2026/2027 SUPPORTERS

Urbanite Theatre would like to thank and recognize our generous donors for supporting our mission to bring compelling, intimate live theatre experiences to downtown Sarasota.
Donations made since July 1, 2026
PRODUCER'S CIRCLE
PRODUCING PARTNER ($50,000+)
PRESENTING PRODUCER ($20,000-$49,999)
Cheryl Wyatt & John Wenderski
George Steitz in honor of Susan Williams
Chase & Robin Curtis
Don & Ronda Gallehue
Jack & Priscilla Schlegel
Mercedita O'Connor
Shubert Foundation
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ($10,000-$19,999)
Amy Schachter
Barbara Jacob
Bob & Pat Baer
Daniel & Barbara O'Keefe
Gerald & Sondra Biller
Marge & Leon Ellin
Maureen Gebhardt & Len Goldberg
Richard & Betty Watt Nimtz
Shari & Steve Ashman
Sue & Tom Ghezzi
Susan Talarico & Mike Sundermeyer
The Bradbury Family
CO-PRODUCER ($5,000-$9,999)
Annette Haile
Ben Boyum
Caplin Foundation
Clare & Rich Segall
Deborah & Walton Beacham
Esther & Jorgen Jensen
Jeffrey Hamblin, MD & Mark-Alan
Joe & Dede Mallof
Johnson Singer Arts Education Fund
Linda & Reid MacCluggage
Lynn Blackledge
Marlyn & Rick Victor
Marta Riordan & Jim Boyle
Mary Rau-Foster & Richard Foster
Maryl & Bill Levine
Nanette Crist
Smile Sarasota
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ($2500-$4,999)
Arthur Siciliano
Barbara & Rich Scissors
Carol Gilbert & Matty Matheson
Carole & Malcolm Schwartz
Don Swan
Ed & Annette Eliasberg
Eva T. & Stephan Slane Fund
Guy & Maria Mandler
Helen & Steve Zielinski
In memory of Deb Shoss
Isa Engleberg & Allan Kennedy
Philippe Koenig & Jan Wallace
Scott Talbot Lewis & Tony Gibbons
Skip & Janis Swan




CITY COUNCIL ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous
Cherie Balan & Jeff Kraus
Chip & Cindy Elitzer
Cookie Bloom
Debra Jacobs Buttaggi
Dennis & Mimi Adams
Dr. Jody Beresford & Dr. Robert Mayer
Dr. Judith Boice & Joan Carboni
Elizabeth Archer & Stafford Mclean
Gary & Lorraine Dickinson
Huisking Family Fund
Jan & Jerry Lazar
John Bradbury & Frances Fergusson
John T. Grant & Daniel Weiss
Joseph Deutsch
Linda Bescher Davis
Linda K. & Stephen F. Zenuh Charitable Fund
Lucie & David Lapovsky
Lynn Schaefer
Marie McKee & Robert Cole Jr.
Maureen Maguire & Doug Kuperman
Michael Hannon & Elaine Carbo
Nancy Markle
P.L. Ryland Charitable Fund
Regie Wolff
Rick & Kathie Myerburg
Rodney Pewitt
Scott Perry & Josh Howard
Sharon Strassfeld
Susan McGivern & John Irwin
Valerie & Kevin Lipscomb
Ward Rinehart & Richard Guenther
Alex Karotis
Andrew & Felicia Hall
Barbara Raphael
David & Brenda Bass
David & Jacqueline Massari
Edith Williams
Frank & Maila Maggio
Ingrid C. Nutter
Janet Tolbert
Kim Albright & Michael Dow
Leah Reda
Linda Duncan
Marilyn Pinsky
Martin & Catha Abrahams
Rosemary Krimbel & John Garton
Shelly & Ronni Aptekar
Sue Jacobson
Susan & David Katz
Susan & Russell Samson
Tina Roby
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ($500-$999)





LIFEGUARD ($100-$499)
Allyne & Robert Zorn
Amy Barkin
Ann Gundersheimer
Anne Marie Sopko
Anonymous
Auntie M
Barb Brosius
Barbara Biancardi
Barbara Young
Barry & Karen Oshry
Bruce Rodgers
Carolyn Zaput & Mollie
Chuck & Eloise Hanner
Clyde Coatney
Cynthia Wolloch & Joseph Reid
Dave Osmundsen
David & Janis Blackman
David Chaffin
Debbie Trice
Dr. Byron & Andrea Hoogwerf
Dr. Stephen Stambler
Fran Braverman
Ilene Shane
In honor of Elinor Basescu
In memory of Joan Grabill
Jan Neuberger
Joan Lovell
Joanna McClelland Glass
John Annis & Regina Morris
Julie & John Ingleman
K.T. Curran
Kathy Weil
Lana & Bob Scott
Linda & Chris Hansen
Linda & Gene Crump
Linda Larsen & John Scalzi
Lynn Skolnik
Marcia Magalhaes
Margery Meltzer
Marjorie Stearns
Melanie Anthony
Michael Bille & Lois Greenbaum
Michael Peyton - Culture Force
Millie Finkel
Nelle S. Miller
Pamela Gore Meade
Patricia Ostroski
Peggy Sweeney
Penny Klein
Peter Castagna
Ronald & Mary Shapiro
Ruth Brandwein & Joe Friedman
Ruth Reiter
Sarah Wertheimer
Shawn Bartelt
Sue Rupp & Josh Ingojo
Vicki C. Rollo
Wayne & Patti Lee Curtis
TOWNSPEOPLE ($25-$99)
Amy White
Anonymous
Arnold & Ronnie Malasky
Cheri Coulter
Chris Verrill
Cindy & Mike Nash
Dale & Elizabeth Hibbard
Dennis K Massaro
Elizabeth Deane
Gregg Mecherle
Jack Hillman
Jacqueline & Michael Wands
Jodie Sullivan
John C. Wilson
Julie Stone
Laurie Pearlman & Ervin Staub
Lucinda Pierce
Martin Tucker
Michelle Morris
Muffy Lavens
Nancy Levine
Nancy Schwachter
Nora Burns
Norma Goldberg
Robert & Shelley Rappaport
Robert Hall
Rodger Skidmore
Ronda Hewitt
Sara Lynn Ianni
Tim C.
Valentine Landsperger
This list was last updated on 10/20/2026 for gifts recognized for the July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027 fiscal year
For any errors or omissions please speak with
Adilyne McKinlay at: (941) 321-1397 or info@urbanitetheatre.com
