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Illinois State University Foundation
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Illinois Shakespeare Festival
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Illinois State University Foundation
Campus Box 8000
Normal, IL 61790-8000
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Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society Donor Levels
Thank you for supporting the Festival. Listed below are the donor levels for the 2023 Season. Please reach out to shake@IllinoisState.edu with questions.
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Friend ($50-$99)
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Name listed in our season program and on our website
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Society Member ($100-$499)
- Name listed in our season program and on our website
- Membership in the Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society, whose purpose is to promote the artistic and educational values of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF) and its goal of providing an outstanding cultural product for the State of Illinois and the national and international communities.
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Artist ($500-$749)
- Name listed in our season program and on our website
- Membership in the Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society, whose purpose is to promote the artistic and educational values of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF) and its goal of providing an outstanding cultural product for the State of Illinois and the national and international communities.
- Two (2) Platinum single tickets (valued at $90). Please contact the Box Office at (309) 438-2535 to redeem your tickets. Subject to availability.
- VIP parking
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Director ($750-$999)
- Name listed in our season program and on our website
- Membership in the Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society, whose purpose is to promote the artistic and educational values of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF) and its goal of providing an outstanding cultural product for the State of Illinois and the national and international communities.
- Four (4) Platinum single tickets (valued at $184). Please contact the Box Office at (309) 438-2535 to redeem your tickets. Subject to availability.
- VIP parking
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Producer ($1,000+)
- Name listed in our season program and on our website
- Membership in the Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society, whose purpose is to promote the artistic and educational values of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF) and its goal of providing an outstanding cultural product for the State of Illinois and the national and international communities.
- Four (4) Platinum single tickets (valued at $184). Please contact the Box Office at (309) 438-2535 to redeem your tickets. Subject to availability.
- VIP parking
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Thank you to our donors
Thank you to all of our donors! The levels listed below represent the total gifts made from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. For information about how you can support Illinois Shakespeare Festival, contact Shake@IllinoisState.edu. The Illinois Shakespeare Festival deeply appreciates your support and apologizes for any potential mistakes on the following list.
$10,000+
Paul and Sandra Harmon
Estate of Priscilla J. Matthews
$5,000 - $9,999
Chris and Larry Eggan
Jerry and Carole Ringer
Susan Silvey
$1,000 - $4,999
Anonymous (3)
Joseph and Susan Alford
J. Gordon and Sandra Bidner
Breitweiser Family Foundation
Nancy Brokaw
Daniel and Debra Brownstone
Toni and Bruce Burningham
Anita Carney
Carol and Gerry Chrisman
Ann Durand
Cheryl and George Elzy
Mary and Gary Gemberling
Gigi and Frank Miles
Phares O'Daffer
Michael and Susan O'Rourke
Sylvia and Joe Penrod
John Ritter
Charles and Joan Vanden Eynden
Ruel* and Judy Wright
$750 - $999
Erich Brandt
John Danenberger and Yuki Gottschaldt
Patricia Grogg
Ronnie Patterson
Gary Swango
$500 - $749
Jerry Antonini
City of Leroy
Kathleen Davis
Larry and Marlene Dietz
Tim* and Wendy Duffy
Ted and Lisa Ewing
Curtis Fox
John and Marilyn Freese
Robert and Traci Freitag
Robert and Barbara Hathway
Donald and Judith LaCasse
Sara Larsen
Deborah and Walter Lindberg
Jay-James Miller
Robin and Kevin Moore
Mary Quinlan
Bill Rau
Douglas and Christine Ringer
Linda and Terrence Schaefer
James and Jeanne Swanson
Town of Normal
Pat Vickerman
Ronald and Shirley Yahr
Drake H. Zimmerman LTD
$250 - $499
Anonymous (2)
Amy Armstrong
William and Joan Bailey
David and Janet Baker
Robert and Anne Beatty
Wallace and Karen Bergmann
Richard and Penny Boser
Therese and Daniel Brady
Herman and Frances Brandau
Brad Brenneman and Shelley Carter
Mark and Julie Brownlee
Ann Champion
Charles N. Erickson Law Office
Elaine Cousins
Rita and John Danenberger
Roger Day and Tami Martin
Lucy Dieckhaus
David and Joanne Dowell
Diane and John Farnsworth
John Freed
Kathy Gentry
Ann Haugo and Steve Pelphrey
Heartland Bank and Trust Co.
