Taproot Theatre Contributors
Taproot Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous support of our Annual Fund and Nolte Legacy Fund. This list reflects gifts made between April 1, 2025 and April 1, 2026. If you have any questions or would like more information about making a tax-deductible gift to Taproot Theatre Company (a 501c3 organization), please contact Corrie Hayes Reed at 206-529-3677 or development@taproottheatre.org
Institutional Donors
$10,000 +
4Culture ∙ The Arthur and Eleanor Schreiber Foundation ∙ Artsfund ∙ Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC ∙ Fales Foundation Trust ∙ M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust ∙ State of Washington ∙ True-Brown Foundation ∙ University-Ballard Lions Club ∙ Anonymous
$5,000 - $9,999
The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation ∙ Green Trails Maps ∙ Horizons Foundation ∙ Janus Apartments ∙ PACCAR Foundation ∙ Seattle Office of Arts & Culture ∙ US Bank
$2,500 - $4,999
Piper Village ∙ The Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation ∙ Wyman Youth Trust
$1,000 - $2,499
Beneficial State Bank ∙ Crewe Foundation ∙ Klein Info Design ∙ Seattle Foundation ∙ Washington State Arts Commission ∙ Windermere Foundation
$500 - $999
Lions Club
Individual Donors
Angels ($10,000 +)
Trygve & Lyla Anderson ∙ Helen Bottcher ∙ Tom & Linda Burley ∙ Loveday Conquest & Fred Kleinschmidt ∙ Patricia Craig ∙ Gary & Deborah Ferguson ∙ Daniel J Ichinaga ∙ Mike & Barb Jewell ∙ Kraig & Pam Kennedy ∙ Philip & Cheryl Laube ∙ Roberta Goodnow & Daniel Lipkie ∙ Claire Scranton ∙ Warren & Nancy Smith ∙ Karen Smith ∙ Dwight & Carla Smith
Marquee ($5,000 - $9,999)
David Allais ∙ Ellen Arrington ∙ Nancy Bittner ∙ Antoine Cotton ∙ Benjamin Davis & Amanda Woodward Davis ∙ Dennis & Deborah DeYoung ∙ Cornelia Duryee ∙ Douglas & Linda Freyberg ∙ Steven & Jamie Froebe ∙ Jan Gould ∙ Tim Greenleaf ∙ Loren & Isobel Hostek ∙ Karen Koon ∙ Frank Lawler & Ann McCurdy ∙ Amy Niermeyer ∙ Ralph & Joan Prins ∙ Kathryn Sand ∙ Sarah & Tim Tien ∙ Jeff & Margie Van Duzer ∙ Daryl & Claudia Vander Pol ∙ Mr. Eric Wu ∙ Anonymous
Producers ($2,500 - $4,999)
Fil & Holly Alleva ∙ Steven Anderson ∙ Larry & Lorann Bjork ∙ Inez Noble Black ∙ Anne Kennedy Brady & Kevin Brady ∙ Cathryn Brite ∙ Zach & Rebecca Brittle ∙ Judith Deak ∙ Federico & Lisa Farin ∙ Bob Flynn ∙ Lowell and Alyce Fritz ∙ Kathy & Dan Gelzer ∙ Richard Harrison ∙ Anne Haverhals ∙ John & Jude Hubbell ∙ Elizabeth Martin ∙ Carol McDonald ∙ Paul Montes ∙ Krista Novstrup ∙ Amy Patrick & Joe Jessup ∙ Brian & Christa Poel ∙ Patricia Putnam ∙ Tom & Claudia Rengstorf ∙ Loren & Carol Steinhauer ∙ Kim Street and Art Schneider ∙ Thurbon Tukey ∙ Daniel & Margret Voetmann ∙ Fred & Judy Volkers ∙ James & Joan White ∙ Daniel & Joann Wilson ∙ Jean Winfield ∙ Grace Yoo ∙ Anonymous (2)
