Geffen Playhouse recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our Annual Fund. Donors are listed at the Playhouse Circle level and higher for gifts made between April 1, 2024 and May 12, 2025.

† Geffen Playhouse Board of Directors   |   ^ Geffen Playhouse Founding Trustees

In appreciation, Annual Fund donors enjoy a host of special benefits including concierge ticketing services, complimentary drinks, receptions, and much more. For more information, or if your name has been misspelled or omitted from the list in error, please contact Anika Waco, Donor Relations Coordinator at 310.208.6500 ext. 195.

Premiere Circle $100,000+

• Anonymous
• The Ahmanson Foundation
• Jana & Trevor Bezdek
• California Arts Council
• Edgerton Foundation
• Louise & Dr. Brad† Edgerton
• Patricia Glaser† & Sam Mudie
• The Adi† and Jerry Greenberg Foundation
• William Randolph Hearst Foundation
• Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg^ Fund for Arts Education
• Jerry & Terri Kohl
• Linda Bernstein Rubin† & Tony Rubin
• Jayne Baron Sherman
• Shubert Foundation
• The Simms/Mann Family Foundation^
• S. Mark Taper Foundation
• Miranda† & Brett Tollman
• UCLA
• UCLA Health

Innovator Circle $50,000 - $99,999

• Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
• Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
• Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
• Madeline & Bruce^ Ramer
• Holly Rice† & Vince Gilligan
• Richard† & Barbara Sherman

Producer's Circle $25,000 - $49,999

• Anonymous
• The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
• Capital Group
• City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
• Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
• Carol & Paul Frimmer
• The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
• Kirsten Hansen & Allen Shay
• Noble† & Jacquelynn Hansen
• Marcia Israel-Curley Foundation^
• Mid-America Arts Alliance in Partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts
• Carol & Bill Ouchi
• Allen Blue & Kira Snyder
• Judith & Bruce Stern
• Shel & Cynthia Stone
• Wolfen Family Foundation

Playwright's Circle $10,000 - $24,999

• Anonymous
• Eva Aaronson—In Memory of Bucky Hazan
• Margaret Campbell Arvey and The Arvey Foundation
• Eileen & Harold^ Brown
• Katherine Brown & Rene Mendoza
• Cast Iron Entertainment
• Mary Ann Cloyd†
• Ellyce R. Cooper & Barry Cohen / Sidley Austin LLP
• Dr. & Mrs. Paul Eisenberg
• Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer
• Bonnie Eskenazi†
• Lisa Field, Field Family Foundation
• Robyn Field & Anthony O’Carroll
• Susan & Mark† Fleischer
• Bob & Diana Friedman
• Sue & Steve Glusker
• In Memory of Morris A. Hazan
• Eric† & Samantha Heer
• Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
• Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark
• Julie & David Kavner
• Karen & Walter Loewenstern
• Carla Malden† & Norman Beil
• Soundis & Danny† Passman
• Cheryl Petersen & Roger Lustberg
• Yvonne Randle
• Thomas L. Safran
• Chris T. Schmidt
• Marcia & Robert Shuwarger
• The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
• Steward Family Foundation
• Deborah Tavlin
• U.S. Bank
• Waterman and Glicksteen Families
• Aurora & Marc† Weinstock
• Robert Wilson, Jr. / Select Equity Group Foundatio

