Supporting Flat Rock Playhouse is easy and there are a variety of ways you can help ensure the sustainable growth of North Carolina’s State Theatre. The Vagabond Company is proud to thank the Celebrity contributors listed here, the donors to our YouTheatre on display in the Education Center lobby, and our Executive Producers and Sponsors featured in the Playbill and in our advertising.
All of these individuals and businesses have demonstrated their appreciation and respect for the theatre through gifts or cooperative partnerships that help the organization grow strong. As a registered 501(c) 3 organization, contributions are fully tax-deductible.
Blockbusters: $100,000
Anonymous Donor
City of Hendersonville
Henderson County
Chuck & Jean McGrady
Village of Flat Rock
Showstoppers: $50,000 – $99,999
Clyde & Nina Allen
Tom & Sue Fazio – Thank you for making our Playhouse Downtown possible!
Peggy McKibbin
North Carolina Arts Council
The Estate of Edward C. Wesch
Megastars: $25,000 – $49,999
Henderson County Travel and Tourism
Superstars: $10,000 – $24,999
Neal G.
Michael & Martie Garner
The Garner Foundation
Thomas D. Hunter, III
Doug & Dale Llewelyn
Bill & Kim McKibbin
Anonymous
Teddi Segal
Robert & Claudia Wood
Stars: $5,000 – $9,999
Sara & Jeff Bowen
Chase Brock
Historic Flat Rock, Inc.
William & Mary Howes
Richard & Wendy Mears
William Medina
Miller’s Fine Drycleaning
Robert & Charlotte Otto
The Perry N. Rudnick Endowment
A Component Fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County
Jane Missy Schenck
Donna Marie Schooley
Impresarios: $2,500 – $4,999
John & Judy Adamson
Rob Berman
BP Oil Company, Inc.
Susan & Copey Coppedge
Linda & Brian Dillon
Lauren Kennedy
Janine McCabe
Nancy & Larry McGaughy
The Rowan Foundation, Inc.
Richard B. Hurley
Jane Waddell
Headliners: $1,000 – $2,499
Bliss Salon Cut-a-Thon Fundraiser
Boyd Automative
Stan Christman & Pat Bissonet
David E. Coates
Tom & Marie Cooper
John S. Cox
Ted & Carolyn Etherington
Susan & Eric Fogle
Dr. & Mrs. William T. Garrison – In honor of The Vagabonds
Joanne Gregory
Joseph Hara Charitable Trust
Robert H. Haggard
Robin & Gene Hamme
Highland Lake Inn
Home Sweet Home Dog-a-Thon
Cheryl & Howard Clemens / Luna & Odim
James & Karla McFaden / Piper
Douglas Sigety / Woody
Mark & Linda Gurney / Lexi & Lila
Debra & Joseph Prince / T-Bone & Harley
Valerie Sen / Coco
Roger & Susan Musgrove / Maggie May
Crit & Linda Harley / Drake & Nell
Ann Poynton / Sarge
Carol Altman / Brittney
Lynn & Will Penny / Daisy
Dennis Monahan / Cato
Susie Welsh / Tuxedo
Judy McNellie / Dexter
Doug & Dale Llewelyn / Scout
Jim Christian III / Cali
Irene vanHoff / Graycee
Leslie Ryan / Bogie
Dani Weinstein / Cody
Claudia Gandolf / Cody & Cooper
William & Jana Humleker
Steve & Brenda Hutcherson
Dr. & Mrs. Jenkins
Janet & Chuck Johnson
Joyce Jolly
Delbert L. Kimbler
Dr. & Mrs. Spencer King
Anonymous
Nancy & Erwin Maddrey
David & Lee Marquardt
Brenda & Jeff McCleerey
William Neglia
Dr. Gordon W. Paul & Mrs. Gloria W. Paul
Judy & Pete Petersen
Jeffrey Pieper
Sam Ritter & Rebecca Snider
Glenn & Jan Shefter
Christopher & Heather Stepp
George & MG Tyda
Performers: $500 – $999
Ken & Lynn Adams
Richard & Judy Austin
Ida & Jim Bell
David & Sharon Brookshire
Marguerite Campbell
Jay & Linda Casselberry
Patrick Clanton – Elon Gives Back Fundraiser
Judith L. Coe
Karen Conley
The Thomas & Jane Dupont Charitable Fund
Terry & Sandy Enslen
Don & Arlene Estes
Robert & Jean Formento
Glenda H. Hixon
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert W. Jarvis
