La Jolla Playhouse: Annual Support from Individuals

THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE - $100,000 AND ABOVE

Melissa and Michael Bartell 

Gail and Ralph Bryan

Theodor S. and Audrey S. Geisel Fund

Jeanne L. Herberger, Ph.D.

Joan* and Irwin Jacobs

Sheri L. Jamieson

La Atalaya Fund

Rebecca Moores Foundation

Paula and Brian Powers

Karen and Jeff Silberman

SEASON SPONSORS - $50,000+

Weston Anson and Alice Mitchell

Denise and Lon Bevers

Drs. Edward and Martha Dennis

Hal and Hilary Dunning

Marike and Greg Fitzgerald

Estate of Pauline Foster

Hanna and Mark Gleiberman

Lynn Gorguze and Scott Peters

Debby and Hal Jacobs

Veronica and Miguel Leff, Esq.

Jeff and Carolyn Levin

Steve and Jerri Nagelberg

David Overskei

Perlmeter Family Foundation

Maryanne and Irwin Pfister

Julie and Lowell Potiker Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

Robin and Larry Rusinko

Stern Leichter Foundation

The Stockdale Family

Pamela J. Wagner and Hans Tegebo

Peggy Ann Wallace

Philip and Margarita Wilkinson

PLAYWRIGHTS CIRCLE - $25,000+

The Paula Marie Black Endowment for Women's Voices in the Art of Theatre

Pamela B. Burkholz

Ann Cathcart Chaplin

Marlene and Gary Cohen

Susan E. Dubé

Daniel and Emily Einhorn

Annie and Charles Ellis

Bill and Judy Garrett

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Labowe, Labowe Family Foundation

Lynelle and William Lynch

Margret and Nevins McBride

Teresa and Byron Pollitt

Judy Robbins

Tricia and Mark Rothschild

Stan Siegel

Molli Wagner

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE - $15,000+

Tony and Margaret Acampora

Liz Bernal and Suzanne LaTour

Janice Brown

Debby and Todd Buchholz

Lisa and David Casey

Randall Clark

Doug Dawson

Sonali and Eric Fain

Drs. Bessie and Ron Floyd

Hal and Pam Fuson, Fuson Family Fund

Justin Gleiberman

Rachel and Brad Greenwald

Kay and Bill Gurtin

Dean J. Haas

Dwight Hare and Stephanie Bergsma

Osborn Hurston

Adam and Amy Jacobs

Paul E. Jacobs

Jay Jeffcoat

Amy and Bill Koman

Gerald* and Ann Lipschitz

Becky Lynne Robbins Charitable Fund

Laleh Roudi

Colette and Ivor Royston

Phil Rudolph

Swanna and Alan Saltiel, Dan Cameron Family Foundation

Iris and Matthew* Strauss

Greta and Steve Treadgold

Mary Lindenstein Walshok, Ph.D.

