Endowment & Capital Projects Supporters

Thank you to these individuals, corporations, and foundations for their gifts and pledges for Asolo Rep’s Endowment and Capital Campaigns over the last three decades. A gift for Asolo Rep’s endowment is a gift that will last forever, as it is invested and will grow over time. Visit asolorep.org/endowment for more information. Gifts are current as of December 31, 2020

CRYSTAL SOCIETY

(listed in order of induction)

LUMINARIES ($5,000,000+) Beverly L. Koski William A. Yandow*

MEMBERS ($1,000,000–$4,999,999) Esther M. Mertz* Ulla R. Searing* Lee and Bob Peterson* Joan Armour Mendell* Margot* and Warren Coville Maurice Richards• and Jack Kesler Anonymous* Stanley B. and Janet Kane* Chuck and Margie Barancik* Sharon and Herman Frankel Larry and Debbie Haspel, in memory of Dori Haspel Virginia B. Toulmin* Eva Slane, in honor of Stephan* Slane Charles Huisking Bobby Jensen and Randell Johnson Rita and Ron* Greenbaum

PLATINUM SOCIETY ($1,000,000+) (listed in order of induction) Florida State University Gulf Coast Community Foundation Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

(All members below are listed in alphabetical order)

DIAMOND SOCIETY ($500,000–$999,999) Designing Women Boutique Muriel O’Neil* Fund for the Performing Arts of Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. Ted Weiller* EMERALD SOCIETY ($250,000–$499,999) Pat and Bob Baer Beverly and Bob Bartner Lynn C. Chancer, in memory of Virginia LeCount Shirley A. Clarkson Charles O. Wood, III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation/The Wood Foundation of Chambersburg, PA Carole Crosby, Ruby E. and Carole Crosby Family Foundation Florida Department of State, Cultural Endowment Program George and Judith Hofmann Lillian Pat Huisking* Deb Kabinoff, GulfStar Homes Elaine Mason Keating Koski Family Foundation David Peterson Carol and Howard Phillips*

RUBY SOCIETY ($100,000–$249,000) Anonymous David and Betty-Jean Bavar Gerald and Sondra Biller Jack Block Terry O. Brackett Susan and Jim Buck Elizabeth Butler and the Butler Family Foundation Thomas J. and Ann J. Charters Even Collinsworth*, in honor of Joan H. Wood Emma R. Coutts* Scott George and John Mason Foster and Martha Harmon* Mary Ella Parkinson Hobson* Gigi and Ben Huberman The Charles L. and Lillian P. Huisking* Fund of Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. Carolyn Keystone and Jim Meekison Drs. Joel and Gail Morganroth Sean and Melanie Natarajan William G. and Marie Selby Foundation Hobart and Janis Swan Herb* and Edie Winston Endowment Fund SAPPHIRE SOCIETY ($50,000–$99,999) The Bradbury Family James R. Chandler, III Bender, Bender & Chandler, P.A. Linda DiGabriele and Gary Sweetman Ray Dispoto, in loving memory of Dr. Jack G. Hutton, Jr. Koni and Cary Findlay Shelley and Sy Goldblatt Philanthropic Fund The Greenfield Foundation Huisking Foundation Anne E. Jones Nancy Markle Carolyn Michel, in honor of Howard Millman, former Producing Artistic Director Mary Ann Robinson John and Myrna Welch Edward and Mary Lou Winnick Geri and Ron Yonover Judith Zuckerberg Foundation and George Kole

PEARL SOCIETY ($25,000–$49,000) Edward Alley and June LeBell Alley* Carol and Richard Angelotti The Cohn Family, in memory of Gershom Cohn Henny and Dennis Dirks Susan Dweck John Fain and Angela Massaro-Fain Edward T. Gardner and Eliza J. McKeever-Gardner Kanes of Sarasota Morris E. and Freda Hillson Katz* Endowment Fund Irene and Mark Kauffman Ivan and Marilyn Kushen Catharine Wingate Levine* Randy and Susan Mallitz in honor of Larry and Debbie Haspel John* and Elenor Maxheim Fund in recognition of Theatre Arts Education Tom and Paula McInerney Carl Meyer Harriet Morgan* Gene and Helene* Noble Jane and Richard Olson Roy C.* and Susan M. Palmer T. Marshall Rousseau Judy Rudges Roselyn Sedlezky* Sysco Food Services–West Coast Florida, Inc.

Jean Weidner Allen and Sally Weintraub Preston Whaley Joan H. Wood

AMETHYST SOCIETY ($10,000–$24,999) Anonymous Howard* and Diana Armbrust Margaret L. Bates* Janet R. Brown* and Margaret R. Martin John and Christine Currie Christine Collard Devereaux*, in memory of Lois Liljewall Simmons Michael Donald Edwards Shirley Fein Kathleen and Michael France Kim Githler Leslie Glass David and Linda Green Rose and Perry Harten* Trust Nona Macdonald Heaslip Helen Lee Henderson* Bette and Arn Hoffman Nora and Bill Johnson Elita Krums-Kane Ruth Kreindler Virginia Linscott* Wilda Q. Meier Joyce F. Menschel Saralyn and Gene* Oberdorfer Dr. Hal E. Ott Peter Plotkin and Diane McNeel Flori Roberts* Marge and Bill Sandy Vera Sarles* Molly Schechter Wes and Nancy Stukenberg Mike and Madelyn Tetmeyer Bruce and Janet Udell Leon and Marysue Wechsler Susan and Charles Wilson Margaret and Bill* Wise Bob and Jeanne Zabelle*

ASOLO REP PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS TASKFORCE

A group of estate planners, financial managers and portfolio advisors committed to being ambassadors for Asolo Rep and its Gift Planning Program. List is current as of December 31, 2020 Kimberly Bleach, Chair Lisa Gallagher Brad Goddard Gary Heard Beth Hirsch Betsy Marshall Jenifer Schembri Susan T. Wilson Professional Advisors Network Events are sponsored by “This expansion will provide Asolo Rep with a more complete venue to continue producing top quality productions season after season. This new facility will also provide the theatre with the opportunity to be a part of the creation of new and exciting theatrical masterpieces for audiences to enjoy in Sarasota and all over the world.”‑Warren Coville

04/27/21GROUNDBREAKING

Photos by Cliff Roles

› Top: Asolo Rep Managing Director Linda DiGabriele, Campaign Champions Warren Coville and Beverly Koski, and Asolo Rep Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards dig in to mark the beginning of the Koski Center Expansion Project. Middle: The first shovels in the ground! Participants in the ceremonial groundbreaking included Asolo Rep leadership, members of the Staging Our Future Campaign Committee, Campaign Champions, and Development Department staff. Bottom: Campaign Co-Chair Ann Charters, Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards, and Campaign Co-Chair Margaret Wise.