Detroit Public Theatre is grateful for your generosity! Your support allows us to create, innovate, and share productions and community programming. As a not-for-profit theatre, our work is made possible by donors like you.


Please make a tax-deductible donation today and join us in building and sustaining Detroit Public Theatre.


Thank you, and we hope to see you at the theatre soon!


If you would prefer to send a check, 
please send it to the address below:

Detroit Public Theatre
3960 Third Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201

Please make checks payable to Detroit Public Theatre
DPT's EIN is 47-3449342.

Gifts of any size make a difference! Choose a donation amount below, or consider making an add-on contribution or rounding up your order when you buy tickets.

  • $50

  • $100

  • $250

  • $500

  • $2500

  • $5000

  • Ensemble Player: $10,000

  • Best Supporting Player: $15,000

  • Leading Player: $25,000

If you've got questions about donating to DPT, our Associate Director of Development would love to answer them! Click here to send him an email.

 

Founding Donors

We are profoundly grateful for the visionary support of our Founding Donors who pledged multi-year gifts of $10,000 - $25,000 annually in our earliest seasons. The leadership, advocacy, and extraordinary generosity of these donors brought Detroit Public Theatre to life.

Robert A. and Maggie Allesee
Julie and Peter Cummings
Nicole and Stephen Eisenberg
Debbie and John Erb
Lauren and Phillip Fisher

Catherine and Nathan Forbes
Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman
Danialle and Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Maeva and Xavier Mosquet
Ann V. and James B. Nicholson

Lisa A. Payne
Martie and Bob Sachs
Jeffrey Seller
Julie and Bobby Taubman
Sarah Winkler and Simon Leopold


2023-24 Leadership Donor Levels

Leading Player - $25,000
Debbie & John Erb
Nina Essman & Jon Freeman
Erica Peresman & David Jaffe
Sarah Winkler & Simon Leopold
David Provost
Martie & Bob Sachs
Carol & Pete Walters

Best Supporting Player - $15,000
Lisa & Lou Corey
Emily & Henry Ford III
Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin
Roz & Scott Jacobson
Maeva & Xavier Mosquet
The Peck Foundation
Ramesh Telang

Ensemble Player - $10,000
Anonymous
Christie Peck & Buck Baker
Gretchen & Ethan Davidson
Nicole & Stephen Eisenberg
Ann & Alan Frank
Shari & Craig Morgan
Nancy & Allan Rothfeder
Strum Allesee Family Foundation


2023-24 Sustainer Donor Levels


 $5,000-9,999                    
Anonymous
Mona & Richard Alonzo
Lisa Applebaum
Katharine J. Burns
Celia Keenan-Bolger & John Ellison Conlee
Annmarie & Neil Hawkins
Katie & Steven Jacob
Judith Belknap & Walter Juterbock III
Anessa & David Kramer
Rebecca & Jack McNaughton
Cynthia Hecht & Michael Meredith
Ann & Jim Nicholson
Angelique Power
Sarah Prues
Carol Treat Morton & David Robinson
Tricia Ruby
Ann Walsh
Dr. Brian Young

 $2,500-4,999
Meg Alli
Andrew L. Camden
Michelle & David Carroll
Marla Donovan
Phillip Wm. Fisher Fund
Susan & Robert Gordon
Wendy Batiste-Johnson & Rod Johnson
Nakia Johnson
Pamela Applebaum & Gaal Karp
The Keil Family
Katherine Bradford & Greg Leopold
Megan Thibos & Phil Mayor
Benjamin Meyer
Lisa Nederlander
Peggy Ptasznik
Libby & Aaron Robinson
Mary Schakel
Theresa & Anthony Selvaggio
Roseanne & Rudy Simons
Jocelyn Lee & Brian Urquhart
Joyce Keller & Michael Walch
Dr. Toni S. Walters
Esther & Neal F. Zalenko