Bonnie & William Kinschner
Caroline Long
Don & Carol Lovett
Thomas McDaniel
Janet Newman
Niji & Honey
Charles & Melanie Palmer
Helen Salmanson
In memory of Patricia Burkholder Stepp
Donna Stover
William & Margaret Stricker
Patty & Jim Vint
Tom & Lynn Vorys
Benjamin & Joy Warren
Backers: $250 – $499
Stefanie Adams, Thirty-One Fundraiser
Warren & Debbie Ashley
Elizabeth Beard
McCray Benson
Kathleen Berkey
Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research
James Bradford
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Carr, III
In memory of Charlotte P. Cox
Carol Craig
Virginia K. Craig
Michael Croiter
Gary & Judy Cyphers
Lynne Diehl
Tony & Judi Dietrich
H. M. & Carolyn Dye
Linda Edwards
John Ellis
Christopher & Mary Fender
Hayes & Anita Fletcher
Julie Foldesi
Gerald & Gayle Foret
John N. Gardner
Mr. & Mrs. Clinton D. Gates
Michael Gordon
Daniel Hanlon
Donald & Dagny Harris
Eileen Harris
Barbara Hendry
John Highsmith
Lee & Carole Hodges
Marty & Martha Iroff in honor of Ellen Iroff
Mrs. Rose M. Johnston
Shelly & John Kacergis
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kaufman
Laurie Klaus
William D. & Carol S. Kramer
Tom & Lyn Leslie
Dr. Judi Berson-Levinson & Steven Levinson
Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Llewelyn
Kate McGinnis
Kyle McLaughlin
Tim & Sharon Mendelsohn
Bill & Judy Pendergast
Betty & Bill Penny
Burvin & Donna Pugh
Emily Rich
Patricia & Edward Roberts
Kim Scharnberg
Eric Schott to celebrate The Cummins Family
Gerald Schultz
J. Finander Scott
Walt & Cheryl Snyder
Jose Miguel Sokoloff
Stephan & Jeannie Sotkin
Dr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Star
John & Katie Strickland
Judith F. Stone
Stephen Terry
Debra Williams
Laura Woyasz
Patrons of the Arts: $150 – $249
Sue & Doug Agor
Thomas & Calysta Alsborg
Allan & Terri Baer
Sonia Arnold in memory of Bridget Bartlett
Asheville Community Theatre
Chuck & Carrie Ball
Janel Barberito
David Berkey
Steve Brown
Joe & Cyndi Buhr
Dr. Charles A. Burden
Kathy & Bob Bushong
Debra & Ted Campbell
Nancy Moore Carson
Dr. Anthony & Billie Castiglia
Anthony & Kelly Chelena
Al & Edie Clark
Jose Cleves
Joseph Cohen
Donna Cutting
Keith & Pat Dalbec
Susan & Robert Danos
Carl Johnson & Alexandra Das
Betty A. Doll
Gene & Marge Duncan
Jackie Dyar
Mary Edenfield
Michael & Anne Everhart – In honor of Ashley Sweetman
Paul Fabre
Chuck & Kate Gass
Janet Gray
Jill & Fred Hart
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hinkle
Tim & Kelly Hopkin
Marjorie Huffine in honor of Tamsin Allpress
James & Susan Irvin
Beverly Stoney & Joseph L. Johnson
Charles P. Jolley
Mike & Jana Kaney
Nick Kunstle
William & Jill Kunstle
John R. Lauritsen – In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. John S. Lauritsen
Andrew Livingston
Beth Llewelyn
Cecilia Lopez
Al & Diana Lyons
Roberta Scott Macnow & Wallace Macnow
Alicia & Raymond Marini
Steven Marini
Michael Marotta
John & Nancy Mathewson
Peggy McKibbon – For an Anonymous Donor
Herb and Linda Mensch
Donald & Linda Miller
Dennis & Virginia Mosher
Lynn K. Neill
Chris & Kami Niehoff and Steve, Stephanie & Lanie Niehoff
in honor of David & Bonnie Niehoff
Cecil & Malena Nichols
Jim & Sue Null
Stephanie & Steven Orr
H. Parrott
Lt. Colonel Robert T. and Patricia A. Payne
Lynn & Will Penny
Julie A. Richardson
The Reverend Austin Rios
Jim & Doris Rudisill
Leroy W. & Kay C. Schroeder
Allan & Anita Shields
Don Stephenson
Nancy Thorndike
Vivian Toporek
David Veitch
Charles Walker
Charles Walker as a Christmas wish granted for Jonathan David Thomas
