Our Impact
Your support reaches far beyond our stage!
Because of you, more students across Maryland have access to transformative arts education, the Shakespeare Beyond Wagon travels farther into parks and neighborhoods bringing free performances to communities throughout the state, and local actors, designers, and teaching artists can create, perform, and connect with audiences like you.
Contact development@chesapeakeshakespeare.com, or call 410-244-8571, x114.
Thank you, Friends of CSC! Your gifts support the artistry you experience at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, both on stage and behind the scenes, plus our outreach and education programs in the community. This list recognizes cumulative gifts received September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025.
Individual Donors
Mohamed Al-Ibrahim and Sallie Rixey
Louise Cather
Molly Coffay and Jeff Reilly
Edward and Nanci Feltham
Scott Helm* and Lesley Malin*/The Helm Foundation
Robin* and Don Hough
Charlton Hughes
Jeanne E. Marsh
Bob and Deeley Middleton
Mary and James Miller
Emily Rockefeller*
Penny Thompson and Charlie Riesz
Charles† and Mary Jo Wagandt
David Warnock and Michele Speaks
Mary Jo and Ted Wiese
Anonymous
Christopher and Beth Czyryca
Coral Eberspacher
Jane Eisner Fund of Madison Community Foundation
Flieger Family*
Frank Gannon
Bill* and Ruth Henry
Mr. Richard W. Ley
Clinton Orth Mayer III
Jack* and Donna McCann
Mr. Earle Pratt* and Dr. Kelly Emerson
Wally and Brenda Stone
Paul✝ and Chandler Tagliabue, in honor of Emily Rockefeller
Isabelle Anderson
Anonymous (4)
Anonymous, in memory of Barry Neal Ochrach
Laura Boydston*
Bob Burke and Helen Blumberg
The Campbell Foundation
Yara Cheikh and Firmin DeBrabander
Mary and John Cooper
The Courtesan
Jeffrey L. and Carolyn S. Crooks
Jim Eisner
John C. Eisner and Jennifer Dorr White, in memory of Joanne Malin
Donna and Joe Flynn
Judith Golding and Rob Brager
Chris and Mary Ellen Kiehne
Tom and Fran Lonegro
Kevin and Joyce Parks
Linda* and Jeff Pieplow
Robert E. Prince
Kevin and Jennifer Renshaw
John Roberts and Susan Shaner
Drs. Bradley L. and Hristina N. Schlaggar
John and Susan Warshawsky
Anonymous (5)
Samantha Bayliss
Michael Bennett
Dr. Murry Bentley and Ms. Linda J. Clark
Valerie and Dan Beyers
Pamela H. Bilger
Julie Blair
Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanley Brager, Jr.
Kevin G.* and Susan A. Burke
Geri Byrd*
Susan and Geoff Carey
Mary Lynn Carver
Emried and Wandaleen Cole
Thomas Crusse and Dave Imre
Ernie and Linda Czyryca
Natalie Davis and Brian Corwell
Chris and Mary Alane Downs
Bruce and Lisa Field
K.D. and Sherry Frick
Dennis J. Gallagher
Jesse and Carol Gardner
Glen R. Goodwin and Dr. Jennifer Cooper
Caroline Griffin and Henry E. Dugan Jr.
Bob and Ruby Hearn, in memory of Joanne Malin
Nick and Cynthia Islin
Jerry Keehner
Tim and Jennifer Kingston
Alison and Laddie Levy
Erin Loeliger
Janet and Tom McGlynn
David Mintzer and Cinda Hughes
Jennifer Monroy
Wells and Mary Obrecht
Paul and Jenny Oxborough
Rev. Patricia Payne
Frederick N. Pearson
Walter and Mary-Ann Pinkard
Mark and Joanne Pollak
Kyoko and Steve Redd
Sarah S. Robinson
Nan Rohrer
Sharon and Michael Runge
William Ryan
Brian and Jessica Saylor
James Seidl
Sophia Silbergeld*
Carolan and Brian Stansky
Scott and Sharon Stewart, CE Science Inc.
