Our Supporters
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company relies on the generous support of philanthropic organizations and audience members like you to provide over 75% of our annual budget. We are profoundly grateful to the following individuals and institutions whose generosity over the past twelve months has provided the financial foundation for Remy Bumppo’s mainstage productions and community engagement programs like the Between the Lines literary lectures and Studio Bumppo classes.
Individual Contributors
Remy Bumppo offers our sincere gratitude to the following individuals who made gifts to the Annual Fund between March 1st, 2024 – March 26th, 2025
SEASON & PRODUCTION SPONSORS
Season Sponsors
Brenda and James Grusecki
Lynne and George Simon Donor Fund
Charlotte Toerber
Executive Production Sponsor
Geoffrey A. Anderson
Associate Production Sponsor
Jill and Martin Baumgaertner
Bruce and Mary Feay
Marilyn and Joel Schaffer
Assistant Production Sponsors
Cheryl Lynn Bruce and Kerry James Marshall
In-Kind Sponsor
Art Encounter
THE PRODUCER'S CIRCLE
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company extends a very special thank you to this season’s sponsoring producers, who play a meaningful role in the sustenance and advancement of Remy Bumppo’s productions. Supporters who give a dedicated gift of $2,500 or more are eligible to enjoy the Producers Circle distinction and accompanying special benefits.
Anonymous (2)
Sheldon and Gela Altman
Geoffrey A. Anderson
Martha Van Haitsma and Gustavo Bamberger
Jill and Martin Baumgaertner
Zina Berman
Cheryl Lynn Bruce and Kerry James Marshall
Joan and Mike Callahan
Isabel and Robert Curley
Arnold and Tessa Dratt
Nancy and Daniel Durbin
Mary and Bruce Feay
Dana Green and Thomas Clancy
Brenda and James Grusecki
Vera Kimmi
Dennis Klug
David S. Lipschultz and Arin Stone
Lynne Mock
Timothy Morrison and Katherine Ross
Marsha and Robert Mrtek
Matthew and Gabrielle Randle-Bent
Karen Randolph and William Linden
Marilyn and Joel Schaffer
Judith and David Sensibar
Lynne and George Simon Donor Fund
Kate Feinstein and Richard Skolly
Charlotte Toerber
Lily Varon
Eduardo Xavier
Ryan Blitstein and Rebecca Zemans
$50,000+ (ANGEL)
Brenda and James Grusecki
Lynne and George Simon Donor Fund
$25,000+ (VISIONARY)
Anonymous
Geoffrey A. Anderson
Charlotte Toerber
Denise Vohra
$10,000 - $24,999 (AMBASSADOR)
Mary and Bruce Feay
Dana Green and Thomas Clancy
$5,000- $9,999 (ADVOCATE)
Anonymous
Jill and Martin Baumgaertner
Joan and Mike Callahan
Nancy and Daniel Durbin
Dixie Johnson
Marsha and Robert Mrtek
Marilyn and Joel Schaffer
$2,500 - $4,999 (BELIEVER)
Anonymous
Martha Van Haitsma and Gustavo Bamberger
Zina Berman
Cheryl Lynn Bruce and Kerry James Marshall
Isabel and Robert Curley
Timothy Morrison and Katherine Ross
Judith and David Sensibar
Rhonda Rochambeau and Larry Shulman
Catherine Stewart and Geoff Smith
$1,000 - $2,499 (BENEFACTOR)
Anonymous (2)
Sheldon and Gela Altman
Leigh and Henry Bienen
John and Claudia Boatright
Sherry and Paul Carbery
Julie Danis and Paul Donohue
Shelley Gorson and Alan Salpeter
Lina Hilko
Dennis Klug
Roberta Lee
David S. Lipschultz and Arin Stone
Kate McDuffie
Ernst Melchior
Karen Randolph and William Linden