Directors ($1,000 - $2,499)
Stephen Abel ∙ Allan & Anne Affleck ∙ Ali Alexander ∙ David and Carol Anderson ∙ James and Karen Barger ∙ Marcia Barker ∙ Elisabeth Johnson Bell ∙ Marilyn Bentson ∙ Gene & Theresa Blahato ∙ Shirley Bonney ∙ Norm & Kim Brown ∙ Franja Bryant ∙ Stuart & Diane Campbell ∙ Diana Carey ∙ Linda and Robert Casteel ∙ Jonathan & Sophie Chinn ∙ Terry & Karen Clem ∙ Stephen Connelly & Pamela Nordquist ∙ Stephen and Susanne Daley ∙ Allan & Nora Davis ∙ Brent & Maren Diamond ∙ Ann & Thomas Disher ∙ Earl Ecklund ∙ Sarah & Kyle Feldman ∙ Marion Fisher ∙ Michael & Karen Frazier ∙ Jean Fukuda ∙ Moira Fulton & Lee Daneker ∙ Sean & Catherine Gaffney ∙ Carla Ginnis ∙ Nick & Joyce Glancy ∙ Linda Glenicki ∙ Barbara Glenn ∙ Laura Kennedy Gould ∙ Arnott & Johanna Gray ∙ Robert Hall ∙ Carolyn Hanson ∙ Judith Harrison ∙ Martha & Michael Helms ∙ Dorothy Herley ∙ Amy & Andrew Hockman ∙ Anna Lindsay ∙ Rick Hornor ∙ Susan Howell & Niels Andersen ∙ Sophie Hume ∙ Karen Ilika ∙ Carol Sue Ivory-Carline ∙ David & Kristine Jung ∙ Henry & Cathy Kelley ∙ Nancy Kiser ∙ Mark & Alma Klauber ∙ Bob & Lisa Kutter ∙ Claude and Gail Layman ∙ Chester Lewis ∙ Gregory Lumen ∙ Jack & Eileen MacIntyre ∙ Chelsea & Travis Mann ∙ Steven Marx ∙ Debbie McDonald ∙ Victoria McFall ∙ Arul Menezes & Lucretia Vanderwende ∙ David & Sarah Miller ∙ Teri Miller ∙ Elizabeth Mirante ∙ Tom & Jean Mohrweis ∙ Terry Montgomery ∙ Kristin Moomaw ∙ Don & Kim Morris ∙ Holly & Joseph Muhm ∙ Sara & Bill Nagel ∙ Dr. Les & Carol Nelson ∙ Scott & Pam Nolte ∙ Sean & Carrie Nordberg ∙ Paul & Cathy Nordman ∙ F. Norm and Anne Hamilton ∙ Chris and BJ Ohlweiler ∙ Tracy and Jenny Owen ∙ Bruce & Cynthia Parks ∙ Roy & Janice Petersen ∙ Perry & Cherie Raak ∙ Diane Redenbaugh ∙ Victor & Kristine Rennie ∙ Cynthia Rodriguez ∙ Lawrence and Nancy Rudolph ∙ Bruce and Candace Sagor ∙ Geraldine Schuhmann ∙ Karl Schulze ∙ Evilo Ann Schwab ∙ David & Joan Selvig ∙ Scott Shiebler ∙ Goldie and Don Silverman ∙ Angela & David Smith ∙ Karen Smith ∙ Kip Smith ∙ James Spaan ∙ Fritz Stahr & Erin Moore ∙ John & Lisa Steckler ∙ Edwin & Kathy Sterner ∙ Jerry Zimmerman & Jane Stevens ∙ Eric Stroo ∙ Alex & Erica Suk ∙ Jennifer Thomsen ∙ Dan & Joanna Trefethen ∙ Mr. Curtis Urben ∙ Marcia Utela ∙ Gretchen L. Valentine ∙ Jennifer Wah ∙ Greg Wetzel ∙ Elizabeth White ∙ Adina & Daniel Whitmore ∙ Larry & Linda Williams ∙ Marilyn Wilt ∙ Bill & Tina Woodward ∙ David & Ann Woodward ∙ Maree Zawoysky ∙ Anonymous (6)
