DONOR LIST

We are honored to recognize the following contributors who enable American Blues Theater’s artistic programming and community service. This list includes donations from our True Blue Annual Fund, Dead Ringers for Dead Singers, Blue Bash, production sponsors, and other individual contributions given from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

American Blues Theater is grateful for every contribution. We regret that due to space limitations we are unable to list donations under $99. Please accept our deepest appreciation as your donation makes a difference!

We made every effort to keep this list as accurate and complete as possible. Please contact us to correct any unintentional errors or omissions.

$25,000 and above

City of Chicago DCASE
Commonwealth Edison
Kimberlee Herold
Michael and Cara Levinson
MacArthur Fund for Culture, Equity, and the Arts at Prince
Paul M. Angell Family Foudnation
Rama and Dipti Ranganathan
Burt and Sheli Rosenberg
The Shubert Foundation

$15,000 - $24,999

Illinois Arts Council Agency

$7,500 - $14,999

Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Brenda and James Grusecki
Libby Savner
Gwendolyn Whiteside and Ian Van Handel

$5,000 - $7,499

Beavers Holdings
David and Sissy Coffin
Craig and Linda Grannon
Mike Kelly and Ann Bates Kittle
Daniel H. Lome Foundation
Marcie McVay and Dennis Zacek
Seyfarth LLP
Darrel and Shirley Whiteside

$2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous
Jeppson’s Malort Charitable Fund
Keith and Erica Karlson
The Saints
Tom Sawyer and Betsy Hanisch
Rick Sims
Tilly Wilhoite
Jeremy and Kelly Zednick

$1,000 - $2,499

Benjamin Rosenthal Foundation
BMO Financial Group
Robert Brackenbury and Linda Parysek
Matt Brumlow and Cora Vander Broek
Manny Buckley
Phil and Jill Calian
Casey Campbell
Rita Dragonette
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Tom and Kate Geraty
Sam and Allyson Goldman
Sarajane Johnson
Lindsay Jones
Karlson Garza McQueary LLC
Katey Key
Jeanne Martineau
Heather Meyers
George Mottier
Patrick and Cynthia Murray
Editha and Alexios Rosario-Moore
Visionary Eye Care Professionals
Steve Wroten

$500 - $999

Anonymous
Tyson Carter and Sarah Nowak
Caryl H. and Bernard M. Susman Family Foundation
Elyse Dolan and Will Brackenbury
Joan Esposito
Mary and Michael Goodkind
Gordon and Meridyth McIntosh Charitable Fund
Paul Grossman
Michael and Mona Heath
Lois and Jim Hobart
Michelle Jaques
Philip Earl Johnson
Michele Kerulis
David and Marilee Mahler
Ray McKenzie
David and Agnes Murdoch
Suzy Petri and Robert Breuler
Elaine Pochiro
Anthony Roberts
Audrey and Nichols Stone

$250 - $499

Robert Adamshick
Anonymous
Apple
Michael Braun
Michael Budzik and Rachel West
Donna Cameron
Joe and Paula Dempsey
Adrienne Gomez
Carole Griggs
Dan Hamstra
Rebecca Johnson
Joslyn Jones
Steve Key
Marcia Kracke
Donald Kurasch and Susan Leith
MacArthur Foundation
Liz Martinez
Barry McCarthy
Suzanne Meyering
April Meyers
Christopher and Ann Motogawa
John and Joy O’Malley
Jim Ortlieb
Roger and Laurence Parfitt
Glen and Beth Prezembel
Margaret Reagor
Melissa Roeters
Jason Rothstein and Anna Gomberg
J.G. Smith
LaBonney Taylor
Sue Wilde

