RedBird Sustainers
Thank You to the many community members, local businesses, granting organizations, and fellow artists who have invested in our mission to keep North Carolina theater vibrant, growing, and accessible.
2025 Sustainers
Mary Lynne Alexander, Jeff Alguire, American Theatre Practice, Ben Apple, Katherine Ariail
Scottie Ballard, David Bartlett, JJ Bauer, Erin Bell, Betsy Bickel, Sharon and George Black,
Jock Brocki, Taylor Bugge, Keith Burridge
Dorrie Casey, Chuck Catotti, Center Theater Company, Deborah Coclanis
Richard Dideriksen, Sandra Dietrick, Sarah Donell, Veronica Dress, Durham Arts Council,
Serena Ebhardt and David zum Brunnen, Marcia Edmundson, Chris Eselgroth, Patricia Esperon
Michael Feezor, Jessica Flemming, Mark Filiaci
Lynden Harris, Hannah Haverkamp, James Haverkamp, Katja Hill,
Barbara Hindenach and Tom Kirby, Jimmy Holcomb, Jane Holding
Rasool Jahan, Sheryl Jordan
Lynne K. Kane, David Keats, Susan Kelleman, Arlon and Karen Kemple-Long, Tamara Kissane, Joyce Kline, David Klionsky
Randall Lanier, Mary Leonard, Jerry Levit, Hope Hynes Love, The Love Family
Alex Maness, Killian Manning, Marconi Hoban Tell Fund, Allan Maule, Deborah McGill,
Liz McGuffey, Merrybelle Park Productions, John Middlesworth, Naveed Moeed
North Carolina Arts Council, Vanessa Nowik
Michael O'Foghludha, Pamela Osborne
Nick Popio
The Regulator Bookshop, James Rives, Pat Roos, Karen Rosinia
Meredith Snow, Jeff Storer
Judy Thompson, Adam Traylor
Ellen Van Dyk
Lance Waycaster, Erin West, Ethan Westmoreland
Ann Yaun
2024 Sustainers
Mary Lynne Alexander, Anonymous, Kate Dobbs Ariail, David Bartlett, JJ Bauer, Erin Bell,
Brenna Berry, Tracy Bersley, Betsy Bickel, Jock Brocki, Keith Burridge, Chuck Catotti, Dorrie Casey, David Ceci, Lorna Chafe, Deborah Coclanis, Kenny Dalsheimer, Rhoda Davis, Barbara Dickinson, Richard Dideriksen, Sandra Dietrick, Marcia Doerr, Tracey Dryden, Marybeth Dugan, Durham Arts Council, Durham Magazine, Serena Ebhardt, Marcia Edmundson, Patricia Esperon,
Kathleen Fisher, Michael Feezor, Lenore Field, Mark Filiaci, Janet Flowers, Geraldine Gennet, Natalie Griffin, Karen Guidry, Jim Haverkamp, Katja Hill, Jimmy Holcomb, Jane Holding,
Barry Howard, Rasool Jahan, Lynne Kane, David Keats, Susan Keleman, Tamara Kissane,
Joyce Kline, David Klionsky, Frank Konhaus, Cathy Lambe, Randall Lanier, Jerry Levit, Hope Love, The Love Family, Killian Manning, Marconi Hoban Tell Fund, Allan Maule, Martin McAnulty,
Debra McGill, Liz McGuffey, John Middlesworth, David Neal, Michael O'Foghludha,
Elizabeth Peeples, Page Purgar, Margaret Rich, James Rives, Derek Robinson, Pat Roos,
Juliet Rose, Jerry Schnurr, Kathy Schnurr, Gwendolyn Schwinke, Denise Shumaker, Angela Smith,
Meredith Snow, Steve Tell, Ellen Van Dyk, Lance Waycaster, Jane Allen Wilson, Susie Woodworth
Ann Yaun, Melissa Zeph, David zum Brunnen
Past Sustainers
David and Judy Adamson, Aggregate Theatre, Hope Alexander, John Allore (in memoriam), Joseph Amodei, Anonymous, Kate Dobbs Ariail, Coke Ariail, Christine Armstrong Stephen Barefoot, David Bartlett, Amy Bastian, JJ Bauer, Erin Bell,
Torry Bend, Vivienne Benesch, Sandra Berman, Brenna Berry, Betsy Bickel, Ian and Sherrie Bowater, Irene Bowditch,
