Sponsors
Each sponsorship level offers a range of benefits, including playbill listings and flexible tickets for the upcoming season.
Corporate and Foundation Sponsors
Executive Producer $100,000+
University of South Dakota
South Dakota Arts Council / National Endowment for the Arts
Torchbearer $10,000 – $49,999
John F. & Ruth D. Cannon Fund of South Dakota
Community Foundation
Fred & Luella Cozad Fund of the South Dakota Community Foundation
Bob and Rita Elmen Family Foundation
Oswald Family Foundation (Pay-What-You-Can Sponsor)
Sheldon F. Reese Foundation
Mt Rushmore Brewing Co/Begging Burro (Guest Artist Sponsor)
Richard D. Wagner & Madeline/Lina F. Wagner Fund
Trailblazer $5,000 – $9,999
Aspen + Pine Realty (Season Sponsor)
BankWest (Kids Go Free Sponsor)
Black Hills Energy (Season Sponsor)
Black Hills Pioneer (Media Sponsor)
Loyd & Meg Garrison Donor Advised Fund
Gilchrist Foundation
Hillard Williams Group (Season Sponsor)
Homeslice (Media Sponsor)
KOTA (Media Sponsor)
Massa Dental (Education Sponsor)
Powder House Lodge (Season Sponsor)
RCS Construction (Snack Bar Sponsor)
Sanford Health (Season Sponsor)
Turbo $1,500 – $4,999
605 Magazine (Show Title Sponsor)
Against the Grain
All American Siding and Windows & USA Roofing (Guest Artist Sponsor)
ARC International
ATM Ventures
Carson Family Fund
Coca-Cola Bottling Company High Country (Guest Artist Sponsor)
Custer Wolf (Champagne Toast Sponsor)
Dacotah Bank (Guest Artist Sponsor)
Edward Jones of the Black Hills (Reception Sponsor)
First Premier Bank (Education Sponsor)
Flooring America
KASL (Media Sponsor)
Midco (Media Sponsor)
Mount Rushmore Society (Show Title Sponsor)
Petals & Pages (Guest Artist Sponsor)
The Plantsmyth (Grounds Sponsor)
Ronni Calvird American Family Insurance (Show Title Sponsor)
Sage Studios (Guest Artist Sponsor)
Shell Oil Company
South Dakota News Watch (Show Title Sponsor)
Uplifted Winery (Wine Sponsor)
Individual Donors
Director $10,000 – $49,999
Christy Chamberlin and Bob Reich*
Betsy Groves*
Mary and Scot Hoscheid*
Deonne Kahler*
Janet Kahler*
Anonymous*
Julie Oswald*
Eileen Rossow*
Anonymous*
Scott M. Ton*
Designer $5,000 – $9,999
Frances and Tim Becker*
Anonymous*
Charles Blasdell*
Cherril Brown*
David Lee & Lisa Brown*
Jon & Wanda Dahlstrom*
Dave & Bonnie Guerre*
Eric & Pris Hagen*
Judy & Craig Hodson*
Peg Seljeskog*
Larry & Pat Thomas*
Shelli Vallis*
Choreographer $2,500 – $4,999
Karen & Gerald Baldwin*
Julie & Todd Brink*
Janet Brown*
Marci & John Burdick*
Mary Burnett* (Guest Artist Sponsor)
Carol Curran*
Linda and Gene Fennell*
Pat & Erin Goetzinger*
Marnie and Mike Gould*
Lia and Dick Green*
Brie Groves*
David Gwinn & Gina Nania*
Dennyce and Carroll Korb*
Mark & Meredith Meersman*
Jennifer & Mark Radulovich*
Elizabeth Bryan & Bill Rhode*
Cynthia Robertson & Kyle Wiese*
Andrea Ronning*
Janet Serino*
Sage Studios
