Annual Fund

Thank you to the generous donors who have supported Main Street Theater’s Annual Fund from June 1, 2024 – June 15, 2025. To note any errors or omissions, please call 713-524-3622.

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

$100,000 and above

The John M. O`Quinn Foundation

$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

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

$1,000 – $2,499

McDowell Law Group, L.L.P.

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
Carolyn Keating

Angel ($10,000 – $14,999)

Anonymous
Jack Blaylock & Jane Evans
Robert J. Card, M.D. & Karol Kreymer
Efraín Corzo & Andrew Bowen
John Drewer & David Jaqua
In memory of Susan Madigan

Benefactor ($1,000 – $2,499)

Maconda Abinader
Antha Adkins & Frank Davies
Anonymous (4)
Ms. Sudha Bidani
Shondra Marie & Todd Boring
Mariam Chacko & Ken Rolston
Virginia (Ginger) A. Clark
Dr. Rebecca Clearman, M.D. & Mr. David Decker
Ms. Janet Covington
Jennifer Drummond & Joseph “Chepe” Lockett
Kevin Dubose & Glenda Owen
Nan Earle
Trey & Joyce Evans
Easy-Ware Corporation
Eileen Glaser & Jay Schachner
Ann Patton Greene
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
Mary & Rodney Koenig
Nancy & Paul Legros
Shelley & Mark Marmon
Unky Carl
Sarajane Milligan
David Morrell & Shannon Emerick
Jill & B. J. Mulloy
Wanda Pan & David Tocco
Jim & Lucy Parker
Jan Pasternak & Renee Tappe
Kathy Poeppel & Dick Moiel
Kathryn Ritcheske
Elaine & Steven Roach
Enid R. Robinson
Alex & Jane Robinson
The Gowrie Conspiracy
Jim Salners, in loving memory of Dr. Nanine Ewing
Donna S. Scott
Stuart A. Shapiro, MD & Richard Bezdek
Nancy & Alan Shelby
Shawn Simme Family
Susan Sponenberg
Rose Sundin
Lacey Tezino
D. C. & Maretta Toedt
Linda Rose Walls
Pat & Jim Walzel
Thomas & Mary Ellen Whitworth
Ms. Elizabeth D. Williams & Mr. Harold Helm
Myra Wilson
The Wiltons

INDIVIDUALS

Supporter ($500 – $999)

Anonymous (4)
Dr. & Mrs. James Blanding
Becky Bonar
Ms. Brigitte Z. Bosarge
Charlie & Carol Burrus, in loving memory of Sid & Mary Lee Burrus
Leigh G Ehrhardt
Felicia & Geary Eppley
Christianne Mays Hagemann
Susan & Robert Hawkins
Jeni Heard
Dale & Miriam Hudson
Catherine & Matthew Johnson
Diane S. Kaplan
James Kelly & Rita Calabro
Carla Kneipp
Jan & David Larsen
Pamela Lovett
Jackie & Bill Low
William Madigan
The Baker Gentlemen`s Hedonist Society
Carolie E Martin
R. Scott & Rebecca McCay
Rose Ann Medlin & Bill Joor, in honor of 06/02/1952
Virginia Miller
Karen Oganowski
Ms. Katherine Palmer
Dr. Gary W. Patterson, in loving memory of Jeffrey Meadows & Regina Rogers
Brenda Peters
Elizabeth Rader, in honor of 05/07/1951
Barry Reed
Clem & Sandra Reid
Carol Relihan
Barbara Rodes
Diane Sanders
Joan F. Sarah-Foster, in loving memory of Lee Friedman
Russ & Mary Margaret Schulze
Louise & William Spindler
Alana Spiwak & Sam Stolbun
Alan Thomas
Ruth Goldberg & Allan Van Fleet
Ms. Kate Wiggins Nilsen
John & Deborah Willis
Gary & Shari Winston
Sheila York
In honor of Kathy Cire
In honor of Rebecca Udden
In honor of Shannon Emerick

Friend ($250 – $499)

Rita Bergers & Joel Abramowitz
Leslie Amann, in honor of Jimmy Phillips & Steven Jones
Sandra & Russ Andorka
Anonymous (5)
The Nageso Family
Douglas Bosse
Peggy Burck
Liz & Jimmy Burke, in memory of Carol Koomey Walls, beloved sister of Kathy Koomey Cire
Mary Ann & Bert Campbell
Roxi Cargill & Peter Weston
Murry & Meryl Cohen
Jim & Michelle Connor
Margaret Culbertson
Curry/Pulaski
Lorelei De La Reza
Clarence Estes
Helen Fiore
Denis “woodja” Flanigan, Ph.D.
Karen & Larry George
John H. Glover
Chris Gould
Joel & Jamie Grossman
Evie & John Grubb
Britt Guarglia
Claire Hart-Palumbo
Amira Hays
Katy & Clyde Hays
Ron & Sandra Holloway
John Horsford
William Howze & Jeannette Dixon
Michelle Huntsman
Sharon Johnson
Terry Jones & Adam Garcia, in memory of Ed Muth
John & Page Keller
Marilyn Knight
Gretchen Kuhn
Ms. Theresa Le
Cynthia & Roald Lokken
Tamara & Michael McFarland, in honor of John & Vivian Worrell
Patricia McMahon
Ellen & Rick Miles
Nathoo Family
Karen & Mark Newell
Cathy Oliver
Luda Orelup
Paula Patterson
Meghan & Edward Pavone
Lynette Pebernat
Mark & Nancy Picus
Mary Ann Ryerson
Frank Rynd
Vicki & Steve Schutter
Oonagh Scott & Steve Rhea
Bryan Scrivner
Emily Smith
Charlotte Sullivan, in honor of 05/18/1949
Helen L. Toombs
John Van Horn
Ms. Peggy Horn Villarreal, in support of Pride Night
Drs. Gretchen Von Allmen & Michael Funke
Jane Weil
Douglas & Carolynne White
Richard Wilkins
Dr. Cary Wintz
In loving memory of Dagmar “Marty” Bischoff Garfinkel