Creator's Circle $5,000 - $9,999

• Dr. Joan Denson & Dr. Victoria Berck
• Shelly & Libby Bergen
• Susan Bloch-Kay & Stephen Kay
• Dr. Adrienne Brandriss
• Robert Brook & Jacqueline Kosecoff
• Jay Butterfield & Susan Ewert
• Dr. Fanya Carter, Ph.D.
• Steven Cerasale & Mary Katherine Cocharo
• The Chisolm Family
• Cindy Clark
• Linda & John Coleman
• Ginger Conrad
• In Loving Memory of Ed Cypert
• Marisa & Adam Davis
• Anne Dougherty & David Dobrikin
• In Honor of Virginia Field
• In Memory of Lucas Simon Foster
• Lynn T. Franklin
• Sonia & Robert Freedman and Family
• G2 Graphic Service, Inc.
• Dr. Cara Gardenswartz & David Melnick
• Carla Gardini
• Fariba Ghaffari
• David & Kiki Gindler
• The Goldenberg Family
• Jill Grey
• Mannon Kaplan
• Laura Kennedy
• Leslie King & Robert Welther
• Ann & Jonathan Kirsch
• Kling Family Foundation / Allen & Jessica Kling
• Norman Koplof & Leslie Falick
• Tania Lotia & Tamar Tokat
• Marcia E. Williams & Gene Lucero
• Dr. Jennifer Lucero
• Renee & Meyer Luskin
• Mara W. Breech Foundation
• Laura Maslon
• Cookie Miller
• Haley Pigman
• Carolyn A. Poer & John M. Poer
• Richard Rasiej & Joan Herman
• Joyce Rey
• Susan Rogers
• The Ross Family
• Cooper Roth
• Dinah C. Ruch & Bill Birdsall
• David A. & Karen Richards Sachs
• Nancy & Ted Sanborn
• Stephen Sass & Steven Hochstadt
• John Shustitzky & Rev. Christine Chakoian
• Sondheimer Foundation
• Jay & Deanie Stein Foundation
• Anne C. Taubman
• William & Karen Timberlake
• Daniel & Shauna Valenzuela
• Julie & Peter Weil
• Joanne & Ken Weinman
• Gelena & Seth Weissman
• Alison Whalen & Steve Marenberg
• Susan & Dan White
• Lisa Yen & Tom Bajoras

Director's Circle $2,500 - $4,999

• Aversa Foundation
• Robert E. & Maria H. Barron
• Madelyn Bennett & Eric Gibson
• Philip Blumenshine
• Susan J. Booth & Christopher Wadden
• Paula Brand
• Joanne Cohen
• Tim Curtis & Shandon Youngclaus
• Jacki & Murray Drechsler
• Tara Duncan
• Lucy Farber & Jim Bright
• Dennis & Jackie Fox
• In Memory of Jane F. Hall
• Harris Family Foundation
• Joseph & Kathy Hartley
• Barbara Herman
• Jack Hileman & Roxanne Huddleston
• Rand Hoffman & Charlotte Robinson
• Linda Janger
• Katherine Kleindienst & Marc Goldsmith
• Rena & Craig Leeds
• Tim McNeal
• Thaine & Elizabeth Morris
• Susan Oka
• Joyce & Harvey Reichard
• Carol Risher
• Snyder Family Foundation
• Mitch & Sherry Stein
• Eric Strom & Eileen Goodis
• Judith Leslie Waxman & Leo Stytle
• Leslie White & Al Limon
• Cherie Wrigley

Designer's Circle $1,000 - $2,499

• Anonymous
• Jan & David Altemus
• Bonnie & Bill Apfelbaum
• Basch Family Foundation
• Wendy & John Bergquist
• John Bjorge & Mary McKelvey
• Laura & Jerry Callaway
• Lexy & John Carroll
• Peter & Heidi Cartmell
• The Christal Family
• Chanel Coney
• Michael De Luca
• Dr. & Mrs. William M. Duxler
• Jeff Eckerle & Marilyn Osborn
• Colleen M. Ellis
• Terri & David Elston
• David & Joyce Evans
• In Honor of Frank & Betty Fouce
• Anita Dann Friedman & Harvey Friedman
• Catherine A. Froloff
• Richard & Lori Goldman
• Ellie Goodman
• Marcy Gross
• Penny Grosz & Eugene Korney
• Pauliana Cheung Hall
• Marc & Erica Hankin
• Scott Hartle
• Jackson Henry
• Hella Hershson
• David Israeli & Dr. Marie Mazzone
• Brenda Marie Izzi
• Victoria Jackson & Bill Guthy
• Nancy & Len Jacoby
• Sally & Dr. Manny J. Karbelnig
• Beverlee Bickmore & James Kelly
• Corrinne Mann Kempinsky & Louis Kempinsky
• Sharon Kerson
• Dr. Phyllis H. Klein
• Delores Komar & Susan Wolford
• Trice Koopman & Mark Freund
• Nancy Koven
• Cori Lable
• Lena & Mark Labowe
• Mindy Lauerlevin & Ed Levin
• Christo & Jeanne Lavagnino
• Lawrin & Linda Lewin
• Cathleen Fitzpatrick Linder
• Judith Locke
• Elizabeth Luster
• Susan & Peter Mallory
• Michael N. Marks
• Barbara Marshall
• Kathy & Jim McCaffery
• S. McQueen & D. Whalen
• Norma & Larry Meyers
• Hillary & Lance Milken
• Thomas W. Mitchell
• Lon Morse & Toni Hollander Morse
• Mark & Diane Neubauer
• Julie Nichols
• Ornest Family Foundation
• Ralph Page & Patty Lesh
• Phil & Agnes Peters
• Clark & Kathryn Porter
• Jeffrey S. Rapp & Neil S. Silverman
• Dolores Rogers
• Allison & Bennett Rosenthal
• Oren Rosenthal & Craig Kwiatkowski
• Gary & Karen Schneider
• Susan Schwarz
• Sylvan & Sandra Seidenman
• John Shaw
• Janne Shirley
• Rita & Jose Sigal
• Ron Silverman & Soraya Ross
• Ronald Smith
• Kirk & Mei-lan Stark
• The Tatasciore Family
• Catherine & Leonard Unger
• Leon & Stephanie Vahn
• Theodore H. Sweetser & Jane L. Valentine
• Marcia & Charles Wasserman Ph.D
• Richard Yaffe
• Arnold & Tricia Zane
• Ellen & Arnold Zetcher
• Bobbi & Walter Zifkin