Debbie S. Zeligson

DIRECTORS CIRCLE - $10,000+

Anonymous

Alex and Zsuzsanna Balazs

Gary and Barbara Blake Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

Maureen and Lawrence Cavaiola

Karen and Donald* Cohn

Christopher and Nancy Cook

Amy Corton and Carl Eibl

Michelle Crosby and Guity Balow

Jendy Dennis Endowment Fund

Robin and Leo Eisenberg Family

Dan and Phyllis Epstein

Melissa Jordan Grey and Todor Fay

Wendy Gillespie

David and Claire Guggenheim

Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs

Gina and Kent Johnson

Andrew and Mackenzie Linville, Linville Family Foundation

Christy and Alan Molasky

Peter and Peggy Preuss 

Sanjiv Nanda and Urmi Ray

Tammy and Cameron Rooke

Roundabout Theatre Co, in honor of Chris Ashley

Herb Schnall, in memory of Ann Schnall

Joseph Schuman

Linda J. and Jeffrey M. Shohet

Karen and Stuart Tanz

Sheryl and Harvey P.* White

Richard Winkler

Barbara ZoBell

CELEBRATION CIRCLE - $5,000+

Anonymous

Dede and Mike Alpert

Mrs. Valerie Ewell Armstrong and Mr. Sam Armstrong

Christopher Ashley and Ranjit Bahadur

Claudia Baranowski and Tom Horvath

Mireille and Steven Barnard

Michele Braatz

Loyce R. Bruce

Christa Burke

Randy Camp and Susan Tousi

Pamela and Edward Carnot

Nancy Cunningham

Elaine S. Darwin

Ana De Vedia

Marty and Shel Diller

Ellen Sarver Dolgen and David P. Dolgen

Robert Dotson

Toby Eisenberg

Doris and Peter Ellsworth, Legler Benbough Fund, San Diego Foundation

Pam Farr and Buford Alexander

Paula Fitzgerald and Chris Nielsen

Michael and Susanna Flaster

Maria Frase

Dr. Benjamin and Sue Frishberg

Drs. Jan and Helane Fronek

In memory of Dennis L. Field

Robert Gleason and Marc Matys

Alan and Marleigh Gleicher

Steven Goe

David Newman and Samantha Goldstein, The Jasada Foundation

Beth Goodman

Beverly Goodman

Bernard and Judith Greenspan

Carrie and Jim Greenstein

Starr and John Grundy

Julie Hall, Carrington/Hall Fund

Judith and Chris Hamilton

Judy Hertzberg

Col. Michael and Diana Hill

Rosanne and Joel* Holliday

George and Maryka Hoover

Gail and Doug Hutcheson

Marguerite Jackson Dill

JM Foundation

Kathy and Rob Jones

Angela and Matt Kilman

King Graul Trust

Shirley King and Arthur Olson

Kevin Kinsella and Paten Hughes

Michael H Kossman

Ms. Gale M. Krause, in memory of Jim Krause

Drs. Janice and Matt Kurth

Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky and Family

Barbara Loonin

Leslye and Scott Lyons

Michael and Catherina Madani

David Marchesani, CFA

Janine Marcus, Marcus Giving Fund

Tiffany Medina and Bruce Weisman

Daphne Muchnic

Wendy Nash

Dr. Walter Olsen and Dr. Zdenka Fronek

Olympus Theatricals

Susan C. Parker

Bernard Paul and Maria Sardina

Janet and Larry Pollack

Lee and Stuart Posnock

Michael and Anne Potiker

Dr. Julie Prazich and Dr. Sara Rosenthal

Karen Quiñones, The Quiñones Family Trust

J.R. Rains

Jeannie and Gerry Ranglas

Jordan Ressler Charitable Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

Dr. Joseph and Carol Sabatini

Rick Sandstrom and Sandy Timmons

Jay and Julie Sarno

Lynn Schenk

Tim and Emily Scott

Neil R. Senturia and Barbara Bry

Gad and Suzan Shaanan

Leslie Simon

Dr. Doris Trauner and Mr. Richard Stanford

Scott M. Stanton

Elizabeth and Joseph Taft Foundation

Al and Stephanie Tarkington

David and Tina Thomas

