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Friends of PlayMakers

Make a gift of theatre to your community

Ticket sales cover less than 50% of our actual costs. Only with your support can we produce nationally-acclaimed theatre in your backyard.

Your contribution also supports PlayMakers' high quality educational programs, including the Education Matinee Series and the five week Summer Youth Conservatory.

In appreciation of your gift we thank you with a host of benefits designed to take you backstage and closer to the art you see on stage.

Join the club and start taking advantage of your benefits today.

 

Director's Circle ($10,000+)
Dinner and conversation with Producing Artistic Director Joseph Haj

Plus, all benefits listed at lower levels



The Arts and Sciences Foundation *
Carol Woods Retirement Community
Carolina Meadows Retirement Community
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
Flagler System, Inc
Joan H. Gillings
GlaxoSmithKline
The Paul E. Green, Jr. Family
Matt and Bobbi Hapgood
F. M. Kirby Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Frey *
Mrs. Frank H. Kenan *
Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III *
North Carolina Arts Council
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Powell
Quintiles
Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee
Wyndham Robertson
Shubert Foundation
SunTrust Bank *
Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass *
Wells Fargo *
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust *

 
Angel ($5,000-$9,999)
Pre-show Opening Night reception with artistic team

Plus, all benefits listed at lower levels


Munroe and Becky Cobey
The Dental Foundation *
The Educational Foundation *
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Hall *
David Harris and Peter Mohrmann
Herman Goldman Foundation
Cheray Zauderer Hodges *
JPMorgan Private Bank *
Kenan-Flagler Business School *
Ronald and Susan Link
D.G. and Harriet Martin *
Mr. and Mrs. William O. McCoy *
Sandra and Bill Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pappas *
Josephine Ward Patton
Phil Phillips and Kim Glenn Phillips *
Edwin and Harriet Poston *
Patti and Holden Thorp *
 
Investor ($2,500-$4,999)
Private donor reception during Opening Night intermission: Visit PlayMakers’ exclusive donor lounge in the Paul Green Gallery during intermission of each Opening Night performance. Complimentary champagne and refreshments are provided.

Plus, all benefits listed at lower levels


Drs. Bruce Carney and Ruth Ann Humphry  
Michael and June Clendenin
Ray Dooley and Rebecca Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gwyn, Jr.*
Hulka Family Endowment Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Kimball King
Coleman and Carol Ross
Mr. and Mrs. J. Terry Sanford, Jr.
Strowd Roses Foundation
 
Page to Stage ($1,500-$2,499)
Carry-all tote bag with PlayMakers logo
Exclusive Page to Stage events: Go behind the scenes with a trio of events designed to provide you with greater access to the artistic process at PlayMakers. For a select production in the PlayMakers season - have dinner with the artistic team, take a backstage tour of PlayMakers production shops and see the rehearsal process in action, then be the first to see it all come together on stage during a technical rehearsal.

Plus, all benefits listed at lower levels


Anonymous
Steve Benezra and Melissa York
Mark Bettin
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Breaks
Tom and Holly Carr
Cindy and Thomas Cook
Philip and Gilda Cree
Sharon and Richard Dooley
Duke Energy Foundation
Harvey Gunter, Jr.
Joanna Karwowska and Hugon Karwowski
Paul and Linda Naylor
The Persian Carpet
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Smithwick*

*PlayMakers Ball Supporters
 
Partner ($1,000-$1,499)
Set of 12 notecards featuring original illustrations by show designers
An invitation for two to Opening Night performances