Partner's Circle $500 - $999

• Anonymous (5)
• Toshka & Norman Abrams
• Linda Adams & Ken Larson
• Loren Adams
• Robert C. Anderson
• Elizabeth & Marc Axelrod
• Don Bacigalupi & Daniel Feder
• Frances & Thomas Booth
• Philip & Phyllis Colman
• Steven & Linda Darling
• Susan Dashe
• Linda Dozier
• Kay & Larry Driscoll
• Terry Feuerborn & Connie Whitley
• Burt & Nanette Forester
• Bruce Fortune & Elodie Keene
• Daniel Giesberg & Carol Lifland
• Bert & Benita Ginsberg
• Charlotte Gold
• Francine Golden & Marvin Schlossman
• Eve Haberfield & David N. Johnson
• Roberta L. Haft
• Corinne Hayoun
• Murray & Gail Heltzer
• Michael & Candie Herman
• Dr. Shelley Hill
• Ana Hubner
• Lynn Hunt & Margaret Jacob
• Drs. Sharon & Lou Ignarro
• Robert & Gail Israel
• Stephen A. Jones & Victoria A. Walker
• Arnedra Lorraine Jordan
• Jessica Kaltman & Robert Reznik
• Avi Kamienny
• Leana Kleinman & Jerald Johnson
• Patricia Klous
• Sharon & Joel Koppelman
• Kerry Korf
• Barbara Kroll & Ruth Spielman
• Deborah Lacusta & Daniel Castellaneta
• Jalyn Lang
• Rhonda K. Lawrence
• Nancy Hytone Leb
• Gina Maria Leonetti
• Marla E. Levine
• Cari J. Lewis
• Leslie & Adam Lobel
• Douglas McAvoy, Jr.
• Tanner Medding—In Memory of Hollis Resnik
• Christina Medigovich
• Anne & Ronald Mellor
• Cynthia Melville
• Joan & Phil Miller
• Dr. Gail Devlin Moradi
• John Moschitta, Jr.
• Ron Myrick
• In Memory of Naidu Permaul
• Louise Olin
• Carol F. Phillips
• Leo & Nina Pircher
• Gary & Gail Rachelefsky
• Mary Ann Rosenfeld & Sheldon Kadish
• Brad Ross
• Linda Sandrich
• Cliff & Linda Schaffer
• Carole & Michael Scheinberg
• Nancy & Steven Schneider
• William Schreiber
• John H. Scott
• Marc Seltzer
• Nancy & Bruce Silverman
• Marlene Sklar & Joel Moskowitz
• Karen Smits
• Stuart Sobel
• Barbara & Larry Tenan
• David & Cathy Thomas
• William G. Tierney & Barry H. Weiss
• Maud & Tonis Tilk
• Brigitta Troy
• Linda & Rich Turco
• Shirah & Jim Vollmer
• Deborah & Glenn Weinberg
• Michelle & Steven Windmueller
• Herbert Wolas
• Marian & Ted Zachary

