Thank You to Our
2026 & 2025 Season Supporters!

Although we cannot list the countless donors who contributed gifts ranging from $1 to $74 throughout the year, we sincerely appreciate the generous support provided by every on of our wonderful patrons. If your name is missing or to learn more about how you can give back to our work, please contact us at mgmt@shakespeareindelawarepark.org.

2026 Members & Support

November 2025-November 2026

$5000+ The Royals

Anonymous (2)
Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
The Lipke Foundation
Elsie P & Lucius McCowan Private Charitable Foundation

$2500+ The Lovers

Children’s Foundation of Erie County
Trevor & Bailey Fitzgerald
Peter J. Heffley

$1000+ The Dreamers

Anonymous (2)
Mr. Samuel Magavern II and Ms. Monica Angle 
Balbach-Bace Family Fund at CFGB
Candace Lynn Bell
In Honor of B. Ebrahimian
Josh Dix & Kimberly Fels
Neil E. Garvey Foundation for the Arts
Scott Sroka & Marla Greenberg
Lucinda & Don Ingalls
Mr. & Mrs. Boris & Barbara Kuvshinoff
Nicholas Rastelli II
Jim & Karen Schultz
The Gary & Katharina Szakmary Fund
Sue Tannehill
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Tharp
Dr. Eric Waffner & Mrs. Jennifer Dole-Waffner

$500+ The Spirits

Amy
Dale Anderson & Monica D Neuwirt 
Lewuga Benson
Meg Cain
Chris & Chuck Casto
Bobbie Chase
Andalyn Courtney
In Honor of the Didio Family
Deborah DiMatteo
Gail Evans
Jessica French
Anne Mallonee & Tony Furnivall
Daniel Gross & Kristy Berner
Bonita Hodur – In Memory of Saul Elkin
Jacob Honan
Katie Howe
Tom & Martha Hyde
In Memory of John T. Kearns
Sue Tannehill & Hope Kenmore
William Kennedy
Linda Kingsbury
Heather & Nathaniel Lucek
Robert Maefs
Zoe Peppas
Rosa Pizzi
James Rizzi
Alexandria Rowen
Andrew Lohrum & Joe Spino
Elizabeth Walcott
Karen Wehn
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Williams – In Memory of Saul Elkin
Ed & Michele Wright
Mary Young
Paul Zarembka

$250+ The Players

 

Timothy Allen
Joe & Nancy Atkinson –
Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Julie Bastedo
Alan & Maryl Bedanko
Ed & Jane Bednarczyk
Dianne Bennett
Michael & Susan DeWitt
Joseph Donofrio, PhD
In Memory of Saul Elkin
Liz McClintick & Jim Fallavollita
Peter & Jacquelyn Flynn
Mary & Peter Grace
Mark Horowitz and Joe Green
John & Shirley Guagliardi
Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Karen Healy
Thomas & Sharon Hewner
Patricia Hills
Paul Hojnacki
Keith Krabill & Bonnie McMichael
Brian & Jayne Murray
Michael and Andrea Kuettel 
David & Marilyn Kurzawa
J. Michael & Elizabeth Lennon
Joelle Logue
Laura Mangan
Timothy & Noreen McAllister
Mark & Margot Mitschow
Regina Muscarella
Peter Hall & M. E. O’Leary
Kate & Ken Olena
Clifford Ong
Peter Palmisano
Kimberly Phelan
William & Connie Poorten
Jill Powell – In honor of Lisa Ludwig
Jennifer Read
John & Mary Ann Rusnak
Frank & Vanessa Scinta
Mukund Seshadri
Stuart & Caren Shapiro
Lynnette Mende & Peter Siedlecki 
Jesse & Thomasina Smith
Jerald & Jeanne Sultz
Chris and Kathy Tzetzo Charitable Fund
Nick & Christine Whitman
Kendra Winkelstein

