Current Supporters

Our Town by Thornton Wilder, fall 2015

Support and Funding for the Skidmore College Theater

We are incredibly grateful to the many generous donors who have supported our program over the years. Through their generous gifts, the following contributors have enabled us to bring many guest performers, speakers, workshops, directors, and designers to our program. The endowments established by these donors continue to enrich our program each year.

Arnold Bernhard Foundation Endowed Fund to Benefit Skidmore Theater
Nancy Mergentime Silverman Theater Fund
The Marty Sue Endowment
Special thanks to Jean Buttner & Irving Silverman

The Stephanie Mnookin Theater Department Research and Creative Project

This provides financial support for a senior to pursue professional projects upon graduation

Special Thanks to:
David and Meredith Apicella
Robert and Eva Levine
Steven and Peggie Shore
Steven Hirschberg and Marke Rubenstein

The Shakespeare & Company Summer Intensive Scholarship

This enables deserving students to attend the five-week Summer Intensive actor training program at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Special thanks to our Anonymous Alumni Donor

Second City Improv Comedy Program

Special thanks to alum David Miner

Pettigrew Memorial Donors

The Skidmore Theater Department wishes to thank the following donors for their thoughtful and generous contributions in memory of Kazuko Pettigrew, one of our most loyal supporters:

Barbara Adams, Louis Gold, Elaine Blair, Lorraine Grant, Edna Bourdeau, Elaine Pettigrew Hurley, Patricia and Thomas Fox, Ingrid Keys, Carol and Dale Gerbing, Bethany Pettigrew Maglione, Joy Pinnell, and William Schilling

Friends of the Theater

Our Friends of the Theater program provides vitally important support for departmental functions and academic activities, as well as for the productions themselves.

By subscribing to our performance Season, you’ll be supporting the work we do and getting some great perks for yourself, such as show tickets, preferred seating, invitations to special events, and your name listed in our programs and lobby display. We host a special reception annually in the spring to honor and pay tribute to all the Friends of the Skidmore Theater.

Please visit our Support page if you would like to become a Friend of the Theater and contribute to our program.

THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS:

Angels ($2,500 +up)

Adirondack Theater Festival
Gloria Culver and Donald Anderson
Anonymous Alum
John and Michelle Eckert
David and Jennifer Miner
The Miranda Family Fund

Producer’s Circle (starting at $1,000)

Douglas Gray and Leslie Koch Gray
Susan and William Dake
Barbara and Fabrizio Zichichi

Director’s Circle (starting at $500)

Benefactors (starting at $200)

Patrons (starting at $100)

Friends (starting at $50)