OUR SINCEREST THANKS TO

SPONSORS AND KEY SUPPORTERS

THE HARLEM STAGE FAMILY OF SUPPORTERS

Endowment
Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Leonard and Sophie Davis Estate
Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Public Sources
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Mayor Eric Adams and
Commissioner Laurie Cumbo
and the New York City Council
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone

Foundations 
Altman Foundation
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc.
The Black Seed Fund Black Theatre United Bloomberg Philanthropies
Capozzalo Heil Giving Fund Citi Foundation Columbia Community Service Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts
Davis/Dauray Family Fund
Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Francena T. Harrison Foundation
The Ford Foundation
The Gershwind Foundation Howard Gilman Foundation
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
Jerome Foundation The Diana King Memorial Fund presented by The Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation
Lambent Foundation/Tides Foundation
Lucille Lortel Foundation Mellon Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Metzger-Price Fund
Mid-Atlantic Arts Regional Resilience Fund Mosaic Network and Fund in the New York Community Trust New Music USA The New York Community Trust Open Society Foundations
The Perry Foundation
Ruth Foundation for the Arts Stavros Niarchos Foundation The Scherman Foundation, Inc.
SHS Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc. The David and Sylvia Teitelbaum Fund, Inc. The Thompson Family Foundation, Inc. The Leonard & Robert Weintraub Family Fund

Corporations
ABC Signature. BET Networks Berklee NYC
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aid
JoAnn Chase Company Consolidated Edison Company
Endeavor
Gluck Plus Janus Properties
Manhattan Beer Distributors
Paula Cooper Gallery SESAC, Inc.
TD Bank UTA-United Talent Agency Vision Marketing, Inc.
WABC-TV
WarnerBros. Discovery West Harlem Development Corporation

Individuals
Randy Adams Linda Arrington J. Arner Tracy L. Austin
Rosemarie and Burnside Anderson Neal Baer
Catherine Baker-Pitts Laurie Beckelman Stefany and Simon Bergson Saul H. Bethay Angela Glover Blackwell* and Fred Blackwell
Patricia Blanchet Carrie Bloxon Valerie Bradley Jamila* and Alvin Bragg Bill Bragin
Terry Burrell Geoffrey Canada Jamie Cannon*
Patty and Bill Cannon
Kathleen and Henry Chalfant
JoAnn K. Chase* Sharon Combs
Barry Cohen Kinshasha Holman Conwill Karin Coonrod Barbara Corneo Caroline and Paul Cronson
Patricia Cruz*
Hugh Dancy* and Claire Danes* Wendy Davies
Linda Dehart Winfred Dooley Elasea Douglass Carrie Durbin Sarah Fargo Toni Fay Angelina Fiordellisi and Matt Williams
James Francis Vivan Friedman Neil Gaiman Trevor Gale Alex Gansa Fernando Garcia Justin Garrett Moore
Stuart Gelwarg and Karen Lipkind
Myrna and Freddie Gershon
Richard J. Gibbs Carol Goldberg Thelma Golden Gail Gregg
Agnes Gund
Michael Haggen Lisa Hakim Sharon Hall Maya L. Harris and Tony West Mitchell Harris and Ilham Mezyan Mari Hashasian Milly Hawk Daniel Drew Hawkins Ernestine Haynes-Day Willy Holtzman and Sylvia Shephard Ardith Holmgrain Deborah Hope Deirdre Howley Erika Irish Brown Vijay Iyer Debra James John Josephson and Carolina Zapf
Jenette Kahn* and Al Williams
Michael Kenny Steven Kirkpatrick Laurie Klatscher Sascha Kolakowski LaChanze Maxine Lapiduss and Hillary Carlip
Brad Learmonth and Jon Gilman Courtney F. Lee-Mitchell* and Marcus Mitchell Steve Levine Glenn Ligon Aleida Llanes-Oberstein and Alan Oberstein Todd London
Carey Lovelace Allison and Howard Lutnick Marcia and Maurice Lyons Mickey Lyons Brian Maas
Marilu Marshall Steven Mayerson Edward McBrien Gay McDougall Sherman and Chris Meloni Bonnie Monte Phoebe Morris Jonas Norr Marti Noxon Eric Oberstein and Jenny Fortnoff Cynthia Oliver and Jason Finkelman Ryan Scott Oliver Daniel Oliverio Daniel J. Osheyack
Estelle Parsons
Marguerite Pitts Lisa Podulka Ann Pogue Stan Ponte Maxine and John Potts Sharon and Bob Prince Dee Dee Ricks Floree Robinson Rebecca Robertson Diane Rodriguez Verdery Roosevelt and Lina Alfonso Gretchen Rubin
Judith Rubin Sarah Saltzberg
L. Josh Schmell Kay Shaw Janice Shelton-Crebbs Edward W. Snowden Jr. Yarissa Soriano
Robyn L. Stein
David Stone Elizabeth Streb and Laura Flanders
Jordan Thaler
Mark Thomas*
Jennifer and Derek Trulson Tamara Tunie*
Dana Tyler Walton Waterbury Reginald Van Lee and Corey L. McCathern
Jason Watt Fran and Barry Weissler
Katy and Greg Williamson
Carol Wood Moore Michael A. Young*

*Board Members

As of September 1, 2023, the list is in formation. Donations under $1,000 are greatly appreciated, but not acknowledged publicly. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies and contact Associate Director of Development, Shante Skyers at sskyers@harlemstage.org

Board
Courtney F. Lee-Mitchell—President
Jamie Cannon—Vice-President
Michael A. Young—Secretary
Mark Thomas—Treasurer
Angela Glover Blackwell
Jenna Bond Jamila Ponton Bragg
JoAnn K. Chase Patricia Cruz Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes
Jenette Kahn
Rebecca Robertson LaChanze Sapp-Gooding Tamara Tunie

Staff
Patricia Cruz, CEO & Artistic Director
Eric Oberstein, Managing Director 

DEVELOPMENT
Shamar Hill, Director of Development Shanté Skyers, Associate Director of Development Julianna Friedman, Development Manager

PROGRAMMING
Carl Hancock Rux, Associate Artistic Director/Curator-In-Residence Sarah McCaffery, Programming Manager and Associate Curator Maurice Ivy, Programming Associate

EDUCATION
Jordan Carter, Education & Community Engagement Manager

MARKETING
Deirdre May, Senior Director of Digital Content and Marketing
Andre Padayhag, Marketing Manager and Graphic Designer

BOX OFFICE
Adrienne Gomez, Box Office Manager

PRODUCTION
Amanda K. Ringger, Production Director

OPERATIONS
Rodney Bissessar, Operations Director
Lamont Askins, Operations Associate
Acey Anderson Sr., Maintenance 

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
Ncheng LLC, Accountants, and Advisors
Michelle Blankenship, Principal
Aaron Lam, Supervising Senior Accountant 

CONSULTANTS
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Company (NY) Blake Zidell and Associates, Public Relations BriGuel, Digital Video Services Charles Whelan, The Whelan Group Incorporated Claudia Kaufman, Insurance Jess Medenbach, Digital Video Services Itelagen, IT Consultant
Lazarus & Harris, LLP
LCM247. Digital Video Services Lutz & Carr/Chris Bellando, Accountants
Madison Consulting Group, Matt Laurence
Makeable Digital Advertising Services Manchester Benefits, Greg Martin
Marc Millman Photography, Photography
Proteo Media + Performance/Kathleen Kelly Digital Video Services Robyn L. Stein, RL Stein Group, Development Consultant
Scott Lazarus/Emily Lawson, Legal