Annual Fund

Thank you to the generous donors who have supported Main Street Theater’s Annual Fund from September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025. To note any errors or omissions, please call 713-524-3622.

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

$50,000 – $99,000

The Brown Foundation, Inc.
The Cullen Trust For The Performing Arts
The City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance
Houston Endowment Inc.
The Shubert Foundation

$25,000 – $49,999

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The Elkins Foundation

$15,000 – $14,999

The Clayton Fund, Inc.
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation
The Humphreys Foundation
Sterling-Turner Foundation
Texas Commission on the Arts / National Endowment for the Arts
The Wortham Foundation

$10,000 – $14,999

H-E-B, LP
Shirley and David Toomim Family Foundation
William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust

$5,000 – $9,999

A Mad Idea Foundation
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
Alice Taylor Gray Foundation
The Strickland Family Foundation
Salners Family Foundation
Shisler & Taylor Pediatric Dentistry

$2,500 – $4,999

John D. and Allie Lea Orton Foundation

CURTAINS UP FUND

John D. and Allie Lea Orton Foundation
Shirley and David Toomim Family Foundation

FLYING MAN SOCIETY

Guarantor ($50,000 and above)

Anonymous
Ken Bohan & Dean O`Kelley

Sponsor ($15,000 – $24,999)

Jack Blaylock & Jane Evans
John Drewer & David Jaqua
Carolyn Keating
Patricia VanAllan

Angel ($10,000 – $14,999)

Anonymous
Robert J. Card, M.D. & Karol Kreymer
The Efraín Corzo & Andrew Bowen Foundation
RK & Janet Hansen
William Madigan, in memory of Susan Madigan

Production Partner ($5,000 – $9,999)

Ms. Margery Anderson
Kathy Cire
Linda Dodge
Ms. Barbara Mackey & Dr. James Ferrendelli
Sylvia A. Matthews & Murray Fogler
Joyce & Mohammed Salhoot
Max & Martha Zimmerman

Benefactor ($1,000 – $2,499)

Maconda Abinader
Antha Adkins & Frank Davies
Anonymous (5)
Ms. Sudha Bidani
Mariam Chacko & Ken Rolston
Joe & Margaret Chiavone
Virginia (Ginger) A. Clark
Dr. Rebecca Clearman, M.D. & Mr. David Decker
Ms. Janet Covington
Jennifer Drummond & Joseph “Chepe” Lockett
Kevin Dubose & Glenda Owen
Trey & Joyce Evans
Eileen Glaser & Jay Schachner
Joy & Don Haley
Mac & Rosine Hall, in honor of of 50 years of MST
Susan & Michael Hawes
Linda & Tracy Hester
Rob Jamail
Lynn Kamin
Patricia J Kerrigan
Gary & Renae Leach
Nancy & Paul Legros
Shelley & Mark Marmon
Unky Carl
Virginia Miller
Sarajane Milligan
David Morrell & Shannon Emerick
Jill & B. J. Mulloy
Jim & Lucy Parker
Kathy Poeppel & Dick Moiel
Kathryn Ritcheske
Elaine & Steven Roach
Enid R. Robinson
Alex & Jane Robinson
Riven Productions HTX
Jim Salners
Donna S. Scott
Stuart A. Shapiro, MD & Richard Bezdek
Nancy & Alan Shelby
Lacey Tezino
Linda Rose Walls
Pat & Jim Walzel
Thomas & Mary Ellen Whitworth
Ms. Elizabeth D. Williams & Mr. Harold Helm
Myra Wilson
In honor of the Camels
In honor of Janet Hansen
In honor of Michael Chiavone
In loving memory of Dr. Nanine Ewing
In honor of Rebecca Udden

INDIVIDUALS

Supporter ($500 – $999)

