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 June 1, 2024 and July 31, 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
• 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
• Jodi & Howard† Tenenbaum
• Miranda† & Brett Tollman
• UCLA
• UCLA Health

Innovator Circle $50,000 - $99,999

• City National Bank
• Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
• Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
• Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
• Holly Rice† & Vince Gilligan
• Richard† & Barbara Sherman

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

• Anonymous
• The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
• Capital Group
• Marcy Carsey
• City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
• Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
• Dr. & Mrs. Paul Eisenberg
• Bob & Diana Friedman
• Carol & Paul Frimmer
• The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
• Kirsten Hansen & Allen Shay
• Noble & Jacquelynn Hansen
• Marcia Israel-Curley Foundation^
• 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
• The Berlanti Family Foundation
• Katherine Brown & Rene Mendoza
• Cast Iron Entertainment
• Mary Ann Cloyd†
• Ellyce R. Cooper & Barry Cohen / Sidley Austin LLP
• Bonnie Eskenazi†
• Robyn Field & Anthony O’Carroll
• Susan & Mark† Fleischer
• Sue & Steve Glusker
• In Memory of Morris A. Hazan
• Eric & Samantha Heer
• Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark
• David & Martha Kadue
• Julie & David Kavner
• Karen & Walter Loewenstern
• Carla Malden† & Norman Beil
• Mid-America Arts Alliance in Partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts
• Soundis & Danny† Passman
• Cheryl Petersen & Roger Lustberg
• Yvonne Randle
• Thomas L. Safran
• 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 Foundation

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

• Laura & Harvey Alpert
• Margaret Campbell Arvey and The Arvey Foundation
• Shelly & Libby Bergen
• Susan Bloch-Kay & Stephen Kay
• Dr. Adrienne Brandriss
• Robert Brook & Jacqueline Kosecoff
• Jay Butterfield & Susan Ewert
• Dr. Fanya Carter, Ph.D.
• Marissa Caudill & David Merrill
• Steven Cerasale & Mary Katherine Cocharo
• The Chisolm Family
• Cindy Clark
• Linda & John Coleman
• Ginger Conrad
• In Loving Memory of Ed Cypert
• Marisa & Adam Davis
• Dr. Joan Denson & Dr. Victoria Berck
• Anne Dougherty & David Dobrikin
• Barbara & Ed Dreyfus
• Lisa Field, Field Family Foundation
• 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
• The Goldenberg Family
• Jill Grey
• Marc & Erica Hankin
• Monique & Jonathan Kagan
• Mannon Kaplan
• Kelton Fund
• Laura Kennedy
• Leslie King & Robert Welther
• Ann & Jonathan Kirsch
• Kling Family Foundation / Allen & Jessica Kling
• Norman Koplof & Leslie Falick
• David Lee Foundation
• Rena & Craig Leeds
• 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
• Carol Risher
• 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
• Anne C. Taubman
• William & Karen Timberlake
• Daniel & Shauna Valenzuela
• Julie & Peter Weil
• Joanne & Ken Weinman
• 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
• Susan J. Booth & Christopher Wadden
• Paula Brand
• Diana Buckhantz and the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation
• Joanne Cohen
• Tim Curtis & Shandon Youngclaus
• 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
• Nancy Koven
• Tim McNeal
• Thaine & Elizabeth Morris
• Susan Oka
• Joyce & Harvey Reichard
• Snyder Family Foundation
• Eric Strom & Eileen Goodis
• Judith Leslie Waxman & Leo Stytle
• Leslie White & Al Limon
• Cherie Wrigley