Erin Trenda

Denise and Peter Walsh

Geri Ann Warnke and Donald Frey

Diana Weiss-Wisdom and Gabriel Wisdom

Linda Rankin and Rod Whitlow

Steven Strauss and Lise Wilson

Michael and Lisa Witz

Jill and Bruno Wolfenzon

Hanaa Zahran and Dr. Richard Leung

Diane and Robert Zeps

Emma and Leo* Zuckerman

ACTORS CIRCLE - $2,500+

Anonymous

Philip Anderson and Verónica Valdés

Stephen Miller Baird, MD and Carol Davidson Baird

Alisa and David Barba, Barba Charitable Fund

Dr. Kim E. Barrett

Charles Bergan and Lisa Kanetake

Carolyn and Giovanni Bertussi

Cindy and Steve Blumkin

Barbara L. Borden

John and Nancy Jo Cappetta

Gary and Lynette Cederquist

Carol and Jeff Chang

Janet and Maarten Chrispeels

Sara Clemence and Drew Sanocki

Stanley Cohen and Mark Whitacre

Marilyn Colby and Evans Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

Ambrose and Lucy Conroy

Stacy Cromidas and Ruth Gilbert

Carol and Joe Danks

Karen B. Dow

Mark and Jenny Dowling

Koji and Angela Fukumura

Barbara and Joseph Giammona

Jim Gilmore

Kimberly and Jeffrey Goldman

George C. Guerra

Kendall Hall, Fred Jones Family Foundation

Thomas Harvey and Bonnie Drolet

Tom and Lynn Hawkins

Marcia Hazan and Mark Cammell

Nishma and John Held

Jamie Henson and Robert Houskeeper

Gerald and Ingrid Hoffmeister

B. Anthony and Michele Isaac

Susan and David Kabakoff

Dr. Warren and Karen Kessler

Alexander and Sara Khalessi

Helen and Sig Kupka

Dr. K.B. Lim and Linda Lee Lim Foundation

Colleen Miller-Booth, Longfellow Real Estate Partners

Lori and Joe Mahler

Edna and Daniel Maneval

Holley and Robert Martens, Sandstone Foundation

Valorie McClelland

Dennis A. McConnell

Ilene Mittman, in memory of Dr. Charles Mittman

Judith B. Morgan

Arlene and Louis Navias

Mark C. Niblack, MD

Bob Nowlan

Claudia Prescott

Dr. William and Marisa Rastetter

Caroline M Raymond

Manuel and Liz Rodriguez

Bingo and Gino Roncelli

Don and Stacy Rosenberg

True Life Center

Beverly Sanborn, in memory of Warren Sanborn

David and Danielle Sardi

Teresa Shaffer

Richard Shapiro and Marsha Janger

Alan and Esther Siman

Dr. Ed and Evelyn Singer

Susan and Gerald Slavet

Mark and Elaine Smith

Judy Sweet

Marie Tartar and Steve Eilenberg

John and Gail Tauscher

Tom Templeton and Mary Ena Erlenborn

Dean Ujihara Charitable Fund

Jim and Kathy Waring

Sharon Weremiuk

Karin E. Winner

Howard and Christy Zatkin

Howard and Judy Ziment

INNER CIRCLE - $1,000+

Anonymous

Hon. Louise De Carl Adler

Lynell Antrim

Sharon Ashley

Ginger* and Ken Baldwin

Judith Bambace and Brian Trotier

Alain D. Baron and Marilyn M. Baron

Barbara Young Beebe

Joni and Miles Benickes

Jane and Michael Benton

Nina and Tony Borwick

Tatiana and David Brenner

Cheryl and Greg Carlson

Amy and Reid Carr

Cathy and Michael Casteel

Kyle Chan and Cathy Swindlehurst

Kay Chandler

Katherine and Dane Chapin

Steven and Adina Chinowsky

Amanda and Ryan Church, RTK Church Foundation

Wayne Saville and Laura Colban

Coral Courts Donor Advised Fund, Corinna Cotsen and Lee Rosenbaum

Kevin Crilly

Gerral and Anne David

Wally and Linda Dieckmann

Kim and A.T. Ditty

Bob Duffield

W. Byron and Pamela Dunn

Rebecca and David Ebershoff

Gail Ebner and Tom Stockfisch

Jennifer and Kurt Eve

Karen and Steven Feitelberg

Dieter Fischer's Mercedes Service, Inc.

