Giving

• Friend ($50-$99)

  • Name listed in our season program and on our website

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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+

  Drake Zimmerman and Jan Elfline

  $5,000 - $9,999

  Anonymous

  Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

  Julie and Robert Dobski

  Drake H. Zimmerman LTD

  Chris and Larry Eggan

  Jerry and Carole Ringer

  Susan Silvey

  Craig Sutter

  Joan and Charles Vanden Eynden

  $1,000 - $4,999

  Anonymous

  Joseph and Susan Alford

  John and Sharon Amdall

  J. Gordon and Sandra Bidner

  Bruce and Jeannie Breitweiser

  Nancy Steele Brokaw

  Daniel and Debra Brownstone

  Toni and Bruce Burningham

  John Capasso

  Anita Carney

  Ann Durand

  Cheryl and George Elzy

  Mary and Gary Gemberling

  Paul and Sandra Harmon

  John W. Ritter TR and Helen D. Ritter Trust

  Gigi and Frank Miles

  Phares O'Daffer

  Janet Payonk

  Jerry and Carole Ringer

  Kimberly and Jeff Scheirer

  Nancy Stevens

  Judy Wright

  $750 - $999

  Jerry Antonini

  Erich Brandt

  Patricia Grogg

  Donald and Judith LaCasse

  Sylvia and Joe Penrod

  $500 - $749

  Scott Bland

  City of Leroy

  Commerce Bank

  Paula Crowley and Daniel Deneen

  John Danenberger and Yuki Gottschaldt

  Kathleen Davis

  Wendy Duffy

  Jean Ericson

  Curtis Fox

  John and Marilyn Freese

  Debbie and Terry Lindberg

  Barbara and John Meek

  Robert and Rachael Mellen

  Dixie Mills

  Robin and Kevin Moore

  Regina and Sean O'Brien

  Mary Quinlan

  Susan Rice

  Douglas and Christine Ringer

  Linda and Terrence Schaefer

  Joan Stralow

  Gary Swango

  Tim Tyler

  Phylis VerSteegh

  $250 - $499

  Anonymous

  Anonymous

  Amy Armstrong

  JoEllen and Robert Bahnsen

  Wallace and Karen Bergmann

  Kathy Bohn and Tom Nielsen

  Rick and Penny Boser

  Mark and Julie Brownlee

  Lyndsey and Adam Carney

  Ann Champion

  William and Janella Cooley

  Daniel G. Deneen Law Office

  Charles Erickson

  John Farnsworth

  John Freed

  Kathy Gentry

  Ann Haugo and Steve Pelphrey

  Heartland Bank & Trust Co.