$1,000-2,499
Anonymous
Patrice Aaron
Ed Baldwin
Carolyn & Jim Bellinson
Jill & Reginald Brack
Courtney & Adam Burkett
Kathleen Chalfant
Sarah Clare Corporandy
Sean M. Coughlin
Mickey Guisewite & John DeCerchio
Sarah & Bob Dodge
Trevor Dougherty
Peter Van Dyke
Leslie & Jeff Etterbeek
Randall Fogelman
Lucia Geglio
Jennifer & Chris Granger
Linda Samuelson & Joel Howell
Jean Wright & Joseph Hudson Jr.
Niki & Bobby Johnson
Mary Ellen Hoy & James Keller
Paulette & Bob Koffron
Sarah & Neal Krasnick
Bonnie Larson
Carol B. Levin, M.D.
Mary Freeman & Andy Levin
Arlene & John Lewis
Susan B. Whitlock and Dr. Earl Lewis
Kumi & William Martin
Sonya Mays
Vincent Medley
Devon & Mark Meier
Felicia E. Molnar
Joy & Allan Nachman
Terry Naini
Maureen Martin & Michael Penskar
Barbara & Lou Prues
Anna & Chris Rea
Debbie & John Saag
Devin & Corey Scillian
Ashley Lowe & Rob Shaya
Natalie & James Shirley
Denita Banks-Sims & Robert Glenn Sims
Patricia Keros & Todd Tesen
Jamie Kaye Walters
Melissa Smiley & Patricia Wren


$500-999
Anonymous
Atwater Bar Management
Marcia & Martin Baum
Marianne & Rob Bloomberg
Helene Rottenberg & Rory Bolger
Laura Lewis & Bryan Boyer
Ann Stevenson & Curt Catallo
Lynda Charfoos
Briana Chen
Mike DelBene
Anne-Marie Smith & Ted DeVantier
Maria Duey
Michel Erussard
Samuel Losey Feder
Eileen Nowikowski & Robert Fink
Lynne Wright & Marci Fishman
Elyse & David Foltyn
Lori Lutz & Greg Gamalski
Sylvia & Marvin Gordon
Nancy Hart
Janice & Chris Heaphy
Alice Audie-Figueroa & David Hecker
Fay Herman
Willie Johnson
Elizabeth & James Klein
Drs. Ali Moiin and William Kupsky
Stacie & George Levy
Elaine & Mark Mardirosian
Caroline & Mike Marks
Tamina Mencin
Maralee & Thomas Meyer
Lois & Gene Miller
Jo Anne Mondowney
Patricia Mooradian
Stephanie & Tim Nicholson
Iuliana Niculescu
Daniel Ferrier & Ronald Northrup
Sonia & Tom Pastore
Julie & Roe Peterhans
Jessica Bauman & Ben Posel
Sharon Coleman Radelet
Dana & Bryan Randall
Sandi & Claude Reitelman
Merrilee & Daniel Reynolds
Rochelle & Barry Rubin
Todd Sachse
Rebecca Sorensen - UBS Financial Services
Patricia Swaney
Ann & Steve Templeton
Elizabeth Tintinalli
Maureen & Edward Vaughan
Marcy & Eric Weisberg
Dr. Barbara Weldon
Marcia Ruff & Tom Wilkinson
Joanne Wood
Angela Keros Zajec

$250-499
Liz & Eliot Bank
Erica Battle
Stacie Chaiken & Marty Berg
Elliott Broom
Jill Cohen
Linda & Donald Connelly
Holly & Brian Conroy
Sarab Kamoo & Tom Denhof
Donald Dietz
Mary & Terry Earls
Ron Elkus
Liz Ellis
Rochelle & William Elson
Jamie & Steve Faliski
Teri Fenner
Kathy & Jef Fisk
Dorothy & Larry Fobes
Roxana & Dragos Galusca
Dr. Sujana Gundlapalli
Candace Hemphill
Kathy & Al Herbach
Helen & Martin Katz
Mary Schlaff & Sanford Koltonow
Mary Kramer
Brenda & Jeff Lane
Eric Linder
Valerie & J. Thomas MacFarlane
Rebecca Marcus
Lynne Metty
Marcie & Rob Orley
Sandra Osip
Aaron Radelet
Linda Rexer
Wendy Silverman
Susan Sosnick
Nancy Uffner-Elliott
Eva Von Voss
Martin Wunsch