$100 - $249

Jonathan Abarbanel
Actors Equity Foundation
Juan Alfonso
Amazon Smile Foundation
Dawn Bach and Rawl Thurman
Alyson Battaglia
Dottie Bris-Bois
Cynthia Brown
Kerry Bryson
Sherry Cannon
Robert Cavanagh
Dennis Cockrum
Jeannette Cole
Jacquelyn DeThorne
Daniel Dever
Lisa Disch
Iris and Douglas Dowden
Audra Ebling
John and Jennifer Falduto
Arlene and Bill Flynn
Marty Higginbotham and Ashley Bishop
Joseph Howard
Illinois Humanities Council
Arnold and Rita Jirasek
Jamie Johnson
Ann Koller
Larry Levin
Michele Marsella
Carolyn Minor
Anne and Keith Moffat
Jim Moles
Bill and Rachel Payne
Merril Prager and John Levine
Jazzma Pryor
Kathiana Reeves
Janis and Denauvo Robinson
Roche Shulfer and Mary Beth Fisher
Kirsten Simanonok
Norman Sloan
Christina Telesca
Veronique Van Meerbeek
Wandachristine
Hope Williams
Patricia Wozny
Sienna Wynn
Mary Zitnik

"Our First Home" Fund

$100,000 & up
City of Chicago
The Davee Foundation
Linda D. and Craig C. Grannon
Brenda and James Grusecki
Kimberlee S. Herold
Cara and Michael Levinson
Lo Destro Construction Company
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Burton X. and Sheli Z. Rosenberg
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Urban Innovations

$25,000 – $99,000
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Eric A. Berg and Andrea Yao
Manny Buckley and Steve Wroten
Phil and Jill Calian
David and Sissy Coffin
Ensemble & Artistic Affiliates
Jeppson’s Malört
Keith and Erica Karlson
Trudy and Michael Kelly
Christopher and Ann Motogawa
Ogleetree Deakins
Perkins Coie LLP
Rama and Dipti Ranganathan
David and Libby Savner
The Stone Family
Gwendolyn Whiteside and Ian Van Handel

$1,000 – $24,999
Anonymous
Dawn Bach
Matthew Brumlow and Cora Vander Broek
Casey Campbell
Howard and Anne Conant
Candace Corr and BJ Jones
Elyse Dolan and Will Brackenbury
Tom and Katie Geraty
Sam and Allyson Goldman
Marty Higginbotham
Philip and Genna Johnson
Sarajane Johnson
Joslyn Jones
Lindsay Jones
Karlson Garza McQueary LLC
Ann and Michael Kelly
Katherine Key, in memory of Mary Jane & Glenn Shelton Key
Steve Key, in memory of Mary Jane & Glenn Shelton Key
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Heather Meyers
Morris Architect Planners
George C. Mottier
Patrick and Cynthia Murray
Linda Parysek and Robert Brackenbury
Anthony Roberts
Jan and Denauvo Robinson, in honor of Camille Robinson
Editha and Alexios Rosario-Moore
Leonard X. and Arlene Rosenberg
The Saints
Rick Sims and Heidi Stillman
Jessica G. Smith
Cathy Taylor
Michael Trudeau
Rachel West and Michael Budzik
Darrel and Shirley Whiteside
Matilda Wilhoite

$100 – $999
Elizabeth Beyreis
Joseph Burns
Jason Caref
Tyson Carter and Sarah Nowak
Dennis Cockrum
Ian Paul Custer
Joe and Paula Dempsey
Daniel Dever
Lisa Disch
Iris and Douglas Dowden
Rita Dragonette
Audra Ebling
Margaret and Michael Gergen
Matt and Beth Hafter
MaryAnne Johnson
Larry Levin
David and Marilee Mahler
Katarzyna Müller
William Payne
Roxanne Perillo
Katy Peterson Viccellio
Suzy Petri and Robert Breuler
Elaine Pochiro
Merril Prager and John Levine
Glen and Beth Prezembel
Kathiana Reeves
Norm Sloan
LaBonney Taylor
Veronique Van Meerbeek
Hope Williams