  Heather and Matthew Hofert

  James Kappel

  Janet and Ira Kilgus

  Lynda Lane

  Cynthia and Alan Langrall

  Dan and Paula Leifel

  Rudolf and Armine Mortimer

  Carol Neely

  O’Brien Mitsubishi of Normal

  Gregory and Holly Orlowski

  Ronnie Patterson

  Virginia and Paul Pedersen

  Lori Lee Roden

  Sandra and Alan Sans

  Jane Schurter

  Paula Sievers

  Gerry Smith

  Clinton Soper

  Robert and Karen Starckovich

  Barbara Stevens

  David Sumner

  Dave Templeton and Catherine Pratt

  Tentac Enterprises LLC

  Edward Treadwell

  Ann Turner

  Tom Weiland

  Glenn and Janet Wilson

  $100 - $249

  Michael Albers

  John Albright

  Jennifer Anderson

  Stephen Anderson

  Steven and Nanette Andersson

  Allan and Janice Bates

  Allan Bell

  Michael and Regina Biggs

  William and Mary Biles

  Estelle and Paul Brown

  Donald and Christine Buehler

  Susan Meredith Burt

  Michael and Denise Cardinal

  John and Valerie Carroll

  Kevin and Tammy Carroll

  Alan and Kathleen Chapman

  Carol and Gerry Chrisman

  Laura and David Coe

  Demitri Corbin

  Tony Crubaugh and Polly Bedford

  David L. Meara, Oil Account

  William and Mary Denham

  Martha and William Diebold

  Lucy Dieckhaus

  Larry and Marlene Dietz

  David and Joanne Dowell

  John Dunn

  John and Jana Edmondson

  Paulette and John Feit

  Karen Fincham

  Mary and Paul Finfrock

  Ann and Mark Frels

  Nancy Fuchs and Terrence Phelan

  Julie Fultz

  Phil Funkenbusch

  Carol Gardner

  Ginzkey Law Office

  Ajeet Gordhan

  Thomas Grogg and Kathy McIntyre

  James and Heather Harcar

  Karen and Joseph Haug

  Rebecca Hepner

  Kenneth Higgerson

  Richard and Jan Hinely

  Hip Cat Music School

  Jane Hopkins

  Eric and Terri Hoss

  Mike Hundman

  Joy Hutchcraft

  Jim Spachman State Farm Agency

  Harold and Kathy Johnson

  Michael Jordan and Marjorie Meegan-Jordan

  Thomas and Nancy Keyser

  John Kirk

  Steven and Meredith Knitter

  Michael and Lisa Kruk

  Linda and Jared Lacy

  Deborah Light

  Anne and Stephen Matter

  Phillip and Mary Matthews

  Nancy and James McCriskin

  Gerald and Sandra McKean

  Craig and Heather McLauchlan

  Gregg Mecherle and Barbara Pratt

  Diane Meek

  Eric Miller

  Joel and Diane Murphy

  Nancy and Christopher Murtaugh

  Andrew Nappi

  Elizabeth Nicol

  Michael and Jackie Novario

  Ruth and Thomas Novosad

  Robert Quinlan

  Lisa and Lesley Rich

  Cindy Ross-Ringer

  Dianne Sattinger

  Thomas and Brenda Seibert

  Scott Shannon

  Kim Shennett

  Ben and Lindsay Slotky

  Daniel Small

  Nancy and Stephen Snyder

  Linda Spurgin

  James and Jeannie Swanson

  Masako Takayasu

  Matthew and Jean-Marie Taylor

  Christopher Terven

  Kathryn Tornquist

  Tracey M. Sullivan Trust

  William Vanisi

  John and Elena Velde

  Hudson and Darby Venerable

  Carol Vogel

  John and Melinda Walker

  Steven and Deborah Wannemacher

  Gina and Eitan Weltman

  Diane and Joseph White

  Delores and Martin Wieland

  Joyce Wilson

  Richard Wilson

  Ronald and Shirley Yahr

  Ani Yazedjian and Luke Hensleigh

  B. Gregory and Diane Yount

  Charles and Gwendolyn Yurieci

  $50 - $99

  Corey Allen

  David and Janet Baker

  Timothy Barrett

  Gary and Jean Baumhardt

  Dawn Behrens

  Molly Briggs-Yonke and Tyler Yonke

  Rita Browning

  Anthony and Suzanne Bykowski

  Cory and Christina Culbertson

  Cassandra and J. Donleavy

  Jocelyn and Brendan Duncan

  Lucille Eckrich

  Jean and Kenneth Freeburn

  Gregory and Jeanne Girard

  Meghan Goldfarb

  Fred* and Sandra Groves

  Peter Guither

  Ree and Jim Hartman

  Jeffrey and Leslie Hecht

  Janice Holder

  Roelie Homan

  Nancy Isaacson

  Travis Kessinger

  Kathleen Kirk and Anthony Rio

  Perry and Judy Kozicki

  David Krostal and Cristen Monson

  Patricia Krzesinski

  Karen and Craig Kummerow

  Nick Leforce

  Amy Meyer

  Brenda Miller

  Derek Munson

  Donald and Cindy Myers

  Barbara Nobles

  Normal History Club

  Lisa and Michael Phillips

  Jess and Fawn Ray

  John and Barbara Richmond

  Anne and Thomas Ringrose

  John Rubiner

  Terri Ryburn

  Joy and George Szmaj

  Aondover Tarhule and Roosmarijn Tarhule-Lips

  Toni and Michael Tucker

  Thomas Ulen

  Sharon Van Der Laan

  Peter Whitmer

  * Deceased

   

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  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 Companies Foundation

  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

  Sue* Edmondson

  Sue Silvey

  Nancy Stevens

  $25,000-$74,999

  John and Sharon Amdall

  Jerry Antonini

  Ann Durand

  Chris and Larry Eggan

  Estate of Priscilla J. Matthews

  Al and Elaine Goldfarb

  Patricia Grogg

  Gigi and Frank Miles

  Town of Normal

  Judy Wright

  Drake Zimmerman and Jan Elfline

  * Deceased