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

• Anonymous (2)
• Jan & David Altemus
• Patti Amstutz
• Bonnie & Bill Apfelbaum
• Randy & Michael Bayard
• Yvette Bergeron & Dean Bailey
• Wendy & John Bergquist
• John Bjorge & Mary McKelvey
• Laura & Jerry Callaway
• Lexy & John Carroll
• Peter & Heidi Cartmell
• The Christal Family
• Chanel Coney
• Michael De Luca
• Jacki & Murray Drechsler
• Dr. & Mrs. William M. Duxler
• Jeff Eckerle & Marilyn Osborn
• Colleen M. Ellis
• Terri & David Elston
• David & Joyce Evans
• Melanie Flamminio
• In Honor of Frank & Betty Fouce
• Anita Dann Friedman & Harvey Friedman
• Catherine A. Froloff
• Richard & Lori Goldman
• Ellie Goodman
• Penny Grosz & Eugene Korney
• Deidre Hall
• Pauliana Cheung Hall
• Richard Hart
• Scott Hartle
• Jackson Henry
• Hella Hershson
• Dr. John D. Hofbauer & Dr. Laura E. Fox
• Lynn Hunt & Margaret Jacob
• David Israeli & Dr. Marie Mazzone
• Brenda Marie Izzi
• Nancy & Len Jacoby
• Sally & Dr. Manny J. Karbelnig
• Beverlee Bickmore & James Kelly
• Corrinne Mann Kempinsky & Louis Kempinsky
• Dr. Phyllis H. Klein
• Delores Komar & Susan Wolford
• Trice Koopman & Mark Freund
• Cori Lable
• Lena & Mark Labowe
• Mindy Lauerlevin & Ed Levin
• Christo & Jeanne Lavagnino
• Carl Levinger & Karen Siscoe
• Lawrin & Linda Lewin
• Cathleen Fitzpatrick Linder
• Judith Locke
• Elizabeth Luster
• Susan & Peter Mallory
• Barbara Marshall
• Kathy & Jim McCaffery
• S. McQueen & D. Whalen
• Norma & Larry Meyers
• Hillary & Lance Milken
• Andrew & Laura Mintzer
• Thomas W. Mitchell
• Lon Morse & Toni Hollander Morse
• Mark & Diane Neubauer
• Julie Nichols
• Ornest Family Foundation
• Ralph Page & Patty Lesh
• Phil & Agnes Peters
• Ruth Popkin
• Clark & Kathryn Porter
• Lise Ransdell & Eric Augusztiny
• Jeffrey S. Rapp & Neil S. Silverman
• Dolores Rogers
• Allison & Bennett Rosenthal
• Oren Rosenthal & Craig Kwiatkowski
• Gary & Karen Schneider
• Susan Schwarz
• In Memory of Pippa Scott and In Honor of Miranda Rich Tollman
• Sylvan & Sandra Seidenman
• John Shaw
• Janne Shirley
• Rita & Jose Sigal
• Ron Silverman & Soraya Ross
• Ronald Smith
• Kirk & Mei-lan Stark
• Andrew Stearn
• The Tatasciore Family
• Catherine & Leonard Unger
• Leon & Stephanie Vahn
• Marcia & Charles Wasserman Ph.D
• Westmount Asset Management
• Herbert Wolas
• Richard Yaffe
• Arnold & Tricia Zane
• Ellen & Arnold Zetcher
• Bobbi & Walter Zifkin

Partner's Circle $500 - $999

• Anonymous (6)
• Toshka & Norman Abrams
• Linda Adams & Ken Larson
• Loren Adams
• Robert C. Anderson
• Elizabeth & Marc Axelrod
• Frances & Thomas Booth
• Philip & Phyllis Colman
• Steven & Linda Darling
• Dr. Van Anh & Nariman Dastur
• Linda Dozier
• Kay & Larry Driscoll
• Terry Feuerborn & Connie Whitley
• Burt & Nanette Forester
• Bruce Fortune & Elodie Keene
• Elaine & Larry Friedman
• Olga Garay-English
• Daniel Giesberg & Carol Lifland
• Francine Golden & Marvin Schlossman
• Marcy Gross
• Eve Haberfield & David N. Johnson
• Roberta L. Haft
• Corinne Hayoun
• Murray & Gail Heltzer
• Michael & Candie Herman
• Dr. Shelley Hill
• Ana Hubner
• 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
• Deborah Lacusta & Daniel Castellaneta
• Jalyn Lang
• John & Sandra Langfitt
• Rhonda K. Lawrence
• Nancy Hytone Leb
• Gina Maria Leonetti
• Marla E. Levine
• Cari J. Lewis
• Littleton Road Productions
• Leslie & Adam Lobel
• Christina Medigovich
• Anne & Ronald Mellor
• Cynthia Melville
• In Memory of Gregory Millar
• Joan & Phil Miller
• Dr. Gail Devlin Moradi
• John Moschitta, Jr.
• Ron Myrick
• Louise Olin
• In Memory of Naidu Permaul
• Carol F. Phillips
• Gary & Gail Rachelefsky
• Mary Ann Rosenfeld & Sheldon Kadish
• Brad Ross
• Linda Sandrich
• Cliff & Linda Schaffer
• Nancy & Steven Schneider
• William Schreiber
• John Schunhoff
• Tina & John Scott
• Marc Seltzer
• Nancy & Bruce Silverman
• Marlene Sklar & Joel Moskowitz
• Barbara Smith
• Mr. & Mrs. David Tann
• 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