$1-249
Joan Abbey
Diana Abouali
Terese Ackerman
Martha Adams
Diane Akers
Carol Aldridge-Daniels
Sara Alosaimy
Joshua Amann
Melinda Anderson
Betsy Appleton
Mohamed Ayoub
Douglas Bajor
Tiana Baker
Derrick Balford
Miguel Barajas
Marian Barnes
Daniel Bates
Kevin Baumann
Lauren & Eric Bean
Rose Bell
Rachel Bendit
Pamela Benfield
Valada Bennett
Kathy & Stephen Bergman
Anaruth & Henri Bernard
Lauren Bickers
Sherry Bierkle
Donna Blake
Carlotta Blanton
Michele Bleznak
Dennis Blue
Kathleen & Robin Blumer
Kathleen Grabruck & Steven Bowler
Lena Bradley
Wanda Bradley
Elizabeth Brady
Mary Brandon
Peg Breece
Laura Breisch
Marcy & Jeff Broder
Kathleen Brooks
William Brooks
Janet Broom
Kimberly Brown
Pamela & Jeffrey Brown
Stephanie Brown
Robin Burdette
Christopher Burney
Avon Beacham-Byrd & David Byrd
Joan Wadsworth & Stephen Calkins
Denny & Alan Camiener
Robert Caplis
Jerome Cargile
Anthony Carman
Mary Ann Carmichael
Michael Carter
Sharmell Carter
Dan O'Rourke & Maria Catalfio
Minda Cerva
Marsha & John Chamberlin
Lori Champagne
Katrina Chaves
Jasmine Childress
Carol Cholmakjian
Christine Cipriani
Emily Clark
Tanisha Clay
Jerry Cleveland
Linda Cleveland
Jo Ann Cline
J. Michael Clyne
Sean & Michael Clyne
Latraya Cobb
Kristen Cochran
Lori & Mark Cohn
David Colburn
Christine & David Colman
Carolyn Comai
Kathy Conlon
Lynne Cookson
Patricia Cornett
Winifred Covintree
Joy Crawford
Tamiko Crowe-Walker
Deborah Gibbons-Crump & Kelli Crump
Liza Currie
John Essay & Robert Curtiss
Demitria Darby
Barbara Darga
Tracy Darrow
Kahlilia Davis
Kalisha Davis
Mateo Davis
Simra Davis
Janice Davis
Lynda Ronie & Tom De Corte
David Debono
Gary Decker
Judy Dehondt
Thomas Dijulio
Djuana Dismuke
Michael Dixon
Valencia Dobbins
Stacy Doctoroff
Rory & Matt Dominick
Melody Dowell
Maureen Dritsan
Charles Dunlap
Mary Jo Durivage
Kimberly & Mark Eberhard
Nancy & William Edmunds
Daniel Edwards
Shirley Edwards
Josh Eichenhorn
Tiffany Ellis
Rebecca Esquivel
Crystal Estell-Clayton
Craig Ester
AJ Evans
Marie Evans
Nazim Fakir
Margo & James Farber
Pearlie Faulkner
Maurice Feimster
Tracy Felder
April Finley
Jean Fitzpatrick
Karen Flanagain
Will Flint
Mabel Flowers
Talia Flowers
Amber & Andres Fonnegra
Lori Formicola
Carol & Burke Fossee
Deborah Foster
Geraldine & John Frank
Catherine Freeman
Janis Fried
Carol Furry
Patricia & Paul Gackenbach
Ronna Galin
Nancy Gibbs
DeNetria Gibson
Dominic Gilbert
Nancy & John Gingrich
Nina Barlow Glover
Linda & James Gobeski
Judy Goldsmith
Barbara & Paul Goodman
Arlene Gorelick
Sharon Gourdji
Kathleen Grabruck
G. Grant
Colleen Dolan-Greene & Trey Greene
Mattie Greene
Nancy & Dan Greenia
Allo Greer
Georgia & Roger Griffin