Holly and George Stone
John R. Sult
Andrew Tagliabue and Mark Jones, in honor of Emily Rockefeller
Curtis Tatum
Marc Tolson
Marguerite VillaSanta and the Dr. Frank C. Marino Foundation, Inc.
Kem and Susan White
Joe and Valerie Yingling
Terence and Donna Zagar
Paul and Irene Aldridge
Anonymous (8)
Teresa and Michael Betenbaugh
Lauren Black
John Borstel
Lastenia Boyle
Mark and Stephanie Brick
Sherilyn Brinkley and Jeff Brotman
Bob and Jan Busch
David Cane
Jeffrey and Elaine Christ
Dr. Martha J. Connolly
David Cooke
Dr. J. Stephen Cunat and Ann Ottewil
Charles and Lydia Duff
Celina Figueroa*
Bruce and Lindsay Fleming
Deborah Ford
Pamela S. Forton
David Gamble
Carole and Scott Greenhaus
Jose Guzman
Victoria Hedian
Rabbi Joanne and Dr. Gary Heiligman
Pam and Sam Himmelrich, Jr.
Erica Johnson
Corinne Keet and Aaron Burstein
Judith Krummeck and Douglas Blackstone
Jeanne Lambdin
Michael Lasinski
Frank G. Lemoine
Jill and Aaron Levin
Freddi Lipstein and Scott Richard Berg
Peter Lucas
Alice Ludington
Marshall Family, in memory of Joanne Malin
Judy and David Mauriello
Barrie Moorman and Julian Hipkins III
Terry Morgenthaler and Patrick Kerins
Asma Naeem
Professors Megan Olsen and Tim Wood
Nancy and Tom O'Neil
Mary Parker and Adam Hill
Linda and Mike Praley
Mickey and Marian Raup
Linda Ravdin
Kimberly Reeves and Charles Wheatley
Keenan and Natalia Rice
Alice, Fern, and Riley Reed
Sam Rudy
Schenkel Family
Henry Schvey
Mary Shock
Angela Shortall
Louise and Wayne F. Smith
Jill and Alfred Sommer
Charles Stein
Kate Stevens
Julie Suman and Mark Toohey
David and Irene Tabish
Yelena Vurgaftman
Louise Wagner
Eric and Mary Walker
Susan M. Watts
Drs. Elisabeth and Richard Waugaman
Maria J. Wawer
Judy Wixted and George Dappert
Patricia and Sushil Advaney
Anne Agee
Charley Albert, in honor of Elizabeth Albert
Marianne Angelella
Anonymous (5)
Anonymous, in memory of Jed and Grace Tucker
Laura Arling
David Bobart
Natalie and Joelle Boedecker Family Fund
Jean and Randy Boone
Peter Bouxsein and Jodi Dunn
David Brown
Campbell DiCarlo
Dave and Pat Chason
Theresa Childs and Mark Kinzie
Dr. Lea Ann Christenson
Alan and Deborah Cohen
Janet and Sean Coleman
Matt and Cheryl Conelius
Janet M. Curnoles
Jonathan Dubin
Mike and Carolyn Dupont
David and Marian Entin
Gary Felser
June and Larry Fletcher-Hill
Ian Gallanar* and Maria Trujillo†
Katharine George and Jon Velapoldi
Steven and Kathleen Gibson
Andrew C. Goresh, in memory of Pamela M. Goresh
Michael and Colleen Gottlieb
Laura Gough
Jefferson M. Gray
Guy Guzzone
Susan Hahn
Kate Hamill and Steve Gettinger
Eric Hansmann and Cheryl Torsney
Alexandra Hough
Marguerite Hoyt
Mark A. G. Huffman
Patricia Jonas
Phillip and Erika Juengst
Jerri Kamicker and Ned Brooks
Anna Katz
Peter Keck
Felicia Korengel
Amy Laue
Karen Lawrence
John M. Leovy
Michael Lonegro
Jack Lum
Victor McGlaughlin M.D.