Patron ($100 – $249)

Victoria Agee
Anonymous (8)
Ruth Assaad
Ms. Suzanne Auld
Ms. Wendy Barr
Maurice Bass
Patti Bean
Vicki Bell
Alice Berry
Valerie & Edward Blair
Ms. Nancy Bolduc
Andrew & Sarah Boyd
Carol Brejot
Judy Bristol
Michelle Britton
Rosie Rutledge, Matilda Rutledge, & Rosalind Thomeer
Ellen Brown
Nancy Brown
Dorothy Burge
Nicole Burns
Jerry and Diane Carpenter
Joe Burke & Kim Casper-Burke
Lucy Chan
Ms. Sarah Chauvin
Charlotte Cherry
Matthew Cire
Mr. Patrick Conoley
David & Caren Cowan
Gigi Cox
Tasha Criss
Fritz Dickmann & Sheryl Croix
Janet Crow
Diedre Crowe
Patricia L. Day
Marilyn DeCell
Prem & Gaynelle Dewan
Robert & Anne Donahoo
James & Anne Dougherty
Ms. Catherine Dieckmann Drake & Mr. Jerry Drake
Richard Elbein & Jerry Peperone
Kathleen Empsucha
Ms. Rose Ennis
Fran Epstein
Allie Fields
Gary & Denise Fischer
Clara & Thomas Fowler
Sandy Frieden & Bob Kelly
Wes Gamble
Kara Greenberg & Adam Gross
Cynthia Greenwood & Robert Molder
Lucila & Bill Haase
Lauren Hagerty
Dr. M. Bowes & Cathy Hamill
Ms.Whitney Jude Heard
Mr. Clay Hoster
Trina Hurley
Mrs. Glen Husak
Tracie Jae
Ronald Joe
Mary Lee Johns
Christine & John Johnston
Jane D Jones, in honor of Margot Weaver
Julie & James Keenan
Nina Benedetto & Rev. Dan King, in memory of Rice alumni Tom Greene & Jerlyn Mardis
Joe Kirkendall & Scott Burkell
Ms. Patty Kleinknecht
Richard Kummins
Mary Kurian & Henry Hwu
Kate & Scott Lambert
Joseph Lauinger
Ms. Cheyanne Leibe
Larissa Lindsay
John Maguire
Ms. Leigh Manning
Rosemary & Jeremy Mathalone
Linda K May
Jackie McCoy
Clayton & Kimberly Mcgough
Carolyn Melgar
Thomas & Barbara Meloncon
Shannon Merritt
Leonie Millen
Tatcho & Cindy Mindiola
William Mirsky
Lisa Mohr
Catherine & David Morrell
Susan Morrison
Diane & Tim Myers
Ms. Alissa Nelson
Denise O`Neal
Wendy Oehlman
Ms. Julie Marie Pare
Ms. Laura Pears
Michael & Mary Petrovics
Mary Anne Piacentini & Drexel Turner
Susan & Bruce Pollard
Sheryl Quinn & Family
Rose Radoff
Chelsey Riemer
Rebecca Roddy
Jan Rodwell
Dubravka Romano
Marti & Billy Rosenberg
Karen Ross, In honor of Rona, Stan, Thao, Matt, Sam, Shelby, Rachel, Austin, Vicki, Scott, Mathilda, Lil Joe, Geno, & Remi
Gay Lynne Rouse
Barbara Rubenstein
Don & Becky Ruthven, in honor of Andrew Ruthven`s birthday
Lauren Sanders
Erin Scherr
Mr. Brent Schnitzius
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
Sheryl Stephenson
Gerri Reeves & Mark Stout
Gail & William Taber
Mercedes Tarley
Amy & Kevin Tones
Marie & Edmunds Travis
Karen A. Twitchell
Margi Wald, in loving memory of Philip Hafer
Helen Warwick & Kevin Tully
Robyn & Bruce Webb
Rhonda Welch
Elizabeth Wiggins
Errol Wilks
Diane & Michael Wonio
Barbara Wood
Sharolyn & Mike Wood, in memory of Thomas B. Greene III
Vivian Worrell
Jelena Zhang
In honor of 04/02/1951

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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
Shawn Simme Family
Alan Thomas
Dr. Cary Wintz

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

Annual Fund

Annual Fund

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

$100,000 and above

$50,000 – $99,000

$25,000 – $49,999

$15,000 – $14,999

$10,000 – $14,999

$5,000 – $9,999

$2,500 – $4,999

$1,000 – $2,499

CURTAINS UP FUND

FLYING MAN SOCIETY

Guarantor ($50,000 and above)

Angel ($10,000 – $14,999)

Production Partner ($5,000 – $9,999)

Partner ($2,500 – $4,999)

Benefactor ($1,000 – $2,499)

INDIVIDUALS

Supporter ($500 – $999)

Friend ($250 – $499)

Patron ($100 – $249)

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Superstar ($125– $249)

Adventurer ($250 – $499)

Hero ($500+)

REVELERS

LEGACY GIVING