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The trustees, staff, and artistic company of Great Lakes Theater express our deepest gratitude to the hundreds of supporters of Cleveland’s Classic Company. The donors listed below and on the following pages made generous gifts to our Annual Fund between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. “I can no other answer make but thanks.” Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene iii

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Great Lakes Theater serves more than 100,000 students, adults, and artists annually through our Hanna and Mimi Ohio Theatre mainstage productions and education programs throughout Northeast Ohio. Please consider joining the Great Lakes Theater family by making a gift today!

To learn more about Donor Membership and other gift-giving opportunities, visit us online at GreatLakesTheater.org/Support, or contact Jeremy Lewis, Development & Donor Relations Manager at (216) 453-4457 or jlewis@greatlakestheater.org.

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

$100,000 and above

Ohio Arts Council The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation

The Cleveland Foundation The George Gund Foundation John P. Murphy Foundation David and Inez Myers Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

John & Barbara Schubert

$50,000 to $99,999

$25,000 to $49,999

The Community Foundation of Lorain County Kulas Foundation The Reinberger Foundation Arthur L. Thomas

“Intermission” Ticket Donors

Over 800 patrons generously donated the value of their tickets back to support Great Lakes Theater during pandemic-related disruptions during our 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 seasons. This vital “intermission” support has enabled us to raise our curtain once again. We are truly grateful! Check out the full list of donors online.

Annual Fund donors of $1,000 and above are members of Great Lakes Theater’s “Shakespeare Society” and are entitled to exclusive benefits, including access to special services, events, and opportunities to connect deeply with Cleveland’s Classic Company. To learn more, contact Jeremy Lewis at (216) 453-4457.

$10,000 to $24,999

The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening

Foundation Gail Cudak Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill Eaton Fifth Third Bank Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Robert° & Janet E. Neary The Nord Family Foundation Nordson Corporation Foundation Donald F. & Anne T. Palmer Georgianna T. Roberts Ms. Ana G. Rodriguez The Shubert Foundation Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford The Stocker Foundation The Family of Jill Hearey The Treu-Mart Fund, a supporting organization of the The Cleveland

Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland U.S. Bank The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust Robert C. & Emily C. Williams

$5,000 to $9,999

Dalia & Robert Baker Carol A. Barnak Fred & Mary Behm Mr. Todd M. Burger & Ms. Kristie Beck Bill & Judie Caster Evelyn Dolejs Natalie Epstein Elizabeth Grove & Rich Bedell The Harry K. and Emma R. Fox

Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hartwell Diane K. Hupp Paul R. Keen & Denise Horstman Keen Donna M. Koler Rita & Charles Maimbourg Thomas A. Piraino &

Barbara C. McWilliams Tim & Lynn Pistell Greg Pribulsky & Donna Heinz A.J. & Nancy Stokes

$2,500 to $4,999

Anonymous Chuck & Bonnie Abbey Beth A. Adams Michelle R. Arendt Walt & Laura Avdey Kim & Bart Bixenstine Mitch & Liz Blair Glenn R. & Jeanette G. Brown Homer Chisholm° & Gertrude Kalnow

Chisholm Fund George A. M. & Heather Currall Timothy J. Downing & Ken Press Charles, Lidia & Alexa Fee Dianne V. Foley Lynn M. Gattozzi & Glenn Myers Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Hall III Katie Kennedy & Doug White Faisal Khan & Angela DiCorleto Ms. Catherine M. Kilbane &

Mr. Donald H. Bullock Mr. & Mrs. John J. Lane, Jr. The Laub Foundation Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial

Foundation Trust Susan & John Lebold David & Denise Maiorana Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Mayer Jack E. McGrath Karen Nemec The NRP Group LLC Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. O’Connor Dr. Scott & Mrs. Judy Pendergast Michael & Barbara Peterman Rick & Paula Reed Kim Sherwin Sally J. Staley Geoff & Catherine Tanner Kris & George Tesar Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Wellener IV

