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The Brown Theatre

Commonwealth of Kentucky, The Honorable Andy Beshear, Governor Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, The Honorable Mike Berry, Secretary, The Kentucky General Assembly

Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation, as of 7/15/21

Mr. John Abel & Mrs. Nancy Smith The Honorable & Mrs. Jerry E.

Abramson Accredited Wealth Management Dr. & Mrs. Jesse Adams Donnie & Kandis Adkins AIA Kentucky Mr. & Mrs. Phillip D. Allen Mr. & Mrs. William Altman Anonymous Walter E. App & Donna W. Tilson Dr. & Mrs. Frederick W.

Arensman Dr. & Mrs. Joe F. Arterberry Ms. Sheila & Mr. Adam W.

Ashley The Audience Group** Ms. Joanne G. Bader Ms. Lourdes Christine Baez Dr. Eric Baker & Dr. Tara

Odle-Baker Kim & Mark Baker Jim & Sibylla Banks Mark & Kathy Barrens Theresa Bautista Mr. & Mrs. Donald Baxter BB&T Ms. Becky Becherer Dr. David & Bobbie Bell Mr. & Mrs. J. Peter Bell Mark Bender Josh & Megan Bentley Barry Bernson Turney P. Berry & Kendra D. Foster Hon. Steve Beshear Beth Ward Studios** Mrs. Edith S. Bingham B.J. Killian Foundation Mrs. Ann Leah Blieden Mr. & Mrs. James H. Bloem Mr. & Mrs. Keith Board Ms. Eloise Boarman Mr. & Mrs. Dale J. Boden Ms. Lolita Bonds Mr. & Mrs. James W. Boone Mrs. Elaine Bornstein Mr. Jacob A. Bortell Mike & Paula Britsch Brown-Forman Corporation Brown-Forman Foundation Mrs. Christina Lee Brown Ms. Dace Brown Laura Lee Brown & Steve Wilson The Owsley Brown II

Family Foundation John and Patricia Bruggman Terry & Sara Burd Mr. & Mrs. David Burianek Marianne Butler Mr. Jack & Mrs. Barbara Butorac Mrs. Karen Byrley Dolores Calebs James and Karen Campbell Dennis & Joyce Cardwell Keith & Rene Cartwright Mr. Lindy Casebier Charles & Linda Cauble Marica Chacona Jennifer & Ben Chandler Tony & Davina Chambers Clarendon Flavor Engineering John & Gretchen Clark John Austin Clark Ms. Marilyn Clark June Woo Clausen Mary Cleary & Roxanne

Yeoman Ann & Stewart Cobb

Family Fund Greg & Susan Cohen Stacey Combs Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co. Mr. Thomas Conley Mr. & Mrs. Denver Cornett III Mr. Alfonso Cornish & Ms. Yvonne Austin Mr. John B. Corso Dr. Hope Cottrill Mr. Nick Covault Ms. Karen Cozine Malvina & Thomas Craig Mr. Roger Cude & Mrs. Kathie Markle-Cude Ms. C.S. Dalgleish Ms. Janet R. Dakan Elizabeth W. Davis D.D. Williamson & Co, Inc. Ms. Christine Deeble Louis Deluca & Victoria Faoro Ms. Gayle Arndt DeMersseman Ms. Clarice Denoux Dr. John Derr & Dee Weil Shaista Deshmukh Stephen & Theresa Diebold Mr. Christopher Dischinger Norman Dixon & Patrick Owen Mr. Andrew Jay Douds & Mr. David Mawn Eric & Claudette Doyle Ms. Laurie Duesing William & Christi Dukes Ms. Karen Dunn Whitney Durham Eric Eatherly Mrs. Maria J. Eckerle Mr. Michael Eckstein Fr. John G. Eifler Mr. & Mrs. John Elder Mrs. Linda Ellingsworth Ms. Gay Ellison Patience Elsner Ms. Donna & Mr. John Embry Employees of Kentucky

Performing Arts Ms. Catherine Emrick Mr. Glenn Epperson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Erickson Mr. & Mrs. William Esakov Phil Eschels Dr. Robert Esterhay & Ms. Ruth Mattingly Michael & Jennifer Evans Dr. Vilma Fabre Dr. Robin Fankhauser Mr. Michael & Mrs. Maggie

Conner Faurest Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Ferguson Fifth Third Bank Fiji Water Company, LLC LaVonne & Brian Fingerson Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Finnegan Mr. & Mrs. Donald Finney Mr. Chuck & Ms. Beth Fitch Bruce Flannery Mr. & Mrs. Terry E. Forcht Dan Forte & Chris Schuster Foundation for the Tri-State