$1 – $99
James Barker
Laura Bedson
Audrey Billings
Tina Callari
Dara Cameron and Michael Mahler
Donna Cameron
Ada Cheng
Liz Chidester
Dennis Cockrum
Fin Coe
Alexander Crepas
Carole Deeter
Jane Feit
Sharon Howerton
Joseph Hudson
Sara Janiszewki
Karen and Leroy Johnson
Karen Jones
Mackenzie Jones
Time Kennard
Ed Kross
Cisco Lopez
Michelle Lopez-Ros
Ina Marks
Samantha Mitchell
Jim Ortlieb
Jeanne Rivera
Camille Robinson
Zachary Stevenson
Jacob Waldron
Lily Walls
Wandachristine

The X Fund - honoring the legacy of Burton X. Rosenberg

Steven Anixter / Anixter Foundation
Anonymous
Dawn Bach
Matthew Brumlow
Manny Buckley and Steve Wroten
Phil Calian
Dara Cameron and Michael Mahler
Dennis Carlin
Marcy and Greg Carlin
Tyson Carter and Sarah Nowak
Dennis Cockrum
David and Sissy Coffin
Ted Cornell
Jill DeVaney
Elyse Dolan
Rita Dragonette
Matt and Hillary Ebach
Joan Esposito
Peter and Patti Fazio
Joe Foust
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Joe Glossberg
Bill and Judy Goldberg
Craig and Linda Grannon
Brenda and James Grusecki
Matt and Beth Hafter
Anne and Grant Hendricks
Kimberlee Herold
Marty Higginbotham
Jeffrey Jahns
Philip Earl Johnson
Sarajane Johnson
Lindsay Jones
James Joseph
Keith and Erica Karlson
Steve Key
Ed Kross
Donald Kurasch
James Leaming and Carmen Roman
Michael and Cara Levinson
Andrea McNaughton and Thaddaeus Smith
Heather Meyers
Anne and Keith Moffat
John Mohrlein
Gerald Pauling
Roxanne Perillo
Suzy Petri
Merril Prager and John Levine
Ben and Nancy Randall
Rama Ranganathan
Suzy and Tim Robertson
Camille Robinson
Editha Rosario and Alexis Moore
Leonard X. and Arlene Rosenberg
Sheli Z. Rosenberg
Sarah Ross
David and Libby Savner
Seyfarth LLP
Richard Shavzin
Jessica (Grace) Smith
Kathy Smith
Zachary Stevenson
James Still
Dan Thomas
Wandachristine
Darrel and Shirley Whiteside
Wendy Whiteside and Ian Van Handel
Roberta Zabel
American Blues Ensemble & Artistic Affiliates

In Kind Contributions

A Pretty Flower
A Red Orchid Theatre
Ashland Addison Florist
Aveda Institute
Bar Roma
Eric Berg
Black Ensemble Theater
Brookfield Zoo
Manny Buckley
Cabaret ZaZou
Darren Canady
Chicago Architecture Center
Chicago Athletic Clubs
Chicago Fire
Chicago Magic Lounge
Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Liz Chidester
Court Theatre
Ian Paul Custer
Fey & Co Jewelers
Field Museum
First Ascent
First Floor Theater
Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Full Court Press Massage
Gethsemane Garden Center
Goodman Theatre
Hubbard Street Dance
Joffrey Ballet
Sarajane Johnson
Lindsay Jones
John Kolvenbach
KOVAL Distillery
Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants
LM Restaurant Group
Michael Mahler and Dara Cameron
Heather Meyers
Mom N Pop Hospitality
Marriott Theatre
Morris Architects Planners
Museum of Illusions
Music Box Theatre
Northlight Theatre
Ogletree Deakins
Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
Peninsula Players
Perkins Coie
Suzy Petri
Raven Theatre
Ravenswood Chiropractic and Wellness Center
RAYGUN
Redline VR
Camille Robinson
Editha Rosario-Moore
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Rick Sims
Skinovatio
Zachary Stevenson
StudioUS
Studio W.I.P.
Cathy Taylor
TimeLine Theatre
Michael Trudeau
Urban Innovations
Gwendolyn Whiteside
White Sox Charities
Writers Theatre
Jeremy Zednick