We Love Our Donors!

image of students performing at Tysons Corner

In honor of Valentine's Day, we'd like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated to Traveling Players in 2023!

Tuition alone covers only 70% of our program costs. We make up the rest with grants and individual donations. The names on this list are the people and organizations that make it possible for us to offer our classes, workshops, and summer camps. We wouldn't exist without them, and they have our infinite gratitude!

Special thanks to our Ensemble of Donors: those who gave $1,000 or more to Traveling Players in 2023. We like to think of them as our "royal patrons," and we do our best to honor them throughout the year.

For our 20th anniversary year, we challenged our community to help us raise $50k by year-end with a $20k bonus from our most generous donors

Despite falling shy of our $50k goal, we successfully raised $40k and our most generous donors still extended us the $20k bonus

Thank you so much to everyone who helped us celebrate our 20th birthday!

$30,000 & above

  • ARTSFAIRFAX ♥♥
  • Google Adwords (Donated) ♦∞
  • Macerich/Tysons Corner Center ♦∞
  • Virginia Commission for the Arts ♥♥

$5,000 - $29,999

  • Reid Adler & Jacqueline Arnold ♦☺
  • Charlie Brown & Molly Moses ♦☺
  • Kris & Stan Schloemer ♥
  • The Nora Roberts Foundation ♦
  • Virginia Department of Health ∞

$3,000 - $4,999

  • Sharon Callaway ♥
  • Dimick Foundation ♥
  • Kendra Scott, LLC
  • Allison May & Ky Tran-Trong ♦
  • McLean Community Center ∞
  • MTR ∞
  • Erik Ronningen

$1,000 - $2,999

  • Anonymous
  • Robin & Bob Carroll ♦☺
  • Josh & Sarah Eastright
  • Katryne Gordon *
  • Anne & William Gross
  • James Rivera ♦
  • Strategy for Humanity *
  • Margie Sullivan ♥♥
  • Lisa & Seth Tucker ♦
  • Judith & Christian White ♥♥☺

$500 - $999

  • Alexandra Arriaga *
  • Zena Carmel-Jessup ♥☺
  • Sharon & Jonathan Franklin ♥
  • Freddie Mac #
  • Jeanne Harrison ♥♥☺
  • Melissa & David House
  • Gilbert Leigh ♦
  • The Maizels Family ♦☺
  • Amy Regas & Brad Conver ♦

$250 - $499

  • Anita Albertson ♦
  • Anne & Jon Ashwell ♥
  • Barings LLC #
  • Judy Bauer & Richard Koretz ♥
  • Robert Boyd ♦☺
  • Barbara & Rooney deButts ♦
  • Anne & John Durgavich ☺
  • Catherine Eliot *
  • Molly Gimmel ♦☺
  • Joanne Hurt & John Moore ♥
  • Leyla & Gordon Kenny
  • Keith Porter *
  • Virginia Roll ♦
  • Paul Sparta & Janna Hattaway ♥
  • Charlotte Taylor *
  • Katherine Touart ♦
  • Elizabeth & Bill Wakefield
  • Mark and Pat Whittle ♦

$100 - $249

  • Anonymous (5)
  • Jamie Abrams & Jason Pletcher ♦☺
  • AmazonSmile Foundation ♦
  • Mary Au & Tony Greco
  • Steven Babin & Pamela Nee ♥
  • Bridget Baiss & Sean Howard
  • Behnaz Baker *
  • Amy Balas *
  • The Beck Family *
  • Booz Allen #
  • Chrysanthe Broikos & Mark Vilardo ♦
  • Louis & Eva Caldera ♥
  • Jennifer Chapman *
  • Urvi Desai
  • Richard & Denise Dorn ♥
  • Jocelyn Dueck *
  • Jennifer & Eric Engstrom ♦
  • Julie Fischer & Mark Lacy *
  • Jenna Fournel
  • Karen Freeman *
  • Saideh Gensheimer *
  • Amanda Gilman *
  • Rebecca Gottesman & Ed Goldstein
  • Lara Greden & Bruno Miller
  • Amy Herr *
  • Mary Kayvan & Allen Tousi *
  • David Klevan & Charlotte Cluverius
  • Aleta Margolis ♥♥
  • Lissette McNair *
  • Carolyn Mollen ♥☺
  • Mark & Karen Morey ♦
  • Cynthia Morrisson *
  • Nick Newlin
  • Nora O'Connell *
  • The Pearce Family
  • Stephen Rickard *
  • Lucinda Robb *
  • Michelle Shefter & Jason Hillman
  • Jennifer & Ron Sinek ♥
  • Julia Smith & Brian Frickert ♦
  • Jennifer Smyser *
  • Deborah Stein & Mike Lubrano ♦☺
  • Susan & John Sturc ♥♥☺
  • Mary Tripp *
  • P Unruh *
  • Matthew Wald & Wilma Schiller ♥
  • Perry & Arthur Wheelock *

