The USC School of Dramatic Arts would like to recognize the generosity of the following individuals and organizations who have supported the School over the past year towards core programs such as production, professional development, scholarship, Dean’s Strategic Fund and our new Dick Wolf Drama Center. Their extraordinary commitment has built the foundation for our continued ascent and future achievements.
| VISIONARY CIRCLE | |
| Anonymous* (2) Dr. & Mrs. Peter Bing & the Anna H. Bing Living Trust Lauren & Mark Booth* Victoire & Owsley Brown III* George N. Burns Trust Sarah & John Cox Cuzzupoli Family Roger & Michele Dedeaux Engemann* | The Lawrence & Megan Foley Family Foundation, Inc.* Katherine B. Loker Martin Massman Trust Robert & Elizabeth Plumleigh —In Memory of Karen Plumleigh Cortney* Alice, Teresa & Byron Pollitt Dick Wolf |
| DEAN’S CIRCLE | |
| Adobe Foundation Anonymous*(2) Kalkhurst Family* Steve & Jerri Nagelberg* | Rod & Elsie Nakamoto* Richard & Diane Weinberg* Noelle L. Wolf & the Wolf Family* |
| PATRONS OF TRIBUTE | |
| Anonymous* (2) Albert & Bessie Warner Fund The H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation Joan Beber Grant Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation* Connie Britton* Michael & Debbie Felix* | Vida & Kourosh Gohar* Suzanne & Scott Rehl, The Schoch Foundation* Linda Bernstein Rubin & Tony Rubin* Doris & Stanley Tananbaum Foundation, From Monica & Bryan Zuriff* |
| SEASON SPONSORS | |
| Kirsten & David Abdo* DeAnna & Michael Colglazier* Robin & Justin Doran* James Kehr The Lask Family* LoCasale Consulting, Inc.* | Michael & Melissa Meyers* Christine Marie Ofiesh* Tonia & Steven Sinatra Tracy & Gene Sykes Todd Yellin & Jennifer Copaken |
| EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS | |
| Jennifer & Chris Andrews* Adam Blumenthal* The Iino Family* Mara & Paul Jacobson | Alexander & Megan LoCasale* R. Sally Watt Oxley & Howard Oxley* Rik Reppe |
| PRODUCERS | |
| Anonymous Black Seed Fund at the Billie Holiday Theatre Julia A. Nickles-Bryan & Charles Bryan Kate Cannova Marilou & Mark Hamill Family | Melvin & Doris Hughes Donald Lea Jan & Mike MacDougal* Shelly & Ofer Nemirovsky Polos Family Allison & Ian Stone |
| DIRECTORS | |
| Anonymous Randolph & Ellen Beatty Michael & Michelle Chiklis The Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Sumner & Angela Erdman Lori & Simon Furie Will & Viveca Ferrell —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Cathy Sandrich Gelfond Steve & Christy Gersh Bryan & Brenda Hall | The Heslov Family Perry Mattfeld Jennifer & Jonas Pate Kam & Joe Patton —In Honor of Theresa Patton, Class of 2024 Ann & Frank Russo Rik Toulon Town & Gown of USC John Trueblood Tracy Tutor Adrienne Visnic |
| PATRONS | |
| Regina K. Eremia Trust Indira Etwaroo Frank Ferrante Catherine Goldinger Marissa D. Gonzalez Thomas Griep & Evelyn Halus L. Liberatore Oliviana Marie Carol & Casey Mollett Jennifer Oswald | Madeline Puzo Thomas Reed Josh Rosenzweig Professor Sim Sarna Pranav Shah Thunder Equity Inc. Annette & Kelly Ward Lucy Wrubel Gary & Michelle Yoshino |
| ANGELS | |
| Bayo Akinfemi Amy Aquino & Drew McCoy, In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Yvonne Bogdanovich Sarah Bovim Els Collins —In Honor of Andrei Belgrader Jon Cryer Emanuel Bachmann Foundation —In Memory of Emanuel O. Bachmann, B.S. 1932 Michael Dinwiddie Freddie & Andrea Fenster Lori Ray Fisher & Eric Fisher The Franco Family Rotem & Adam Gilbert Lorraine J. Gildred-Conlan Kathy & Herbert Goodman Michael Hohmann Amy Landecker & Bradley Whitford Keith Levy | McKinley Henderson LTD Tarell Alvin McCraney Laurie & Todd Okum Dr. Willa Olsen Mary Reveles Pallares Mona & Benjamin Raffle Stark Sands —In Memory of Simon Russell Susan Shetter Rick & Jeanne Silverman Jeff & Cathie Thermond John & Katherine Turturro —In Honor of Professor Andrei Belgrader Blair Underwood Ryan Wu Carrie Yamato Drs. Kellie Yoon & Stephen Treiman |
| BENEFACTORS | |
| Emelyn & Raul Abesamis Ronald Alexander Theodore V. Arevalo Sheri & Andrew Ball Sarah Anne Bedo Maura Bellmer Jaclyn & John Black Tina & Gene Bourne —In Honor of Callie Bourne Kristin Carey Alison & James Cirenza Andrea Coleman Merry Conway —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Steve Cuden Cynthia Downard Suzanne Durrell & Ian McIsaac Drs. Meghana Frenchman & Shankar Lakshman Daniela Galindo Carlos Goodman LisaGay Hamilton Jerel & Marlou Hollens Bridget & Anthony KerMorris Kim & Laura La Fontaine Amy & Albert Lao Nancy & Jack Larson Judith Light & Robert Desiderio Meredith McClurg | Katherine Milias Elizabeth O’Connell Jennifer Oswald Pedejo Inc. Yelena Podkolzina —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Jessyca & David Poole Manuel Prieto Storm Reid Antoinette Ricchio The Roxworthy Family Jennifer (Brienen) Sarvas & Greg Sarvas Brian Sacca Lauren Schulsohn Michele Shay Kimberly & David Simon Paris de Chantal Smith Michael Charles Solomon Heidi Sonn Logan Sparks Alfre Spencer Natsuki Takano Victoria Tisdale Ruth Tuomala USC Staff Retirement Association Dominique Washington Jamie & David Way James J. Wen & Laurie Hom Wen |