Patron's Circle $250 - $499

• Anonymous (2)
• Jodie Aguirre
• Eloise & Mark Appel
• Caroline Arnold
• John B. Balen
• Cecilia Ball
• Yvette Bergeron & Dean Bailey
• Joe Blackstone & Jamie Mohn
• Marjorie Blatt
• Bodek Moss Family Charitable Fund
• Victor Bracey
• Doug & Arlene Braun
• Tatiana & Oleg Butenko
• Diane Chernansky
• Pam Coats
• Kenneth Cohn
• Laurie Content
• Diana Cusumano
• Muriel Dance & Alvin Martin
• Bert Deixler
• Jan & Thea Drayer
• Tanesha Duncan
• Bill Fagerbakke
• Robert Fajardo
• John Farrell
• Jean Firstenberg
• Ryan Flynn & David Hernandez
• Lora Fremont
• Howard Fulfrost & Tim Morneau
• Leslie & Mort Gerson
• Drs. Diane & Michael Glazer
• Mark & Molly Goldberg
• Ronald Goldman
• Howard Gradet
• Allen Grogan
• Jason Harlem
• Diane Haun
• Robin & Edgar Hirst
• Ada & Jim Horwich
• Adam Howard
• Dr. Charlene Huang
• Susan Hull
• Eric Hyman
• Eli Ipp
• Jacqueline & Brian Jensen
• Carrie Johnson
• Ed Jones & Ellen Perlmutter
• Jim Keily
• William & Renee Kendall
• Michael Kohn
• Stuart Krieger
• Lynne Lainer
• Alyce LaViolette
• Mark Leonard
• Beth Levy & Lloyd Bookman
• Karen & Peter Locke
• Renee Lonner
• Milli Low
• Jane & Bob Lurie
• Lawrence Madans
• Beatrice & Leonard Mandel
• Liz Martin
• Phyllis & Bert Massing
• Douglas McAvoy, Jr.
• John McClure
• Paula Meiklejohn
• Paul Meshekow
• Mary Mihich
• Leslie Mitchner
• Hope & Mitchell Mulbarger
• Chris Olsen
• Janie & Allan Orenstein
• Edward Parker
• Gavin Perdue
• Beverly Pine
• Amy Powers
• Gloria & Michael Rausch
• Marianne Reynolds
• Richard Rico
• Steven Robman
• Robert Rosania
• Barry Rosen & Neil Bokal
• Marc Rosenbach
• David Ryan
• Jayne Santino
• Maxine Savitz
• Lorin Schiff
• Michael Schiff & Corky Gore
• Joel & Sonia Schneider
• Susan & Peter Schwab
• Jama & Gary Siegel
• Marla J. Siegel
• Leah Sklar
• Barbara Smith
• Phyllis Spierer
• Elina Srulevitch-Chin—In Honor of Sigourney Chin
• Suzanne Stewart
• Peggi Sturm
• Joseph Sullivan
• Mr. Kayser Sume & Dr. Renee Sabshin
• Andrea & Jay Swerdlow
• Saundra & Craig Szabo
• Mr. & Mrs. David Tann
• Patricia Templeton
• Madelyn & David Tobman
• Vincent Tsai
• Paul Verdon & Michael Haight
• Barbara Vickery & Martin Shapiro
• William Wallace
• Bob & Sue Wass
• Elisa Wayne
• Marsha & Steven Weiss
• David & Rita Wells
• Mr. & Mrs. Mark Whitman
• Norma & Nancy Wischhusen
• Rowie & Jeffrey Wolf

