1. Home
  2. »
  3. Thank You For Supporting...

Thank You For Supporting About Face Theatre!

League of Chicago Theatres Artistic Excellence Award Recipient 2025

Donate Now

About Face Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit devoted to advancing LGBTQ+ equity through community building, education, and performance. Whether you contribute on an annual basis or this is your first time making a donation, thank you for your generosity!

Deepen Your Impact with a recurring gift.

Whether your priority is providing essential meals and workshops for our Queer Youth Ensemble or bringing new plays to glorious life onstage, your monthly donation will ensure we can deliver on our mission well into the future. Being an About Face Futurist also guarantees you tickets to our shows along with some other perks! Find all the details below. Thank you!

 

We’ll contact you with ticket reservation details prior to each show. Season tickets are offered to patrons who commit to donating for a minimum of 12 consecutive months.

$10/month = $120 Dreamer
Includes 3 Tickets for the About Face Theatre Season plus your name highlighted on the website & annual report.

$25/month = $300 Builder
Includes 6 Tickets for the About Face Theatre Season, your name highlighted on the website & annual report, and a signature company “Queer AF” T-shirt.

$50/month = $600 Visionary

6 Tickets for the About Face Theatre Season, plus 2 tickets for Opening Weekend of Jayne Deely’s “i never asked for a gofundme”, including a post-show reception with the creative team.

$100/month = $1200 Catalyst
6 Tickets for the About Face Theatre Season, plus 2 tickets for Opening Weekend of Jayne Deely’s “i never asked for a gofundme“, including a post-show reception with the creative team. Plus access to open rehearsals for a behind-the-scenes experience of how About Face Theatre artists bring plays to life.

Donate Now

We’ll contact you with ticket reservation details prior to each show.

If you are interested in making a single or monthly donation above this level, please contact Producing Artistic Director, Megan Carney at megan@aboutfacetheatre.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Our Supporters

About Face Theatre relies on individual, corporate, foundation and government contributions from our community to support our mission to advance LGBTQ+ equity through community building, education, and performance. Without this support, we would not be able to deliver theatrical productions and public programs that meet the moment. To all of our supporters, we thank you!

Institutional Funders

Below is a list of our institutional funders for our 2026-2027 season.

Individual Donors

The below list is a list of individual supporters who donated between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026. This list is updated every September (at the end of our fiscal year).

$5,000-$9,999

Amy Matheny and Kiki Haralambides
Denis Weil

$1,000-$4,999

Eileen Dordek and Chris Landgraff
Edmund Talideh and Will Rogers
Prof. James A. Glazier
Kim and Ed Kleine
Prof. James A. Glazier
Rana Hobbs
Becky Huinker
Emilio Williams
Biz Wells and Jessica Carson
Charlotte Walker
Julia Fabris McBride & William McBride
Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Sharon Mylrea
Robert LoPrete
Melissa Kievman

Judge Tom Chiola
John Rooney
Jim Bennett

$500-$999

Jill Bellak
Taryn Beaudoin
Clark Pellett
Mr. Howard Heyman
Amy Hutchison
E. Patrick Johnson
Mary Morten & Willa Taylor
Jacob Mueller
Robert Murphy
Charles Rhee
Victor Corder

$100-$499

Chris Baer
Bill Melamed
Brad Suster
Daryl Ritchie
Deanna Dunagan
John Gallagher
Lisa Freeman and Heather Schmucker
Dorian Bezanis
Maia Benson
Mrs. Joan K. Wells
Patricia Wagner
Steve & Jo Ellen Ham
Steve Scott and Ted Hoerl
Dan Dornbrook
Edmund & Victoria Carney
Jacqueline Kurcz-Frett
Pat Kane
Roche Schulfer
Roger J. Bialcik
William Greaves
Jules Taylor
Ash Willison
Chris Lonn
Mark Brewer
Michal Eskayo
Pat Ewert
Alex Rhyan
Victor Holstein
Lisa May Simpson
Spencer Gartner and Michael McAdams
Andrew Szegedy-Maszak and Elizabeth Bobrick
Becky Mock
Beth Kapotas
Bonnie Metzgar
Brian Shaw
Darwin Corrin
David Schoon
Elle Walker
Em Hall
Emmanuel Garcia
Gray Vogelmann
James Wiltshire
Jamie Link
John E. Matthews
Julie Chiron
Kathy Munzer
Keira Fromm
Lauren Dupont
Martin Till
Megan Shuchman
Michal Eskayo
Patricia S Alexander
Rachel Tigner
Susan Greenberg
Thom Cox

$1-$99

Jim and Marshall Estes-Hennessey
Derek McPhatter
Kyle Sutton
Peggy Shinner
Gail Browder
Katherine Walsh
Alfred & Rosanne Andrews
Alisha Tonsic
Amy Attaway
Andreas Melinat
Cynthia Panganiban
Daniel Jackman
Danielle Bainbridge
David Isaacson
David Niemeyer
Eric Nelson
Janet Ferguson
John Golanty
Liliana Mastroianni
Norden S. Gilbert
Pat Ewert
Regina Taylor
Seth Baker
Thomas Aulino
Maureen Barry
Suzanne Dunne
Michael Colucci
Amber Gensterblum Holdren
Damian Vergara
David Loranca
Dr. Paul M. Lisnek
Helen Ella
Jason & Dana Smith
Jay Fishman
John Callen
Kathleen Engman
Rex Babiera
Susan Weiner
Erika Latines
Lisa O’Dell
Nicole Granacki
Caitlin Culler
Carlin Thomas
Kerri Covey
Noelle Harrison
Zed Kretsinger
Teri Lopez