$1,000 to $2,499

The Alvah Stone & Adele Corning

Chisholm Memorial Fund Gary D. Benz & Betsy A. Karetnick John & Laura Bertsch Kip T. & Catherine Bollin Joanne R. Bratush Jack & Janice Campbell Donald & Annamarie Chick Christopher & Nancy Coburn Mrs. Anthea Daniels &

Mr. Matthew Burke Mr. Mark Davis Rebecca Dunn Dr. Howard Epstein The Giant Eagle Foundation James Graham & David Dusek Rich & Barbara Gray The Gries Family Foundation Drs. Thomas & Cynthia Gustaferro Geoffrey Michael Heller Memorial Fund Mary Elizabeth Huber Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. James & Rosemary Koehler Jim & Paula Lang Eva & Rudolf Linnebach Ken & Mary Loparo Mr. & Mrs. John S. Lupo Mr. & Mrs. William E. MacDonald III Katie McVoy & Justin Cernansky Jennifer & Peter Meckes Roy & Cindy Moore Mr. & Mrs. John C. Morley Deborah L. Neale Michael Novak M.B. Perkins Donor Advised Fund Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer M. Piper John & Norine Prim Linda Schlageter Katherine Stokes-Shafer Anita Stoll & Pete Clapham Diana & Eugene Stromberg Mr. Frederick & Mrs. Elizabeth G.

Stueber James L. Wagner Nancy-Anne Wargo Mary C. Warren Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Williams

Robyn & David Barrie Gary & Joanna Graeff Mr. & Mrs. Brian Lawler Jeff & Nancy Reinhart Otmar & Rota Sackerlotzky Randall & Sara Shaner Dr. & Mrs. Lynn A. Smith Christopher & Gail Steward

$500 to $749

Ms. Carol Arbaczewski Mr. & Mrs. Paul Baehr Mary S. Baker Gary & Kay Bluhm Julia & Ben Brouhard Eileen Kennedy & Greg Cloyd Jim & Berni Cockey Audrey DeClement Barry & Suzanne Doggett Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong Michael Dunn Evans Charitable Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Fairchild Mr. Joseph Ferritto Deborah A. Geier Janet & Patricia Glaeser Mrs. Edith Hirsch Gary Nemeth &

Gail Jones-Nemeth Thomas Jorgensen & Jocelyn Ruf Bernie & Nancy Karr Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Katz Larry & Joy Kent Ursula Korneitchouk Stephen & Carolyn Kuerbitz Chris & Laura Larson Barbara & Mark Mazzone Helen & Harry Mercer David & Leslee Miraldi Toni & Linda Moore The Music and Drama Club Barbara B. O’Connor Mr. John Rampe Tom & Helen Rathburn Mrs. Sharon L. Rogers Jacob Scholl &

Charlotte A. Estafen Dina & Richard Schoonmaker Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Scoggin Jack & Terry Southworth Rex & Judy Stanforth Karl & Carol Theil Jeanette H. Thomas Mary W. Trevor Chris & Mary Weaver Brian Wynne & Patrick Cozzens Mr. Lee C. Zeiszler John & Jane Zuzek

$250 to $499

Anonymous The Thomas and Joann Adler

Family Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Federation of

Cleveland Judie & Bruce Amsel Joel & Teresa Andreani Mr. & Mrs. Benham S. Bates Mrs. Kathryn Berkshire John & Jeannene Bertosa Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Beyer Mike & Carole Brown V. Elizabeth Brown Cindy & Tim Carr Rollin & Anne Conway Dr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Cooper Gilbert & Lisa Corwin Pete & Margaret Dobbins Mr. Theodore Elrick Jon & Mary Fancher Bill & Terri Frey Carla & Jim Gallagher Elizabeth Hecht & Peter Savoy Doug & Suzanne Hicks Mr. Herbert J. Hoppe, Jr. Robert & Linda Jenkins Stephen L. Kadish Deb & Gar Kaminski Charles King & Catherine Keating Bob° & Nanci Kirkpatrick Michael & Lynn Kleinman Ronald G. Kollar Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Kozel Robert & Jennifer Larson Daniel Leschnik Kenneth E. & Anne R. Love The Mersol Family Bill & Marilyn Miller Steve Z. & Mary Gibbs Mitchell Glenn & Susan Morley Ms. Barbara H. Nahra Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Patalon Ms. Diane L. Pauley Frederick Perry Ms. Lori Riga Dr. Edward J. Rockwood Sarah Sessions Reid Mr. James Sonday Frank & Vicki Titas Martha C. Tomb Lori Trehan Ken Vinciquerra & Louise Acheson Mr. & Mrs. James L. Wamsley III Dr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Watts Jerry & Carolyn Webb Ms. Jean Wingate Juliet Zavesky Zilber Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish

