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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.

2026 Donors

Anything with a Plug, Mary Lynne Alexander, Anonymous, Kate Dobbs Ariail

Dylan Bailey, Scottie Ballard, Boricua Soul Restaurant, David Bartlett, JJ Bauer, Betsy Bickel, Sharon and George Black, Jock Brocki, Taylor Bugge, Keith Burridge

Dennis Carter, Dorrie Casey and Archie Purcell, Chuck Catotti, Center Theater Company, The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Carolyn Chamblee, Deborah Coclanis, Kevin Collins

Jerome Davis, Rhoda Davis, Richard Dideriksen, Sandra Dietrick, Marcia Doerr, Sarah Donell, Durham Arts CouncilDurham Magazine

Serena Ebhardt and David zum Brunnen, Marcia Edmundson, Ekhaya Restaurant, Dr. Elliot Engel, Chris Eselgroth, Patricia Esperon

Michael Feezor, Lenore Field, Mark Filiaci

Granville Arts

Lynden Harris, Hannah Haverkamp, James Haverkamp, Katja Hill, Barbara Hindenach and Tom Kirby, Jimmy Holcomb, Jane Holding

Rasool Jahan, Amy Johndro, Sheryl Jordan

Lynne K. Kane, Emily Kass, David Keats, Susan Kelleman, Arlon and Karen Kemple-Long, Matthew Kinney, Tamara Kissane, Joyce Kline, David Klionsky

Louis Landry, Randall Lanier, Mary Leonard, Jerry Levit, David Lindquist, Hope Hynes Love, The Love Family

Charles Machalicky, Alex Maness, Killian Manning, Marconi Hoban Tell Fund, Dave and Tammy Marshall, Carl Martin, Allan Maule, Deborah McGill, Liz McGuffey, John Middlesworth, Gwen Muncy-Champitto, Maura Murphy

NCSSM Drama / Promethean PlayersNorth Carolina Arts Council

Michael O'Foghludha, Orange County Arts Commission, Pamela Osborne

Mark Perry, Parker Perry

Queeny's Restaurant

The Regulator Bookshop, James Rives, Pat Roos, Karen Rosinia

Adam Sampieri, Connie & Jerry Schnurr, Shadowbox Studio, Meredith Snow, Christine Stachowicz, Jeff Storer

Devra Thomas, Judy Thompson, Adam Traylor

Robert Upchurch, Lola Ureña

Ellen Van Dyk

Lance Waycaster, Erin West, Jeffery West and Christine Morris, Cynthia Whisnant, Kit Wienert, Merywen Wigley, Dale Wolf, Lindsey Womack