| CHAMPIONS | |
| Delores Burgess —In Honor of Michele Shay Melissa & Christopher Cable Veralyn Jones Daniel & Gregg Daniel —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Debra De Liso —In Honor of Andrei Belgrader & Alexandra Billings Starletta Dupois Cedering Fox —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Lorri Grubaugh Jacqueline & Michael Huie Collie & Charlie Hutter | Abraham Jallad —In Honor of Andrei Belgrader Tori & Shuki Levy —In Memory of Simon Russell Professor Oliver Mayer & Marlene Forte —In Memory of Jack Rowe Pamela Monroe Kathleen Dunn-Muzingo —In Honor of Jack Rowe & In Memory of Paul Backer Kinjal Patel & Victoria Currall Cynthia L. Ziegler Christina Zorich |
| FRIENDS | |
| Guenever Aldrich Ingrid Aguirre Happoldt & Robert Whitehill Tarik Al-Amin Jenny Lee & Robert Allgood Eva Fay Anderson —In Honor of Simon Russell Jennifer & Donald Apy —In Honor of Christopher Apy Dr. Kimberly M. Rodman Aronson & Zvi Aronson Vy Au Crystal Balthrop —In Honor of Alexandra Billings Brenda Banks Laura & Matthew Bavoso Jason Beeber —In Memory of Simon Russell Alexander Boekelheide & Heather Patin —In Honor of Simon Russell Keith Bolden Dr. Julie R. Brannan Kathleen Broderick & Michael Haigney Jerry Brown Jr. Michael Cantor Yolanda Cartwright Diana Castle Mark Cervenak Esther Chae Warren Christensen Magaly Colimon-Christopher Kristin Condon —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Monica Craig Adrian Cruz —In Memory of Simon Russell Roberta Davis Makeda Declet Angela Eaton Dr. Louise Eberhart Kirstin Q. Eggers —In Memory of Simon Russell Linda Ewing Jean-Pierre Faye & Caroline Senghor-Faye Sara Fousekis & Greg Derelian Matthew Goodman Ian Gotler —In Memory of Simon Russell Lisa Harrell Elizabeth Heron —In Memory of Simon Russell Terria Joseph Jennifer Kahn Dylan C. Kenin —In Memory of Simon Russell Michael Khachanov —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Brandon Kratky Laura & Kim La Fontaine Elisabeth & Patrick Ledwell Eugene Lee Mary Lewis John Lloyd —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Dylan Locke Owen Lord Michael Madison Stacie & Wayne Mandel | Claudia Matos Eric McCool Maria McCullough —In Memory of Simon Russell Elizabeth & David Meadows David & Jennifer Mitchell —In Honor of Matthew Mitchell Simon Mitsch —In Memory of Simon Russell Alysse & Kevin Morton A.J. Muhammad Daniel Murphy Kristine Nielsen —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Danielle O’Dea Glenn & Patricia Osaki Jihyun Park —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Jeffrey Parker Maria Ann Pasquarelli —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Timothy James Pauer Erica Perth & Michael Jaconi Nancy L. Pierandozzi Marta Pineda Leslie Ann Pittman Jeffrey Polsky Valerie Pukhovich Faras Rabadi Elmira Rahim —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Irma Lopez-Rios & Alvaro Rios Philip & Christina Ronstadt Halie Rosenberg —In Memory of Simon Russell Joseph Russell Amanda Sanderson Danielle Sandusky Donald Schmidt & William Purves Alex Scull Judith Shelton —In Honor of Alexandra Billings Dr. Allen Shum & Lisette Shum Samantha Sigal —In Honor of Alex Mendez Avi Simon Jerome Solberg Dr. Tasha Souter & Scott Souter Margaret & Robert Stratford Melissa Strom —In Memory of Simon Russell Tamara Stuart Xiaowei Sun & Shudong Jin Charles L. Swick & Linda M. Reilly-Swick —In Honor of Sara Fousekis Marisa Tomei —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader Mageina Tovah —In Memory of Simon Russell Essie Blankson-Turner Garrett Turner Eleanor E. Vade Bon Coeur Delphine & Matt Vasko —In Honor of Alexandra Billings Amanda Washington Ato Blankson-Wood Ewurabena Mensa-Wood Grace E. Wright & Jeremy Novick Brett Wyman —In Memory of Andrei Belgrader |
| IN-KIND DONORS | |
| AGBO Lee Chemel Amy Ross | |
| *Represents multi-year pledge |
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This article appeared in the 2024-25 issue of Callboard magazine. Read more stories from the issue online.