David Seth & Joan LoBianco Walker
Andy & Diana Watson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Wells
Juanita West
Daniel Williams
Wolf Creek Engineering
Parker Young
The Zimmerman Family
Friends of the Theatre: $75
Doris & Bill Abramson
Anonymous
Susan & David Amsler
Jerry M. Arnold
Ann L. & David R. Axelson
Mary Ballard
Manuel & Corinne Barboza
Karin Barile
Lola & Charles Battle
Brad Bauner
Warner and Shirley Behley
Susan Beraza
Martha & Julian Biller
Donald & Judith Bliss
Effie Campbell Siegling Bowers
Paige & Les Boyd
Barbara Bradshaw
Kermit Brown
Sarah Brown
Norma Buckingham
Mark & Lisa Buff in memory of Rob Cranford
Ann Bury
Richard & Susan Bush
Dusty & Marc Campbell
Fred & Linda Cardina
John & Carol Carrano
Julie Christianson
Tim & Nancy Cochran
Edward & Mary Coffey
Jerry Cogdell – in honor of Lynn & Will
Adam Cohen
Geraldine M. Cole
Joe & Donna Connell
Scott Cote
Miranda Cross in honor of Lynn Lund & Curtis Bartelt
Mr. & Mrs. Jarrett Davis
Francis Deleu
Joseph & Patricia DeStefano
Lynn & Cheryl Dietrich
Carol Duermit
Elizabeth Dwolf
Richard B. Edgar
Lark & Tom Elliott
Timothy Ellis
Marilyn & Bob Evans
Anonymous
Jim Fain
Bob & Cathy Fisher
Paul & Joyce Forth
Douglas L. Freeman
C. Jane Frisoli
Robert & Beatriz Funk
Larry & Linda Gamble to celebrate The Palmers – Melanie & Chuck and our three nieces - Irene, Olivia & Eleanor, to whom the Playhouse means so much!
James Gillespie
Rene Gliniecki in honor of Grant Olson
Mildred Glisson
Nancy J. Glowacki in memory of Joseph Glowacki
H. Eric Goldman, HG Lighting Design
Albert & Jeannie Gooch, Jr.
Norm & Suzanne Green
Barbara B. Grossman
Gilbert & Jane Grossman
Phoebe Hall
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent T. Hall
Marian Hansen
Susan Hebbel
Renee Heffel
Jan & Ken Hexdall
Nancy Lee & Alexander Hicks
Anna & John Hicks
Terry & Christine Hicks
Karen Howell
Dee Humphreys
Peggy Huscusson
Jennifer Jancuska
Mike & Norma Jenson
Stephen Wilson Jones
Karen Johnson
Amy Justman
Mr. Julius H. Kaiser
Martin Kalb
Andy & Linda Kane
Kathy and Jack Keefer
Edward & Joan Krech
Vince LaMonica
Marilyn & John Lauritzen
Bonnie & Bill Lemke
Douglas Lemley in honor of Melanie, Chuck, Irene, Olivia & Eleanor Palmer
Chet Longley
Charles Luce
Mary MacQueen
Tom & Susan Mahan
Mary Martell to celebrate Beth & Don Martell
Eliana Matos
Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Maulden
June & Les McCary
Mark & Anne McClintic
Marney McClung
Robert McClure
Angie McCormack
Anne M. McFadden
John McKernon
Regan McLellan
Connie McSwain
Bob & Ulana Mellor
Gina Milo
Cathy & Micah Morrison
Claire & Derek Moss
Richard & Sherry Murphy
Dennis & Gail Nelson
Anonymous
D. M. Orr
Jack Parsons
Lauren Patton
Pearls for Purpose Fundraiser
H. Sadler Poe
Suzanne Pyron
Nancy Raker
Mary & George Reimann – In memory of Robin Farquhar
Frank & Barbara Reynolds
Ingrid Elisabeth Risnes
Anthony A. Romero
Ron and Norma Rosenberger
Carrie & Allen Sanders
Carolann Sanita-VanderMeer
Nancy Schuman
Connie Silver
Charles & Betty Smith
Herschel Sparber
Pam & Bob Story
Joan M. Stuart
Bridget & Hilton Swing
Ron & Christina Thornton
Stanley & Sharon Tirrell
Doug Trapp
Elizabeth Turner
David M. Vandre
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Vander Zanden
Charles Walker
The Wall Family
John and Leslie Wallace
Marshall Warshauer
Andy & Diana Watson
Paul & Vicki Weiss
Joey & Meree Williamson
Nikol Wolf
Diane & Aubrey Woodard
William & Sherry Wothke
Fred and Vicki Wright
Sally Yarbrough
Robert J. Yingling, Sr.