Ann Yaun

Past Donors

David and Judy Adamson, Aggregate Theatre, Hope Alexander, Mary Lynne Alexander, John Allore (in memoriam), Jeff Alguire, Donna Amato, American Theater Practice, Joseph Amodei, Anonymous, Ben Apple, Kate Dobbs Ariail, Coke Ariail, Christine Armstrong, Scottie Ballard, Stephen Barefoot, David Bartlett, Amy Bastian, JJ Bauer, Erin Bell, Tory Bend, Vivienne Benesch, Sandra Berman, Brenna Berry, Tracy Bersley, Betsy Bickel, Sharon and George Black, Ian and Sherrie Bowater, Irene Bowditch, Jock Brocki, Dorothy Recasner Brown, Taylor Bugge, Bull City Photography, Keith Burridge, Blair Cadden, Meg Carnahan, Trevon Carr, Dorrie Casey and Archie Purcell, Chuck Catotti, David Ceci, Center Theater Company, Lorna Chafe, Jan Chambers, Carolyn Chamblee, Cheryl Chamblee, Deborah Coclanis, Paul Connell, Mark Cornell, Kenny Dalsheimer, Susana Dancy, Jerome Davis, Rhoda Davis, Andra Delis, Sherry DeVries, Zosia DeWitt, Barbara Dickinson, Lyn Dickinson, Richard Dideriksen, Sandra Dietrick, Steve Dobbins, Marcia Doerr, Sarah Donnell, Elizabeth Dorety, Mary Dorety, Scott Doron, Veronica Dress, Elizabeth Grimes Droessler (in memoriam), The Drowning Lovers, Sonya Drum, Tracey Dryden, Duke Department of Theater Studies, Marybeth Dugan, Geoff Dunkak, Durham Arts Council, Durham Bottling Company, Durham Magazine, Serena Ebhardt, Pat Eder, Mike Edmiston, Marcia Edmundson, Dr. Elliot Engel, April Errickson, Patricia Esperon, Chris Eselgroth, J Evarts, Michael Feezor, David Fellerath, Lenore Field, Mark Filiaci, Jon Finnegan, Quaneice Fish, Kathleen Fisher, Jessica Flemming, Janet Flowers, Foothills Brewing, Lucia Foster, Kimberly Freeman, Alison Friedman, Lenore Field, Bradford Frost, Beth Gardiner, Geraldine Gennett, Julia Gibson, Peter Gordon, Robin Gourley, Granville Arts, Karen Gray, Natalie Griffin, Jamie Gruener, Karen Guidry, Helen Hagan, Jack Haggerty, Sean Haggerty, Patricia Halperin, Colleen Hammond, Hank Hankla, Lynden Harris, Hannah Haverkamp, Jim Haverkamp, Brandee Hayhurst, Katja Hill, Barbara Hindenach and Tom Kirby, Monica Hoh, Jimmy Holcomb, Akili Holder-Cozart, Yvette Holder, Frank R. Holding, Jane Holding, Brian Hollingsworth, Barry Howard, Edward Hunt, HuthPhoto, Ken Huth, Jacar Press, Rasool Jahan, Ash Jeffers, Justin Brent Johnson,​ Sheryl Jordan, Lynne Kane, Emily Kass, David Keats, Susan Keleman, Arlon and Karen Kemple-Long, Kimberly Kingsley, Tom Kirby, Samantha Kiser, Tamara Kissane, Kathy Klein, Joyce Kline, David Klionsky, Frank Konhaus, Richard Krawiec, Kate Kyle, Cathy Lambe, Louis Landry, Randall Lanier, Jenny Latimer, Jillian Lea, Mary Leonard, Daniel Levin, Jerry Levit, Sonya Likness, Jeff Linker, Logo Capital, Lonerider Brewery, Hope Hynes Love, The Love Family, 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, John Middlesworth, McKenzie Millican, Favian Miranda, Naveed Moeed, Christine Morris, NCSSM Drama / Promethean Players, David Neal, Paul Newell, North Carolina Arts Council, Vanessa Nowik, Nuvotaco, Michael O'Foghludha, Julie Oliver, Orange County Arts Commission, Pamela Osbourne, Scott Parent, Elizabeth Parish, Bettina Patterson, Elizabeth Peeples, Courtney Perry, The Persian Carpet, Nicholas Pisaris, Playmakers Repertory Company, Amy and Alex Porter, Nick Popio, 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, Derek Robinson, Pat Roos, Juliet Rose, Karen Rosinia, 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, Angela Smith, Meredith Snow, Natalie Sowell, Geraud Staton, Carl Staub, Jeffrey Stern, Jeff Storer, Peggy Taphorn, Steve Tell, Thai Cafe, Devra Thomas, Judy  Thompson, Sloane Thompson, Mary Thormann, Adam Traylor, Robert Upchurch, Ellen Van Dyk, Kevin Varner, Sumit Vohra, April Walters, Lance Waycaster, Kay Webb, Erin M. West, Jeffrey West, Ethan Westmoreland, Cynthia Whisnant, Kit Wienert, Clinton Wilkinson, Kathy Williams, Jane Allen Wilson, Dale Wolf, Lindsey Womack, Susie Woodworth, Lance Wright, Ann Yaun, Kris Yensen, Melissa Zeph, David zum Brunnen

“Know something, sugar? Stories only happen to people who can tell them.”

Allan Gurganus (Rocky Mount, NC)
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