancarlo Pillot
Bernard, Stephanie, Olivia, & Brian Pilon
Harriet & Philip Polster
Vickie & Simon Pursifull
Brian Abel Ragen
David & Kate Rands
Chad, Constance, Martha, & Lucy Reis
Stephanie Riven & Roger Goldman
Marjory Russell
Tom & Kathy Ryan
Ed & Jenny Savage
Gene & Jane Schmittgens
Linda Seibert
Nancy & Eric Seiler
R. Skinner
Donald A. Skor
Dr. Michael Smock
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Snodgrass
Roy Sorbet
Lucie & Steve Springmeyer
Anita Ruffino Stiffelman, MD
Mary Susman & Tom Herm
Tricia Tevington
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Thompson
J.R. & Mia Walters
Katie & Doug Wheeler
Jim & Judy Wilson
Amber Withycombe & Joshua Kryah
Susan & Alan Witte
Jeff & Leslie Zacks
Apprentices ($100 – $149)
Marilyn S. Abbott
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Alper
Susan Amato & Kurt Hoener
American Family Insurance
Carol Ann & Karl Barnickol
Becky Bart & Kater Murch
Mike & Beth Beasley
Bradley & Patricia Becker
Drs. Nanci & James Bobrow
Tim Borrup & Kathleen O’Keefe
Jane & Charlie Brader
Marianne & Tim Brady
Ernest & Dianna Brewer
Robbyn Brown
Ronald Buck
Joseph & Deborah Burke
James R. Burmeister
James & Aimee Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Carney
James & Ann Marie Carroll
Katie & Charlie Claggett
Sue & Jack Clancy
Brian & Jeanne Cody
Rebecca Courtney
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Craft
Jeanette Rose Craig
Ed & Laura Crites
Andy & Linda Cross
Mary Cunningham
The A.J. & D.M. Cutaia Fund
Leroy Day & Deborah Lund
Martha A. Desloge
Bettye Dew
Michael Doherty & Kathleen Kane
Jessie Douglas
Jeff & Veronica Fernhoff
Debbie Flores
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Forshaw
Duane Foster
Barbara & Charles Galli
James P. & Susan Z. Gamble
Agnes & David P. Garino
Steve & Heather Graham
Mark Greenberg
Mr. Gad Guterman
Kathleen & Sam Habermehl
Chris Hahn
Emery C. Harmon
John G. Hartnett
Connie Haskell
Franklin & Rachel Haspiel
Harrison & John Heil
Ellen Hiatt & Mike Mckee
Gwenne & Joel Hickman
Marian & Maurice Hirsch
Susan & Jeffrey Hochman
Annie Holland
Peggy & Mark Holly
Jane & Michael Holtzman
Janet & Andrew Hoyne
Honore Hughes & Julie Gram
Deb & Ron Indeck
Robert & Andrea Jackson
Betsy Kacena
John Karel
John J. Kehoe, III
Jeanne T. Keirle
Jessica Kennedy
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kern
Sarah Kinder
Caleb King
Dorothy & Joe Kittner
Kelly Kraemer
Judy & Chuck Kulczycki
Nancy & Greg LaVigne
Anna & David Leavey
Jennifer Lindenmayer
A.G. & M.K. Liyeos
Janell Lobdell
Matthew Loungeville
Bruce & Lia Lowrie
Terry Machaffie
Allie Magee
Suzanne Renard & Tom Makarewicz
The Malki
Aaron & Denise Mandel
Tom Martin
Jim Mason & Bev Riola
Marion G. Mason-Siefert
Joanne McAndrews
Ryan & Beth McClure
Tom & Linda McNeely
Steve Meissel
Michael & Sue Meredith
Paul & Laura Miller
D. James & Alicia H. Moses
Jamie Mottern
Alderwoman Heather Navarro
Deborah & John Needham
Ken & Angie Nettleton
Francis & Peggy Oates
Mike & Lisa O’Brien
Drs. Michael & Judith Ogilvie
Diana Ott
Gerald & Patricia Padawer Family Charitable Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Palmer
Sandra & Stephen Patrick
John Howard Percy
Susan & Richard Perez
Grady & Marilyn Phillips
Joel Picus
Susan & William Piper
Frank & Enola Proctor
Steve & Sue Rakel
Martha Ramey
Sara Rayfield
Elizabeth Raynor & Patrick Barbercheck
Jacob & Leslie Reby
Steven Reynolds
Deanna Kay Rice
Mary & John Risberg
Chris & Abby Roetheli
Robert Sager
Wayne & Bonnie Schell
Ryan Schepers
Mrs. Margot Schwab
Charles W. & Maria W.G. Schweizer
James & Susan Seidel
Jerry Sims & Andrea Smith
Raymond G. Slavin, M.D.
