Opening Gala Celebration

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

Honorary Chairs

Mayor Adrian Fenty and Mrs. Michelle Fenty

Honorary Co-Chairs

This special evening included cocktails throughout the Mead Center, an exclusive one-night-only performance featuring Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell and dinner in the evening glow of the spectacular glass-encased Mead Center.

Hear from public officials and several generous supporters of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater about why they chose to support the renovation and expansion of Arena Stage and its historic return to Southwest D.C. Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie also thank the several board chairs who have supervised the progress of the organization, and current Board Chair David Shiffrin gives a special thank-you to Molly Smith for her dedication and drive in pushing Arena Stage through the opening of the Mead Center in its 60th season.

 

PRESENTING TABLE SPONSOR

 

LEAD TABLE SPONSORS

 

HOST TABLE SPONSORS

The Abramson Family Foundation/Tower Companies
John and Linda Derrick
The Bernstein Companies/Waterfront Tower Condominiums  
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Giant Food
Vicki J. Hicks, The Honorable Jeffrey Z. Slavin, Deborah Bowles,
Don and Tuckie Westfall, John Lehman, Tom Sherwood, and Fowler West
Hoffman-Madison Marquette
Lola C. Reinsch & J. Almont Pierce for the Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation
Beth Newburger Schwartz and Richard Schwartz
Steven J. Weiss & Linda M. Scott
Doggett Enterprises, Inc.

 

PATRON INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS

The Honorable Ann W. Brown
Capital One Bank
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Drs. Elliot and Lily Gardner Feldman
Ms Veronika Folz
Virginia McGehee Friend
Marilyn and Michael Glosserman
Dr. Fruzsina M. Harsanyi
Mr Roger Klaffka
Judy Lansing Kovler
M.C. Dean, Inc.
Strategic Resources, Inc.
Hazel C. Moore
Fred and Judie Mopsik
Toni A. Ritzenberg
Norberta Schoene and Bill Lands
Victor Shargai
William & Lucy Swab
TD Bank, N.A.
Margaret L. Tomlinson
The Venable Foundation
Evelyn Washington
Judith H. Welch