David Grivas
Bonni Gutov
Philip Hadley
Dierk Hall
Taylor Hall
Delanti Hall
Cleo & James Hamilton
Linda Rabin Hammell & Mark Hammell
Carolyn Hampton
Dyan Hampton-Aytch
Wendy Handler
Angela Hankins
Debbie and Bob Hansen
Keith Harder
Sharon Harrell
Sharonlyn Harrison
Donald Hart
Teresa Hartle
Susan Heard
MaryAnn Hergenrother
Tracey Hicks
Charlene Highsaw
Akua Hill
Diane Hill
Cherita Hill
Wendy Katz Hiller
JP Hitesman
Mark Hoaglund
Arden Hoffman
Phoebe Howard
Phyllis Hurks
Talisha Hurks
Mubaarakah Isaac
Diane Jackson
Jamila Jackson
Barbara Jackson-Dickie
Gilda & John Jacobs
Ashley & Robert Jansen
Patricia & Robin Jaynes
Janet Jennings
Nancy Jennings
Toni Jennings
Omari Badi & Sharon Jett
Avery Johnson
Francina Johnson
Marc Johnson
Precious Johnson
Victoria Johnson
Marc Zupmore & Mark Johnson
Achsha Jones
Clarke Mason & Lisa Jones
Monique Jones
Roslyn Jones
Tiffany Jones
Katherine O'Sullivan See & Michael Kamrin
Jay Kaplan
Tracy Karbel
Ann Kelly
Barbara & Rodney Keteyian
Von Kidd
Nishaat Killeen
Angela G. King
Elizabeth Kirksey
Ina Kirstein
Jerry Klein
Jodie & Ellie Krasnick
Michelle Krebs
Ruby Kushner
Laura L'Esperance
Monica & Eric Labe
Maria & Ken Laberteaux
Zak Berkman & Theresa Lamm
Robert Langdon
Meria Larson
Suzanne Lasser
Trevor Leaderbrand
Christin Lee
Denerra Lee
Erika Lee
David E. Leidholdt
LaShanda LeJeune
Degan & Aaron Leopold
Anna M. Levin
DeAndre Levy
Lisa Lewandowski
Michele Lewis
Nadine Lewis
Rachel Lewis
Paul Lieberman
Nancy & Arthur Liebler
Donna Lindsey-Law
Lisa & Hannan Lis
Teresa & Seth Lloyd
Katy Locker
Leah Logan
Stephanie & Spencer Lucker
Kelvin Lumpkin
Charlotte & Charles Lusby
Gary MacDonald
Nancy Mahlin
Jennifer Maisel
Jamal Makled
Shamika Malone
Kefentse Mandisa
Derrick Martin
Phil Martinez
Clarke Mason
Alexis Mathews
Roger Mathews
Therese Maxwell
Nakia McCarty
Cynthia McEvoy
Regina Mciver
Michelle McKinney
Kathleen McMahon
Sarah Mendenhall
Victoria Merritt
Erin Metz
Tracey Mihalchean
Destinee Mikolajczak
Judy Miller
Michelle Mintz
Tricia Miranda-Hartsuff
Dylan Mirisola
Michelle Mitchell
Jenn Rae Moore
Sharon Moore
Glennisha Morgan
Meg Morley
Diana Morning
Raquel & John Morris
Mary Murphy
Patricia Murphy
Michell Myers
Scott Myers
Damon Nathan
Amy Nesbitt
Karmun P Newby
Susan Jarvis-Noetzel & Daniel Noetzel
Nancy Nordlie
Marilyn & Joel Nosanchuk
Sandra Novacek
Christopher O'Brien
Michelle Oleszkowicz
Peace Omoniyi
Jalen Onorati
Mary Otto
Harold Owens
Thomas E. Page
Jenifer Dewolf Paine
Sean Paraventi
Geraldine & Edward Parks
Gail Parrish
Allison G Pasque
Gina Patrick
Neleita Patterson
Tracey Dishman Patterson
Lynda Paull