Ken Moss and Patryce Toye
Russell and Karla Nemec
Sharon and Andy Nickol
Colm O'Comartun
Katherine Alban O'Donovan
Gail Paster
Emily Pelton
Thomas Penner
Jennifer Pesanelli
Alison and Steve Petersen
Barbie and James Prince
Geneva, Phillip, and Andie Reid, in memory of Joanne Malin
Mary-Ruth and Richard Reis
Ben Robinson
Nathan Rosen
Brian and Barbara Scheetz
Janet Simons
Anne K. Stratton
Joyce Tenney and Greg Roepke
Michael Terrin and Bess Keller
Jami Terry and Alexandra Efron
Lorraine Ukens
Frank A. Vitrano
Vitullo Family
Topper and Ellen Webb
Chip and Rhona Wendler
Kathleen Wherthey
Dominic and Ann Wiker
Ryan Young
Mr. and Mrs. H. Ronald Zielke
Mark and Carolyn Zimmerman
Justine Ahearn
Seth and Karen Akin
Clifford Amend
Mitchell Anastasio and Emily Berich
Susan Anderson
Anonymous (12)
Anonymous, in honor of Linda Pieplow
Carol Antill
Arndt Family Charitable Account
Howard Ausden
Don Awalt
Elliott and Janis Badder
Peter Baker
Sharon Baldwin
Kathleen Barber and Barry Feinstein
Jonathan and JoAnn Bartel
Richard and Kathleen Baum
Leslie and Hugh Bethell
Richard Bett and Geraldine Henchy
Merrie Blocker
Leonor Blum
Dan and Michelle Blumhagen
David and Jennifer Bober
Kelly Boyd
Rebecca Brooks
Michael and Mary Brown
Arlene Butka
Kathy Byrd
Fran Cannon
Howard Cardin
Sue Carlton
Annette Carson
William Carter
Caslow Family
Andrew Celmer and Patricia Cronin
Mary Chapman
Tim Christenson
Harry and Erica Cikanek
Gerry Cohee
Ralph and Judy Cohen
Ethan Cooper and Rachel Cooper-Blank
Tamara Crail-Walters
Michael Craven and Meredith Robie-Craven
Jim and Rae Cumbie
Curtis Family
Meosotis Curtis
Stephanie Czyryca
Aldervan Daly and Seamus Murphy
John David and Stacie Lucero
Nello Deblasio
Anthony Digregorio
Teresa Dimka
Carolyn Dinst, in memory of Joanne Malin
David Ditman and Denise Valancius-Ditman
Blair Donald
Jessica Dorsey
David Doty and Linda Howser
Rachel Duncan
David Eisenmann
Federica Emiliani
Lauren and Chris Engler
Karen and Dave Eske
Robin Farabaugh
Lois Feig
Richard and Anita Fenton
Valerie Fenton and Chris Niebling
Frank Fillmore
Wanda Fink
Sylvia Fischbach-Braden
Dr. Esther Fleischmann and Dr. Peter Griffith
Kim Fleischmann
Dolly Foster
Amy Froide
John Gage
Bridget Gallagher
Barbara and Dominic Genuario
Bridget Gilhool
Susan Gillette
Gil and Terry Gleim
Paul Goldenberg
Stephanie and Alyssa Green
John M. Greiner
Michael Grenke
Etta Ray Griffin, in memory of Joanne Malin
Jesse Guercio
Gayle Guilford
Ruth and Mary Haag
Dianne and Darren Hackett
Joseph Haney
Steven Harper and Barbara Klein
John Havlik
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Heaver
Jacqueline Heilman
Ralph and Beth Heimlich
Catharine Helmers and Brad Bowers
Emily and Dale Helms
Peter Hermann
Evelyn Hersperger
Lily Hill, in honor of Will Fletcher-Hill
Richard Hiteshew
Lara Hjortsberg
Terri Hodes
Kathy Hogue and Nick Sommese
Lisa and John Horrigan
Diane Horvath
Anjanette Houck
Roberto and Charissa Huie
Suellen Humm
Marc and Caroline Hurwitz
Susan and Ted Hussar
Iverson Family
Zachary Jaffe
Douglas Jimerson and Pamela Parks
