The Playwright Center Donors
The following individuals and organizations help fuel the theater with their gifts, volunteer time and service. The Playwrights' Center gratefully acknowledges donations recieved from July 2007-June 2008:
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Major Funders ($25,000+)
- Bush Foundation
- CID, Inc.
- Ruth Easton Fund of the Edelstein Family Foundation
- Jerome Foundation
- McKnight Foundation
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Minnesota State Arts Board
- Shubert Foundation
- Theater Communications Group
- National Endowment for the Arts
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Funders ($10,000-$24,999)
- General Mills Foundation
- Japan Foundation
- Bruce and Jean Johnson
- Saison Foundation
- St. Paul Travelers Foundation
- Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
- Target Foundation
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Epiphany ($3,000-$9,999)
- Boss Foundation
- Dramatists Guild Fund, Inc.
- Henrik Jones and Barbera Brooks
- Ben and Helen Liu
- John and Marcia Stout
- Frances Wilkinson
- U.S. Embassy Tokyo
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Journey ($1,000-$2,999)
- John Atwater and Diana Nelson
in memory of Waring Jones - dik Bolger and Carmen Gutierrez-Bolger
- College Theater Arts Minnesota
- Faegre & Benson
- Nancy Finn
- Margaret Gunther
- Tessa Gunther and Scott Hagg
- Jeffrey Hatcher
- Lowry Hill
- Cecily Hines
- Lucy Jones
- Lucy Jones
in memory of Waring Jones - Miriam Kelen
- Charles Ledley
- Walter Pickhardt and Sandra Resnick
- Pohlad Family Charities
- Lisa Pugh
- Alan and Steffi Stein
- Paula Vogel
- Western Bank
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Dream ($500,$999)
- Kim and Carol Bemis
- Diane Berthel
- Peter Brosius and Rosanna Staffa
- Polly Carl and Lynette D'Amico
- Elise R. Donohue
in memory of Waring Jones - Joe Dowling and Siobhan Cleary
- Sarah Farley and Betty Tisel
- Jaci Grove
- Lili Hall
- Richard Johnson and Mary E. Kalish-Johnson
- Art and Martha Kaemmer
- James and Susan Lenfestey
- Walt McCarthy and Clara Ueland
- Thomas Proehl and James Morrison
- Charles Quimby and Susan Cushman
- Laura Robinson
- Ten Thousand Things Theater Company
in honor of Sarah Ruhl
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Motive ($250,$499)
- Armando Alvarado
- Margretta Clark Aviles
- Vincent and Susan Barton
- Jack and Nancy Burbidge
- Robert and Carolyn Bye
- Ben and Joanne Case
in memory of Waring Jones - John and Sage Cowles
- John and Sage Cowles
in memory of Waring Jones - Marion and Frank Dixon
- Barbara Field
- Luca Gunther and Kit Wilson
- Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc.