Federation of Cleveland

$125 to $249

Anonymous (4) Cheryl Barnes Pam & Scott Benson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Berges Roger Bielefeld Mr. & Mrs. David R. Blackman Susan Bobey John Bolton Larry & Andi Carlini Robert Carlyon Gary Ciolli Joanne Clifford John & Donna Clifford David & Gayle Cratty Ronald Cross Daniel Divis John & Maryann Doucette Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eikenburg Mr. & Mrs. L. William Erb Clyde & Janice Evans Gene & Patricia Ewald Mr. & Mrs. Fishwick David V. Foos Ms. Gay Maire Goden Ms. Linda Grau John Greene Jean E. Gubbins Richard & Jo Anne Harris Curt & Karen Henkle Thomas Higgason Lynn & Mark Hofflund Ms. Marie Ivkanec James & Gale Jacobsohn Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Janson Marilyn & Howard Karfeld Lauren Kawentel William & Marion Kettering Mr. & Mrs. David R. Knowles Mike Kupiec & Pat Murphy Ms. Leslie Lahr Jeremy Lewis & Daniel Napolitano Gregory & Vickie Leyes Brian & Renee Lowery Antoinette Miller Tim Miller Tom & Mary Neff Ms. Brenda Norton Mr. Gerald Norton Joan M. Oravec Brian Perry & Ka Pi Hoh Mr. David Porter Bette Prendergast James & Susan Prince John & Betsy Quinn Dr. James E. Racic Frank Rausche Ms. Jacqueline Y. Rhodes Robinson Family Philanthropic

Fund of the Jewish Federation of

Cleveland Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Rosen Doris A. Schultz Mr. Richard Shirey William E. Spatz Susan St. John Mr. Glenn S. Steffens Sean & Tabitha Swick Jeffrey Tasse Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Tatman The Edward & Katherine Thomas

Family Dr. & Mrs. Ken Tomecki Dr. Joanne M. Uniatowski Mary Velotta Christine & Daniel Vento Kimberly Vivolo Mr. & Ms. Michael Wagner Ms. Kathleen Waits Mr. David Wildermuth Thomas M. & Barbara A. Wladyka $75 to $124

Anonymous (2) Lori Adler Thomas & Joan Baker Ms. Carol Barasha Ms. Kimberley Barton Mr. Thomas D. Basco Tom & Dorothy Bier Amelia & Heather Blonsky Dr. & Mrs. Dieter F. Bloser Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Richard & Mary Ann Brockett Kathy Caldwell Ms. Patricia Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cercone Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Charlick Mr. Edward A. Chuhna David & Carol Consolo Dr. & Mrs. Dale H. Cowan Ms. Linda Cowie George & Mary Crehore Judith Darus Mr. Brad Dawson Chris & Mary Ann Deibel Mr. Alex Derkaschenko Mrs. Mary Helen Doherty The Eldridge Family Dr. J. Robert & Carol A. Fowler Kurt & Barbara Fretthold Mr. Gregory Fritz Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Gabb Jeffrey M. Gamso Ms. Pamela S. Goetsch Virginia T. Goetz Marian Hancy Iris & Tom Harvie Debra & Tom Hayes Jean Heller Mr. Steven M. Izen &

Mrs. Susannah Muskovitz Ron & Mary Ann Janke Dr. Kalish R. Kedia Ms. Kerry King Albert & Karen Kirby Bill & Susan Kirchner Benjamin R. Kirkpatrick Ms. Amanda Kost Richard B. Kotila Ms. Margaret K. Krall Jacob Kronenberg &