Community Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Fowler Mr. Randall Fox Ms. Sandra Frazier Fund for the Arts Ms. Melissa Gaddie Cindy & Jim Gaffney Tim & LuAnn Galbraith Mr. & Mrs. Gene Gardner Dr. Brent Garrett & Mrs. Glenda Marker George Lamar Gaston Jr. & Joan Gaston GE Appliances, a Haier Company Donna Geddes The Gheens Foundation Sheldon & Nancy Gilman Mr. Ryan Gittings The Glenview Trust Company Dr. & Mrs. Richard Goldwin Mr. Ankur Gopal & Ms. Kiran Gill Linda & Jerry Grasch Dr. Laman & Juliet Cooper Gray Greater Milwaukee Foundation Chuck & Jackie Grimley Rick & Ann Guillaume Dr. & Mrs. William Gump Karen & Roger Hale Mr. & Mrs. John R. Hall Amber & Paul Halloran Patrick & Jody Hamilton John & Maria Hampton Ken & Judy Handmaker Ms. Julia Hansbrough Michael & Martha Hardesty Jerry Abramson, matched by Hardscuffle, Inc. Mr. Bill Harned Herman & Gail Harrington Hood & Heather Harris Pamela Harris Ms. Susan Harrison & Mr. Paul Reid Mr. & Mrs. William Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Frank and Paula Harshaw Marian & Thomas Hayden Mr. & Mrs. John Hayes James E. and Sarah Haynes Mr. James Hite Hays Ms. Beverly Hearn Mr. & Mrs. Hearn Mr. Ryan Hernandez Mr. William Herndon Joe & Kelly Hertzman Ms. Deborah Hibberd Cathy Hill Dr. Frederick K. Hilton Mr. & Mrs. Jason Hines Ms. Mary Jane Hoben Jonathan & Janet Hodes Mr. David Hogan Augusta Brown Holland & Gill Holland, Jr. Dr. John & Mrs. Christel Hollis Dr. Keith Hornung Rainer Hoyer Jalileah Huddleston Gary & Brenda Huntoon Dave & Rebekah Hussung Ms. Marybeth Irvine Anne Sunshine Ison Harry & Sherry Jacobson-Beyer Jeffrey & Margaret Jamner Caroline & Ben Jeffers Mr. & Mrs. William H. Jenkins Mrs. Anita Jones Stephen & Mary Jones Chris & Ashley Kaelin Ian & Denise Kalina Charlie & Teresa Kamer Charles & Robyn Kane Ms. Peace Karalakulasingam Mr. & Mrs. Morton L. Kasdan Dr. Daniel Kean Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Benton Keith The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Music Educators

Association Kentucky State Parks** Ms. Mary Jane R. Kephart Dan & Sharon Kessler Dr. Nancy Kiesow-Webb & Dr. Chuck Webb Chris & Jessica Kipper Mr. Ray Kirkland Gerald & Dana Kirpes Ms. Ann B. Kirwan Mr. David Klaphaak Marjorie & Robert Kohn Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kosse Kroger Community Rewards Diane Kyle Mr. Eugene Lacefield & Ms. Mary Margaret Lowe Ms. Judith Landis Damon & Julie Lange Amy &. Sterling Lapinski Mr. Lance & Mrs. Marie Larsen Mr. Dean Lause John & Lilia Lawson Pamela Leezer & Henry Harris Joe Lewis David & Phyllis Leibson

LEO Weekly** LG&E & KU Services Company Ms. Anne Liechty Lincoln Trail Title Jerry Lindsey Louisville/Jefferson County

Metro Government Louisville Public Media** Louisville Tourism Mr. Todd P. Lowe & Ms. Fran C. Ratterman Ms. Diane Loy George Lucier Jim & Lois Luckett Mr. Robin Luckett Mr. James D. Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lynch Robert Major Mr. & Mrs. Brian Manlove Mansbach Foundation

Endowment Fund John & D’Ann Markert Tom & Joslyn Marksbury Ms. Jane Martin & Ms. Janet Childress Martha and Jerry Martin William & Sandra Martz Mr. Anthyun Mask Craig & Karen Matthews James Mauch & Sharon Smith Mr. Darrin & Ms. Becky McElroy The Melcher Family Mr. Bruce Merrick & Ms. Karen McCoy Drs. Chris Mescia & Tricia J. Gray Mr. & Mrs. Barry P. Meyers Linda and David Miles Dave & Terri Miller Robert E. Milward Fund at Blue Grass Community