Anonymous (3)
Dr. & Mrs. James Blanding
Becky Bonar
Shondra Marie & Todd Boring
Ralph Burch
Charlie & Carol Burrus, in loving memory of Sid & Mary Lee Burrus
Leigh G Ehrhardt
Leighton Fairbairn
Easy-Ware Corporation
Joel & Jamie Grossman
Christianne Mays Hagemann
Susan & Robert Hawkins
Jeni Heard
William Howze & Jeannette Dixon
Dale & Miriam Hudson
Catherine & Matthew Johnson
Diane S. Kaplan
James Kelly & Rita Calabro
Carla Kneipp
Jan & David Larsen
Pamela Lovett
Jackie & Bill Low
The Baker Gentlemen`s Hedonist Society
Carolie E Martin
Sheila York
Karen McAshan
R. Scott & Rebecca McCay
Rose Ann Medlin & Bill Joor, in honor of 06/02/1952
Susan Morrison
Karen Oganowski
Ms. Katherine Palmer
Wanda Pan & David Tocco
Jan Pasternak & Renee Tappe
Dr. Gary W. Patterson
Brenda Peters
Elizabeth Rader, in honor of 05/07/1951
Barry Reed
Clem & Sandra Reid
Barbara Rodes
Frank Rynd
Diane Sanders
Russ & Mary Margaret Schulze
Chris & Helen Smith
Louise & William Spindler
Alana Spiwak & Sam Stolbun
Rose Sundin
D. C. & Maretta Toedt
Ruth Goldberg & Allan Van Fleet
Reid Whitaker
Ms. Kate Wiggins Nilsen
The Wiltons
Gary & Shari Winston
In loving memory of Kent H. Smith

Friend ($250 – $499)

Rita Bergers & Joel Abramowitz
Leslie Amann, in honor of Jimmy Phillips & Steven Jones
Sandra & Russ Andorka
Anonymous (7)
The Nageso Family
Ms. Claire Brooks
Mary Ann & Bert Campbell
Roxi Cargill & Peter Weston
Murry & Meryl Cohen
Jim & Michelle Connor
Margaret Culbertson
Curry/Pulaski
Lorelei De La Reza
James & Anne Dougherty
Alan Ellahham
Felicia & Geary Eppley
Clarence Estes
Helen Fiore
Denis “woodja” Flanigan, Ph.D.
Mary & Jeff Galligan
Karen & Larry George
John H. Glover
Chris Gould
Ann Patton Greene
Evie & John Grubb
Britt Guarglia
Claire Hart-Palumbo
Amira Hays
Katy & Clyde Hays
Michelle Huntsman
Ronald Joe
Terry Jones & Adam Garcia, in memory of Ed Muth
Chris Kase
Marilyn Knight
Gretchen Kuhn
Ms. Theresa Le
Cynthia & Roald Lokken
Tamara & Michael McFarland, in honor of Vivian Worrell
Ellen & Rick Miles
Lisa Mohr
Steven Morgan
Nathoo Family
Karen & Mark Newell
John Ohrt
Cathy Oliver
Luda Orelup
Paula Patterson
Meghan & Edward Pavone
Lynette Pebernat
Karen Ross
Mary Ann Ryerson
Vicki & Steve Schutter
Oonagh Scott & Steve Rhea
Bryan Scrivner
Emily Smith
Charlotte Sullivan, in honor of 05/18/1949 2425
Alan Thomas
Kelly Thomas
Helen L. Toombs
Ms. Peggy Horn Villarreal
Drs. Gretchen Von Allmen & Michael Funke
Jane Weil
Douglas & Carolynne White
Dr. Cary Wintz
In honor of Regina Rogers
In honor of Shannon Emerick & Dave Morrell

Patron ($100 – $249)