Herb & Pat Young, Jr.
Supporters: $25 – $74
Anonymous
Anonymous
Mary Anne & Vic Allwein
Stephanie Anacker
Anonymous
Bernard A. Apple
John & Sandra Ariatti
Raymond Baenziger
Ronald Bashford
Nancy Bayless
Ashley Beavers
Bentley Black
Marcia & Victor Bogo
Sara Bowen – From Effie in honor of Neela
Shirley Bowman
Janice M. Boyce
Erik & Inger Brodin
Ellen Brosbe
Nancy Brown
Shirley C. Browning
Michael Burrell
Christopher Bythewood
H. Carson & Cathy Calton
Michelle Chon in honor of Andrea Berkey
Catherine Clifton
Kathy & Jack Connors
Richard & Saundra Cuyler
Carol S. Danilin
Gabrielle de Billy Brown
Chad DiCaprio, CD’s Custom Woodworks
Paula DeLorenzo
Chris Dietrich
Richard DeSimone
Michael DiFebbo
Mary Dodge
Lynn Donoghue
Rick Dowdeswell
Teresa M. Drevlo
Roger & Betty Dunn
James Engelman in honor of David & Andrea Berkey
Bob & Marilyn Evans
William Thomas Evans
Nadine & Edward Fidelman
Ms. Betsy Fletcher
Brian Finney in memory of Wendy Wilkins
Crystal Gera
Joan Gera
Deanne Gerber
Jean L. Gettys
Jonathan Gifford in honor of Des Miltimore
Jim & Karen Gordon
Theresa Granito
Calvin Grier
Mark & Linda Gurney
Ryan Guerra
Emilie & Ian Hammon
Irene Hansen
Abel and Muriel Hart – In honor of years of pleasure!
Chuck Hebbel
George Henry
Heather Herrmann
Tracy Hildebrand
Michelle Holahan
Wendell & Barbara Holland
Tom Honeycutt
Ron & Jean Hunnicutt
Connie Kay Hughes
Deborah Kay Hurley
Sandra Hutchison
Sarah Jenkins
G. R. Johnson
Gavin Johnson
Dana Jones
Gwendolyn Jones
Matthew Kacergis
Carol & Gene Katz
Ellen & Alan Kellam
Amy Kelso
James Kimbler in honor of Del & Beth Kimbler
Thomas Kimbler in honor of Del & Beth Kimbler
Roy & Lucia King
Jim & Brenda Klaas
Linda Kooiker
Richard & Nancy Lazard
Deborah Lee
Richard & Elda Lepak
Wen-Ling Liao
Martha Loewenthal
Garrett Long
Lydia Lorenzin
Allan Lunn
Anita Lynch
David Mallamud
Catherine & Tom Marhenke
Judith & Robert Martin
Janis & Roy Massie – In honor of Janelle Cochrane
Michael Masters
Steve McCammon
Joann & Mike McCarthy in memory of Bernard L. Maguire
Kevin McMullan
Catherine McNeela
Amy Milstein
Desiree Miltimore
Suzanne & Robert Monaghan
Bertha Bell Mooney
Rob Morrison
True & Jane Morse
Debra Anne Moseley-Prince
Mary S. Mowery
Roger Mueller
Mary Ann Neal
Allison Nock
Grant Olson
Phyllis Orzechowski
Philip & Caroline Osborn
Michael Padgett
Stephanie Parker
Lynne & Dave Parlier
Dale & Hannah Pennell
Beth Penny in honor of Lynn & Will Penny
In honor of the birthday of Meg Penny
In honor of June Havoc
Barbara & Frederick Price
Jane B. Price
Linda Price
Claudia Raffo
Mary Elizabeth Rankin
Earl & Eve Rickerson
In memory of Cliff Robertson
Irene Robertson
Mary Rogers in honor of Amy Rogers
Diane & Arthur Rutledge
Dean R. St. Marie
Gary & BA Schenk
Emily B. Seminary
John & Sandra Sensor
Lori M. Sessions
Marilee Shore
Herbert Sierk
Brynn Smith
Nadene & Bob Spear
Becky Stiles
Elizabeth Stover
Barbara F. Strippel
Ivey Sumrell
Deborah Sweeney to celebrate Cammie Wilson
Ashley Sweetman
Steven & Mary Taylor
Jonathan Thomas
Mary W. Thomas in honor of Jonathan David Thomas
Virginia D. Thompson