Plus, all benefits listed at lower levels


Mr. Ivan V. Anderson and Dr. Renee Dobbins Anderson *
Betsy and Fred Bowman*
Margaret S. Boyer
Molly and Bob Broad
Hugh and Beverly Long Chapin
Cresha and George Cianciolo
Mr. Arthur Coston *
John and Sallie Glover
Robert and Dana Greenwood
Joseph and Deirdre Haj
Dede Hall *
Ida Ruth and Russell Halsted
Randy Lynn Handley
Hill Family Fund 2 of Triangle Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Hornblow
Richard and Lynne Kohn
Shirley and Tom Kunkel
Myron B. and Ann C. Liptzin
Mary N. Morrow
Dr. and Mrs. Newland Oldham
Jim and Florence Peacock
Fay and Nadine Tolman
Alan Harry Weinhouse
Ashley and John Wilson
Jim and Bonnie Yankaskas

*PlayMakers Ball Supporters
 
Backer ($500-$999)
Flip-top water bottle with PlayMakers logo - eco-friendly and BPA free
Two tickets to a performance of your choosing

Plus, all benefits listed at lower levels


David and Judy Adamson
Virginia Aldige
Pete and Hannah Andrews
Evelyn Barrow
Philip and Linda Carl
McKay Coble and Frank Bellamy
Robert F. Coleman, III in memory of Susan Hurst Rappaport
Jan and Jim Dean
Anne Faircloth
Feezor Family Foundation
Joseph and Christine Flora
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Gdaniec
Karen Gil and Timothy Darrow
Hannah Grannemann and Joseph Florence
Dr. W. Clark Hargrove III
Carol Hazard and Winston Liao
Drs. Carol C. Hogue and Gordon DeFriese
Denny and Duffy Holland
Bitty and Bill Holton
Dr. Elizabeth Wood Jackson
Keith and Kathy Jackson
Bill and Ginny Janzen
Lyle V. Jones
Mr. Charles Kimpel and Mr. Steve Daniel
Lynn K. Knauff
Catherine M. Kuhn, MD
Kathryn and Robert Kyle
Diana and Bob Lafferty
Stephen and Karen Lyons
Connie Mahan
Kathleen Kitts Malik
Anthony and Geraldine Massari
James and Susan Moeser
Lee and Barbara Pedersen
Mark and Eugenea Pollock
Wayne and Mary Donna Pond
Alec Rhodes
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Robboy
The Reverend Robert E. Seymour, Jr. *
Dr. Michael William Taylor
Nick Taylor
Priscilla Taylor
David and Kelley Tobin
Paul Voss and Hope Horton
Dr. Frances K. Widmann
Tom Woodbury in memory of Gerald Holt
 
Supporter ($250-$499)
Set of 6 postcards showcasing PlayMakers production photos
Stainless steel travel coffee mug with PlayMakers logo

Plus, all benefits listed at lower levels


Anonymous
John and Ella Akin
Gay Atkinson
John W. Becton and Nancy B. Tannenbaum
Dr. Heyward Bellamy
Shula and Steve Bernard
Stephen S. Birdsall
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Warren Black, III
Julie Blatt and Arthur Greenberg
Drs. Maurice and Mary Brookhart
Ken and Margie Broun
Sheila Burgard
Dr. Dennis Clements
Ellen Clevenger-Firley
Donald and Eunice Collins
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Colvin
Karen Curtin and Tom Bond
Ariel Dorfman
Marla and Bob Dunham
Bob and Connie Eby
E.M. Eddy and D.A. O’Brien
Kamie and Jeff Edwards
George Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Ewing
Barbara and Chris Exton
John and Diane Formy-Duval
Drs. Barry and Rebecca Goz
Carol and Nortin Hadler
Paul and Barbara Hardin
Ernestine and Merel Harmel
C. Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Imershein
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jacobs
Drs. Konrad and Hannelore Jarausch
Robert and Linda Jennings
Brian and Moyra Kileff
Jeff and Susan Kimmel
Brenda W. Kirby
Marie E. Kulchinski
Carol and Alexander Lawrence
Sam Magill and Eunice Brock
Arthur and Judy Marks Family Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Jill B. Mayer
Tammy and Jim McHale
Holly and Ross McKinney
Margaret and Ross McKinney, Sr.
Bill and Lynda Nolta
Patrick and Mary Norris Oglesby
Lois Oliver
Dr. Dennis Wayne Organ
David and Judith Peterson
Jodi and Glenn Preminger
Chris and Les Reynolds
Dr. Victor and Mrs. Linda Roggli
Jan F. and Anne P. Sassaman
Foy J. Shaw, Jr.
Brooks de Wetter-Smith and Mary Lou Leiser Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Smith
John and Carol Stamm
Dr. and Mrs. William Stewart
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Swenberg
Tim and Judy Taft
Barney and Vivian Varner
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Walker
Clarence Whitefield
Mrs. Margaret Fordham Wilson
Nathalie Worthington
 