$150+ The Playwrights

Anonymous (4)
Janice Alberts
Eleanor Ash
Alan & Sally Babcock
Lincoln & Mildred Blaisdell
Janis Bommer
Kathleen Boone
Amy Bossert
Charley & Ann Marie Bowman
Mark Brighton
Dennis Brown
Natalie Passmore & Josh Bruce
Andrew Schneider & Charlene Celano
Mary Schaefer and James Colombo III
Cindy Comella
Pam Marchewka-Cornwell
Barbara Courtney – In Honor of Jeff Higgins
Nancy & Bryan DeBroka
Scott & Dawn DeLuca
Vandercher & Dick Funeral Home
Bertie Donovan
Julia Drinnan-Doran and Thomas Doran
Mary Egan
Daniel Emmer
Jerre & Amy Feagin 
Kim Ferullo
Jeff & Chandra Grabill 
Keith Grover
Ron and Sharon Harshman
Paulette Notaro Hassett
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk and Gabrielle Higner
Lisa Hinca
James & Anneke Ieda
Daniel Gerstman & Sharon Stern Gerstman
Mark Goldman
Mark Horowitz & Joe Green
Tracy K.P. Gregg
Lisa Hinca
Deborah Howe
James & Phila Ibaugh
Tom & Reyne Jankowski
Barbara Austin & Tom Johnston
Donald and Elaine Knecht
Bart & Melissa Kresse
Robert & Deborah Kutzuba 
Ray & Jeanine Kuwik
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Kathy Less
Gregory Maghran
David Lundy – In Memory of Gerry Maher
Jane Meech
Denise Mlynarick
Donald & Roxann Muller
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Joan Mullin
Susan Nickson
Kerri Nowak
Raúl & Tina Nunez
Guyora Binder & Judith Olin
Roger Paolini
Gordon Crock & Shirley Peterson
Bill & Valerie Priester
Lebert & Kay Puma
Mark & Barbara Ridall
Jacob Rowe
Nora Scaglione
Steve Bell & Elizabeth Scanio
Karen & Bruce Sckolnick
Mary Ann Seifert
Alfredo & Catherine Sirianni
Dennis Streebel
Isaac Thomas
Gregory & Jeanne Vinal
Carol Anne Wahlenmayer
Sandra Walters-Toth
Michael & Shirley Zahm

$100+ The Poets

Anonymous (10)
Richard B. Adams
Taylor & Krista Atkinson
Hannah Baldwin
James Barrett
Geoffrey Bartlett
 Jeff and Betsy Berchou 
Joanne Biltekoff 
Richard Blondell
Russ & Theresa Bornholdt
Laurie & Michael Bowers
Valentine Brandner
Linda Brook
Alma & Clinton Brown
Jack & Sandy Burns
Mark and RoseMarie Castner
Joyce & Philip Celniker
The Chatterjee Family
Howard Lasker and Mary Alice Coffroth 
Gary & Merry Constantino
Anne Curtis
Paul & Dondra Decker
Robert & Donna DeLeon
Carl Dennis
Nino deProphetis
Tony and Kimberly DeSimone
David & Julie DiMatteo
The Endres Family
The Flannery Family
Paul Fronckowiak
Dennis & Louise Gabryszak
Scott & Danis Gehl
Dr. Denise Grandits
Jennifer Gray
Cathy & Bob Greene
Nicole & Chris Guzdek
David & Valerie Haarmeyer
Ed Hacherl
Brad Hahn
Judith Halbreich
Suzanne and John Hall
Mark & Janice Hammer
Joe & Lisa Hassett
Thomas Rolle & Deborah Henning
Theodore S. Herman
Thomas and Sharon Hewner
Richard & Joyce Hill
Dr. Judith Horowitz
Deborah & Donald Houck
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Janiga
Paul F. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. William Josefiak
Donna Kain
Carol and John Kimmerle
Arthur Efron & Ruth Kirstein
In Loving Memory of Deborah E. Kisker
Jules Kittsley
Sue Fay Allen & Carl Klingenschmitt
Susan Koral
Griffin Kramer
David & Kathleen Krull
J. Michael & Elizabeth Lennon
Barbara Libby
Anna Likos
Charlotte Loeffler
Jack London
Cristine Lucas
Jill Lucci 
In Honor of Lisa Ludwig
Jim & Kimberly Maher
Charles & Claity Massey
Cara Matteliano
Michael P. Mazgajewski
Kathleen McCarthy
William & Megan McKeever
Thomas McMahon
Paul & Nancy McNaughton
Joseph Michael Midura
Eva Mroczka
Joseph Grieco & Peter Munich 
Suzanne Nadon
Chris & LauraLee Naughton
Bree, Melissa, and Christopher Nickson
Lawrence & Heidi Nowak
Richard & Mary Olson
M.J. Pantano
Robert W. Pfohl – In Memory of Emily
Gregory P. Photiadis
Ann Pikoff
Nora Eberl & Matthew Plizga
Dennis and Susan Potocki
Jennifer Potter
Jill Powell
Gail Black Proctor
Dale & John Przylucki
Lebert & Kay Puma
Maureen Purcell
Elena Quebral
Tom Ragan
Nicholas and Elizabeth Randell 
Mary Anne Connell and Raymond Reichert
Dawn and Joseph Riggie 
Mike Robinson
Gerriann Ronsen
Michael Russo
Eileen M. Ryan
Ravi & Amber Sastry
Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Lisa Scerra
Dan and Barbara Schifeling
Katie and Jake Schneider
In Memory of Jim Scott
Laurie M. Seier
Mary Ann Seifert
John Siegel – In Honor of Kate Olena
Bill and Estelle Siener
Mr. Lawrence Siulc
Rev Charles E. Slisz
Jeff Stone
Nancy Stuckwisch
Sharon Swift
Karen and Pauline Taggart
Karen & Joseph Tashjian
Mr. & Mrs. David & Susan B Udin
Mary S. Kraft-Weber
Don Van Every and Sue Williams
Mari & Robert Wojcik
Bob & Kathy Zielinski

