Thank You to our Community of Supporters!
The most rewarding part of my job is reflecting on how the work of 4th Wall Theatre Company is fueled by our community of donors. It’s amazing to consider that hundreds of people, many of whom may never meet, have come together this year in support of extraordinary theatre and fair pay for professional artists. Donors have stepped up from Houston, Texas to Los Angeles, California to Des Moines, Iowa to Boca Raton, Florida to Scituate, Massachusetts. When I think about this massive network of goodwill and generosity, I am filled with gratitude and excitement for the future. Let’s imagine all the wonderful things we can achieve together!
There are so many inspiring giving stories from this year, but I want to highlight one in particular…
This summer, we launched a campaign for a suite of much-needed capital improvements projects. The campaign is still underway and includes projects like upgrading our audience seating, and replacing outdated lighting and sound equipment, among others. One of the projects that I am particularly excited about aims to make 4th Wall more accessible by implementing assistive listening technologies and by improving the quality of our open-caption performances.
Just weeks into launching our campaign, two extraordinary couples stepped up to make transformational gifts: Roxi Cargill and Peter Weston and Sandra and Clem Reid. Both couples have been loyal 4th Wall patrons for over a decade, supporting the theatre by subscribing, volunteering, and donating from the very earliest years of the company. And when they learned we were looking to upgrade our captioning system, they immediately jumped at the opportunity to make a difference. With their support, we were able to install a brand new performance captioning system this season with synchronized displays on both sides of the stage. Captions are bigger and brighter than ever before, can be seen from every seat in the house, and for the first time, our new setup allows us to offer real-time CART captioning of our post-show audience talkbacks with the actors.
This is just one of many extraordinary donor stories from this year. To all of our 2024 donors: THANK YOU! Thank you for your gifts, and most importantly, thank you for making 4th Wall a part of your story. YOU make extraordinary possible.
(Scroll down to see the new captioning system in action and for our full list of extraordinary 2024 donors!)
Chad and Brianna Muska install new captioning projectors in time for the first play of our 14th season, SWING STATE.
Test of the new captioning system proves that Roxi and Peter’s and Sandra and Clem’s gifts are gamechangers in this galaxy, and in galaxies far far away.
Roxi and Peter’s and Sandra and Clem’s gifts allowed us to install a synchronized captioning system, with displays on both sides of the stage.
Extraordinary 2024 Donors
This list reflects donations given from January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. Please email donate@4thwalltheatreco.com to report any errors or updates to your gift attribution.
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Kacie K. Adams
Steven and Christine Adams
Bea Adan
Antha Adkins and Francis Davies
Dr. R. Scott Allen and Dr. Scott Harrell
Kristin Andrichik and Henk Mooiweer
Susan and Gerald Anhalt
Annie and Momo
Homero A.
Mary and John Arensdorf
Frances and Tim Arnoult
Orlando Arriaga
Daniel Aru and Sarah Stout
Maida Asofsky
Claire Poole in honor of Carol Sugimoto
Christopher Bacon and Craig Miller
Lara Baker
Sofia Barrera
June and Steve Barth
Lary Barton
Julia and Joseph Batdorf
Nick and Dorena Battaglino
Margie Beegle
Carol and Dave Bell
Buzz Bellmont and Randy Puddu
Janet Berzins
Linda and Stephen Bickel
Ronnie Blaine in honor of Philip Lehl
Ken Bohan and Dean O'Kelley
Bookstaff Family Giving Fund
Genie Bopp
D. Bosse
Wes Bowers
Harry L. Bowles
Pablo Bracho
Fredricka Brecht
Claire and Richard Brooks
Brian Broome
Aaron Brown in honor of Philip Lehl
Pattie and René Buerger
Julia Bynum and David McClendon
Melissa Cahill in honor of Kenneth Bohan and Dean O'Kelley
Janet Caldwell
Calvetti Ferguson
Patricia and Larry Campagna
Jane Campbell
Robert J. Card M.D. and Karol Kreymer in honor of Ken Bohan
Lilian Care
Roxanne C. Cargill and Peter V. Weston
Peter Cayea
Dominic Cellitti
Mary Lou and Michael Cenatiempo
Lu Chambers
Chevron
Holly Clark in honor of Philip Lehl
Murry and Meryl Cohen
Debbie Cole and Lisa Dobey
Michele Collins and Craig Moffatt
Trevor and Malinda Cone
C.C. Conner and D.L. Groover
Jim and Michelle Connor
Kevin and Theresa Cooney
Patrick Cox and Laura Sheehan
Michael Craig
Ruddy Cravens in honor of Philip Lehl
Tasha and Jimmy Criss
Kathryn Crowder
Margaret Culbertson
Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