Patron ($100-$249)
Free Counter Culture coffee at every performance
Recognition in all season playbills
Donor-only email newsletter

Plus, all benefits listed at lower levels


Anonymous (4)
Charles Abbey
Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Adams
TJ and Lois Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Armer
Katherine Ellis Baer
Peter Baer
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bailey
Clifford and Robin Bailin
Guy and Ingrid Baird
Michael Barefoot
Samuel and Laura Baron
Judith and Allen Barton
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Beloff
Donna Bennick and Joel Hasen
Don and Betsy Bernard
Bob and Chris Berndt
Anthony and Joan Beyer
Jim and Martha Bick
Frank and Sarah Binkowski
Sara and Richard Bird
Mr. and Mrs. David Birnbaum
Julia Borbely-Brown
Rita and Jim Borden
Anne Botto
Scott and Victoria Bouldin
Donald Boulton and Rosemary Roberts
June H. Bratcher
William and Lelia Brettmann
Drs. Paul M. and Evelin Brinich, and Edith Haubrichs
Francoise and Philip Bromberg
The Reverend Jane Bruce
Jean Buckwalter
Keith Burridge and Patricia Saling
Maurice and Joan Bursey
Jane Bush
Dr. Leigh Fleming Callahan
Claire Cannon
Diana and Michael Caplow
Mary Ann Clarkson
W.R. Clendaniel
Gary and Dianne Clinton
Anne Coenen
Jonathan and Anita Cohn
Walter and Renate Coleshill
Roberta and Eddie Cone
Robert and Marcella Congdon
Dr. Patrick Conley
Robert and Helen Conrad
Barbara and Jay Cooper
Archie Wallace Copeland
Jeffrey Cornell and Maria Savage
Mary Covington and Mike Patil
Amy R. Csorba
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bigelow DeMaine
Nancy and Robert K. Deutsch
Robert and Diane DeVido
Mark and Nancy Dewhirst
Ray and Virginia Dickie
Henrik Dohlman and Christianna Williams
Michael J. Donoghue
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry D. Draeger
David and Celia Dreher
James M. Dunn
Bobette Eckland and Richard Kamens
Janet Edwards
Jerry and Adelia Evans
James Faber and Mary Musacchia
Pat and Frank Fischer
Anne Fishel
Karen Fisher and Robert Warren
Jaroslav and Linda Folda
JoAnn and Stan Fox
Barker French
Lane and Alberta Freund
Bonnie and Ed Fuchs
Ernest Fullwood
John and Ann Gabor
Shayne and Beth Gad
Richard and Harriet Gaillard
Florence Garland
Drs. Peter and Joanne Garrett
Ruth and Art Gerber
Deborah and Michael Gerhardt
Mike and Bonnie Gilliom
Eunice K. Goldner
Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Goldner
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grabowski
Lester Grant
Dorothy and Selby Gration
Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Graves
Daniella E. Gregory
Gail and Steve Grossman
Priscilla A. Guild
Jim and Ann Guthrie
William Hardy
Howard and Jeanne Harper
Dr. Joanne Harrell
Robert Harvey
Richard Heagler
David and Lina Heartinger
Terri S. Hegeman
Gerald and Penny Heiser
Marianna Matthews Henry
Scott and Richard Hill
Ann Hillenbrand
Jean Holcomb
Ann Holloman
Jewel Hoogstoel
JoAnn Hotta
Mary and Jonathan Howes
John and Joyce Hren
David and Sally Hubby
Robert and Pepita Huddleston
Malcolm and Wanda Hunter
Gerda G. Hurow
Eric Hyman and Sara Oswald
Catherine Innes
Susan and Fred Irons