$75+ The Groundlings

James & Anonymous
Namita Acharya
Lisa Bennett
Sandra & Ivan Bissell
Charles & Kathleen Border
Geri & Marty Brecher
Richard & Barbara Brzyski 
Bruce & Kathie Caley
Jane Cameron
Cydney Clifton in honor of Lisa Ludwig
Elaine & Donald Clutterbuck
Tony & Robin Coia
Linda Costa
Margo Davis
Marybeth Sodini & James Douglass
Jeanne Marie Ensminger
Val Franczyk
Mr. & Mrs. Brian M. Gawley
Andrea Geist
Grisanti Family
David & Valerie Haarmeyer
Lynn Magdol and Scott W. Hewlett
Karen Hudson
Venessa Hughes
Steve & Anne Hunt
Paul & Mary Hurley
Kathleen A. Kennedy
Michael & Cynthia Langer 
Shawn and Kristin Lemay
James & Lisa Lyke
Pamela Rose Mangus
Ron Penton & Ann Martin
Steve Jakiel and Mary McMahon
Arlene M. Miles
Ms. Jay Neubecker
Maureen Parks
Claudia Pillich
David M. Pratt & Celia Spacone
Janet & Jim Renda
Gary and Anna Marie Richmond 
Alexa Rogers
Mary Anne Rokitka
Duncan Romans
Jody Goldstein & Howard Rosenhoch
Ruhl-Osterman Family
David & Christina Stocking 
Marybeth Sodini & James Douglass
Russell & Donna Wegfehrt
Barbara Wier
Jodi Zimmerman

2025 Members & Support

September 2024-September 2025

$5000+ The Royals

Anonymous (3)
The Lipke Foundation
Mark & Elaine Karlin

$2500+ The Lovers

Anonymous (2)
Trevor & Bailey Fitzgerald
Peter J. Heffley
Elsie P. & Lucius McCowan Foundation

$1000+ The Dreamers

Balbach-Bace Family Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Candace Lynn Bell
Kuvshinoff Family Charitable Fund
Mark & Margot Mitschow
The Newman Foundation
Karen & Jim Schultz
Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Katharina Szakmary
Kai Szakmary
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick & Rebecca Tharp
Dr. Eric Waffner & Mrs. Jennifer Dole-Waffner

$500+ The Spirits

Anonymous (4)
Eleanor Ash
Dr. Sandra Block & Patrick Long
Meg Cain
Chris & Chuck Casto
Bobbie Chase
Samuel Cloud
Andalyn Courtney
Amy Darcy
Nino deProphetis
Gail Evans
Jessica French
Neil E. Garvey Foundation for the Arts
Daniel Gross & Kristy Berner
Bonita A. Hodur
Jacob Honan
Clarisse Horbinski
Katie Howe
Martha & Thomas Hyde
William Kennedy
Valerie Koch
Heather & Nathaniel Lucek
Robert Maefs
Kate Meyer
Denise Mlynarick
Joan & John Mooney
Dale Anderson & Monica Neuwirt
Rosa Pizzi