Rik and Carol Floyd

Susan Forsburg and Lisa Churchill

Marjorie Fox

Catherine R. Friedman

Fran and Nick Frost

Anne and Mark Smith

Ira J. Gaines

Steven and Cheryl Garfin

Susan Gembrowski Baker and Rex Baker

William T. Georgis

Fred and Lisa Goldberg

Drs. Tom and Cindy Goodman, in honor of Whitney Goodman

The Lloyd Gorcey Charitable Foundation, Inc. in memory of Lloyd Gorcey

M. Jean Gorman

Judi Gottschalk

Ed Greulich

Luke Gulley

Robert and Merrill Haimsohn

Professor Marc and Mr. James Harden

Jeff Harms and Joel Harms

Dana Harrel and Daniel Roemer

Dr. Carol A. Harter and Mr. William D. Smith

Joanna and Brooks Herman Family Foundation

Sarah Herr

Dr. Peter and Mrs. Megan Hoagland

Robert and Carla Hoblit

Susan and Bill Hoehn

Leah Hoffman

Ray and Kate Hong

Mark and Frances Huettinger

Robert and Pat Hughes

Aaron and Susan Huniu

Hilary and Selwyn Isakow

Nora Jaffe

Russell E Johnson

Wendy Johnson

Dale Johnston and Michael Robertson

Dario and Dan Jones

Patrick Kearney

Samantha Keil

Linda Lenhard and Mark Kritchevsky

Anne M. and Richard C. Kruse

Gautam and Anjali Lalani

Samara and Paul Larson

Sue Lasbury, in memory of John Charles Cochran

Chuck Laughlin

Mick and Sherrie Laver

Mike and Kathy Leavenworth

Brian and Joanna Leddin

Dixon and Pat Lee

Michael Lee and Katharine Cline

Pamela Hamilton Lester

Rebecca Le Vasseur

Eliezer and Diana Lombrozo

Chris Longman

Pamela and Bradley Macaleer

Sally and Luis Maizel

Jasna Markovac and Gary Miller

Scott Markus and Luci Lander

Jim and Cheryl McIlhon

Rob McManus

Dr. Ken Melville and Dr. Sabina Wallach

Kelly and Mike Moore

David Morris

Greg and Andrea Moser

Ann L. Mound

Chandra Mukerji

Stephen Cary Nagler

Lyn Nelson

Kyomi O'Connor

Drs. Kim Kerr and Paul Pearigen

Dr. William and Beth Penny

Jerry Petree

Lori and Kenneth Polin Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

Adele Rabin

Edward Richard, in memory of Warren P Kendrick-Richard

Russ and Marty Ries

John and Johanna Roach

Roger E Robson

David A. Roth and Toni D. Wolinsky

Oliver Ryder

Scott Sandel and James Marich

Sanderson Family Donor Advised Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