Priscilla Jenkins
Margaret and Eugene Johnson
Judy Jones
Lynda Jones
Jean Joseph
James Jubelirer
Rudy and Eve Juliano
Bobby and Claudia Kadis
David Kahler
Jeff and Cindy Kahler
Charles and Annette Kahn
James Kalagher
Drs. John F. and Joy S. Kasson
Howard and Joan Kastel
Benjamin Keaton in memory of Randolph Umberger
Vance and Marilyn Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. David Kinney
Paul Klever and Sally Freeman
Lois Knauff and Michael Maness
David and Vivian Kraines
John Kruger
Harold and Susan Kudler
Timothy A. Kuhn
Jonathan Kuniholm
Elaine Kurtzer
Anand and Sandhya Lagoo
Ted and Debbie LaMay
Randy and Cathy Lambe
Betty Ann Landman
Henry and Betty Landsberger
Barry and Donnabeth Leffler
David and Carolyn Leith
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leopold
Arnold and Annette Levine
Judi Lilley
Dr. Roy Lindahl and Ms. Marian Stephenson
David Lindquist and Paul Hrusovsky
Joan Lipsitz and Paul Stiller
Carol Lucas
Dayna Lucas
Sara Mack
Eleonora Magomedova and Jaan Valsiner
William Mahony and Joyce Boucheron
Raleigh and Betsy Mann
Elaine and Lee Marcus
Ms. Corinne S. Marshall
Chris and Caroline Martens
Drs. Barclay and Nancy Martin
Frances Martin
Bill and Susan Mattern
Sharon and Alan McConnell
Barbara N. McFadyen
Dr. Roy A. McJilton
Robert and Mary McLelland
Marion L. McMorris
Pat and Bob McQueen
Michael and Julia McVaugh
Carol and Eric Meyers
Joseph and Claire Michalowski
Herbert and Jeanne Miller
Garth and Sally Molyneux
Gustavo S. Montana
Cecelia D. Moore
Joseph and Barbara Moran
Charles Mosher and Pamela St. John
Jeanne Moskal
Amy Moss
Mr. and Mrs. C. Allen Mullinix
Seth Murray
Paul and Barbara Nettesheim
Betty Nies
Barry and Lois Ostrow
Carla and Greg Overbeck
Roberta Yule Owen
Robert and Mary Peet
Philip and Ruth Penberthy
Robert and Marilyn Pinschmidt
David and Lisa Price
Robin and Harold Quinn
Richard and Sue Richardson
Linda and Alan Rimer
Drs. Sharon and Chris Ringwalt
Mrs. Paul Rohrdanz
Margaret Anne Rook
Beth Rosenberg
Judith L. Ruderman
Mary Ann Ruegg
Elizabeth Spencer Rusher
Anne L. Scaff
Evelyn Schmidt
Ernest and Mary Schoenfeld
Norma Schrader
Jim and Cindi Schrum
Dr. Caryl Jane Schwartzbach
Dr. Robert Sealock and Cecile Skrzynia
Robert and Ann Seidel
Rose Sheats
Jonathan and Barbara Sheline
Ann Sherman
Mark and Donna Simon
Kathleen Smith
Mariechen W. Smith
Peter and Rosalyn Smith
Chuck and Marlene Spritzer
Andrea and Bob Stark
Stephens Research Group Ltd
Dr. Lishan Su
John Sullivan
Francis Houston Symmes
Dr. Mary Lou Szymkowski and Dr. Lindsey Puryear
Beverly Taylor
Margaret Griswold Teasley
Paul and Holly Tesar
Bruce and Carol Tomason
Barrie Trinkle
Mauro Valentine
Carol and Jim Vorhaus
David and Lynn Voss
Wendy Wagner
Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Wahl
William Wall
Dr. John T. Ward
David and Marsha Warren
Louis and Josephine Watta
Wendy R. Waugh
Mr. and Mrs. Robin H. Wendell
Mary Robin Wells and Gary Gambrell
Dr. Lynn Wesson
Marjorie White
Joan Widmer
Marlene and Ken Whitt
Ann and Frank Wilson
J. Ron and Beverly Wilson
Joan and Peter Witt
Edward and Phyllis Wright
Charles Lowell Wrye
David and Dee Yoder
Alfred and Marilyn Young
 
