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The trustees, staff, and artistic company of Great Lakes Theater express our deepest gratitude to the hundreds of supporters of Cleveland’s Classic Company. The donors listed below made generous gifts to our Annual Fund between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Ohio Arts Council
The George Gund Foundation
Kulas Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
David and Inez Myers Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
The Nord Family Foundation
The Reinberger Foundation
John° & Barbara Schubert
Annual Fund donors of $1,000 and above are members of Great Lakes Theater’s “Shakespeare Society” and are entitled to exclusive benefits, including access to special services, events, and opportunities to connect deeply with Cleveland’s Classic Company.
The Abington Foundation
The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John Budnik Fund
Community Foundation of Lorain County
Gail Cudak
The Family of Jill Hearey
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The Lubrizol Foundation
Janet E. Neary
Nordson Corporation Foundation
Donald F. & Anne T. Palmer
Georgianna T. Roberts
The Shubert Foundation
Thomas G. & Ruth M. Stafford
The Stocker Foundation
The Treu-Mart Fund, a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland
U.S. Bank
The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust
Robert C. & Emily C. Williams
Anonymous
Chuck & Bonnie Abbey
Walt & Laura Avdey
Dalia & Robert Baker
Carol A. Barnak
Fred & Mary Behm
Kim & Bart Bixenstine
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Carol Dolan & Greggory Hill
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Natalie Epstein
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Elizabeth Grove & Rich Bedell
Arthur C. Hall III
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Mary Elizabeth Huber
M.B. Perkins Donor Advised Fund
Tim & Lynn Pistell
Greg and Donna Pribulsky
A.J. & Nancy Stokes
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Anthea and Matt Burke
Christopher Dean
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Timothy J. Downing & Ken Press
Rebecca Dunn
Dr. Howard Epstein & Gregg Levine
Dianne V. Foley
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Donna M. Koler
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Matthew Baker
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Joanne R. Bratush
Jack & Janice Campbell
Robert Carlyon
Christopher & Nancy Coburn
George A. M. & Heather Currall
Barry & Suzanne Doggett
Robert & Mollie Eardley
Michael Frank & Pat Snyder°
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Geoffrey Michael Heller Memorial Fund
Matthew D. Henry & Nasim Eshghi
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
Robert K. & Laura A. James
Paul R. & Denise Horstman Keen
Ursula Korneitchouk
Ken & Mary Loparo
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Jennifer & Peter Meckes
The Music and Drama Club
Deborah L. Neale
Michael Novak
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Jeff & Nancy Reinhart
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Roberta Rosell
Linda Schlageter
Colin Silkwood
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Ronald G. Kollar
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Sanford Seiger
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Judith Darus
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Juan De La Cruz
Alex & Jennifer Desberg
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dettelbach
Mrs. Mary Helen Doherty
Mrs. Sara Dyer
The Eldridge Family
Thomas Epple
Mr. & Mrs. L. William Erb
Debrah J. Fabian
Mr. Donald A. Fedorchak
John & Carolyn Fleischer
Dr. Sharon Flinn
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Ronald & Sue Goodwin
Mary Lou Haflinger
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Meredith Hester
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Elizabeth Meister
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Heidi Sumser
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Marcia J. Terstage
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Fran M. Veliconia
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Sheila Andre de la Porte
Anita Andrews
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Sherry Aronson
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Melinda Benedetti
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Roman Boev
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Jennifer Boswell
Kenneth Bower
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Elizabeth Brouillette
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Tessa Burg
Denise R. Busch
Victoria Bussert
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Daniel Cammarn
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Diana Capretta
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Arlyce Deeter
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Jean E. Gubbins
Monica Guzik
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Corrine R. Hartman
Kristin Hartwell
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Linda A. Heath
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Sierra Helm
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Jordan Horvath
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Kelly Huntington
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Kenneth Jania
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Lisa Johnson
Don Jones
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Deb Lonzer
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Margaret Lynch
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Drs. Thomas Pace and Jennifer Marcy
Ms. Jeanette Marks
David Massucci
Elise & Sean McBride
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T. I. McCarthy
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Marnie Rodriguez
Andrew Rose
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Cindy Rossman
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Tanya Scharpf
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Dr. Meghan Shelby
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Jean Stevens
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Elizabeth Streby
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Sally Suren
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Miss Rachael Thorn
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Carol P. Dolan by:
Mary Dolan & David Haracz
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James M. and Barbara T. Breitenbach
Dr. Theodora Budnik by:
Mr. and Mrs. John Budnik Fund
Geoffrey Michael Heller and Maurice L. Heller by:
Geoffrey Michael Heller Memorial Fund
Elizabeth Manolio by:
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James O. Roberts by:
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Barbara Schubert
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Bob Taylor & Jeff Herrmann
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Donna Sheridan
Dudley Swetland by:
Amanda Harland
Dr. Kim Winebrenner by:
Hagan Whiteleather
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