Gary Shakespeare Company

FREE Shakespeare for Northwest Indiana

Gary Shakespeare Company is a 501c3 Not-for-profit organization established in 2013. We are dedicated to bringing actors and audiences of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds together in the enjoyment of the works of William Shakespeare and in the shared experience of live performance.

Buy-a-Part…BE-a-Part Sponsors

Would you like to be a part of the production from the audience?

By sponsoring a character, you are helping to support the production and honor the actor, the character, a memory, or someone special to you.

See the box office of the current production to sponsor one of the show’s characters, and your name will appear on the “Be-A-Part” Board at every production as well as on our website below!


2023 - The Tempest

A HUGE THANK YOU to THIS YEAR’S CHARACTER SPONSORS!!!

Ceres (Mae Colette) - $35 - SPONSORED by Jacob Metz

Iris (Sarah Wurster) - $35 SPONSORED by Stacy Nelson

Master/Cast Understudy (Maggie Reister) - $35 SPONSORED by Georgette Wurster

Alonso (Keith Loeffler) - $50 - SPONSORED by The Fudge Lady

Antonio (Tyler Marrie) - $50 SPONSORED by Amy Seiluns

Gonzalo (Kelly Denise Horton) - $50 SPONSORED by Jennifer Taylor

Sebastian (Matthew Seiluns) - $50 SPONSORED by Diane Brown

Caliban (Christina Biancardi) - $75 - SPONSORED By Jimmy Burch

Trinculo (Ryan Moskalick) - $75 SPONSORED by Grandma

Stephano (Alexander Bonner) - $75 - SPONSORED by Jennifer Alexander

Ferdinand (Westley Hearne) - $75 - SPONSORED by The Historical Fencing Guild

Miranda (Breanne Knopf) - $75 - SPONSORED by Jodi & Mike Pynakker

Prospero (Mario Dongu) - $100 - SPONSORED by Carolyn & Jenn Dongu

Ariel (Stacy Nelson) - $100 - SPONSORED by A Friend of the Arts


Sponsors Contributions (2016 - 2023)

Total Anonymous Sponsors: $840

Rose Players $25 - $49

Emily the Mini Peaseblossom ($25)

Papa & Gramma ($25)

The Godfrey Family ($30)

Christina Hearne ($30)

Joshua Kime ($30)

Ed and Pat Kersten ($30)

Jacob Metz ($35)

Stacy Nelson ($35)

Georgette Wurster ($35)

Amber of Improv ($35)

Mike & Susan ($35)

The Tricka Family ($35)

Cross Point Youth ($35)

Mila & Aria Dawson ($40)

Keith Loeffler ($40)

Miscah Campbell ($40)

Selena A. Naumoff ($40)

Blackfriars ($50 - $99)

Suzi’s Homemade Fudge ($50)

Amy Seiluns ($50)

Jennifer Taylor ($50)

Diane Brown ($50)

Putnam Gals ($50)

Jeff Perz ($50)

Jeanette White and Samantha Baer ($50)

Lisa Spilios ($50)

Rose Ames & Linda Brasher ($50)

Grace & Noah Nicholls ($50)

Globe Players ($75 - $199)

Jennifer Alexander ($75)

The Historical Fencing Guild ($75)

Jodi & Mike Pynakker ($75)

Gramma ($75)

King Richard III ($75)

Amanda Hull ($90)

Mike & Linda Mead ($90)

Kali Rasala ($90)

Carolyn & Jenn Dongu ($100)

Stef Moser ($100)

Dave & Jonni Pera ($100)

Delores Hearne ($100)

Tom & Betty Cappas ($100)

Jimmy Burch, Mae Glass & Family ($175)

In Memory of Odie Pritchard ($100)

Happy Hoosier Antiques ($100)

Sharon Turner ($110)

Marquette High School & Friends ($110)

The Khoury Family ($150)

Lord Chamberlain’s Men ($200+)

Aunt Renee ($200)

Linda and Micheal Mead ($200)

Jacob Biancardi ($210)

The Pritchard Family ($250)

James & Anne Severa ($275)