up to $99

  • Anonymous
  • Amer Online Giving *
  • Kit Bigelow *
  • Simon Billenness *
  • Anne Callaway *☺
  • Samantha Capicotto *
  • Pat Couts *
  • Elena Day * ☺
  • Eliza Dermody
  • Laura & Jason Dewitt
  • Angel Dumlao *
  • Jeff Feldmesser & Sheryl Hovey ♥
  • Amy Flanagan & Kevin Risdal
  • Rachel Glickman *
  • Kathy Goetsch *
  • Andrew Gray *
  • Robert Herman *
  • Mary Gibbs & Jeffrey Horner ♥
  • Zan Larsen *
  • Iona Lawrence *
  • Cindy Learn *
  • Alex Mountfield ☺
  • Ryan Musil * ☺
  • Carole Ottesen *
  • Scott Paul *
  • Ann Pisz *
  • Sarah Raskin
  • Susan Rodgers
  • Melissa Rossman *
  • Maxwell Seaman *
  • Lambert Shundi *
  • Lynda Singletary ☺
  • Genevieve & Tom Wall ♦☺
  • Scott & Betsey Means Wills ♦

Key

  • ♥♥ 15+ years
  • ♥ 10-14 years
  • ♦ 5-9 years
  • * New Donor 
  • ☺Camper/Alum/Staff/Board
  • #  Matching
  • ∞  In-Kind
Want to see your name on this list for 2024?
Sure you do! It's our 21st anniversary!
Make a Donation
If you were omitted or would prefer to be listed differently, please don't hesitate to let us know! Email Robin at development@travelingplayers.org.

Thanks to Our 2023 Volunteers!

Traveling Players Ensemble has received so much generous support during the year. Here’s a sample of what’s been done... (over 200 hours!)

Our Board of Directors
All who served in 2023
  • Charlie BrownPresident 
  • Lynda SingletaryCo-Vice President, DEIA Representative  
  • Beth ColeTreasurer  
  • Alex MountfieldSecretary
  • Robin CarrolEx Officio 
  • Jeanne E. Harrison, Ex Officio
Our Resident Experts
  • Dave Blouse – Our diesel mechanic, the best bus daddy around - tending to our buses year-round! 
  • Zena Carmel~Jessup — Our on-call social worker who trains Traveling Players staff in child safety issues (and past President of our Board). 
  • Noa Nir – Our marketing expert who helps develop new strategies to connect with new families and campers! 
  • Claire Tse — Our diversity trainer for staff and board - helping us ensure all our ensembles feel safe and heard.
  • Jessica Wallach — Our professional photographer who lends her talents to make the photographic evidence of our performances shine as much as the kids do!
Our Rockstar Parents 
An extra special THANK YOU to families who helped feed hungry actors and celebrate their successes, before and after their performances! Thank you so much to the Abrams PletcherCroninDiaz Adolphs, EastrightFeghali-Woodlock, Kayvan Tousi, KeelerKenny, Klevan, Moore, and Walsh families

Our Amazing Students
Thanks to the students who help us bring great theatre to life. Thank you Kal Collins for donating 18 hours of volunteer work as a teaching aid for our elementary school actors. Thank you Ginna Durgavich for donating 50 hours of volunteer work to Traveling Players for her Senior Capstone Project. And a super special thank you to Elise Robertson who donated 80 hours to design and build the set for Alice in Wonderland, as our first-ever student designer! 
 
Need community Service hours? Contact us & see your name on this list next year!
Thanks, Volunteers!
We wouldn't be here without you!

Want to support Traveling Players mission to bring great theatre into the great outdoors?  Interested in volunteering?  Donating goods or services?  Want to serve on our board? 

Contact us!  703-987-1712; volunteers@travelingplayers.org

Mailing

P.O. Box 1315
Great Falls, VA 22066

Studio

Traveling Players Studio
Tysons Corner Center – DL01
1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons, VA 22102

Traveling Players Ensemble is funded in part by ArtsFairfax and the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Photo Credits Include: Jess Wallach - The Body is Good, Isaiah Brown, Jillian Skara, Lloyd Wolfe, Eleanor Tucker, and Morgan Shotwell
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