Ann D and Lin Thompson*
Anonymous*
Stage Manager $1,500 – $2,499
Linda & Brad Anderson*
Nancy Barker*
Karen and Corey Brown*
Mary Burns*
Jan Busse*
Lisa Ficek*
Carol & Tom Geu*
Susan & Rick Giesel*
Bruce Harmon*
Katie & Jim Hood*
Bruce and Carol Kelley*
Lori Lange*
Dean Mogle*
Sybil and Chuck Rounds*
Alison & Troy Schmidt*
Anonymous*
Eliza and Joseph Raney*
Gary Rath*
Jennifer Rollins*
Cheryl and Bill Schreier*
Kelsey and Trevor Stine*
Shari West Twitero and George Twitero*
Eric Whitcher & Jessica Olson*
Judy Vidal and Brent Cogswell*
Mandie Weinandt*
Mary and Todd Williams*
Jan and Robert Woodruff*
Leading Role $1,000-1,499
Dale Berkebile
Janet Brown
Ronni Calvird
Judy and Bill Duhamel
LaDawn & Dana Dykhouse
John Edwards
Sidney & Diane Goss
Ardis and Jim Johnson
Maricia Welch-Kahler and Rick Kahler
Carol & Bruce Kelley
Stephen Kovarik
Sue Knudtson and Phil Lampert
Kathlene Larsen
Meredith Meersman
Michelle & Mark Mordhorst
James Neuzil
Georgia and Michael O’Connor
Dr. Ron & Marian Reed
Susan Sloan
Patricia Steinhauer
Bill Stofft
Bonnie and Skip Swenson
Judith Wegner
Sue Wolken
Supporting Role $500 – $999
Sally Ashton
Laura & David Batchelor
Camilla Belland & Eric Hjortnaes
Jim Borglum
Michelle and Jim Brunn
Custer Rotary
Barry Furze
Sharon & Jim Haberman
Ranee and Brian Haglund
Marnie Herrmann
Deborah Hildebrandt
James A. Huff
Pam & Phil Iasevoli
Becky Jones
Dr. Ashok Kumar
Diane & Ted Kylander
Wendy Lamont
Kristen Levander
Lloyd Marsden
William and Carolyn McEnroe Fund
Carol & Paul Niemann
Paige Penico
Nancy & Joseph Reinart
Ingrid and Jason Reuter
Shauna Sheets
Taylor Slingsby
S.D. Cabin Owners Association
Rene and Clark Sorenson
Janette Avenson & Dave Snyder
Flora Stearns
Corey Stephens
Tallgrass Landscape Architecture
Desiree Tande
Gretchen Vik
Tina Weston
Ensemble $100 – $499
Anonymous
Rob Akers
Judy Aldrich
Amy & Caleb Arceneaux
Patti Arneson
Lana & Rus Arnold
Thomas Asfeldt
Jack and Terra Atwater
Diane Ax
Joe Bair
Judy & Steve Baldwin
Jennifer Baloun
Marcia Bartels
Barry Bauer
Mary and Ken Bauman
Mary Ellen Beall
Mike Beardsley
Shirley Becker
Katherine Behrens
Gaylen & Lois Bendewald
Jim & Beth Benning
Phyllis Bergeron
Ann L. Betthauser
Bonnie and Tim Bjork
Shirley Bloemendaal
Vicki and Stewart Bofencamp
Debra Bollinger
Kassi and Liam Blue-Scates
Peggy Bodnar in honor of Jason Reuter
Janis Bright
Karen & Corey Brown
Dodie & Jerry Brown
Mary Burns-Klinger
Susan Whitney Callahan
Jane Carlon & Matt Puffer
Shanna Cartica
Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home
William Chamberlain
Margaret Chilvers
Betsy Christensen
Ellie & Harry Clarkson
Dawn Clawson
Jane & Tom Colwin
Edward Corwin
Robin and Luke Cox
Robin Csuti
Bonny Culhane
Dawn Demers
John P Devlin
Toni Diamond
Juli Doerr
Timothy Dougherty
Mike Evans
Linda Erdmann
Deanne G. Farrar
Linda & Gene Fennell
Chris Field & Nona Chiariello
David Fish