In Memory of Robert Read
Alexandria Rowen
Scott Sroka
Carol Wahlenmayer
Karen S. Wehn
Donald Williams
Ed & Michele Wright
Mary Young
Paul Zarembka

$250+ The Players

Anonymous (5)
Joe & Nancy Atkinson
Julie Bastedo
Dianne Bennett
Janis & Michael Bommer
Dennis Brown
Scott DeLuca
Michael & Susan Dewitt
Joseph Donofrio
Mary Egan
Denise Grandits
Randall Grossman
Ed & Karen Healy
Paul A. Hojnacki
Mark & Elaine Karlin
In Memory of John T. Kearns
In Honor of Dr. Z.A. Khan
J. Michael & Elizabeth Lennon
Christopher & Kathy Less
Lite Trix, Inc.
Kyle LoConti
Sheila & Leonard London
Anthony Furnivall & Anne Mallonee
Timothy & Noreen McAllister
Dr. Peter Siedlecki & Lynnette Mende
Mary Moebius
Joan & Mark Mullin
Brian & Jayne Murray
Regina O. Muscarella
Amy Near
Peter Hall & M.E. O’Leary
Kate & Ken Olena
William & Connie Poorten
Kimberly A. Phelan
Mrs. Ruth Robson
John & Mary Ann Rusnak
John N. Lipsitz & Maria B. Scrivani
Stuart & Caren Shapiro
Jerald & Jeanne Sultz
Nick & Christine Whitman

$150+ The Playwrights

Anonymous (9)
Alan & Sally Babcock
RaeAnn Engler & Richard Beatty
Alan & Maryl Bedenko
Ed & Jane Bednarczyk
Steve Bell & Elizabeth Scanio
Amy Bossert
Charles & Ann Marie Bowman
Linda Brook
Caitlin Coleman
In Honor of Marguerite Drinnan
In Honor of Saul Elkin
Daniel Emmer
Larry Erb
Liz McClintick & Jim Fallavollita
Kim Ferullo
Peter & Jacquelyn Flynn
Mark Goldman
Jo-Ann Grandinetti
Tracy Gregg
John & Shirley Guagliardi
Ron & Sharon Harshman
Thomas Rolle & Debbie Henning
Kirk & Gabrielle Higner
Patricia Hills
James & Anneke Ieda
Tom & Reyne Jankowski
Barbara Austin & Tom Johnston
Kathy Kubala
Ray & Jeanine Kuwik
David Lundy
Pam Marchewka-Cornwell
Paul & Nancy McNaughton
Jane Meech
Edward & Susan Nickson
Lawrence & Heidi Nowak
Peter Palmisano
Roger Paolini
Gordon Crock & Shirley Peterson
The Pictor Family
Dennis & Susan Potocki
Bill & Valerie Priester
In honor of Robert W. Read
Mark & Barbara Ridall
Nora Scaglione
Andrew Schneider & Charlene Celano
Karen & Bruce Sckolnick
In Memory of James Singleton Jr.
Alfredo & Catherine Sirianni
Tracey Wilson