Marilyn & Jim Smith
Brendan & Aimee Snavely
Bob Standley & Pat Burrell-Standley
Dale & David Steinberg
Adrian & Ruth Sulser
Robert & Cathleen Tegels
The Tortorello Family
Norma Vogelweid
Peter & Kim Wazlawek
Richelle & Michael Weisbrod
Thomas Whatley
James White & Cynthia Payant
Adam Wilson & Anita Uhlmann
Jin Yeoh
Members ($40 – $99)
Paul & Christa Andrew
Kristen & Robert Armstrong
Cory Arndt
Parul Bakhshi
P.J. Barbeau
Ernie-Paul Barrette
Edward Bayham
Kurt & Tiffany Becker
Nancy Bell
Amanda Beresford
Lisa Berman
Russell Bernard
Clarence Berndt
J. S. & Nancy L. Billingham
The Blatter Family
Donald & Marilyn Blum
Michael Bobroff
Michael & Vicki Bolger
Suzzane G. Bouchard
Jay & Catherine Boulanger
Steve, Jean & Molly Brendle
Ms. Emilee Buchheit
Dave Buck
Mrs. Karen Buckey
Betty K. Bucknell
Kimberly Carter & John Elston
Gail Cassilly
Circus Flora
Jordan Coughtry
Karen Coulson
Jane & John Cross
Crossman Family
Thomas F. Currier
Susan Darcy
Nancy D’Arcy
Jo Donze
Dorner Meyer Family
Lauren Dugan
John Dunphy & Jennifer Jones
Dan & Kimberly Dykas
Mary Ann Dzuback & Peter Best
Donna Eckberg
Constance Emge
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Etz
Steve Faulk
Dr. Lewis Fischbein
Francie M. Futterman
Catie Gainor
Ms. Erin Gaubatz
Jaspare & Lynn Giardina
Ron Gibbs
Scott Gillilan
Gary & Mary Glasgow
Bette & Roger Goette
Ken & Tricia Goldman
Diane Gorman
Patricia & Gary Gray
Denny & Carl Greenberg
G. Griffin
Dennis Grindel
Esley Hamilton
Judy & Will Hansen
Ms. Sally Hanson
Stephen P. Harris
Ann Haubrich
Bill & Michelle Hawkins
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Hazelton
Fredric & Kathleen Heagney
Jeanne L. Heitman
Annette P. Heller, Attorney
Linda & Bill Hentchel
John Herberger
Nancy Hofheinz
Mike & Linda Holdinghaus
Amanda Honigfort
George & Karen Horn
Richard A. Horn
Yana Hotter
Susan E. Hume
Harold & Shirley Hunsinger
Seth Hurwitz & Ellie DesPrez
Ms. Angela Hutti
Dr. Phyllis Jacobson
Jennifer & Brent Jennings
Morris & Mary Joftus
Suzanne & Jim Johnson
Suzanne & Jim Johnson
Rebecca Kaiser
Judy Kampen
Keating
Mary Joan Kenny
Annamary King
John & Sharon Kueneke
Joan & Andrew Kwong
Steven & Dorothy LaBounty
David LaGesse
Jay & Ruby Lapin
Joe Leindecker & Sue Reime
Thel & Jamie Lemons
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis A. Levey
Alvah Levine & Karen Schechter
Christopher Limber
Jeffrey Lindgren
Gary & Diane Lindsay
Gretchen & Lynn Loudermilk
Kenn & Linda Luecke
Judi & Sandy MacLean
Robert & Melanie Maesaka
Ann Mandelstamm
Kim & Court Mandrell
Claude & Kay Martin
Matt & Sarah Mayer
Jack McCarty
Cindy McCormick
Anthony & Joellen McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Jon McGinnis
Adam McGonigle
Jan Meckfessel
Gary Meltz
Mary Ann Mercante
Harlan & Elizabeth Meyer
Charlie Meyers
Keith Mikitin Family
Jennifer Miller
Linda & Bill Miller
Lauren Nash Ming
Kenneth & Kimberly Mitchell
Robert K. Morris
Randy & Mary Moss
Patrick & Maryann Mulvihill
Steve & Marie Neville
Mary Ann Nielsen
Brian & Michele Nolan
Bruce & Teresa Norman
Ethan Oetter
Don & Sandy Oliver
Terrence J. & Sheila M. O’Toole
Elizabeth & Robert Panke
Lauren Paxton
Dorothy & Bruce Petersen
Linda & Ernie Petzold
Tom & Mary Pohlman
Stefani Pollack
Polly Porter
Celia Purcell
Charles & Karen Rhodes
Jennifer Rich
Monica Roscoe
Ann & Peter Ruger
Cindy Russell & Doug Brown
Mark & Lynn Sableman
Anneliese Schaefer & Paul Taghert
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schoomer
Michael & Rose Schulte
Ken & Mary Schuman
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Schwarz
Randy & Sara Seagrist
Scott Seddon
Robert & Martha Senior
David & Lorraine Sharp
Teresia Simmons
Joan & David Sonderen
Shannon Sowell
Lee & Diana Speicher
Jay & Martha Staley
Carol & Charles Stout
Ann & Jack Straw
Bob & Christine Strecker
Cassie Strom
Kirk & Jyll Swearingen
Kathleen Tarr
Marc Thuot
Michael Tran
Bernard M. & Sarah E. Vance
Mary E. Vanderlinden
Mariel VanLandingham
Deanna Violette
Ms. Stacy Voss
Bill Wallace
Susan Weber & Lindsey Goetz
Nick Weil
Fletcher E. Wells II
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Tim & Virginia Westermeyer
Macy White
Jerry & Kathy Wibbenmeyer
Robert & Jacqueline Wills
Austin & Susan Winkleman
Wendy Witte
Ms. Diane Woepke
Patricia A. Woodward
Chris & Cindy Wunderlich
Sarah Wunderly
George Yeh
Michael Yero
Nancy Zvolanek