Alice E. John
Hannah Jones
John Kevin Jones, in memory of Joanne Malin
Mae Jones
Joseph Family
Kaiser-Jones Family
David Kaloustian
David and Melora Kaplan
Miriam Kelly
Mary Ann and James Kessler
Jessica Kiel
Judith Kilroy
Charlene Kollman
Muriel Kratz
Paul Krysiak
Jesse LaBuff
Ann Lauinger
Rodney and Patricia Layton
Ronald G. Legler
Claire Levine
Gail Lipsitz
Lindy LoRe
Cecilia Loving
Carolyn Lynch
Tyson Macdonald
Sarah Maher
Cathy Mailander and Rich Lovering
Nilma M. Martin Antonetti
Denise Mason
Megumi Maynard, in memory of Joanne Malin
Dr. Fran McCabe
Catherine McCall
Julia McCracken
Emily McMahon
Jeff McNutt
Ann Mead
Bibiana Medina
Gina Miller
Shelly Mintz
Charles Mitchell
Ray Mitzel
Nora Brigid Monahan
John and Moira Monk
Molly Moores
Joy Morrell and Bob Ryan
Grace Morsberger
Alden Moylan
Jennifer C. Munch
Samuel and Tina Murray
Brendan and Kirsten Murray
Dr. Tara Thurlby Muscovich
Jaya Nagendra
Kenrad✝ and Karen Nelson
Nicole Newmeyer
KK Ottesen
Jennifer and Galen Palmer
Christopher Parts
Linda Pattison
Michael Paulson
Keven Perkins and Christine Bordine
Debra Peroutka
Liberty Perry
Katherine and Mark Peterson
Judy Phares
Jackson Phillips
Michel Pierson
Mark Pilkinton
Matt Post
Elizabeth Povtak
Robert E. Pownall
Julie Press
Jim Proctor and Connie Saeger
Erin and Steven Prumo
Edith Pula
Dave Putt
Mark Ricche
Michael Richie
Nicole Ripken and Family
Maureen Roberts
Jill Robinson
Lori Robinson
Scott and Megan Rodgville
Robert Rosenberg
Robert Rosenbloom
Hollis Ross
Joshua and Lindsay Rowe
Thomas and D. Kathleen Rus
Al Russell
Eric Saber
Joy Sakamoto-Wengel
Steve Sakamoto-Wengel
Richard and Kayleen Saucier
Sheila Schanck, in honor of Chris Schanck
Mark and Kathy Schmidt
Mary Scholl and Paul Kilduff
Steve and Kelly Schwenk
Benjamin Shevchuk
Shore/Swann Family
John and Mary Shukie
Wendy Silver
Leo Simonetta
Ed Simpson
Patricia E. Smeton
Steven Smith
Geoff Snowman
Stefanski Family
Iggy Stefanski
Marc Steinberg and Jennifer Goldberg
Vanessa Strickland and Bryan Twomey
Roy and Andrea Struble
Margaret Sullivan
Michael P. and Joanna Sullivan
Stacey Sutton
Becky and Andrew Swanston
Kathleen P. Taylor
Peter Threadgill
John and Karen Trageser
Tom Vajda
Heather Vaughan
Yvonne Walker
Helen and Scott Walper
Susan Walther
Peter and Caroline Wayner
Anne and Ray Wedgeworth
Elizabeth Wehr
Jim Welkos
Michael and Roberta Wentworth
Christopher R. West
Ellen Weston
Sue Ellen Wheatley
Jennifer White
Brian Whooley
Lisa Wilde and Philip Vilardo
Judith Willner
Carlos Wilton
Beverly Winter, in memory of Jackson B. Winter
Charlotte Wojcik
Wendy Wolff
John Woodhull and Cheri Kennedy, in memory of Joanne Malin
Jenny Wright and Josh Osborne
David Yezzi
Calvin Young*
Kristen Abbey
Mark Abernathy and Tammy Lloyd
Kathleen Adrian
David Alexander
Jennifer and Rob Amann
Natalie Amato
Amy Anderson
Saadiah Angster
Dr. Michael Ankrom and Mr. F. William Chickering
Anonymous (12)
Estelle and Jacob Apelberg
Frances Apostolo
Bryan Appel
Andrea Armstrong-Fields
Randy Ash
Bonnie Aubuchon
Julie Bage
Kim Carlton Baier