Associate ($50-$99)
Recognition on our website for the entire season

Anonymous (6)
Janet S. Andersen
Ellen and Phil Baer
Jane and Albert Bender
Dolores A. Bilangi
Joseph Blair
Roy and Bettie Bradford
Dr. Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Joellen Buckio
Robert Cameron
Lorna Chafe
Eliska L. Chanlett
Frank Chut
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf J. Colloredo-Mansfeld
Daniel Costa and Maryanne Boundy
Richard and Patricia Courtright
Barbara B. Crane
Harriet Crisp
Robert and Carol David
Frank and Lucy DeMonchaux
Ms. Kathe Smith Dunder
Thomas and Joan East
Howard and Beth Eisenson
S. Klotz and R. D. Elmore
Paul Escott and Candelas Gala
Muki Fairchild
Feezor Family Foundation
Julie Fishell
Elizabeth and Donald Frazer
Oswald Ganley
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gaskell
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Gilgor
John and Lucy Grant
Lester Grant
Larry Hart
Dr. Campbell Harvey
Dr. and Mrs. Gerardo Heiss
Charlotte Henshaw
David and Betty Hughes
Stephanie S. Hughes
Rebecca Hunter
Sheridan and Christa Johns
Leslie and Angela Johns
Lynne Kane
Andrew and Elizabeth Kasper
Mr. and Mrs. Winston
Patricia Koch
Ted and Marilyn Koenig
Dr. Leonard and Ruth Kreisman
Martin and Musia Lakin
Alice and Sid Levinson
Ruth Lewis
Mr. David Colman Lindeman
William Ivey Long II
John Manley
Sam and Carol McKnight
John and Suzanne McNulty
Elizabeth Moore
Judy Murray
Catherine Barrett Newhouser
Elsie Norton
Sara Oggel
Richard and Jean Oline
Peter Ornstein
Rebecca L. Perritt
Diane Pettifor
Richard R. Pierson
Gordon and Jo Ann Pitz
Steve and Lyn Pizer
Esther Poza
Brenda and Dennis Press
Tom Quaintance
Peg and Philip Rees
Jon and Joyce Regier
Marjorie Richter
Jeannette Ross
Ms. Alice Saunders
Peter Schubert
John Schwab
Sandra and Wayne Sherrill
Patricia Sickles
Sim Sitkin and Vivian Olkin
Rodnal Skaggs
Dr. and Mrs. Angelaurelio Soldi
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Solomon
Robert Spearman
Helen Stahl and Marion Krugman
Charles and Jeanie Stern
Marila C. Stone
Terrence and Marguerite Sullivan
Daniel and Linda Textoris
Dr. Colin G. Thomas Jr
Dr. and Mrs. A.G. Tolley
Carolyn Renee Townsend
Robert Upchurch
Jerry and Sondra Van Sant
A. and H. von Amsberg
John and Becky Wales
Mary Louise Waller
Calvin and Suzy Ward
Angela Wenning
Helen Jane Wettach
John and Janie Whaley
Catherine B. Williams
Caroline Winterhoff
Mr. Ralph Yeager
Justin Yung
John and Linda Zaremba