- Craig Harris and Candy Kuehn
- Julie Jensen
- Janet Jones
- Walt McCarthy and Clara Ueland
in memory of Waring Jones - Sarah McNerney
- Moore Family Fund for the Arts of The Minneapolis Foundation
- Julianne Morath
- John and Kristina Halvorson Ostby
- Matthew Pierce
- Peter Quale and Michelle Woster
- Sue Remes
- Joanne and Philip Von Blon
- Ruth Weiner
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Gesture ($100-$249)
- Edward Albee
- Alfred and Dorothee Aeppli
- Bridget Allan Ales
- Dr. Howard Ansel
- Sally Anson
in memory of Waring Jones - Timothy J. Bauer
- Paul Bawek
- Alexandra Bjorklund
in memory of Waring Jones - Lee Blessing and Melanie Marnich
- Kathe Bolinder
- Kenyon Brown
- Kimberly Brundidge
- Dean Butler
in memory of Waring Jones - Tim and Lenny Carl
- Diane Connor
- Burt and Jeanne Corwin
- David Duff
in memory of Waring Jones - Mary Jean Ferris
in memory of Waring Jones - Richard J. Fournier
in memory of Waring Jones - Peter and Constance Goetz
- David Goldstein and Donald Pastor
- Charles F. Gordon
- Polly Grose
in memory of Waring Jones - Owen and Anne Hanley
- A. Hauwiller
- Blanche Hawkins
- Michelle Hensley
- Karla Jennings
- Jacqueline Jones
in memory of Waring Jones - Jeremy Kareken
- Joseph and Kathleen Kingman
in memory of Waring Jones - Barbara Lebow
- A. Leyasmeyer
- Michele Lowe
- Mary McGreevy and Ernest Grumbles
- Joyce Melstrom
- Kim Merrill
- Clinton and Mary Morrison
in memory of Waring Jones - Katherine and Kingsley Murphy
- Katherine and Kingsley Murphy
in memory of Waring Jones - Richard A. Nathan
- Dan O'Brien
- Ben Pesner
- James Arthur Robinson
- Barbara 'Babs' Shelton
- Alan and Janice Silver
in memory of Waring Jones - Jerrie Steele
- John and Marcia Stout
in memory of Waring Jones - William R. and Barbara Taylor
- The Tesdorpf Family
in memory of Waring Jones - Elizabeth Thimmesh and Matthew Johnson
- Emily Anne Tuttle
in honor of the marriage of
David Moore, Jr. and Leni Darrow - Emily Anne Tuttle
in memory of Waring Jones - US Bank
in memory of Waring Jones - Mary W. Vaughan
- Mary W. Vaughan
in memory of Waring Jones - J. Kimball and Helen Whitney
in memory of Waring Jones - Karla Wiesenfeld
- Ginger Wilhelmi
- Lori-Anne Williams
- Karen Zacarías
- Clea Korf Zeis
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Impulse (<$100)
- Janet Allard
- Donald and Joyce Arneson
- Marcia Aubineau
- Brian Balcom
- Laura Bednarski
- Charles Beeson
- Jayne Benjulian
- Lawrence Berle
- Kenneth R. Bernstein
- Alexandra Bisker
- Vanna Blomgren
- Greg Bonine-Giles
- Kimberly Bouchard
- Justin and Kathleen Boyd
- Suzanne Bradbeer
- James and Carol Byrne
- Bob Canning
- John H. Carter
- Kathryn Cashman
- Mary Ellen Chamberlin
- Erica Christ
- Aaron Christopher
- Thomas and Julia Coash
- Coco Connolly
- William R. Cooper
- Matthew Dawson
- Matt Di Cintio
- Dan Dietz
- John Dinsmore
- David J. Duman
- Doran and Nancy Edwards
- Michele Erickson
- Christine M. Evans
- Lisa Swanson Faleide
- Robert J. Fieldsteel
- Peter M. Fleck
- Joey Grathwol
- Jordan Harrison
- E. H. Hawley and Kathy McKee
- Ann Marie Healy
- Paul Heller
- Tom Hoch
- James Hoffman
- Keith R. Hovis
- Tonia Howe
- R. J. and Karen Hoyle
in memory of Waring Jones - Betsy Husting
- Liz Jaap
- Jamie P. Jones
- Silas Jones
- Bill and Suzanne Joyce
- Arnold and Shirley Kaplan
- Joseph and Kathleen Kingman
- Mary T. Kokernot
- Sherry Kramer
- David Kravitz
- Therese Kunz and Kirk Myers
- Joe Kuznik
- Barbara Lebow
- Chuck and Mary Leer
- Mark Levine
- Edward Leschke
- David J. Loehr
- Cate Long
- Bradley Lyons
- Robert and Helen Mairs
in memory of Waring Jones - Jennifer C. Maisel
- Tracy Maloney
- Dr. and Mrs. S. R. Maxeiner, Jr.