Mary J. Bailey
Maria Balatzis
Ebrahim Bandookwala
Emily Barnard
Kristin Barnes
Catherine Barret
Brian Bartlett and Courtney Pinto
Kathryn Baxter
William and Geraldine Beach
Susan Behen
Ann Beltz
Michael and Teri Bennett
Kate Bentsen
Cheryl Bernard-Smith and Chip Smith
Bridgette Billioux
William Birrane
Jeaninne Blackwell
Andrew Blatt
Joan Blum
Karen Boecker
Mary de Boer
Sharon Bogdan
Ian Boisvert
Paul Boren
Gundula Bosch
Eric Bosse
Sharon Boston
John Boswell
Robert and Marilyn Boyle
Nadine Bozkurt
Anthony Bradford
Randi Bradley
Debbie Brady
Robert and Karen Braine
Taylor Branch and Christy Macy
Elizabeth Bredin
Morgan and Michelle Bridi
Robert and Michelle Briggs
James Brinsfield
Andra Broadwater
Matthew and Kimberly Brodie-Hopkins
Madeline Brooks
David Brown
Stephen and Lori Bruun
Joshua and Lindsay Burell
Seth Burroughs
Heidi Busch
Meghan Byan
Tania Caballero
Robert Caffrey
Jill Cairns-Gallimore
Elizabeth Caldera
Louis and Caroline Cannon
Indira Carey
Russell Carr
Virginia Carruthers
Jennifer Chaffee
Rasheda Chairs
Robin Chandlee
Arjun and Karen Chanmugam
John Chapin
Cassandra and Gordon Chase
Todd Chason
Denise Christ
Michael Chronister
David Clark
Juniata Clarke, in memory of Joanne Malin
Patricia Clarke
Alexandra Clough
Nell Codner
Justin Coe
Jane Coffey and Arthur Renkwitz
Robert and Kathryn Cole
Laura Coleson-Schreur
Dr. John Conley
Margaret Connolly
Scott Conroy
Jan Cook
Veronica Cook
Greg Cool
Carisa Cooney
John and Nancy Cowger
Lyn Cox
Gordon Creamer
Bryan and Pamela Crockett
Shanya Cross
David Culver Jr.
Grace and Frank Cunningham
Donte Curtis
Tanya Dajani
Janetta Davis
Lize Davis
Caite Debevec
Vince and Sherry DeFrancisci
Keara DeKay
Kyle St Denny
Melanie DeStefano
Edward Dexter
Dana DiCarlo
Edward Dieffenbach
Bernie DiPasquale
Osborne Dixon
Camille Dobson
Shandra Dohoney
Elliott Dolan
Anne Donahue
Kelley Donovan
Matt Donovan
Krista Dorsey
Deborah Driscoll and George Kasinkas
Jordan Dubbs
Cara Dudzic
Linda Dundrea
Teresa Dutton
Marcia Dysart
Lorraine Eakin
David Earles
Capri Ebright
Bryan Egan
Barbara Eisen, in memory of Dr. Donald Eisen
Kathy Eiswert
Richard Tryzno Ellsberry
Epp Family
Michael Fawcett
Daniel Feller
Robert and Jennifer Feuerbach
Dawn Fichtner, in honor of Jay and Rae Ann Fichtner
Jack Fields
John and Paula Finedore
Bryan Fischer
Rebecca Fischer
Michael and Lindsay Fitch
Mackenzie Ford
Vincent Foretich
Barry Fortune
Norina K. Foster
Mary Fox
Jim Fritsch
Jeffrey Gangwisch
Louis Garcia
Darla Garrett
William Gary
Myron Gelsinger
Andrew Genz
Betsy Gerding
Jacob Ginn
Rita Goerling
Amit Golding
Donna and Abram Goldstein
Dana Goode
Susan and Richard Goodlaxson
Margaret Goodlin
David Gordon
Jackie Gordon
Elizabeth Gorman
Steve and Marisa Gorsuch
Jaya Goswami
Carol and John Green
Shana Greenstein
Kathleen Gross
Rakhi Gupta
Clara Gustafson
Sean Hackett
Jim and Susan Hade
Lea Hagen
Michael Haggerty-Villa
Kameel Hall
Henry L. Hammond
Roberta Hammond
David Hanauer
Allison Hancock
Forest Hansen
Elizabeth Harper
George Harper
Mitch Harris
Alison Hartman, in memory of Joanne Malin