Cheryl Tinsley
Richard C. Tresise
Judy & Jim Turner
George Wagner
Shirley & David Walsh
Patti Ward
Nancy & Randy Warner
Patricia Wheeler
Penny White
Sarah M. Whiteside
Brooke Wines in honor of Heath Wines
Katie Winkler
Larry & Char Wojcik
Dick & Doris Young
Ronnie Zink
Natalie Zitnick
Sharon Zizic
For the Rock Benefit – December 11, 2012
John & Judy Adamson
Clyde & Nina Allen
Lorraine & Steve Allen and Family
Linda Diane Ames
Gerry & Julie Ashbeck
Carol & Jim Avallone
James F. Baker
Julie Baker
William C. Beck
Robert Benedict
Susanne Best
Irene Bishop
Herman & Lynn Boda
Susan Brown
Nancy Burns
Mary Burson
Dave & Sandy Butler
Gail Buzby
Frank & Ethlyn Byrd
Elaine Ciampi
Karen Conley
Dootsie Coram
Barbara & Paul Couvillion
John S. Cox
Richard & Saundra Cuyler
Gary & Judy Cyphers
Susan & Robert Danos
Madelline Daubert
Jerry & Diane David
Hepsie Davis
Linda & Brian Dillon
Marsha Downing
Spring Dungan
Terry Enslen
Georgie & Mike Farmer
Francis Farrell
Dennis & Demme Foresman
Flat Rock Playhouse Staff
Anne Gabbett
William T. & Mary R. Garrison
Kay Hall
Eugene & Robin Hamme
Diane & Russell Harker
Harmony Motors
Jim & Trish Hendershot
Terry & Christine Hicks
Tommie Howey
Joyce Huber
Ted Hudson
Jana & William Humleker
Peggy Huscusson
Brenda & Steve Hutcherson
Jacquelyn Jackson
Susan Jaecques
Karen W. Johnson
Dale & Gary Jones
Jessica Kammerude
Susan Kasper
Sandra Kay
Marcia Kelso
Donna Kent
Dale & Doug Llewelyn
Barbara MacLachlan
Susan Maley
Donna McCall
Marney McClung
Nancy McClung
Angie McCormick
John McCormick
Frank & Mary McGlashan
Chuck & Jean McGrady
Mary McKay
Bill & Kim McKibbin
Peggy McKibbin
Richard & Wendy Mears
William Medina
Tom & Tretha Murrill
Janet Newman
Willie Norlin
Sue Null
Stephanie & Brenna Orr
Paul Owenby
Joy Pack
Melanie & Charles Palmer
Betty & Bill Penny
Bruce & Dede Recker
Tim Reid
Eva Richey
Parker Roberts
Patricia & Edward Roberts
Linda & Gary Rogers
Turner & Debbie Rouse
Samuel & Jo Anne Rumford
Rosalind H. Ryan
Missy & Sandy Schenck
Daniel & Cheryl Schindler
Debbie Schults
Glenn & Jan Shefter
Linda Showalter
Patty & Jim Siebert
Karen & Bill Skelton
Steve and Sharon Johnson
Joanne Sparks
Clifford & Rosemary Stalter
Beth Stiers
Donna & Philip Stover
Bill & Margaret Stricker
Jeff Sundheim
Ann Arida Talley
Christina Thornton
Lynn & Ronald Truskolaski
Brent Tuthill
Marion Van Kirk
Anthony Wayne
Bill & Patricia Wearmouth
Burt & Emmy Weissman
Kathryn & Andrew Wells and family
Chris Wilkins
Danny Williams
Donald Wilson
Many tickets were purchased at the door – Thank you to our Anonymous attendees!
Other options to support the Playhouse include bequests through estate planning or through cooperative support by making gifts to the Vagabond School of the Drama, Inc. at the Community Foundation of Henderson County. If you would like to give but find it restricted by your budget, please join one of the Volunteer Guilds and donate your time and enthusiasm.
We invite you to meet with Emily Reback, Director of Development, to discuss the option that best suits your desire – email or 828-693-0403 x221