Valerie Payne-Jackson
Francine Pegues
LaDonn & Eddie People
Larry Peplin
Michael Perreca
Helen Peters
Luba Petrusha
Deborah & J Thomas Pfliegel
Beverly & Randall Phillips
Victoria Phillips
Katie Pizzimenti
Sonia Plata
Eileen & Richard Polk
Karen Sheridan & Samuel Pollak
Deborah Pollard
Esti Pop
Nicole Poplar
Theresa Powers
Anthony Prince
Amy Proctor
Carrie & Tedmund Pryor
Roberta Deering & Gregory Ptucha
Jean & Wayne Pursell
Awo Quaison-Sackey
Steven Quinkert
Nolan Rains
Linda Rankin
Alekhya Ratnala
Mark Ray
Pamela Reid
J. Michael Rembor
Molly Resnik
Ethel Revels
Valerie Ribbron
Lisa Rich
Paul Riser
Wendy Robins
Deirdre Robinson
Lee Robinson
John Rogers
Laura Hernandez-Romine & Seth Talmadge Romine
Ronald Rose
Diane Rosenblum
Marya Rosenthal
Jessica Ross
Karol & Doug Ross
Lisa Rothe
Julie & J. Adam Rothstein
Gail & Gary Ruby
Loretta Ryder
Leslie Sabbath
Kate & Ralph Safford
Zachary Saginaw
Desiree Sanders
Karen Saretsky
Gwendolyn Scales
Roslyn Schindler
Michael Schon
Faye Schuett
Erin Schumaier
Kathryn Schwartz
Keven Schwartz
Rosalind Sell
Sarah Semon
Tierney Shaible
Mia Sharfner
Cynthia Shaw
Sabra & Clifford Shekter
Dorothy Sherrer
Patricia Sherrod
Susan & Patrick Shields
Lisa Shields
Mallory Shiffman
Lia Shreve
Robin Siegel
Tara Sievers-Hunt
Josette & Joel Silver
Angela Simpson
Michelle Simpson
William E. Sims, Jr.
Delaney Singleton
Patti Skinner
Derrick Smith
Harry J Smith
Jayla Smith
Christina Sneed
Debbie Snyder
Elizabeth DeBetta & Jeremy Sortore
Joyce Spencer
Sherri Stanley
Beverly Stein
D'Ann Stelly
Susan Stepek
Cynthia Stephens
Lydia Munn & Troy Stewart
Adam Strom
Lynne Avadenka & Marc Sussman
Rachel & Stephen Sussman
Christine Szubeczak
Bruce Tackett
Michelle & Jim Taigman
Charles Teeter
Kelly Theisen
Amber Thomas
Ayo Thomas
Carla Thomas
Cynthia Thomas
JoMeca Thomas
Karen Troshynski-Thomas & Tim Thomas
Heather Tibbets
Brooke Tiller
Paula Tritely
Rose & Willie Trotter
Reuben Levy & Yulya Truskinovsky
Onaje Tyler
Robert Tyler
Tyleah Tyner
Leslie V. Tyus
Tracy Uguccioni
Richard Uram-Peterson
Jenna Urbauer
Philip Utley
Angus Vail
Lana Valentine
Joe Vichich
Irma Virden
Wendy & Elliot Wagenheim
Deborah Wallace
Michelle Walters
Steven Ward
Joshua Ward
Tracy Washington
Kimberly Watts
Jessica Weaver
Beth Rivers & Connie Webb
Nicholas Weber
Jessica Litman & Jonathan Weinberg
Amy Weinstein
Constance Weldon
Lynn West
Sharon & David Westrick
Allison White
Demian White
Helene White
Anthony Whitfield
Corey Whitfield
Barbara Whitman
Barbara Widener
Nancy Kammer-Wildern & Steve Wildern
Al Williams
Cheranissa Williams
Nikai Williams
Anne Williamson
Amelia B. Winkler
Chris Wirth
Sharon Zimmerman


Detroit Public Theatre is also deeply grateful to our past and current Corporate, Foundation, and Government funders for their generous support of our programs and productions.


A Beautiful World Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Arts Midwest
Atwater Bar Management
Awesome Foundation-Ann Arbor Chapter
Beaumont Health
Comerica Charitable Giving
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
CultureSource
The Detroit Shoppe at Somerset Collection
Diptyque
Doner Advertising
Downtown Detroit Partnership
Dresner Levy Foundation
The DTE Energy Foundation
Eileen Fisher

The Emily List Fund for Performing Arts Therapy
Flagstar Bank
The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
The Forbes Company
The Ford Motor Company Fund
Greenleaf Trust
Hudson-Webber Foundation
Huntington
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Kenwal Steel
Kresge Foundation
The Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation
Mercantile Bank
MGM Grand Detroit
Michigan Arts & Culture Council

Michigan Humanities Council
Michigan Nonprofit Association
Midtown Detroit, Inc.
MSUFCU Desk Drawer Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
The Peck Foundation
PNC Foundation
Price Waterhouse Cooper LLP
Quicken Loans
The Shubert Foundation
The Skillman Foundation
Somerset Collection
St. John Providence
Strum Allesee Family Foundation
Union Joints
Vera & Joseph Dresner Foundation
Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation
WeWork


List as of November 7, 2024



Detroit Public Theatre is supported in part by the Michigan Arts & Culture Council + National Endowment for the Arts.