Victoria Agee
Anonymous (9)
Jill Assir
Ms. Wendy Barr
Maurice Bass
Patti Bean
Vicki Bell
Mrs. Chinyoung Bergbauer
Alice Berry
Valerie & Edward Blair
Douglas Bosse
Andrew & Sarah Boyd
Judy Bristol
Michelle Britton
Tiffany Britton
Rosie Rutledge, Matilda Rutledge, & Rosalind Thomeer
Ellen Brown
Dorothy Burge
Nicole Burns
Jerry and Diane Carpenter
Lucy Chan
Charlotte Cherry
Doris J Cleveland
Barbara & Rick Cordray
David & Caren Cowan
Tasha Criss
Fritz Dickmann & Sheryl Croix
Claire & Donald Daum, in memory of Ronald Goldstein
Patricia L. Day
Marilyn DeCell
Prem & Gaynelle Dewan
Robert & Anne Donahoo
Ms. Catherine Dieckmann Drake & Mr. Jerry Drake
Richard Elbein & Jerry Peperone
Kathleen Empsucha
Joey England
Ms. Rose Ennis
Gary & Denise Fischer
Clara & Thomas Fowler
Sandy Frieden & Bob Kelly
Wes Gamble
Dan Gordon
Kara Greenberg & Adam Gross
Ms. Jennifer M. Greene
Cynthia Greenwood & Robert Molder
Lucila & Bill Haase
Lauren Hagerty
Dr. M. Bowes & Cathy Hamill
Margaret Hansen
Mrs. Margie Higgins
Vivian Ho
Ron & Sandra Holloway
Sara Jacobson
Anne Hudson Jones
Jane D Jones, in honor of Margot Weaver
Julie & James Keenan
John & Page Keller
Nina Benedetto & Rev. Dan King
Joe Kirkendall & Scott Burkell
Ms. Patty Kleinknecht
Richard Kummins
Mary Kurian & Henry Hwu
Joseph Lauinger
Larissa Lindsay
Derek Charles Livingston
John Maguire
Rosemary & Jeremy Mathalone
Linda K May
Jackie McCoy
Patricia McMahon
Carolyn Melgar
Thomas & Barbara Meloncon
Michelle Miears
William Mirsky
Catherine & David Morrell
Diane & Tim Myers
Ms. Alissa Nelson
Luanne Novak, in honor of Dr. Mark Udden
Denise O`Neal
Wendy Oehlman
Ms. Julie Marie Pare
Noel Perkins
Mary Anne Piacentini & Drexel Turner
Mark & Nancy Picus
Susan & Bruce Pollard
Mary Lou Pringle
Rose Radoff
Rebecca Roddy
Jan Rodwell
Marti & Billy Rosenberg
Karen Ross, In honor of Rona, Stan, Thao, Matt, Sam, Shelby, Rachel, Austin, Vicki, Scott, Mathilda, Lil Joe, Geno, & Remi
Don & Becky Ruthven, in honor of Andrew Ruthven`s birthday
Lauren Sanders
Erin Scherr
Diane & Scott Schoppe
Robin Simon
Karen Anne Smith
The Sparks Family, In honor of Joanna Osborne`s first play
Susan Speert & Steve Hanrahan
Brandon & Emily Stein
Chuck Strubbe
Mercedes Tarley
Amy & Kevin Tones
Lynn Quinley & Richard Tucker
Margi Wald, in loving memory of Philip Hafer
Helen Warwick & Kevin Tully
Marcia Wasson
Robyn & Bruce Webb
Rhonda Welch
Elizabeth Wiggins
Richard Wilkins
Errol Wilks
Diane & Michael Wonio
Barbara Wood
Sharolyn & Mike Wood
Jelena Zhang
In honor of 04/02/1951
In loving memory of Jeffrey Meadows
In memory of Thomas B. Greene III
In memory of Rice alumni Tom Greene & Jerlyn Mardis

PAGE TO STAGE SUPERSTARS

Superstar ($125– $249)

Ava Anz
Ariana Bell-Martinez
Max Braun
Baylin Brod
Benjamin Canales
Emma Chauvin
Noah Chauvin
Ella Mae Crow
Avery Mohr
Oliver Nilsen
Cooper Oehlman
Bennett Sewell
Corinne Stagg
Adah Stein

Adventurer ($250 – $499)

Coco Benskin
Teddy Benskin
Mallory Hays
Sydney Hays
Emerson Heard
Harper Heard
Juliet Huntsman
Lisa Huntsman
Camille Johnson
Maris Johnson
Alexandra Le
Emilia Le
Davis Morgan
Grant Morgan
Jacob Nageso
Josiah Nageso

Hero ($500+)

Freddy Kneipp
Elle Palmer

REVELERS

The Baker Gentlemen`s Hedonist Society, in honor of Main Street Theater founder and Baker Shakespeare pioneer Rebecca Greene Udden
Ms. Janet Covington
Susan & Michael Hawes
Ronald Joe
Patricia McMahon
Dr. Rebecca Clearman, M.D. & Mr. David Decker
Nancy & Mark Picus
Clem & Sandra Reid
Kathryn Ritcheske
Jane & Alex Robinson
Alan Thomas

LEGACY GIVING

Estate of William Guy Barrow
Estate of Janice Abbott Kraus Brisack
Judy & Harry Bristol
Estate of Helen Bloxsom Davis
Joyce & Trey Evans
Estate of Ann Hitchcock Holmes
Gary Kornblith Memorial Fund
Estate of Susan Madigan
Estate of Che Moody