Heather and Matthew Hofert
Laura Kalmes
Diane Kerr
John and Margaret* Kirk
Christopher Kite
Lynda Lane
Cynthia and Alan Langrall
Melissa Libert
Cheryl Magnuson
Anne and Stephen Matter
Katherine McGinn and Philip Goff
Gregg Mecherle and Barbara Pratt
Barbara and John Meek
Rudolf and Armine Mortimer
Carol Neely
Robert Nolan
O'Brien Team Hyundai
Gregory and Holly Orlowski
Michael Pence
Cleotha Peterson
Elisabeth and Matthew Reed
Cindy Ross-Ringer
Margaret and Russell Rutter
Sandra and Alan Sans
Jane Schurter
Clinton and Dee Soper
Robert and Karen Starckovich
Brad Stefl and Sarah Nannen
Barbara Stevens
Nancy Stevens
Joan Stralow
Tentac Enterprises LLC
Edward Treadwell
Ann Turner
William Vanisi
Kimberly Wright
Emily Zande
$100 - $249
Yogesh Agarwal
John Albright
Jennifer and Sean Anderson
Stephen Anderson
Angel LLC
John and Lisa Baermann
Alan Bates
Mary and Richard Beal
Kayla Blue
Ross and Carol Bogue
William and Sharon Bond
Bruce and Jeannie Breitweiser
Michael and Denise Cardinal
Lucinda Caughey
Alan and Kathleen Chapman
Barbara Christ
Lea Cline
Laura and David Coe
Antonio and Dana Coletta
Paula Crowley and Daniel Deneen
William and Mary Denham
Gail Dobbins
Jocelyn and Brendan Duncan
Gayle Dustman
Sue Edmondson
Kathryn Ervin
Mary and Paul Finfrock
Ruth and Guy Fraker
Edith Franklin
Jenifer and James Freeman
Mabel Gast
Deborah and James Ginzkey
George and Myra Gordon
Ann Greenseth
Kay Henrichs
Rebecca Hepner
Kenneth Higgerson
Richard and Jan Hinely
Joy Hutchcraft
Harold and Kathy Johnson
Philip Johnson and Genna Armstrong
Ray Johnson
Kim and Colleen Kannaday
Elizabeth and James Kater
Steven and Meredith Knitter
Laura and Jeffrey Kowalczyk
Vicki and Phil Krupa
Linda and Jared Lacy
Paul and Jane Leder
Deborah and James Light
Bonnie Lucas-Slavicek and Don Slavicek
Patricia Ludewig
Sally and Eugene Mace
Robert and Heather Mather
Phillip and Mary Matthews
William McDonald and Jean Hubbard
David and Stephanie Meara
Diane Meek
Joel and Diane Murphy
Jeffrey Nottoli
Michael and Jackie Novario
Ruth and Thomas Novosad
Denis and Jennifer O'Shea
Robert Quinlan
John and Susan Ramsey
Robert and Annette Rush
Michelle Schulz
Scott and Samantha Shannon
Paula Sievers
Gerald Smith
Nancy and Stephen Snyder
James and Lisa Spachman
Tracey Sullivan-Covert
Sharon and John Tarvin
Tim Tyler
John and Elena Velde
Hudson and Darby Venerable
Phylis VerSteegh
Marilyn and David Walach
John and Melinda Walker
Steven and Deborah Wannemacher
Gina and Eitan Weltman
Connie and Mike White
Ani Yazedjian and Luke Hensleigh
B. Gregory and Diane Yount
Charles and Gwendolyn Yurieci
$50 - $99
Jeannie Barrett
Gary and Jean Baumhardt
Allan and Lois Bell
Nicholas Benson
Michael and Regina Biggs
Susan Braun
John and Joann Briggs
Drew Burningham
Jacqueline and Matthew Burton
Anthony and Suzanne Bykowski
Kenneth and Harriet Carlson
Christopher Charles
Dawn and Brian Conway
Anthony Crubaugh and Polly Bedford
Mercedes and William Davison
Susan Dean
Lucille and Franz Eckrich
Jean and Kenneth Freeburn
Ann and Mark Frels
Michael Gernant
Peter Guither
James and Heather Harcar
Rae Harrison
Lotus and Judith Hershberger
Erica Jensen
Michael Jordan and Marjorie Meegan-Jordan
David Krostal and Cristen Monson
Karen and Craig Kummerow
Maggie Marlin-Hess
James and Nanette Marx
Katherine McKirdie
Christine and Larry Mertes
Brenda Miller
Jason Palmer
Lisa and Michael Phillips
Norris and Beth Porter
Lisa and Lesley Rich
David Sanson and Natasha Thornburgh
Peggy Scott
Kim Shennett
John Stark
Edward and Pam Storrs
Aondover Tarhule and Roosmarijn Tarhule-Lips
Andrew Terven
David and Kendra Turley
Sharon Van Der Laan
Patricia Wagner
Tom Weiland
Peter Whitmer
John and Pat Wombacher
David and Molly Wuethrich
Chris Wych
* Deceased
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Lifetime Giving
As of October 1, 2023
Illinois Shakespeare Festival has enjoyed enormous success the past four decades because of support from Illinois State University Foundation, College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre, Dance, and Film, and a multitude of visionary and deeply committed individuals. We express enduring gratitude to the following individuals for their giving.
$500,000+
Bruce V. Green Trust
State Farm
Craig Sutter
$250,000-$499,999
Paul and Sandra Harmon
$100,000-$249,999
Anita Carney
Deanne Morgan
Phares O'Daffer
Jerry and Carole Ringer
$75,000-$99,999
James* and Sue Edmondson
Nancy Stevens
$25,000-$74,999
Sharon and John Amdall
Jerry Antonini
Judie* Bey
Ann Durand
Chris and Larry Eggan
Patricia Grogg
Evamari* Johnson
Frank and Gigi Miles
Susan Silvey
Town of Normal
Ruel* and Judy Wright
Drake Zimmerman and Jan Elfline
* Deceased