- James McCarthy and Gloria Peterson
- Jayme McGhan
- Ruth McKee
- Kevin McLaughlin
- Susan F. Miller
- Susan P. Monnot
- Allison Moore and Steven John
- Robert Moulthrop
- Dan O'Neil
- OyamO
- Craig Nerenberg
- Jamie Pachino
- Barbara June Patterson
- Mike and Kathy Peel
- Margaret Peterson
- Ann and Felix Phillips
- Joan Piorkowski
- Julian Plante
- Bruce Pomerantz
- Elizabeth Redleaf
- Michael Revoir
- James Reyland
- Molly Rhodes
- Peter Rothstein
- Taj Ruler
- Leah Ryan
- Mark A. Sanderson
- Earl Sanford
in memory of Waring Jones - Mary Schaffer
- Karen Schiff
- Ralph Schnorr
- Katie Serafin
- Michael Shapiro and Margaret Stafford
- Alan and Janice Silver
- Margaret and Davis Shryer
- Shannon Slaughter
- Karen Sorbo
- Rosanna Staffa
- Peggy Stafford
- Stacey Steers
- Deborah Stein
- Victoria Stewart
- Michelle Storm
- C. Denby Swanson
- Elizabeth Thimmesh
- Pete Tideman
- Elizabeth Treinen
- Timothy X. Troy
- Dan Trujillo
- Helene Turnbull
- Sylvia Walker
- David and Monica Walsh
- Malachy Walsh
- Jean A. Wertz
- Sharon Wikstrom
- Leah Wilkes
- Lori-Anne Williams
in memory of Waring Jones - Elizabeth Wong
- Jim and Penny Woster
- Cinda Yager
- Kris Young
- Jenna Zark
- Anna Ziegler
- Judith Zivanovic
- Donald Zolidis
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In-Kind Contributors
- 2nd Moon Coffee Café
- Edward Albee
- ArtHouse
- Augsburg College
- August Schell Brewing Co.
- Lee Blessing
- Bolger Vision Beyond Print
- Todd Boss
- Brian Bosveld
- Uri and Melissa Camarena
- Dr. David W. Cline
- Carleton College
- Chez Josephine
- Chow Girls
- Ciceron Web Marketing
- Clicquot Club Café
- Cue at the Guthrie
- Lynette D'Amico
- DesignWorks at MCAD
- Michael Dixon and Liz Engelman
- Barbara Field
- Peter Gil-Sheridan
- Ernest Grumbles / Merchant & Gould
- Guthrie Theater
- Jordan Harrison
- Hennepin Theatre Trust
- Cory Hinkle
- Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
- Knock, Inc.
- Ed Bok Lee
- Sarah McNerney and Very, Inc.
- Kira Obolensky
- Chris Osgood & Vins de Campagne
- Pizza Luce
- Playwright Theater Corporation
- Playwrights Horizons
- Premium Waters / Chippewa Springs
- Peter Quale
- Lisa Pugh
- Sardi's Restaurant
- Rossi Snipper
- Michael Sommers
- Stephen Sondheim
- Deborah Stein
- Tokyo International Festival
- U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network of Arts Midwest
- Paula Vogel
- Walker Art Center
- Sheri Wilner
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Matching Funds
- Ameriprise Financial
- Boston Scientific
- Fannie Mae Foundation
- General Mills Foundation
- League of American Theaters & Producers
- McKnight Foundation
- Ryan Companies
- Thomson West
- Thrivent
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NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
- Edward Albee
- Lee Blessing
- Anne Bogart
- Carlyle Brown
- Laurie Carlos
- Gordon Davidson
- Joe Dowling
- Oskar Eustis
- Zelda Fichandler
- Barbara Field
- Jeffrey Hatcher
- David Henry Hwang
- James Houghton
- Naomi Iizuka
- Jon Jory
- Morgan Jenness
- Craig Lucas
- Emily Mann
- Chuck Mee
- Marsha Norman
- Kira Obolensky
- John Olive
- Bill Rauch
- Paula Vogel
- Mac Wellman
- Chay Yew
- Suzan Zeder
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