Arthur Hasson and Debora Polacheck
Amy Hastings
Peter Hauser
Barbara Hawkins
Douglas Healy
Paige Helie
Ann M Herendeen
Jay Herzog
James Hiett
Cathi Hild
Charlotte Hill
Gabriel Hiza
Jill and Colin Hodge
Kimberly Hogan
John Hohweiler
Michael Hopper
Franklin Horstman
Leah Humphries
Sarah Hunnicutt
Louis Hutt, JD CPA
Karen Huy
Dr. Linda J. Jacobs
Sorella Jacobs
Rose Jagus
Eldon James
Rachel Johns
Andrew and Danielle Johnson
Frederick Johnson
Amy Johnston and Thom Ellenbecker
Donald Jones
Shelley Jones-Pitts
Hannah Kang
Brian Kantsiper
Rebekah Kaufman
Anne Kelleher and Ray Boedecker
Barry Kessler
Brandy Keys
Tonii Khaled
Peter Kidd
Rebecca Kimport
Reginald King
Jacqueline Kitchen
Ires Kolen
Lynn Krugman
Chris Krupiarz
Scott and Tammy Krygier
Mart Kuhn
Rita M. Kurek, D.D.S.
Brenda Kwateng
Marcus Kyd
Heather Lam
Kristine Lampkin
Charlotte Landgraf
Monica Lapenta
Kathleen Lasker
Jonathan and Cecelia Lasley
Nancy Laverty
Jennifer Lawlor
Brenda Leadley
Fred Lenz
Bruce Lessey
Photine Liakos
Nancy Linden
Susan Linkins
Katie Little
Daniel Loeser
Karen Lombardo
Cathileen Love
Victoria Lucas
John and Tiffany Lundquist
Matthew Lynch
Ian Mahoney
Sarah Manchester
John Mansfield
Paul and Barb Mansfield
Mariarosa Marinelli
Danielle Marone
Elgin Martin
Jonathan and Allyson Mattanah
Corey Maynard
Catherine McAlpine
Colleen McCahill
Mary McCaul
Rosalyn McCrea
Katherine McCreary
J. Michael McLaughlin
Roger Meade and Sherrie Black
Patrick Meany
Elle Mellerson
Melinda Michel
Cindy Migliorisi
Shannon Miklo
Mindy Miller
Phillip Miller
William Miller
Earl Millett
Ted and Faith Millspaugh
Sara Milstein
Gregory and Nancy Minahan
Angela Mitchell
Christopher Moad
James Monack
Daniel Montgomery
Nancy and Scott Moores
Elizabeth Morgan
Sondra Moyer
Kim Munchel
Jenny Nance
Travers Nelson
Ashley Newby
Nick Newlin
Barbara Newton
Michelle Nicoll
Andrew Northrup
Pamela O'Brien
Cecily O’Donnell
Robert Okamoto
James Old
Christine Olinger
Karin Olsen
Johnny and Marisa Olszewski
Monica O'Neill
Una O'Neill
Margaret O'Neill's-Hull
Susan† and Stephen Oppenheimer
Marjorie Osmer
Dr. Bodil Ottesen
Andrew Pappas
Paula Paradiso
Paradiso Family
Natalie Parker-Lawrence, in memory of Joanne Malin
James Parsons
James Passarelli
Kazimiera and Jon Patterson
James Paul
Marin Paul
Alex Payne
Bradford Peabody
William Pearce
Laura Peitersen
Johnreed Peria
Abby Persky
Allison Perzinski
Jaclyn Pestka
Diane Phelps
Hugh Phelps
Seth Phillips
Sherry Phillips
Catherine Pino
Mary Pivvawer
Chris and Mary Pohlig
Sara Pripstein
Synina Pugh
Lynn Quincy
Yana Rachinskaya
Claudio Rattes
Sarah Rauscher
Patrick Reardo and Marianne Horrigan
Timothy and Julia Reda
Theresa Rego
Karen and Charles Renaldo
Pam Reuther
Shauna Moore Reynolds
Anne Riley
Gina Rivera
Gail Robarge
Pat Roberts
Veronica Roberts
Kathy Robie-Suh
Robin Family
Erika Robinson
Sarah Rodman
Don and Andrea Rogers
Hannah Roher
Anne-Marie Rosenthal
Greg Rotondi
Jeff Rottman-Yang
Mike and Sara Rouch
Rozalija Rozin
Cathie Ruzzi
Chris Ryer and Kimberly Lane
Meredith Safford