Daniel E. Collins and Nancy Shimamoto

Mitchell and Elizabeth Siegler

Dr. Robert Singer, in memory of Judith Harris

Harold and Susan Small Family Charitable Fund of the JCF

Leslie Branman-Smith

Rod and Dolores Smith

Annie So

Marion So

John and Lynn Spafford

Nancy and Alan Spector

Mark and Barbara Spiro

Susan and Gary Spoto

Robert and Julie Sullivan

Karen J Surtes

Michael and Pamela Swartout

Barb and Sam Takahashi

Place D. Tegland

William Tong and Marilyn Newhoff

Chris and Rebecca Twomey Family Foundation of San Diego Foundation

Katie Wallace

Bobbi Warren

Jo and Howard Weiner

Graydon and Dorothy Wetzler

Helen Willink

Wayne Wilson

Philip and Claire Wise

Elaine Wolfe

Susan and Jock Wright

Barry and Barb Zemel

Helene and Allan Ziman Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

Karen and Sidney Zisook

Steven and Cindy Zisser

CENTER STAGE CLUB - $500+

Anonymous • Heather R. Adams • Jack Adcox • Robin Allgren, MD PhD • Janet Ambrozek and Bruce Kimmich • Rich and Mary Lou Amen • Sheila Amend • Robert Baizer and Diane Jacobs Baizer • Gil and Annabelle Balaoing • John Balen • Francis and Diane Bardsley • Bradford Bates • Dusty and Lynn Bernard • Johanna L. Brody • Dr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Canada • Lorraine Chuman and Stephen Mikolajczyk • Bowers Jewelers • Julie Cooke • Peter Cowhey and Margaret McKeown • Denis M. Crane, in memory of Rilla Crane • Don and Julie DeMent • Eric and Kristine Doan • Rosalyn and Tim Dong • Beth and Stephen Doyne • Anne and Chris Duhaime, in honor of Rebecca Duhaime • Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Edelson • James and Marti Eisenberg • Barbara and Eric Emont • Debroah and J Faulkner • Steven Finden • Drs. Linda and Gary Firestein • Beth Fischer • Ray Flores • Ruben Flores, in honor of Gail V. Flores • Gregory and Monica Foerster • Robert and Mona Freels • Shannon-Frink Family Gift Fund • Hortense Gerardo • GG Charitable Fund • Bonnie Gibbs • Doug Gillingham • Martha and Bill Gilmer • Drs. Charles and Nancy Girvin • Kathy Grauer • David and Rachel Greenfield • Jas Grewal and Suren Dutia • Andrea Grim • Dawn Grossman • Pat and Pepper Guevara • Terry Gulden and Renée Comeau • Elsa and Keith Hall • Cynthia Hamilton • Strait Hicklin • Bryan Hill • Hughes Family Foundation, in memory of Robert Petry, Ph.D., and in honor of Karen Petry • Robert and Pat Hughes • Beth Hulsart and Stephen L'Heureux • Randy and Carrol Jackson • Michael and Linda Karin • Rick and Beth Kent • Jerry* and Martha Krasne • Mike Krupp • Patti Lamm and Sheldon Newhouse • Richard Leib and Sharon Rosen Leib Family Fund of JCF • Bena Leslie • Marshall and Judy Lewis Fund, Jewish Community Foundation • Zita Liebermensch • Susan and Peter Mallory • Edith Matsushita • Madonna Maxwell Omens • Carol Mazzetti • Des McAnuff • Wallace McCloskey • Maggi McKerrow, in memory of Judie McDonald • Ryan Meisheid and Peter Pangalo • Leslie and Josh Mereminsky • Norma and Scott Miller • Evelyn Mishuck • Susan Muha • Brian Mulvaney • Esther R. Nahama • Ann Nathan • Robert C. Nelson and Jean Fujisaki • Sherry Nicholas • Daniel J O'Brien • Beatrice E. Pardo • Pamela Partlow and Bruce Maigatter • Ms. Virginia S. Patch • John and Paula Peeling • Mark Peterson • Wendy S. Pincus • Lisa Portes • Laura and Mike Ravine • Carla and Rudolph Rehm • Margaret Riel and Hugh Mehan • Patrick Ritto • Mark and Lia Robinson • Jodyne Roseman • Kari Lorraine Scott • Barbara and Guy Shaw • Beverly and Howard Silldorf • Jacqueline and Stephen Silverman • Drs. Ronald and Marilyn Simon • Norman and Judith Solomon • Jane Starrett • Bob Steck • Stephen and Patricia Sulivan • Jennifer Tillman • Anne Turhollow, in memory of Michael Perkins • John Venekamp and Clifford Schireson • Joseph Viery and Steve Cusato • Dr. Ruth S. Waterman • Ted Scott and Joan Weber • Susan Chortek Weisman and Eric Weisman • Jennie Jackson Werner • Jean M Wilkinson • LeAnn and Sam Williams • Carey Winston • Sylvia and Ed Wrench • Brendan and Kaye Wynne 