Linda Chen and Roy Schreiber
Debra Siegel and Robert Altman
Margaret Silliker and John Ryan
Kate Feinstein and Richard Skolly
Mary Pat Studdert
Steven Weinstein and Gail Cooper
$500 - $999 (PATRON)
Anonymous
Joseph and Melissa Appelt
Dr. Morris Blount
Eugenia and Archibald Bryant
Richard Clark and Mary Munday
Un Sil Hwang and Stephen Esko
Mary and Bruce Feay
Alex Fiksel
John R. Finnegan
Arlene and Camillo Ghiron
Douglas S. Gorman
Dr. Robert Henry
Melissa Hilton and Jonathan Perman
Diane and Chuck Laff
Corinne Lyon
Chuck Marien and Gaby Kuhn
Lynne Mock
Corinne Morrissey
Janice Rodgers and Robert Hagan
Doug and Genevieve Schuberth
Victoria and Donald Scott
Rachel Sturges
Barbara and Randy Thomas
Dennis Zacek and Marcie McVay
Frances and Joel Zemans
$250 - $499 (PARTNER)
Anonymous
Jeff Arena
Brenda Ashley and Gary Johnson
Leslie Berman
Sandra K. Fernbach and Eric J. Russell
Peggy and Perry Goldberg
Dr. Richard and Margaret Gore
Constance Green and Allan Fredland
Steve Grossman
Heidi Heller Kiesler
Janet and Brian Hoffman
Charles Hoffman and Tamara Schiller
Donald Honchell and Susan Horn
Ellen Hunt and Charles White
Doug Hurdelbrink
John and Jill Klingenstein
Suzanne Lyons
Laurie Merel
Susan Munro
Matthew and Gabrielle Randle-Bent
Joanna Riopelle
Julie Berggren and Fred Tadrowski
Lily Varon
Dona Vitale
Debbie Wang and David Hoyt
Alexander Wayne and Lynne Copp
Kate and Dean Yannia
$100 - $249 (CONTRIBUTOR)
Anonymous (3)
Jonathan Abarbanel
Phyllis and Leonard Adams
Jacquelyn and Dennis Aron
Peggy Bagley
Diana Basmajian
Laurie Bederow
Dave and Nicole Berger
Bernice Bigelow
Sue and Bob Bowker
Cynthia Brown
Ricki and Jeanette Burger
Maria Carrig
Shawn Douglass and Jean Deven
Kenneth A. East and Timothy J. Thurlow
Jennifer Elliot
Rose Fealy
Ethel and Bill Gofen
David Goldberg
James Goodridge and Joan Riley
Martine Kei Green-Rogers
Martin Grochala and Fred Reuland
Robert S. Guenther and Steven Wilson
Lena Hansson
Ginny and Thomas Helm
Sarah Helman
Jim Heneghan
James Holzhauer
Kilton Hopkins
Paul Hybel
Lynn Hyndman
Gertrude Johnson
Steve & Mona Johnson
Eden Juron
Joy Kalligeros and Donald Klappauff
Matthew J. Keller
Maureen Kennedy Barney
David Kessler
Patricia Kilduff
Phyllis Kipnis
Kate Kohut
Jeffrey Kramer and Jan Kuhn
Carol B. Kriekard
Lorraine A. Kulpa
Philip Lannon
Carole Sullivan and Jan Lavacek
Roselind A Lindau
Mollie Reed and Stuart Lubin
Scott and Simone Lutgert
Sandra Mallory
Nancy A. McDaniel
Bridget McDonough
Bonnie Beck and Boyd McDowell
Kathy McNeil
Betsey Means
Joanne Medak and Peter Katsaros
Jill and Jeff Jahns
Priscilla Mims
Ann B. Mommsen
Scott Brown and Steven Montner
Lenz and Eva Neuhauser
Steve Nordmark
Louis Pyster
Catherine Randolph
Thomas Ray
Sandy Rebitzer and Neil Kleinborg
Carla Reiter
The Honorable John B. Simon and Mrs. Millie Rosenbloom
Howard and Lisa Sachs
Judith Sagan
Mary Beth Fisher and Roche Schulfer
Miriam B. Scott
Alicia & Phil Senior-Saywell
Deborah Darr and Kevin Shanley
Catherine Siegel
Jeff Smalley
Margaret Snow
Elisa and Ophir Trigalo
Bob and Mary Ann Tuerk
Jan Tynan
Liat and Tali Tzur
Glen and Abby Weisberg
Ann Wise
Ryan Blitstein and Rebecca Zemans
up to $99 (FRIENDS)
Anonymous (6)
Rob and Ilene Adler
Luz Agosto
Ivan Albertson
Judith Alexander
Claire Alpern
Ana Alvarez