Barbara Belovich Charles Kruger James & Tayna Lewan Timothy Liston David & Cheryl Lundgren Susan E. Lust Robert MacDougall Kenneth & Joan MacGillivray Paul S. Malchesky Ms. Anne Martin Ms. Shari Mathisen Ms. Constance May Lynda & Charlie Mayer Mr. John A. Mazzella Cathy J. McCall

Ms. Allison E. McCallum Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. McDonald Jeanette McGovern Jean McQuillan Elizabeth Meister Ms. Cheryl A. Moskwa Mr. John M. Moss &

Mrs. Karen J. Moss Mr. & Mrs. Oliver° &

Mary Emerson Joseph M. & Meribeth A. Pannitto Lou M. Papes Christa Petryszyn Mr. & Mrs. Harold I. Pittaway III Chandana A. Reddy Judy & Clifford Reeves Kathryn & Heath Reinhardt Mr. & Mrs. Gerald P.

Rencehausen William Robak Carolyn Rufo Stephen Ruscher Bryan Salisbury Cindie Carroll-Pankhurst &

Mark Salling Schaum Family Ms. Meredith M. &

Mr. Oliver E. Seikel Donna Sheridan Dr. Dave & Faye Sholiton Mr. & Mrs. Vernon C. Sponseller Todd & Patty Standen Betsy Sullivan Laura Lee Sutera Ian & Kara Suzelis Marcia J. Terstage Ms. Leslie N. Thomas Anne Unverzagt &

Richard Goddard Natalie & James Vloedman Thomas Wagner &

Malinda Smyth Rev. & Mrs. David M. Walker William Wallis Mr. Raymond Washio Lance Whitson & Terry Juhn Dr. Thomas Zarlingo Patrick M. Zohn Gifts to the Great Lakes Theater Endowment Fund were received from the following donors between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. Edward Godleski

Gifts were received in honor of:

Melanie Bordelois by:

Sylvia Bordelois

Jack & Janice Campbell by: Holly & Bruce Tomasch

Carol Dolan by:

Mary Dolan & David Haracz

Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival Interns 1977-78 (A Merry Band of Players) by:

Mary Beidler Gearen

Natalie G. Epstein by:

Marilyn Bedol

Chad & Andrea Deal

Mr. Gene DiVincenzo

Dr. Lauren Goldman

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Goodman

Rabbi Eddie & Dr. Roxanne Sukol

Wulf & Moira Utian

Mr. David I. & Mrs. Ann K. Warren

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Wasserstrom

Mr. Adam Weinsein

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Wiesenberger

Catherine Tanner by:

Christie Lucco & Michael Devlin Charles “Chuck” Dickson by:

Georgianna T. Roberts

Elsie Glassford by: Angela Kovacs

Carole Nicolosi by:

Ms. Joyce L. Adams

Dr. James Sheridan by:

Donna Sheridan

James Weiss by: Holly McTernan

William Jacobs by:

Ms. Deborah Glosserman

Samantha Jacobs & Aubrey Wynne

Matching Gift Corporations

Many companies, like the ones listed below, match all or a portion of their employees’ charitable giving. Is your employer a matching gift company? Find out by contacting your employer or the Great Lakes Theater Development Office at (216) 453-4457.

The Albert M. Higley Co. Dominion Foundation Eaton GlaxoSmithKline Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation Nordson Corporation Foundation The Perkins Charitable

Foundation PNC Foundation Progressive Insurance

Foundation The Women’s Committee

Formed in 1961, the committee is Great Lakes Theater’s longest standing volunteer support group. Members act as hosts for our actors, provide support in our administrative office and at events, and cheer us on throughout the season. If you would like to become a member, call Joanne Hulec at (216) 2528717 for more information.

Officers

Janice Campbell, President Barbara Chernus, Recording

Secretary Bernice Bolek, Corresponding

Secretary Nanci Kirkpatrick, Treasurer

Thank you to our donors! Every effort is made to ensure that our donor records are current and correct. Please contact the Great Lakes Theater Development Office at (216) 453-4457 to share an update or request a revision.

°Deceased: The legacy of these generous donors lives on for future generations. GreatLakesTheater.org

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