Honoring Award-winning Actors
Saturday, June 28
Allyn Burrows, Artistic Director
Annette Miller & John Douglas Thompson
Join Us
Join us under the Berkshire skies to watch the stars rise as we honor two extraordinary artists shaped by our renowned Center for Actor Training. Since 1978, performers from around the world have come to Shakespeare & Company to train their voices, bodies, and imaginations. Together, we’ll celebrate this legacy and look to the future with performances, dinner, drinks, and dancing.
Gala Co-Chairs
Karen A. Kowgios • Michael A. Miller • Jenifer Salzberg Gala Committee
Deborah Annex • Kelly Galvin • Phoebe Giddon • Beverly Hyman
Carole Murko • Suzanne Priebatsch • Daniela Varon Honorary Gala Committee
Lauren Ambrose • Hamish Linklater • Christopher & Lisa Lloyd • Keanu Reeves • Finn Wittrock Artist Committee
Tina Packer, Founding Artistic Director • Annette Miller • John Douglas Thompson
Elizabeth Aspenlieder • Sheila Bandyopadhyay • Ariel Bock • Allyn Burrows
Kevin G. Coleman • Kristen Moriarty
Events of the Evening
Saturday, June 28, 2025
at 5 PM
Cocktail Reception
Tina Packer Playhouse Tent and Garden
Honoring award-winning actors Annette Miller & John Douglas Thompson
Alumni of our Shakespeare & Company Center for Actor Training with Special Appearances Live and On-screen
Tina Packer Playhouse
Dinner by The Old Inn on the Green Gala Tent in the Rose Meadow
Dessert & Dancing
Festive Dress
Footwear for grass and uneven surfaces is recommended.
RSVP by Friday, June 14 to be listed in the evening's materials. (413) 637-1199 ext. 180 or shakespeare.org/gala2025
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Gala Benefactors
Karen A. Kowgios and Robert Fried
GOLD SPONSORS
Michael A. and Annette Miller
Phoebe and Dr. Donald Giddon Emily Rechnitz
Susan and Richard Grausman
Michael and Ricki Helfer
Bev Hyman and Larry Birnbach
Greg Lipper and Kate Kohler Amory
SILVER SPONSORS
Deborah and Alan Annex
Joanne Bourgeois
Anita F. Heller
Harvey and Virginia Kimmel
Gary and Jeanie Knisely
Jenifer and Mark Salzberg
Dr. Licia Sky and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
David and Amy Sorkin
Barri Marks and Woody Exley
Suzanne Priebatsch
Ken and Rhea Werner
Reid and Laird White
Rose Zoltek-Jick
List as of April 19, 2025