Sally and Vince Anderson
Carol Apel
Madison Bacino
Myra Balesi
Kathleen Bandolik
Lidia Calcaterra and Paul Barger
Meg Barnhart
Jill and Martin Baumgaertner
Bob Beaird
Dr. Elisa Bell
Lorna and Nigel Bennett
Laurie Bergner
Fredda Berman
John and Janice Besser
Anjali Bidani
Paige Bourne
Kay Bowman
Avery Bowne
Nancy Bradt
Deborah B. Braxton
Irwin Broidy
Karen M. Brown
Julie Brown and Steve Schneck
Janet Burroway
Robert and Jane Calvin
Mary Anne Cappelleri
Pam Carcerano
Michael Carelly
Sue Cargill
Beatriz Cervantes
Brandii Champagne
Eleni Chappen
Valerie Chase
Kristin Patton and John Coleman
Steph Colgan
Timothy Comar
Peter Coolsen
Kelly Cooper
Scott and Hayda Cooper
Marceline Corbin
Brandon Dallmann
Brenda Davis
Roxanne Decyk and Lew Watts
Emily DeMaio
Marijane Deters
Spencer Diaz Tootle
Jeananne Digan and Chris Doherty
Maria Dimond
Tessa Dougherty
David Dover
Mary Doyle
Ana and Vince Draa
Irwin Drobny
Katie Dunne
Joyce E Chelberg
Deborah and Scott Early
Joanne Earnhardt
Glenn Eckstein
David Edelberg
Kay Burnett and Eric Engdahl
Laura Erle
Grace and Thomas Ewert
Miriam Ex
Colleen Fahey
Alyssa Fantel
Susan Fauer
Doreen and Phillip Feitelberg
Marta Fekete
Marissa Fenley and Matt Beeber
Kay and Frank Fennell
Gale Fischer
Janet and Bill Flapan
Michael Fleischman
Bernadette Foley
Liz Forbrich
Andrea Friedman
Holly Gabelmann
Paige Galdieri
Caitlin Gallagher
Sarah Garber
Jj Gatesman
Alex George
Janice Gintzler
James Glass
Janet Glickman
Dr. Richard and Margaret Gore
Valerie Gorman
Kaitlyn Gorman
Martin Graham-McHugh
Susan and Peter Gray
Michelle Greenberg
Mary Louise Haddad
Janice Rodgers and Robert Hagan
Talbot Hall
Matthew Hallahan
Catherine Halley
Michael and Mona Heath
Roberta S. Heiman
Carol Henriques
Al Herrmann
John Holland
North Homewood
Donald Honchell and Susan Horn
Mary Hopkins
Joanne Humphreville
Judith Irle
Anthony Jenkins
Dianne Johnson
Amy Johnson
Lucinda Johnston
Risé Dawn Jones
Samantha Joy
Jelani Julyus
Meryl Junious
Georgia Kalligeros
Paula Kamen and David Beazley
Rhea Keenan
Gregory Kharas
Joan and Richard Kohn
Harold and Anita Kosova
Mariah Koss
Lisa Kueng and Tony Green
Peter Kuntz
Paul and Kathleen Kuritz
Kathleen Larkin
Mary Jane Lean
Isabel Lee Roden
Kenneth Leone and Suzanne Reid
Laura Lestina
Martin Ley and Ellen Rubert
Erica Lippitz
Nancy Lischer
Nancy Little
Martha Logan
Larry Long
Elisabeth Loren
Emma Losey
Nancy Lukens
Russ Lyman
Robert Lyons and Julie Held-Lyons
Susan Mackenzie
Brittany Magee
Ria Majeske
Mark Maroney
Jessica Mayer
Mary and Paul McCloskey
Ellen I. McGrew
Roxane McLean
Suzanne McLeese
Kathleen and Tom Meenaghan
June Melchior
Kaitlyn Mikitin
Jane Miller
Robin Minkens
Michelle Molina
Robert Moser
Lizzy Mosher
Dr. and Mrs. Martin Mozes
Sophie Murk
Loretta and John Murphy
Eileen Murray
Mary Jo and Jim Nathan
Reid O’Connell
Mary Ann O’Connor
Lisa O’Dell
David O’Toole
Joan Oberndorf
Nick Obis
Lisa Oppenheim
Samantha Paige
Ella Partanen
Aurora Penepacker
Joshua Pennington
Christine Perkins
Alice Perlin
Ruth Perrin
Linda and Alan Pieczynski
Karen Pierce
Ellen Pierce
Jennifer Pope
Sandra Popik
Carolyn Potts
Thomas Prenzno
Lee Price
Carolyn Price
Sean Price
Barbara Provus and Fred Wackerle
Michael Rabadi
Natalie Rankin
Joy Reese
Kurt Reichardt
Mary Reistetter
Robert Rich