Playwrights ($500 - $999)
Cal & Carolyn Agatsuma ∙ Steve Albright and Paula Cipolla ∙ Russell & Janice Ashleman ∙ Daryl and Sue Banks ∙ Timothy Bean ∙ Wendy Blight ∙ Richard Bossi ∙ Carole & Tom Brennan ∙ Barry Briggs ∙ MsMaureen Brinck-Lund ∙ Brendan Burns and Robin Sanders ∙ David Chui ∙ Wayne & Greta Clousing ∙ Rosemary Coleman & Davis Fox ∙ Jesse Cone ∙ Joy Cordell & Jeff Clark ∙ Maureen Cyr and Andrew Laird ∙ Paul & Phyllis Davis ∙ Glyn & Bruce Devereaux ∙ Sandhya Devi & Sherman Page ∙ Francine Grace Dunnigan ∙ Susan Lynn Ehlers ∙ Kristine Engels ∙ Glendora Ferguson ∙ Don & Nadine Fidler ∙ Judith Folks & Richard Billingham ∙ Julia Forbes & Ed Waddington ∙ Jennifer Gilpin ∙ Brittany Hagedorn ∙ James & Young Hanlon ∙ Krista and Brad Harris ∙ Pat Haworth ∙ Carla Hogan ∙ Sandy Howe ∙ Robert Howson ∙ Barbara & Mark Hudson ∙ Patricia Hunter ∙ Joyce F. Jackson ∙ Patricia Jolin ∙ Jacqueline Kiser ∙ Diana Knight & Michael Egan ∙ Beth Kunz & Michael Cooney ∙ Georgia Lang ∙ Ron & Constance Lewis ∙ Rob & Marti Liddell ∙ Donna Lipsky ∙ Marta Lowe ∙ F. Marsh & Marcie Kellegrew ∙ Elizabeth Maunz ∙ Meredith McClurg ∙ Lois & Dave McDermott ∙ Sandra Midkiff ∙ Scott Miller ∙ Patricia Mort ∙ Linda & Tom Morris ∙ Eric & Georgia Mosher ∙ Edith Mullins ∙ Donald & Lynn Murphy ∙ Bryce & Bonnie Nelson ∙ Craig & Deanna Norsen ∙ Gordon & Mary Nygard ∙ Lowell Park ∙ Shelby Parsons ∙ Susan L. Pazina ∙ Talia Perrotta ∙ Amanda Popik ∙ Deana & Doug Poterfield ∙ Richard & Mary Raub ∙ Charles Raymond ∙ Glenn & Carol Redfield ∙ Brendan Ribera ∙ Laura and Daniel Ribera ∙ Beverly Roecker ∙ Jason & Leslie Rogers ∙ Jain Rutherford ∙ Arthi Sairaman and Vasuki Seshadri ∙ Lucas Salm-Rojo ∙ Marianne Savell ∙ Amanda Schaffer ∙ Paul Schiavo ∙ Elizabeth and Rodney Schmidt ∙ Jean Schweitzer ∙ Thomas Scott & Kristen Huntley ∙ Susan & Keith Sedille ∙ David Sizer ∙ Joy and Bruce Smith ∙ Laura Smith ∙ Ronald & Dorita Smith ∙ Lin Snavely ∙ Carrie Sparlin ∙ Lisa and John Steckler ∙ Elizabeth Stevenson-Collins ∙ Paul & Colleen Stoltenberg ∙ Stephanie Tarry Yoo ∙ Nat & Karissa Taylor ∙ Brian Thompson ∙ Steve & Tricia Trainer ∙ Mr. Rich Unger ∙ Gretchen Van Dyk ∙ Kenny Walkky & Julia Hecht ∙ Daniel Waugh ∙ Melissa Weiland & James Keithly ∙ Robert & Barbara Welsh ∙ Tiffany & Jonathan Werner ∙ Douglas & Dianne Wills ∙ Alvin Winterroth ∙ Cathleen & Robert Wright ∙ Lindsey Wright ∙ Cpt Ryan & Leah Yoke ∙ Ed & Marcy Yoshida ∙ Anonymous (4)