First Interstate Bank
Bob & Mary Fitch
Carol & Michael Freese
Doris Fritts
Charles Fritzel
Jim Frost
Kelsye Gould & Corey Getchell
Steve Giuseffi
Aidan Goetzinger
Karen & Michael Goetzinger
Darren Haar
Pat & Art Handel
Gen & Robert Harlan
Joanna Lawler & Rodger Hartley
Bruce & Nancy Halverson
Heather Haug
Kim & Bob Hayes
Krystal Hegerfeld
Barb Highstreet
Jeanette & Ronald Hill
Scott Hipple
Mike Holcomb
Mark Hughes
Stephanie & Dave Hyink
Pam & Phil Iasevoli
Cynthia Ibis
Independent Optical
Si Issler
Linda Iverson
Kathy & Ron Jeffries
Dan Jensen
Libby Jensen
Paula Jensen
Nick Johnson
Becky Jones
Thomas Jones
Karen & Monni Karim
Mary Keeler (in honor of Jean Keeler)
Susan Kelts
Jeff Kingsbury
Nancy & Ken Kirk
Deb Kjerstad
Elizabeth Kleffner
Leslie Knapp
Holly Knox
Brett Koenecke
Pamela Koller
Holly & Scott Kopplin
Daamen Krall
David L’Esperance
Lizanne Laird
John Laughlin
Brad Lee
Ellen Lee
Darla Drew and Don Lerdal
Monica Leupold
Kristen Levander
Greg Loos
Carol Lovegren
Kathy & Kelvin Lower
Shirley Neugebauer Luebke & John Luebke
Julie & John Mairose
Dana Mann-Tavegia
John McCoy
Richard McDonald
Ellen & David McGuigan
Kristol McKie
Jane McReynolds
Jill & Ken Meirose
Charolyn & Phil Mize
Rae Mooney
Carrie Moore
Michelle & Mark Mordhorst
Jane Murphy & Dale Lamphere
Carissa Naasz
Kim and Bruce Nearhood
Betty & Donald Nettleton
Carol & Paul Niemann
Debra Niemi
Desyl Peterson
Brenda Poppens
Rhonda Purviance
Cathy Quinlivan
Robert Rademacher
Kimberly and Tim Rensch
Carol Risdall & Larry Lehr
Nanci Roth
Rushmore Lion’s Club
Anjelica & Jake Sasse
Margaret Schick
Cheryl & Bill Schreier
Chuck Schroyer
Johnna Schumacher
Kay Schumacher
Lois & Robert Sharon
Jared Slagle
Alice Snorteland
Sara Southwood
Robert & Shelly Starr
Patricia Steinhauer
Nancy Stephenson
Arlene Stern
Onita Stout
Pat & Willis Sutliff
Randy Svacina
Jackie & Bret Swanson
The Teigen Ladies
George Tenley
Audrey & DonTicknor
Shirley Tisdale
Kathy & Michael Trier
Peggy and Neil Tschetter
Cheryl Ulmer
Patrick Valenti
Linda Wegleitner
Mandie Weinandt
Connie White
Joe Williams
Stephen L. Wilson
Pat Wohlford
Debra & Dan Workman
Wylie Family
Bill & Linda Young
Teri Zebic
Sharon & Thomas Zeller
Independent Optical
Rushmore Lions Club
Understudy $1 – $99
Loy Allen
G. Anderson
Melissa Anderson
Thomas Asfeldt
Laura Baase
Dixie Boyd
Dianne & Jerry Brei
Curt Cartwright
John Cass
Kathryn Cleveland
Patricia Coffield
Elizabeth Cullen
Ann DeVany
Laura DiTommaso
Marge & Randy Downey
Cozette Dorton
Magdalen Eberle
Duval Euland
Janelle Farris
Kate Ferraro
Debbie Fiedler
Mary Gonsor
Sarah Goodman
Heather Grace
Eileen Grow
Jim Haar
Jan Harbach
Michael Hendricks
Susan Hendricks
John Herr
Barb Donnell Highstreet
Jan Hobbel
Vonnie Houchin
James Ishikawa
Debra Jensen
Tom Jones
Holly Knox
Rehgan Larson
Shannon Larson
Stephanie King
Meghan Knowles
Kendra Korte
Susan J Krogman
Cathy Lynch