Elise and David Saltzberg
David Sanborn
Tara Sanford
Jeannine Saunders
Kirsten Saxe and William Thompson
Savannah Schilperoort
Nicky Schleider
Benjamin Seicol
Sarah Sellers
Robert Sellke
Elizabeth Sfekas
Seema Shah
Rebecca Sheppard
Diona De Shields
George and Elizabeth Shoffner, in memory of Joanne Malin
Laura Shulstad
Richard and Barrie Sigler
Melody Simmons
Darryl Slade
Jeffrey and Denise Smith
Kathleen Smith
Samantha Smith
Candy Smith-Kimani
Miranda Solomon
Susan Spicer and Jonathan Adams
Aparna Sri
Venessa Stacy
Michelle Starz-Gaiano
Tracey Steele
Laura and Erik Steensen
Lauren Stephens
Susan Sterett
Paige Stevenson
Carrie Stickel
Carolyn Stine
Dorothy Stoltz
James Strunge
Ray Sudduth
Fay Sundry
Steven Sutor
Stephen and Carolyn Sutton
Frank Svoboda
Nancy E. Tag
Cathy Tama-Troutman
Gwendolyn Tate
Natalie Tenner
Dona Teplitz
Jane Terebey
Alice Thomas
Heather Thomas and George Franz
Jennifer Thomas
Noreen Thomas
Robyn Thomas
Thompson Family, in memory of Joanne Malin
Lindsay Thompson and Kevin Mercer
Lily Tittle
Karin Tobin
Amy Tones
Eric Traynor
Kristi Tredway
Jonathan and Linda Tuck
Adrienne Unger
Peter Van Allen, in memory of Andrea Kramer
Jason Vaught
Anthony and Joyce Vazzano
Rebekah Venturini
Mark Vidor
Maria Fiorella Villanueva
Ariel Vitali
Pamela Wainwright
Dr. Charles Emerson Walker, in honor of Michael Sullivan
April Wall
Sally Wall and Patricia Montley
Susan Walla
Robert Walsh
Qianfei Wang
Julianne Ward, in memory of Joanne Malin
Camille Weanquoi
Greg and Rhea Weber
Armistead Webster
Edwin Welles
Eliane West
Amy White
Ray Whitney
Carolyn Williams
Myra Willis
Andrew Wilson
W Stephen Wilson
Karen Wilson
Shannon Listol Wilson
Walter Windisch
Dwight and Penny Wolkow
Gabriella Wong
Dale Woodring
Dana Moylan Wright
Kimberly Yang
Brenda Yankaskas
Suzumi Yasutake and Christopher Wanjek
Patricia Yevics-Eisenberg
Gabriel Vesperman Young
Marya Zeigler
Katarina Ziegler
James Zinski
Julia Zinski
Beate M Zipperle
David and Karen Zolet
Corporate, Foundation, and Government Support
City of Baltimore
Helm Foundation
State of Maryland
Maryland Department of Commerce
Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards, www.bakerartist.org
Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation
France-Merrick Foundation
BGE
PNC
Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences and the Citizens of Baltimore County
John J. Leidy Foundation
Maryland State Department of Education
Middendorf Foundation
Shubert Foundation
Sheridan Foundation
T. Rowe Price Foundation
Robert W. Deutsch Foundation
Howard County Arts Council, through a grant from Howard County Government
John E. and Sue M. Jackson Charitable Trust
M&T Charitable Foundation
Macht Fund of The Associated
Morris A. and Clarisse B. Mechanic Foundation
Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds
Nora Roberts Foundation
Shakespeare Fund of Theater League of Kansas City
Transamerica Foundation
Venable Foundation
Baltimore Community Foundation
Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
Byrnes & Associates, Inc.