Helen and Harry Roper
Debra Rosenberg and Joe Boyd
Linda Rosenblum
Anna Rudawski
Catherine Rudolph
Rebecca Rugg
Hannah Ruwe
Alice Sachs
Karen Sandrick
Heddi Schellbach
Charles Hoffman and Tamara Schiller
Mackenzie and Johnnie Schleyer
Maureen Schoenbeck and Robert Asher
Helena Scholz-Carlson
Haley Schroeck
Travis Shanahan
Sandra Shane-DuBow
Carli Shapiro
Erin Sheets
Iris Sholder
Ellen Shorser
Lois Siegel
Alyse Siegel
Hunter Siegel
Martin Silverman
Iris Skeen
Norm Sloan
Terry Soto
Matthew Specht
Sivan Spector
Alex Speight
Donald E. Sprague
Ramunė Stanevičienė
Irena Stetska
Audrey Stone
Grace Stormer
Nancy Studenroth
SarahAnn Sutter
Jim Swanson
Nancy Tani
Judson Taylor
Rylie Ann Taylor
Bill Termini
Christine Thom
Martin Till
Andrea Toback
Emily Toops
Christopher Truscott
Mark Ulrich and Lisa Wright
Beverley and David Urschel
Julie Utrup
Cindy Vanina
Graham VanSwearingen
Alexis Vaselopulos
Daniel Vaughn Manasia
Thomas and Gregoria Vega-Byrnes
Taylor Venden
Carol Veome
John Wagner
Andy Walker
Sabine Wan
Rachel Washington
Edward W. Wavak
Marvin Waxman
Barbara Wayman
Kathy Weiler
Susan Weiss
Laurie and Jay Weissler
Tabitha Wells
Mary Jane Welter
Emily Werner
Richie Whitehead
Dann Wilke
Logan Wilkinson
Kathy Willhoite & Rodd Zolkos
Brian Wilson
Tim Wilwerding
Amanda Winston
Barbara Wolf
Anne Wrider
Brittani Yawn
Catherine Yu
Robert E. Zeitner
Robert Tomes and Cynthia Zeltwanger
TRIBUTES
The following donors made contributions in honor or memory of a friend or loved one between October 1st, 2023 – October 8th, 2024. We regret that, due to space limitations, we can only list tribute gifts of $100 or more.
In honor of Annabel Armour
Larkin and Danny Schmidt
In memory of Harriet Blumenthal
Mark Blumenthal
In memory of Thelma Lee Thompson Bruce
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
In honor of Joan Callahan
Janet Hoffman
In honor of Eduardo Curley
Clark L. Wagner
In honor of Nancy DeSombre
Gertrude C. Johnson
In memory of Robert Egan
Tracy Egan
In honor of Linda Gillum
Jeff Arena
Suzanne Lyons
In memory of Perry Goldberg
Peggy Goldberg
In honor of Brenda & James Grusecki
Nancy Watrous
Steven Weinstein
In honor of Arnold and Beverly Hollander
Mary and Bruce Feay
Douglas S. Gorman
In honor of David S. Lipschultz
Jason Rosenthal
S. Ronald Stone
In honor of Marti Lyons
Alice Sachs
In honor of Margaret McCloskey
Diana Basmajian
Mary and Paul McCloskey
In honor of Nancy A. McDaniel
Douglas S. Gorman
Scott Lutgert
Debbie Wang
In honor of Merril Prager
Nancy A. McDaniel
In honor of Matthew Randle-Bent
Martine Kei Green-Rogers
In honor of Karen Randolph
Joy Kalligeros and Donald Klappauff
Bonnie Beck and Boyd McDowell
Catherine Randolph
Dona Vitale
In memory of Sheila Ryan-Henry
Robert Henry
In honor of Marilyn Schaffer
Melissa Appelt
Millie Rosenbloom
In memory of George Simon
Margarett Gorodess
Margaret Moses
In honor of Kate Feinstein and Rich Skolly
Merril Prager and John Levine
In memory of Joe Van Slyke
John R. Finnegan
Annual Benefit Contributors
Our single largest fundraiser of the year, the annual benefit provides crucial funds for our productions. Remy Bumppo offers our sincere gratitude to the following contributors who made gifts in support of the 2024 Annual Benefit on May 5th, 2024.