OVATION CLUB - $250+  

Anonymous • Raul Arthur and Lisa Albanez • Timothy W. Alexander • Sharon and Terry Allen • Barbara Arledge • Liz Armstrong • John Baril • Laurielynn Barnett • Jocelyn Carol Bauer • Richard and Paula Beck • The BenMichel Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • Eugene and Lauren Berkenstadt • Gerlinde and Greg Beuerlein • Nicholas and Samantha Binkley • Alice Bloom • Joyce and Bob Blumberg • Peter and BJ Boland • David and Ginger Boss • Susan Bowman • Janis Brams • Gregg Brandalise • Cherisse Brantz • Ray Brejcha • Mary E. Brewer • David and Heather Bruner • Patricia and Michael Buczaczer • Samuel and Teresa Buss • Marlene Campbell • Rachel Caparelli • Tonya Carlos • Irene Carr • Alexandria Cassatt • Jan Chatten-Brown • Bill Chatwell and Christine Oster • June Chocheles • Eric Corona • Debra and Kirk Crawford • Marcus and Ann De Barros • Kathy Dunlap • Leslie Dunlap • James and Nancy Eastman • Eric Eichorn • Dawn Evans-Yang • Barbara M. Finn • Judy Fogel and George Diehr • Pamela and L. Michael Foley • Gail Forbes • Charlotte Fortier • Linda and Reginald Frank • Pat Freeman • Judith and William Friedel • Gloria Garcia • Aruna and Sabodh Garg • Nicole Gasperoni • Roberta C Gelardi, William R Long Charitable Fund • Lynn Bell George • Lisa A. Gerardo • David Glynn and Kevin Ottercrans • Gary Gohring • Michael and Brenda Goldbaum • Custom Logos • Becky and Alex Goodman• Dick and Lynn Gordon • Lloyd and Dinia Green • Blake Harper and Janice Deaton • Kimberly Harris • Nancy Hartley • Judith M. Haxo • Georgia Ann Hayashi • Margo Hebald • James and Dagmar Helgager • Jenny Price and Tony Hunter • Eric and Gay Hybertsen • Mark Jacobs • Charles Johnson and Denise Torres Johnson • Vesa Junkkarinen • Dan and Jennifer Kaufman • Carol and Michael Kearney • Carol Klaus • Mary Koto • Jay Kranzler • Robert and Elena Kucinski • Jeff and Judy Lash • Dr. and Mrs. Steven Leshaw • Joanne and Jerry Levy • Eric and Lori Longstreet • Gayle Lorenzi and Dr. Orville Kolterman • Johnny Mah • Jain Malkin Inc. • Megan Mandeville • Russell Mangerie • Marianne Marsch-Nakamura • Benjamin Martin • Andrea Mathews • Susan Matthews • Dale and Christa McIntosh • Ana Mendez • David and Patricia Meyers • Nathan Meyers • Marilyn Moriarty and John Phillips • Nahid Nariman • Dr. Donald Newman • Max and Fredda Opalsky • Bonnie Packert • Carol Parker • Richard D. Perlman, MD • Katrina Peterson • Kathleen Rae • Dennis Ragen and Christine Hickman • Richard and Paula Renkin • Maya and Armin Ridinger • Anthony Roberts • Dr. Stephen and Cheryl Rockwood • Joan Rothenberg • Richard Roy and Celsa Spina • Joan Rubinstein • Bruce Sachs and Phyllis Trombi • James Sallis • Kristine and Denis Salmon • Stephen and Sherry Saltzman • Bradford and Alice Saunders • Frankie and Howard Schiffman • Elizabeth Segil • Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz • Bruce Sherman and Susan Hasegawa • Jill Skrezyna and Alex Sun • Clark and Kathryn Smith • Peter Smith and Ralph Schneider • Delicia Turner Sonnenberg • Stephen and Deborah Spector • Suzi Sterner • Jill Stone • Lisa Noelle Stone and Matthew A. Lab • Lilly Strausberg • Patti and Robb Street • Ernest and Darlene Tamayo • Denis Tarakjian MD • Alison Thomas • Edward Threat, In Loving Memory of Karin U. Threat • Andrea Migdal and Mike Tierney • Diane and John Watson • Martha White • S M Williams • Les Williamson and Marilyn Gibbs • Peter and Donna Worcester • David Workman and Barry Rose • Roberta Zerda • Jay Zybelman and Judy Levine 

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Reflects giving to Annual Fund, Gala Underwriting and Paddle Raises from July 2025 – September 2026. We apologize for any errors or accidental omissions. Please contact the Individual Giving Office at (858) 550-1070 x134 if you would like to change your listing.

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ENDOWMENT SUPPORT

We honor the generosity that strengthens the Playhouse today and helps shape its future for generations to come and we are grateful to the following who have invested in the future of La Jolla Playhouse.

Endowment Gifts of $1 million and above:

Estate of Suzanne Figi*

Estate of Pauline Foster*

Theodor S. and Audrey S. Geisel Fund

Jeanne L. Herberger, Ph.D.

Rosanne and Joel* Holliday

Joan* and Irwin Jacobs

Sheri L. Jamieson Fund for New Work Development

Jordan Ressler Charitable Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

The Rich Family Foundation

Arthur* and Molli Wagner

Additional Endowment Support:

The Paula Marie Black Endowment for Women's Voices in the Art of Theatre

Gail and Ralph Bryan

Estate of Dr. Gloria C.L. Ma*

Estate of Josephine R MacConnell*

Judy C. and Stephen W. Smith

Steven M. Strauss, Esq. and Lise N. Wilson

Anonymous (2)

*Deceased donors