Citizens for Dan Morhaim
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
LifeBridge Health
Maryland Charity Campaign
Sylvia Meisenberg Endowment for Shakespeare Education
J. S. Plank and D. M. DiCarlo Family Foundation
Robertson Powell Foundation
Shapiro Sher Guinot and Sandler
Southway Builders, Inc.
DONOR PROFILE
Sallie Rixey

For more than a decade, Sallie Rixey and her husband, Mohamed Al-Ibrahim, have been devoted members of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company community. Sallie can list many reasons she continues to return—as a patron, volunteer, and benefactor—but one rises above the rest: “The people,” she says simply.
Shakespeare has held a special place in Sallie’s heart since she was sixteen, when her family relocated to Scotland. “That’s where I met the love of my life…Macbeth,” she laughs.
Today, her commitment to learning continues through her support of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. Sallie especially loves our student matinees, where she sees young people discover Shakespeare as something meaningful, accessible, and alive. She also enjoyed our Baltimore-inspired production of It’s The Comedy of Errors, Hon! which showed how these timeless stories can connect with our own community.
Since retiring from a successful career as a doctor, Sallie volunteers with organizations throughout Baltimore, including the Maryland Zoo, The Walters Art Museum, Johns Hopkins, and of course, at CSC. As an usher, she values the simple moments of connection—welcoming audiences at performances and sharing in the excitement of live theatre.
Sallie’s generosity is an investment in the future. She hopes her gifts help actors achieve success and ensure that students leave our weekday matinees knowing that Shakespeare’s stories belong to them.
Supporters like Sallie make it possible to bring bold classical performances to Baltimore, nurture artists, and inspire the next generation of Shakespeare lovers.
DONOR PROFILE
John Warshawsky

John Warshawsky and his wife Susan are relatively new to Baltimore, having moved here in 2018, but not long after moving here, they found Chesapeake Shakespeare Company and became subscribers.
They are products of Missouri, where they met as accounting students and where John attended law school and initially practiced law. They moved to Washington, D.C., in 1987, however, and both had professional careers in the D.C. area until they decided to retire in Baltimore.
"I'm not your typical Shakespeare audience member," John admits. Like many people, he and his wife had some exposure to Shakespeare, but the first time they attended a Shakespeare performance in D.C., they both realized they did not understand the language and were quickly lost. They both appreciate the arts – John plays the viola and both have long-attended classical music concerts – but they felt like outsiders at the Shakespeare play in D.C.
After three-plus decades in the D.C., John and and Susan decided to move to Baltimore. They had visited the city many times, for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) concerts and Orioles games, and they knew Baltimore was now a better fit for them than DC. Living in Bethesda, they had even shifted their allegiance from the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center to the BSO's performances at the nearby Music Center at Strathmore. Then, following their move here, they found out about Chesapeake Shakespeare and decided to give a Bard play another chance, with the 2022 production of Henry V. This time, prepared in advance with his Folger Shakespeare edition, John attended CSC and loved it. He brought Susan next, and they have been coming back ever since.
"I love the theatre and the gorgeous building," John says, "and how accessible the actors are… The experience in the theatre is intimate. The productions are so well-performed and well-directed."
He also loves Baltimore.
"Baltimore and St. Louis are very similar," he says. He and Susan lived in downtown St. Louis, so they're familiar with downtown life. "But Baltimore's a much more progressive city… The challenges are obvious to all, but once you get to past them, there's a lot to love about our adopted city."
John has always been one to support his communities, and in retirement he continues to provide pro bono legal work, concentrating on immigration issues. Organizations benefiting from his counsel include Catholic Charities of Baltimore's Esperanza Center, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, and the International Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). In May 2024, he was named "Volunteer of the Year" by the Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington.
As for the theatre, John and Susan are now Friend-level donors at CSC. In fact, John likes the performances so much he began volunteering as an usher, and proudly posted the photo (above) of him in his red ushers' scarf on social media.
"Chesapeake Shakespeare was an enormous surprise," John says, noting the warmth and welcoming atmosphere they have experienced. "We really look forward to the productions here, and we're always happy to chat it up with others."