Foundation Mr. William Mitchell Jack & Marilyn Monohan Ms. Biljana N. Monsky Mrs. Terri Montgomery Mr. Don & Mrs. Lisa Moore Jim & Chambers Moore Mrs. Pat Moremen Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP Ms. Eleanor Bingham Miller Mr. & Mrs. R. Charles Moyer Marti & Hubert Mountz Mr. Glen E. Mowbray & Ms. Colette Crown Mrs. Patricia Muench Dr. Sean Muldoon Cynthia Murphy Gloria Jean Murray Mr. Scott Murray Mr. Alan Nakamura National Conference of

Governor’s Schools Robert & Sharon Nesmith Mr. & Mrs. Theodore H. Nixon Esther Nnassanga Ms. Susan H. Norris The Norton Foundation, Inc. Nu-Yale Cleaners** Mr. & Mrs. Dan O’Brien Ms. Ann Ogden Mrs. Judith Olliges Mr. Kevin Olusola Doug & Shari Owen Mr. & Mrs. Gord Pageau Erin Palmer & Tyler Kinney Ms. Meredith Parente & Ms. Carol Mollman Annabelle Park Ms. Tara Parker Mr. & Mrs. Don E. Parkinson Adrian S. Partridge Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Payne Mr. Bryan Peck Ms. Lynn Pereira Mr. Tom Person & Mrs. Melissa

Richards-Person Duane Peterson Tony Petrelli Ms. Judith N. Petty Mr. & Mrs. Michael Phelps PNC Bank PNC Broadway in Louisville/

Louisville Theatrical Society Mr. Stuart Pollard Henry & Sharon Potter Ms. Joy Potts Shane Powers Stephen D. Prather Gordon & Patty Rademaker Dr. & Mrs. Julio Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Teddy H. Redmon Tracy Redmon Rick & Becky Reed Ms. Linda Remington Kathleen Reno & Tom Payette Republic Bank Will & Becky Richards Bobby & Caroline Riede Ms. Tammy Rigney Mr. Thaddeus Riley Riverbend Financial Group RJE Business Interiors Mrs. Barbara Roberts Jonathan & Julie Roberts Mr. Stinson Robinson Laura Rogers Alan & Beatrice Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Rounsavall, III Mark & Kay Rountree Loy Rush Michael Schissler & Kristan Milam Ms. Stephanie Schaefer Chuck & Mary Ellen Schmidt Curtis & Ashley Rose Schneider Dr. Marilyn Schorin Mr. Terry Schwartz Mr. Mason Scisco David C. Scott Foundation Fund Ellen & Max Shapira Brett & Andrea Shepherd The Sherwin-Williams Company Mrs. Cindi Shrader Dr. & Mrs. Saleem Seyal Holly Sibrary & Stephen Belcher Lesa & Gregg Siebert Dr. Nicholas Silvestros Ms. Ruth Simons Danny & Amy Singleton Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sireci Mr. & Mrs. Edward Skarbek Mr. & Mrs. Ted Sloan Drs. Kyle & Laura Slone Mr. & Mrs. Darin Smith Mr. Darrell Smith Ms. Laura Smith Mollie Smith Snowy Owl Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Kenney M. Snell Tom & Cara Solley George & Karin Sonnier David & Rebecca Sourwine South Arts Dr. Charles Sowder Laura Spaulding Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Sprau Mr. Mitchell Stallsmith Mr. Robert Steinmetz & Mrs. Barbara Elliott Ms. Sharon Stetter Dr. Don Stevens Stites & Harbison, PLLC Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. Matthew Stone Drs. Catherine Newton & Gordon Strauss Mr. Jeff Stream Lindy Street Hunter & Audrey Strickler Dr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Sturgeon Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Sturgeon Barbara & Richard Sweet Anne Swope Keith and Jennifer Tarter Bob Taylor & Linda Shapiro Mr. John Tederstrom & Mr. Mark Cannon The 10th Planet** Tessitura Network** Ms. Brenda Thompson Mac & Jessica Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Thompson Mr. Christopher M. Todoroff Tourism, Arts & Heritage