Playhouse Circle $150 - $249

• Anonymous (2)
• Elaine & Michael Agran
• Mary Elizabeth Agran
• Carol & Silvy Alcalay
• Michael Ames & Stefani Glass-Ames
• Dr. Brandon Anderson
• Vivian Arterbery
• David & Linda Atkinson
• Cindy J. Ballard
• Julia Bartlett
• Sherri L. Beissner
• Anthony Bellasalma & Susan B. Katz
• Erin Berman
• Stacey Bernstein-Haas
• Laurie Bird
• Ferne Blaugrund
• Sylvia & Jon Boyd
• Lonni Brill
• Mr. & Mrs. Todd Brown & Family
• Chris Quintos Cathcart
• Jessica Collett & Omar Lizardo
• Catherine Collins
• Allen Condon & Sheila Bixby
• Kara Corwin
• Marci Crestani
• Shawn Cunningham
• Katrin Czinger
• Zoud Danko
• Julie & Don Davis
• Deana Deatherage
• Gail Dershewitz
• Susan Devlin
• Gina DiBona
• Curt Dittman
• Susan & Jonathan Dolgen
• Zelda A. Donin-Green
• Patricia L. Eisenberg
• A.W. England
• Thos R. Farnham
• Judy & Jerry Felsenthal
• Steven C. Fields
• John & Christine Fitzgerald
• Melanie Flamminio
• Norman Franz
• Norma & Lionel Freeman
• Stephen Fuller
• Isabelle Galmiche
• Tom McGillis & Dr. Donald Gardenier
• Keith Gargano
• Jennifer Gaynor
• Deborah Gero
• Lisa Gilford
• Carol & Neil Goldberg
• Frances Goodman & William Kobin
• Gayle Greco
• Michael Greene
• Martha Hackett
• Richard A. Handel
• Gregg Hawker
• Carol Henault
• Jane Herzog
• Roger & Linda Howard
• Jeanne Johnson
• Peter Kahn
• Tobias M. Kane
• Andrew Kassan & Ka Wright
• Larry Kaufman
• Nancy Kenney
• Dr. & Mrs. Klausner
• Phyllis B. Klein
• Jeffrey W. Korn
• Dorine Kramer
• Eunice Kramer & Steve Bennetts
• Eden Kusmiersky
• Sheila & Norman Lane
• Theresa L. Lavarini
• Miriam & Eli Lebental
• Julie Leeds
• Sheila & Aaron Leibovic
• David & Karen Leichenger
• Elisabeth & David Lesser
• Lisa Marfisi
• Pamela Markovitz
• Janis & Christopher Maslyk
• Jeanne McDonald-Powers & Travis Powers
• Joel & Sherry McKuin
• Andrew N. Milhan & Paul M. Lewis
• In Memory of Gregory Millar
• Michael Mooney
• Kathe Moore
• Jan Mueller & James Geisendorfer
• Kenneth Munday
• Jonathan B. Murray & Harvey Reese
• Tal Oren & Liana Morgado-Oren
• Allan & Shelley Ozersky
• Margot Parker
• Ruth Parker & Dana Smith
• Council Member Bernard C. & Bobbie Parks
• Mr. & Dr. Don Pestana
• Ann Philbin
• Cheryl & Mel Posner
• Susan Poulson
• Catherine Quayle
• Dr. Stephen & Lani Rabin
• Dyane Razook
• Fred & Denise Reimer
• Elyse Resch
• Sheena Ricchio
• Michael Richardson
• Adele Romanski
• Cathy Ross
• Julie & Dennis Saffro
• Jeffrey Sanderson
• Jennifer Saunders
• Michele Shay
• Judy Sheller
• Ken & Marinette Simon
• Cynthia F. Singleton
• Jaynie Smeerin
• Diane Good & Frank Smith
• Amy Jo & Jeff Smith
• Stanley Sokoloff
• Marilyn & Gary Speakman
• William A. Spoja III
• Donald Spradlin
• Lori Stanford
• Jane Stiglitz
• Katherine Sung
• Stephen & Karen Sweeney
• Rita Tateel & Ted Bavin
• Gary Tenzer & Nancy Isaacs
• Dianne K. Tomita
• Ellen Turner
• Marvy Tutson
• Richard Vance
• Sharon Vidal Cunningham
• Ann Wallace
• Beverly S. Ware
• Jill Weinthal & Gary Holloway
• Alan Weiss
• Dr. Richard Wenk
• Rae Jeane Williams
• Linda A. Wilson
• Tom Wilson & Anita Goawami
• Karen & Frank Wurtzel

Hospitality Sponsor

Thank you to our year-round in-kind hospitality sponsor for their incredible generosity and support of the arts:

• Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

Chairman's Circle

The Chairman’s Circle acknowledges the historical contributions of the following individuals, whose support of Geffen Playhouse made the original vision of our founder, Gil Cates, Sr., possible:

• Anonymous
• Annenberg Foundation
• Mrs. Carol K. Block & Chancellor Gene D. Block†
• City National Bank
• Kirsten^ & Donald Combs
• Marcia Israel-Curley & Jim Curley
• Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.
• The David Geffen Foundation
• Herbert M.^ & Beverly J. Gelfand
• Rabbi Uri D. Herscher & Dr. Myrna Herscher
• Audrey & Charles Kenis
• Lincy Foundation
• Fay & Frank^ Mancuso
• Tina & Jerry^ Moss / The Moss Foundation
• Perenchio Foundation
• The Shubert Foundation
• The Simms/Mann Family Foundation
• Skirball Foundation
• University of California, Los Angeles
• Wasserman Foundation
• Judy & Chancellor Charles^ E. Young