CORPORATE PRODUCER
Wintrust
CORPORATE PARTNER
CIBC
$4,000+ (PLATINUM)
Joan and Mike Callahan
Julie Danis and Paul Donohue
Brenda and James Grusecki
Karen Randolph and William Linden
Lynne and George Simon Donor Fund
Kate Feinstein and Richard Skolly
$2,500 - $3,999 (GOLD)
Mary and Bob DeCresce
Nancy and Daniel Durbin
Joyce E Chelberg
David S. Lipschultz and Arin Stone
Karen and Jim Prieur
Marilyn and Joel Schaffer
Catherine Siegel
Charlotte Toerber
Ryan Blitstein and Rebecca Zemans
$250 - $2,499 (SUPPORTERS)
Rob and Ilene Adler
Debra Siegel and Robert Altman
Sheldon and Gela Altman
Sally and Vince Anderson
Martha Van Haitsma and Gustavo Bamberger
Brad and Bonnie Bates
Dr. Elisa Bell
Jonathan Beskin
Lexis and Mark Blitstein
Dr. Morris Blount
Sue and Bob Bowker
Heinz and Marian Busta
Sherry and Paul Carbery
Kay Christ and Don Tomei
Steve and Michelle Cucchiaro
Genevieve M. Daniels and Anis Aywaz
Kelly Dineen
Ana and Vince Draa
Deanna Dunagan
Deborah and Scott Early
Cindy Fluxgold
Joanne and Robert Gannett
Susan Gohl
Douglas S. Gorman
Shelley Gorson and Alan Salpeter
Lourdes Guerrero and Patrick Reynolds
Charles Hoffman and Tamara Schiller
Janet and Brian Hoffman
Eilene Isaacs
Dixie Johnson
Maureen Kennedy Barney
Patricia Kilduff
John and Jill Klingenstein
Carmelita and Ron Linden
Russ Lyman
Robert Lyons and Julie Held-Lyons
Chris and Faith Manning
Nancy A. McDaniel
Kate McDuffie
Mark and Leesa McHugh
Roxane McLean
June Melchior
Ernst Melchior
Joyce Miller
Jane Miller
Lynne Mock
Timothy Morrison and Katherine Ross
Ellen and Charles Mulaney
Steven Olson
Audrey Paton
Mary and Michael Pavia
Linda and Alan Pieczynski
Walter J. Podrazik
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pope
Merril Prager and John Levine
Matthew and Gabrielle Randle-Bent
Catherine Randolph
Janice Rodgers and Robert Hagan
The Honorable John B. Simon and Mrs. Millie Rosenbloom
Jill Ruskusky
Kent and April Schielke
Faith Schoon
Judith and David Sensibar
Sandy Shinner and Jerry Wilson
Debra Siegel and Robert Altman
Gordon and Zina Smith
Terri Spencer
Cindy Vanina
Lily Varon
Dona Vitale
Diane Washington
Rachel Washington
Christine Zrinsky
Up to $250 (FRIENDS)
Lori Abel
Susan and Julian Arron
Bianca Barr
Kera Beskin
Myer Blank
Mary Bober
Nancy Bradt
Deborah B. Braxton
Judi and Tom Burnison
Sara Cantor and George Aye
Ruth Clark
Marceline Corbin
Carolyn Culberg
Dee Davis
Jeananne Digan and Chris Doherty
Erika Erich
Greg Falduto
Jim and Jackie Frett
Donna Frett
John Gable
Patricia Gentry
Janice Gintzler
Margarett Gorodess
Tedd Harris
Kotryna Hilko
Ellen Hunt and Charles White
Eden Juron
Georgia Kalligeros
Marc Kaufman
Dawn and Jim Kink
Joy Kalligeros and Donald Klappauff
Elizabeth Kores
Patrick and Barbara Lamb
Mark and Mary Larson
Tony and Heather Lindsay
Elisabeth Loren
Jackie Lustig and Chris Hallett
Scott Brown and Steven Montner
Susan Munro
Kris Nilsen
Jim O’Connor
Carolyn Potts
Linda R. Reifschneider
Suzanne Ross
Christine and Frank Sarich
Alexis Vaselopulos
Barbara Wolf
Ways to Donate Today
Online:
Phone:
773-244-8119
Mail:
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Attn: Missy Preston
3759 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 124
Chicago, IL 60613
Gifts of Stock:
Contact Missy Preston, Development Manager, at
mpreston@remybumppo.org or 773-244-8119 to arrange your gift.
Our Corporate, Foundation, and Government Supporters
The following organizations provided generous support to Remy Bumppo between October 1st, 2023 – October 8th, 2024
$25,000+
Bayless Family Foundation
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous (2)
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Illinois Arts Council
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
NCRC Community Development Fund
$5,000-$9,999
Laughing Acres Foundation
$1,500-$2,499
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Vista Equity Partners
$500-$1,499
Anonymous (2)
The Saints
Special Thanks
Belmont Theater District
Beverly Berneman Lieberman
The Remy Bumppo Board of Directors
Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium
Coleman & Associates
Dona Vitale
Jackalope Theatre Company
Jeff Smalley
Raven Theatre
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Every effort has been made to recognize our supporters appropriately for their generosity. We sincerely apologize for any errors or omissions. If you do find an error, please contact us at 773.244.8119.