Cabinet Toyota Motor Manufacturing,

Kentucky Trace3** Ruth Wimsatt Trautwein Fernando Trevino Ms. Karen Troutman Dr. Mureena Turnquest & Dr. Kevin Wells Mrs. Melanie Twyman Bob & Vicky Ullrich University of Kentucky College of Design** University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts** University of Kentucky Office of the Provost** USI Insurance Services, LLC Mr. Randall Vaughn David & Susan Vislisel Mr. & Mrs. David Vogel Mrs. Kellie Vogt Mr. & Mrs. Mark Vogt The Voice-Tribune Volunteers of the Kentucky

Center* Jim and Libby Voyles Ms. Jeanne D. Vuturo Brian Wallace & Nelda Lewis Wallace Karyn Walters, M.D. Charles & Nina Wardrip Rev. Dr. Valerie Washington Water Energizers** Ann Waterman & Niles Welch Ms. Ronda Watson & Ms. Tammy Crandell Karyn Watters, M.D. Ms. Jennifer Love Webb Ms. Kristen Webb-Hill Nathan & Olivia Webb Mr. & Mrs. Greg Weishar Dr. & Mrs. Robert Weiss Welch Printing** Mr. James & Ms. Catherine

Werner John & Marilyn Werst Melany Wessels Ms. Rebecca West WHAS 11** Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Wheeler Rick & Denise Whelan Mary Jo White & Tim Shull Lorraine Whitney Antonio Wickliffe P.J. Williams Patty & Jim Williamson Dr. Floyd T. Wilkerson Wilmes & Associates/Architects, PSC Wimsatt Family Fund Mr. Benjamin Wiseman Eric & Elizabeth Witherspoon Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Wolff Mark Wood & Barbara Dejean Phoebe Wood Rev. Joan Wooden Ms. Grace Wooding Michael & Jeanne Wright David F. Young and Cheryl Cahill Yum! Brands, Inc. The Zamiska Family Dominic & Lisa Zangari Dr. Kenneth & Shelly Zegart Mr. Brian Zehnder & Ms. Melissa Rolf Dr. and Mrs. Nathan

Zimmerman Ms. Susan G. Zepeda & Dr. Fred P. Seifer

*Kentucky Performing Arts

Volunteers’ value of donated time is more than $100,000 annually **In-Kind Donation

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marianne Butler, Chair • Mary R. Nixon, Secretary

Laura Melillo Barnum Eileen Cooke Brown Gregory J. Bubalo Hannah L. Drake JP Davis Paula Harshaw

William H. Jones Robert M. Klein Kate Latts Joseph Leavell Patricia A. Mathison Bruce C. Merrick James K. Murphy Stephen T. Owen Lindy Street Rev. Dr. Valerie Washington Sarah Yarmuth

Madeline Abramson Owsley Brown II (1942–2011) Wendell Cherry (1935–1991) DIRECTORS EMERITI

Gordon B. Davidson (1926–2015) C. Edward Glasscock

Robert W. Rounsavall, III Rose Lenihan Rubel (1922–2002)

KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Phil Lynch, Chair Kim Baker, Vice-Chair • Leah Huddleston, Secretary • R.K. Guillaume, Treasurer

Phillip Allen J. Tim Galbraith Ankur N. Gopal Leah Huddleston

Lillian Hunt Chris Kipper Todd Lowe R. Charles Moyer Melissa Richards-Person Eileen Saunders Felicia Cumings Smith Diane Tobin Ruth Wimsatt Trautwein Ray Wallace Lisa Zangari Cindy Zipperle

KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS EXECUTIVE STAFF

Kim Baker President and CEO Heather Weston Bell Senior Vice President, Programming, Events & Education Dawn Driskell Vice President, Finance Chris Kaelin Vice President, Operations Will Richards Vice President, Facilities & Production Julie Roberts Vice President, Development & Advocacy Rob Schmidlapp Vice President, Information Systems Christian Adelberg Vice President, Marketing & Communications

KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS ENCORE SOCIETY

The Encore Society recognizes individuals who have demonstrated support for the long-term well-being of Kentucky Performing Arts with an estate gift or notification of their bequest intention or other planned gift.

The Honorable & Mrs. Jerry E. Abramson Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Tom & Robbie Bell Ms. Jennifer L. Bobbitt Janet R. Dakan

Mrs. William Habich Mrs. Ada Lee Kane Mrs. Helen Lang Kathy Monin Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Parkinson Ms. Terry H. Sales Ms. Helen Stockton Mrs. Murrel Straley Jeanne D. Vuturo Jennifer Love Webb

We salute the following organizations for their support of Kentucky Performing Arts:

B. J. KILLIAN FOUNDATION

THE GHEENS FOUNDATION

Welch Printing

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