Camille DiTusa and Roger Daily
Vernicessa Darbonne
Antonia Day
Jennifer and Kevin Dean
Kimberly and Bradley Dennison
Michael and Sandra Desguin
Linda P. Dodge
Loretta Kania and Mark Doerr
Kirk Domer in Honor of Jennifer Dean
Bryan and Deborah Domning
Mark Dostert
John E. Drewer
Catherine Dunaway
Nan R. Earle
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce and Reva Edison
Sally T. and Philip A. Edmundson
Jolene Friedman
Katy Emde
C.C. and Duke Ensell
Joanne Ericksen
ExxonMobil Foundation
Thomas Eysenbach
Ann L. Faget
Susan Fargason and Steve Lockless
Cheryl and Peter Fasullo
Feldman Family
Sharyn Feller and David Harris
Heyward and Kathy Fetner
Anne and Don Fizer Foundation
Jonathan Fleissner
Michael Frewer
Wes Gamble
Jeannette Garrett
Ginger A. Gaskamp
Marcia Gatlin
Donald Goad
Dylan Godwin
David and Audrey Gow
Gene Graham
Nancy Grason and Richard Dixon
Jennifer and Mark Greenberg in honor of Howard Bookstaff
Cynthia Greenwood and Robert Molder
Jared Gregory
John Gremillion in honor of Philip Lehl
Lucila and Bill Haase
Casey and Ryan Hackney
David Hanks
Janet P. Hansen
Tom Hargis and Leah Shapiro
Quin R. Harris
Claire Hart-Palumbo
Dr. Ann H. Hasselmo
Kat Hatcher
Sara Haynes
Phil and Mary Grace Hearnsberger
R. Hernandez
Olive Hershey
Lauren and Kathy Hill
Susan P. Hinkley
Larry and Patti Hitt
Elizabeth J. Holland
Cynthia Holliday in honor of Ken Bohan
Sandra Holloway
Deborah Hope
Megan Hotze Consulting
City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance
Steven Hultquist
Martha and Bruce Jamison
Johnson & Johnson Foundation
Lerica Jones in recognition of Jennifer Dean and Christy Watkins
Diane S. Kaplan
Sarita Karve
Barbara Kauffman
Tom Kearns
Keating Family Foundation
David Kelvin
Marion Arthur Kirby
Mary and Rodney Koenig
David Kriegel
Fred Kriegel
Chesley and Charles Krohn in honor of Philip Lehl
Richard Kummins
Candy and Weir Kyle
David Lake
Kate and Scott Lambert
George C. Lancaster
Nora Laos
Janis Pease LaRocque
Colton Larsen
Travis and Erin Larsen
Patricia Larson
Lori Lato
Gary and Renae Leach
Deanna R. Lehl
Thomas and Cynthia Lemke
Carolyn Levy
Connie Lewis
Frances Limoncelli in honor of Philip Lehl
Alice and Roy Lively
Elizabeth Lloyd
Courtney Lomelo and Luis Galindo
Anne B. Loo and Brad C. Nyberg
Janet Lowery
Patti Lozano
Patty and Bob Mahlstedt
Shondra Marie and Todd Boring
Carolie E. Martin
Carl Masterson
Georgia and Miller McCalmon
Mary McConnell
Kevin McCue
Michael McGinity
Lona McManus and the Wulf Group at Morgan Stanley
Lynn McNamee
Andrew and Kay McStay
Wendell Mendell and Pamala Henjum
Joseph Levitan
John Milkereit
Randy Mitchmore and Michael Horner
Richard Moiel and Katherine Poeppel
Denise Moon
Ken Moore
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Arjumand Shaheen Mubaarak
Barbara Mosbacher and William Myerson
Isabel M. Nart
Carolyn and Bart Nay
Terrylin G. Neale
Hoa Nguyen
Kelsey Nibert
Mike Nichols
Ross Nicholson
Judy and Jim Nicklos
Pam and Art Nolting
Peter Waldron
Keith O'Connor
O Live Fund
Jim Oswald
Anne Paget
Linda and Jerry Paine
Annise Parker and Kathy Hubbard
Lisa Pasley
Howard Patton and Sue Owens
Thomas and Carolyn Paul
Laura and Dan Pears
Lynette Pebernat
Bianca Perez
Brenda Peters-Chase
Peterson Family
Michael and Mary Petrovics
Todd Waite
Kathryn and Andy Principe
Cheri and John Randolph
Earl and Sandra Reid
Margery Reinheardt
Grant and Teresa R.
Rebecca Richards-Kortum
Timothy J. Richey
Krissy Richmond in honor of Philip Lehl
Robert C. Richter, Jr.
Kate and Greg Robertson
Gene Rodgers
Jorge Rodriguez
Narumi Rose
Marti and Billy Rosenberg
Melba Lynette Ross
Rupert Family Trust
Mary Ann Ryerson
Jerel and Carole Sachs
Lauren Treadaway
Jim Salners
Jane and Dick Schmitt
Ram V. and Rani J. Seetharam
Reid Self
Cathryn and Doug Selman in honor of Kenneth Bohan
John Shamrock
Nancy and Alan Shelby
Shell USA Company Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Tharen Simpson
Janice R. Skarzenski
Cooper Smith
S&P Global
Sandy Stacy
Marcus Stansberry
Joyce Steensrud
Robin and Brad Stein
Sandra S. Stettler
Jennifer Stewart
Carol Sugimoto and Jim Zimmerman
John Sullivan
Amy Sutton and Gary Chiles
Lyndsay Sweeney
Kathleen and Manny Teodoro
Texas Commission on the Arts
Jimmy D. Theiss
Tiffany and Adam Till
Diane S. Tobin
Kelley and David Tobin
Kim Tobin-Lehl and Philip Lehl
Amy and Kevin Tones
Connor Tones
Brenda Turley
Weston Twardowski
Uptown Catering
Dominique Varner
Joseph and Ashley Villarreal
Lynne Walters
The Watkins Family
Courtney Webb
Reid Whitaker
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitson
Tom and Mary Ellen Whitworth
Brad and Dorothy Williams
Diana M. Wilson
The Winston Family Fund
Marcia Wolf and Scott Shorey
Jane Wood
Gary Wulf and the Wulf Group at Morgan Stanley
Gay Yellen and Donald Reiser
Nina and Michael Zilkha
Dana Zukanovich