“Our 10th Anniversary is a celebration of every student who has trusted us with their work, every artist who has helped bring those words to life, and every organization and individual who has believed in our mission.”
— David Youse, Executive Director & Founder
Thank You to all our sponsors for their support!
OUR 2027 SPONSORS
THE PLAYWRIGHT SPONSOR $15,000+
Anderson Children’s Foundation
Fiordellisi Williams Family Foundation
THE PRODUCER SPONSOR $10,000+
Paul Reid & Thomas Hartnett
THE DIRECTOR SPONSOR $5000+
Jason Smith & Tom Valach,
Kevin Stotts, Alberto Tejero,
Western Wind Foundation
GOLD SPONSOR $2500+
Susan & Jim Caruso,
City of Palm Springs,
John P. Monahan, Steve Hamilton,
Eddie Nestlebush & Scott Poland,
Phong Nguyen, Marni Raab,
The Riverside County Office of Education, Peggy Trott,
David Youse
SILVER SPONSOR $1000+
The Bent, Jon Angle & Rhett Burns,
Jack Kenny, Staci Munic, Ginny Ehrlich,
Rob McManus
BRONZE SPONSOR $500+
Jon Robin Baitz, Armour Black, Jim Cain,
Mike Misa, Bob Nunes, Bradley Stevens,
David Urman
FESTIVAL BENEFACTORS $150+
Gailya Brown, Philip Caldwell, Anne Etue,
Christopher Gallagher, Winston Gieseke,
Sharon Harris, Keith Hoffman,
Desiree Clarke Miller, Jim Miller,
Kate Misskelley, Jerome Moskowitz,
Jeffrey Norman,
Lorene Peirce, Steve Rulo, Perry Sayles,
Jennifer Smith, Cece Tio
FESTIVAL DONORS $100+
Maureen & Ralph Jamillio, Gregory Jbara, Ray Landy,
Leslie Peppers, Mark & Wanda Ramos, Michael Shaw
FESTIVAL FRIENDS $1-99
Shawn Abramowitz, Evan Allgood,
Douglas Bates, Renee Bohm,
Leslie Bryant, Howard Gillman,
Tim Holmes,
Barbara Kerr, Barbara Lund,
Celia Norman,
Al Meritt, James Sauder
OUR LEGACY SPONSORS
John & Elizabeth Mace Charitable Trust,
Harold Matzner
,
Gus Van Sant of The Wendy Foundation
WITH GRATITUDE to OUR PAST SUPPORTERS
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the generous individuals and organizations who have supported the Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival in past years. Your contributions have helped uplift young voices, bring their stories to life on stage, and shape the future of the arts in our community. Your past support remains a valued part of our journey, and we honor your role in helping us grow.
David Adler, Diane Alianiello, Ken Allan Phillips, John H. Anderson, Kevin Anderson, Colleen & Darin Anthony, Valerie Armstrong, David Atkisson, Julie Rosser Balbini & Francesco Balbini, Bill Barker, Patricia Barnett, Carolyn Bauer, Michael Bonnabel, Michael Brown, Bev Byers-Pevitts, Emilio Caraballo, Mark Chelgren, Jimmy Cuomo, Terry Dalton, Jennifer Davis, J. Marty Dormany-Keenan, Clark Dugger, Sean Dwyer, Nancy Eiler, Melissa Eddy Quilty, Hanz Enyeart, Helen Faith, Gloria Feldman, Michael Harris Fink, Loretta Fox & Lou DiMaggio, Carol Fragen, Nina Stewart Furukawa, Andrea Giambrone, Ellen Goodman, Andrea Gorzell D’Haene, Donna Graham, Carol Lippert Gray, Elizabeth Gulick, HH Hanson, Brian Harridine, Donna Hebert, Dick Henke, Paul Hogrefe, Bill Hutton, Randall Huskinson, Judith Ivey, Marsha Jordan, Robert Karp, Lisa & David Kaufman, Heather Lake, David Lee, Dorothy & Mel Lefkowitz, Mitchell Levin, Colman Lydon, Ferrell Marshall, Helen Marie Marshall, Pablo Marz, Phylicia Mason, Andi Matheny, Anna Montgomery, Mark Nichols, Donna Norberg, Brian O’Connell, Daniel Orlandi, Astride Otto, Jill Phelps, Nikki Powers, Rick Polenek, Mark & Wanda Ramos, Elizabeth Reilly, Mel Rocco, Ann Sheffer & Bill Scheffler, Andy Schmiedel, William Schroeder, Kevin Scott Allen, John Shaffner, Michael Shiedschlag, Steve Shuman, Jennifer Sorenson, Elizabeth Southard, Paul David Stanko, Zak Stephens, Eileen Stern, Jane Stuart, Lori Taylor-Morgan, Tamara Trexler, Nita Upton, Ken Valach, Sherwin Vegas, Marsha Waterbury, Marie Weilman, Alden West, Greg White, Lynda Wells, Ellen Wolf, Cindy Yantis, Dusty Yates, Yo Younger, William Youse
Your support inspires young Playwrights to find their voice and pursue their passion in the arts.
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