Jock Brocki, Dorothy Recasner Brown, Taylor Bugge, Bull City Photography, Meg Carnahan, Trevon Carr, Dorrie Casey, Chuck Catotti, Center Theater Company, Jan Chambers, Cheryl Chamblee, Deborah Coclanis, Paul Connell, Mark Cornell
Susana Dancy, Jerome Davis, Rhoda Davis, Andra Delis, Sherry DeVries, Zosia DeWitt, Barbara Dickinson, Lyn Dickinson, Richard Dideriksen, Sandra Dietrick, Steve Dobbins, Sarah Donnell, Elizabeth Dorety, Mary Dorety, Scott Doron,
Elizabeth Grimes Droessler (in memoriam), The Drowning Lovers, Sonya Drum, Duke Department of Theater Studies,
Geoff Dunkak, Durham Bottling Company, Durham Magazine, Serena Ebhardt, Pat Eder, Mike Edmiston, Marcia Edmundson, April Errickson, Patricia Esperon, J Evarts, Michael Feezor, David Fellerath, Lenore Field, Mark Filiaci, Jon Finnegan, Kathleen Fisher, Jessica Flemming, Foothills Brewing, Kimberly Freeman, Alison Friedman, Lenore Field, Bradford Frost,
Beth Gardiner, Geradline Gennett, Julia Gibson, Peter Gordon, Robin Gourley, Karen Gray, Jamie Gruener, Karen Guidry,
Helen Hagan, Jack Haggerty, Sean Haggerty, Patricia Halperin, Colleen Hammond, Hank Hankla, Lynden Harris,
Jim Haverkamp, Brandee Hayhurst, Katja Hill, Barbara Hindenach, Monica Hoh, Yvette Holder, Frank R. Holding,
Jane Holding, Brian Hollingsworth, Edward Hunt, HuthPhoto, Ken Huth, Jacar Press, Ash Jeffers, Justin Brent Johnson,
Susan Keleman, Kimberly Kingsley, Tom Kirby, Samantha Kiser, Tamara Kissane, Kathy Klein, Joyce Kline,
David Klionsky, Richard Krawiec, Kate Kyle, Randall Lanier, Jenny Latimer, Jillian Lea, Daniel Levin, Sonya Likness, Jeff Linker,Logo Capital, Lonerider Brewery, Hope Hynes Love, Grant Lyke, Manbites Dog Theater Fund, Alex Maness,
Raven and Brittany Manocchio, Killian Manning, Marconi Hoban Tell Fund, Tom Marriott, Elizabeth Matheson,
Griffin Matthews, Allan Maule, Martin McAnulty, Evelyn McCauley, Michael McDonald, Deborah McGill, Liz McGuffey,
Lu Meeks, Marianne Mercer, Merrybelle Park Productions, Martha Mersereau, Mezcalito Grill, McKenzie Millican,
Favian Miranda, Christine Morris, NCSSM Drama / Promethean Players, Paul Newell, Nuvotaco, Michael O'Foghludha,
Julie Oliver, Scott Parent, Elizabeth Parish, Bettina Patterson, Courtney Perry, The Persian Carpet, Nicholas Pisaris,
Playmakers Repertory Company, Amy and Alex Porter, Susie Pratt, Rosalie Preston, Page Purgar,
Marleigh Purgar-MacDonald, Raleigh Little Theatre, Sheila Walsh Reddy, The Regulator Bookshop, Pete Rehm, Jean Ricca, Margaret Rich, James Rives, Juliet Rose, Erica Rothman, Leon and Staci Sabarsky, Adam Sampieri, Israel Savage, Tim Scales, Brad Schnurr, Jerry and Connie Schnurr, Kathryn Schnurr, Denise Schumaker, Gwendolyn Schwinke, Stephen Scott, Lisa Shipman, Shadowbox Studio, Dan and Ellen Shannon, Alice Sharpe, Lisa Shipman, Chris Shuptrine,
Amy Smoker, Meredith Snow, Natalie Sowell, Geraud Staton, Carl Staub, Jeffrey Stern, Jeff Storer, Peggy Taphorn,
Steve Tell, Thai Cafe, Devra Thomas, Sloane Thompson, Mary Thormann, Ellen Van Dyk, Kevin Varner, Sumit Vohra
April Walters, Lance Waycaster, Kay Webb, Erin M. West, Jeffrey West, Kit Wienert, Clinton Wilkinson, Kathy Williams,
Dale Wolf, Lance Wright, Ann Yaun, Kris Yensen, David zum Brunnen
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