Patron's Circle $250 - $499

• Anonymous (3)
• Jodie Aguirre
• Carol & Silvy Alcalay
• Eloise & Mark Appel
• Caroline Arnold
• John B. Balen
• Cecilia Ball
• Sherri L. Beissner
• 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
• Muriel Dance & Alvin Martin
• Bert Deixler
• Jan & Thea Drayer
• Tanesha Duncan
• Bill Fagerbakke
• Robert Fajardo
• John Farrell
• Jean Firstenberg
• Ryan Flynn & David Hernandez
• Norman Franz
• Lora Fremont
• Howard Fulfrost & Tim Morneau
• Barbara & Jack Garrett
• Leslie & Mort Gerson
• Ronald Goldman
• Howard Gradet
• Allen Grogan
• Jason Harlem
• Diane Haun
• Robin & Edgar Hirst
• Ada & Jim Horwich
• Adam Howard
• Roger & Linda 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
• Barbara Kroll & Ruth Spielman
• Lynne Lainer
• Mark Leonard
• Beth Levy & Lloyd Bookman
• Karen & Peter Locke
• Renee Lonner
• Milli Low
• Jane & Bob Lurie
• Lawrence Madans
• Beatrice & Leonard Mandel
• Liz Martin
• Phyllis Massing
• Douglas McAvoy, Jr.
• John McClure
• Paul Meshekow
• Mary Mihich
• Teddie Milner
• Leslie Mitchner
• Hope & Mitchell Mulbarger
• Robert & Anita Nitta
• Chris Olsen
• Janie & Allan Orenstein
• Edward Parker
• Gavin Perdue
• Beverly Pine
• Amy Powers
• Gloria & Michael Rausch
• Richard Rico
• Steven Robman
• Robert Rosania
• Barry Rosen & Neil Bokal
• Marc Rosenbach
• Lorraine Ross—In Memory of Dr. Martin Ross
• David Ryan
• Jayne Santino
• Maxine Savitz
• Carole & Michael Scheinberg
• Lorin Schiff
• Michael Schiff & Corky Gore
• Joel & Sonia Schneider
• Susan & Peter Schwab
• Jama & Gary Siegel
• Marla J. Siegel
• Stuart Sobel
• 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
• Franklin David Tell
• Patricia Templeton
• Madelyn & David Tobman
• Vincent Tsai
• Deborah Valdez
• Paul Verdon & Michael Haight
• Barbara Vickery & Martin Shapiro
• William Wallace
• Barry J. Ward
• Elisa Wayne
• David & Rita Wells
• Mr. & Mrs. Mark Whitman
• Norma & Nancy Wischhusen
• Rowie & Jeffrey Wolf

Playhouse Circle $150 - $249

• Anonymous
• Mary Elizabeth Agran
• David & Linda Atkinson
• Cindy J. Ballard
• Julia Bartlett
• Anthony Bellasalma & Susan B. Katz
• Stacey Bernstein-Haas
• Laurie Bird
• Joan Boorstein
• Carmela Bosko
• Sylvia & Jon Boyd
• Mr. & Mrs. Todd Brown & Family
• Chris Quintos Cathcart
• Doris Cerneka
• Christine Clayburg
• Jessica Collett & Omar Lizardo
• Catherine Collins
• Allen Condon & Sheila Bixby
• Laurie Content
• Mirja & Ramon Covarrubias
• Julie & Don Davis
• Deana Deatherage
• Gail Dershewitz
• Susan Devlin
• Gina DiBona
• Curt Dittman
• Susan & Jonathan Dolgen
• Loraine Eastlake
• Patricia L. Eisenberg
• Charles Elias
• A.W. England
• Alan Epstein
• Thos R. Farnham
• Mitchell & Judith Feinstein
• Eugene & Johanna Felder
• Judy & Jerry Felsenthal
• John & Christine Fitzgerald
• Norma & Lionel Freeman
• Sara Friedman
• Stephen Fuller
• Tom McGillis & Dr. Donald Gardenier
• Jennifer Gaynor
• Lisa Gilford
• Frances Goodman & William Kobin
• Gayle Greco
• Michael Greene
• Pamela Halle
• Laura Han
• Gregg Hawker
• Carol Henault
• Jane Herzog
• Jackie & Warren Jackson
• Lora Jerugim
• Peter Kahn
• Tobias M. Kane
• Larry Kaufman
• Nancy Kenney
• Dr. & Mrs. Klausner
• Phyllis B. Klein
• Patricia Klous
• Eunice Kramer & Steve Bennetts
• Eden Kusmiersky
• Sheila & Norman Lane
• Eugene Laporta
• Jill & Michael Lasky
• Julie Leeds
• David & Karen Leichenger
• Lisa Marfisi
• Janis & Christopher Maslyk
• Joel & Sherry McKuin
• Andrew N. Milhan & Paul M. Lewis
• Barbara & Robert Moldavon
• Kathe Moore
• Jan Mueller & James Geisendorfer
• Jonathan B. Murray & Harvey Reese
• Sabine Oishi
• Tal Oren & Liana Morgado-Oren
• Allan & Shelley Ozersky
• Margot Parker
• Julie Perron
• Ann Philbin
• Susan Poulson
• Catherine Quayle
• Dr. Stephen & Lani Rabin
• Dyane Razook
• Fred & Denise Reimer
• Elyse Resch
• Sheena Ricchio
• Adele Romanski
• Lawrence Ross & Linda Nussbaum
• Jeffrey Sanderson
• Susan & Kenneth Sarno
• Chris Schilder
• Marc Scott
• Tom & Judy Sharp
• Michele Shay
• Ken & Marinette Simon
• Cynthia F. Singleton
• Jaynie Smeerin
• Marilyn & Gary Speakman
• Mitch & Sherry Stein
• Jane Stiglitz
• Theodore H. Sweetser & Jane L. Valentine
• Saundra & Craig Szabo
• Rita Tateel & Ted Bavin
• Dale E Turner
• Ellen Turner
• Marvy Tutson
• Pia & Steve Vai
• Richard Vance
• Sharon Vidal Cunningham
• Jill Waterman
• Rae Jeane Williams
• Linda A. Wilson

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