chairman's awards gala - Theatre Forward

CHAIRMAN’S AWARDS GALA

Theatre Forward Chairman John Thomopoulos, President Gretchen Shugart and the Board of Directors cordially invite you to join Theatre Forward in celebrating and supporting the role our theatres play in vibrant communities across America.

THE PIERRE | 2 East 61st Street | New York COCKTAILS 6:30 p.m. DINNER 7:30 p.m.

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS

JACK O'BRIEN, CONSTANZA ROMERO & DENZEL WASHINGTON GALA CO-CHAIRS

PAMELA FARR & BUFORD ALEXANDER | JAMES S. & LYNNE P. TURLEY HONORING

THE WORKS OF AUGUST WILSON | Legacy Award DAVID YAZBEK | Creative Achievement Award | 40 th Anniversary Corporate Leadership Award PRESENTER

JENNIFER BIELSTEIN PERFORMERS

KATRINA LENK & KATHRYN BOSTIC

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 212.750.6895 OR VISIT THEATREFORWARD.ORG

BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN

DIRECTORS

EMERITUS

John Thomopoulos, Ernst & Young

Mitchell J. Auslander, Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP Yvonne Bell, Center Theatre Group Rena De Sisto, Bank of America Pamela Farr Richard K. Greene, Citi Brian Harkins Jeffrey Herrmann, Seattle Repertory Theatre Gregory S. Hurst, UBS Financial Services Kevin E. Moore, Actors Theatre of Louisville Kevin Moore, Cleveland Play House Tom Parrish, Trinity Repertory Company Peter Pastreich, American Conservatory Theater Thomas C. Quick Steven Showalter, American Repertory Theater Daniel A. Simkowitz, Morgan Stanley Tim Shields, The Old Globe Danielle St. Germain-Gordon, Guthrie Theater Terrence P. Yanni, BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Raymond Boyce James E. Buckley Christopher Campbell Rosalyn & Irwin Engelman John G. Miller Evelyn Mack Truitt Michael A. Wall

VICE-CHAIRMAN

James S. Turley PRESIDENT

Gretchen Shugart, AudienceView HONORARY CHAIR

Richard Thomas VICE-PRESIDENTS

Joshua Borenstein, Long Wharf Theatre Steven Bunson, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Paula Dominick, Credit Suisse TREASURER

Frank Orlowski SECRETARY

Bruce R. Ewing, Dorsey & Whitney LLP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT-LARGE

Isabelle Winkles, Morgan Stanley

ARTISTIC ADVISORY COUNCIL

Edward Asner Annette Bening Robert Brustein Kathleen Chalfant Glenn Close Billy Crudup Jessica Hecht David Henry Hwang David Hyde Pierce Cherry Jones Swoosie Kurtz John Lithgow Jerry Mitchell Kate Mulgrew Will Power Daryl Roth Patrick Stewart Regina Taylor Richard Thomas Paula Vogel

MEMBER THEATERS Actors Theatre of Louisville* Louisville, KY | Alley Theatre Houston, TX Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA | American Conservatory Theater* San Francisco, CA American Repertory Theater* Cambridge, MA | Arena Stage Washington, DC Center Theatre Group* Los Angeles, CA | Cleveland Play House* Cleveland, OH Dallas Theater Center Dallas, TX | Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver, CO Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | Guthrie Theater* Minneapolis, MN Hartford Stage Hartford, CT | Long Wharf Theatre* New Haven, CT Manhattan Theatre Club New York, NY | The Old Globe* San Diego, CA Seattle Repertory Theatre* Seattle, WA | Trinity Repertory Company* Providence, RI Walnut Street Theatre Philadelphia, PA *Founding Members

GALA COMMITTEE as of February 21, 2018

$25,000 AND ABOVE Bank of America Citi Pamela Farr & Buford Alexander James S. & Lynne P. Turley $15,000- $24,999 American Express AudienceView EY $10,000- $14,999 Aetna Steven & Joy Bunson Presidio, Inc. Anthony & Diane Lembke KLDiscovery Thomas C. Quick Daniel A. Simkowitz/Isabelle Winkles George & Pamela Smith Ubiñas Family Charitable Trust Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP $2,500- $9,999 Paula Dominick Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Bruce & Tracey Ewing Jujamcyn Theaters Frank & Bonnie Orlowski Samuel French, Inc. Ten Chimneys Foundation Terrence P. Yanni $1,500 - $2,499 Cathy Dantchik Catherine Gropper Evelyn Mack Truitt Stephanie C. Scott Michael A. Wall

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