$100+ The Poets

Anonymous (29)
Stacie K. Arnts
Jeff & Betsy Berchou
Lincoln & Mildred Blaisdell
Richard Blondell
Kathleen C. Boone
Laurie & Michael Bowers
Valentine Brandner
Margaret Braun
Joshua Bruce
David Bunis
Jack & Sandy Burns
John Byrnes
Diana Louise Carter
Mark & RoseMarie Castner
Marjorie Pfohl & Sujoy “Bill” Chatterjee
Elaine & Donald Clutterbuck
Howard Lasker & Mary Alice Coffroth
Cindy Comella
Anne B. Curtis
Robert & Donna DeLeon
Dr. Daniel DiCenso
Nancy L. Doherty
Barbara Donovan
Julianne Elkins
In Honor of the Endres Family
In Honor of Joan Butler Feasley
Lite Finocchiaro
Paul Fronckowiak
Rita Gallagher
Scott Gehl
Lynda M. Glascott
Cathy & Bob Greene
Margaret & Jonathan Guillaume
Nicole & Chris Guzdek
David & Valerie Haarmeyer
Shelley Hain & Jon Lewandowski
Mark & Janice Hammer
Rachael, Eloise, & Erik Hecker
Steve Heisler
Janis Hempel
Amy Hequembourg
Mark Hersee
Jean & Tim Hess
Sharon & Thomas Hewner
In Memory of Jeffrey C. Higgins
Deborah & Donald Houck
Christopher Hough
In Memory of Richard Hummert
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Janiga
In Memory of Lee & Marge Janowsky
Paul Jones
John & Carol Kimmerle
In Loving Memory of Deborah E. Kisker
J. Kittsley
Arthur Klein
Donald & Elaine Knecht
Susan Koral
Joe & Gerry Kowalski
Griffin Kramer
David & Kathy Krull
Laura Kurtz
Anna Likos
Robert Link
Charlotte Loeffler
Dr. Jack London
Kimberly & Jim Maher
Michael P. Mazgajewski
Kathleen McCarthy
Kevin & Mary McCleary
Steve Jakiel & Mary McMahon
Thomas McMahon
Ruth Meyerowitz
Ronald Chmiel Jr. & Dr. Catherine Moran
Laura Motyka-Schuh
Peter Munich
Louis & Marilyn Mussari
Chris, Melissa, & Brianna Nickson
Paulette Notaro
In Honor of Kate Olena
Marilyn Pantano
Steve Petersen
Robert W. Pfohl
Katelyn Posenjak
Jill Powell
Kate Powers
Lebert & Kay Puma
Dale & John Przylucki
Nicholas & Elizabeth Randell
Mary Anne Connell & Raymond Reichert
Barbara Ridall
Dawn & Joseph Riggie
Kathleen Rizzo-Young
Mike Robinson
Geraldine Ronsen
Matti Rottstock
Michael and Lisa Scerra
Dan & Barbara Schifeling
Dave & Bonnie Seaman
Mary Ann Seifert
N Sfeir
William & Estelle Siener
Joanne & Ed Smith
Dr. Joel & Suzanne Snitzer
Robert & Susan Sorensen
Phil Stevens
Dr. Andrew D. Stewart
Jeff Stone
Dennis Streebel
Nancy Stuckwisch
Karen & Pauline Taggart
Sue Tannehill
David & Susan Udin
Vandercher & Dick Funeral Home
Wendy Walcott
Paul Weiss
Maxine Wiberg
Mari Wojcik
David Woollatt
Bob & Kathy Zielinski

$75+ The Groundlings

Anonymous (2)
Namita Acharya
Richard Adams
Bob & Linda Albano
Lisa Bennett
Guyora Binder
Sandra & Ivan Bissell
Charles & Kathleen Border
Geri & Marty Brecher
Suzanne Brownstein
Richard & Barbara Brzyski
Joanne Chmura
Cydney Clifton
Tony & Robin Coia
Ian Danic
Nancy & Bryan DeBroka
Jodi Deeb
Tony & Kimberly DeSimone
Gloria Duran
Rebekah Elliott
Mrs. Connie Emmens
JM Ensminger
Yanna Foster
Andrea Geist
Regina Grol
Kathy Haggerty
Dan & Joyce Herbeck
Andrew & Allyson Hilton
Kyle & Doug Hopkins
Karen Hudson
Steve & Anne Hunt
Dan & Linda Hunter
Paul & Mary Hurley
Annette Kasper
Michael & Cynthia Langer
David & Joanne Magavern
Michael & Andrea McClain
Arlene Miles
Ralph Mueller
Rich & Jean Myers
Ms. Jay Neubecker
Robert Szalapski & Joan Panepinto
Maureen T. Parks
Paul & Deb Persia
Gail B. Proctor
Janet & Jim Renda
Gary & Anna Marie Richard
Jane & Mike Ried
Renee & Ronald Roman
Howard Rosenhoch
Eileen M. Ryan
In Honor of Amanda Schaal
Laurie M. Seier
Lawrence Siulc
James Douglass & Marybeth Sodini
David M. Pratt & Celia Spacone
Christy A. Stroman
Sharon Swift
Leslie Tunmore
Donna & Russell Wegfehrt
Barbara Wier
Jim & Carol Wrzosek