Kevin McKnight
Shirley Meier
Ash and Ty Micheel
Robert Mundahl
Kathi Nelsen
Lea Pasternak
Pledgeling Foundation
Tom Pfeifle
Ryan Puffer
Linda & Dennis Rabe
Brett Rice
Sacred Heart Middle School
Anjelica Sasse
Pat Sechser
Bobbie and Ken Seidelmann
Mark Simon
Andrew Smith
Ida Marie & Don Snorteland
Mark Sommer
Rene Sorenson
Onita Stout
Jesse Suek
Kenneth Swanda
Diane Swenson
Lisa Tate
Pauline Tulson
Martha Uhl
Elizabeth Verhey
Walmart
Junetta Wells
West Fargo Flyers Swim Team
Katie Wiederholt
Nancy Wik
Mary Ann Willow
Patricia and Terry Winter
John Wolf
Sharon Zeller
Memorial Gifts
In Memory of Bill Anderson
Cliff Beyer
In Memory of Reuben Bareis
The Bareis Family
In Memory of Byron Lee
Yildiz Lee
In Memory of Gordy Pratt
Marnie and Mike Gould
Patricia Pratt
In Memory of Ben Brink
Ann D and Lin Thompson
In Memory of Thomas B Hill
Sheryl Hill
Arthur Ludwick
In Memory of Hap and Ellie Haberman
Ardis and James Johnson
Diane and Ted Kylander
In Memory of Colleen Robinson Meyers
Jim and Michelle Brunn
In Memory of Bill Becvar
Diane and Ted Kylander
In Memory of Lois Massa
Alan Anderson
Melissa Anderson
Paul Anderson
Elizabeth Cullen
Mike Evans
Susan Hendricks
Kathi Nelson
Sacred Heart Middle School
In Memory of Joel Barkmeier
Marcia Bartels
In Memory of Robert Twitchell
Mimi and Bob Beall
Bonnie Culhane
Bonnie and Skip Swenson
Sarah Goodman
Shannon Larson
Ken and Bobbie Seidelmann
Diane Swenson
Uhl Family
Mary Ann Willow
In Memory of Thomas Jones
Daamen Krall
In Memory of Cindy Sue Laughlin
John Laughlin
In Memory of John Cort Mitchell
Laura DiTomasso
In Memory of Eric Johnson
Daniel & Kathie Brusseau
Patricia and Gary Welsh
In Memory of Bud (C. Carlyle) Clawson
Dawn Clawson
In Memory of Leo and Gloria Gannon
Kelley and Michael Gannon
In Memory of Mary Jo Johnson
Laurence Johnson
In Memory of Cathy Peterson
Steven E. Peterson
In Memory of Dorothy and Don Delicate
Ann D. & Lin Thompson
In Memory of Carol Rickert
Waeckerle Law, Prof. LLC
Legacy Gifts
Including Theatre 605 in your estate planning is a powerful way to create a lasting legacy. The following donors have included us as part of their final wishes. If you want to include us in your estate planning.
Dr. Reuben Bareis
Jack & Ruth Cannon
Fred & Luella Cozad
Donna Fjelstad
Ardis & James Johnson
Jeff Kingsbury
Deborah Kuehn
Toni Martin
Cheryl & Bill Schreier
Perry & Lila Van Wie
The Leadership Circle
As of 5.13.2026
In 2022, we launched our new initiative, “The Leadership Circle.” This special group commits to a minimum contribution of $1500 or more per year. This year, our Leadership Circle has grown to over 80 members.
Director $10,000 – $49,999
Anonymous
Anonymous
Christy Chamberlin & Bob Reich
Betsy Groves
Mary & Scot Hoscheid (Season Sponsor)
Deonne Kahler
Janet Kahler
Julie Oswald
Eileen Rossow
Scott M. Ton
Designer $5,000 – $9,999
Anonymous
Frances & Tim Becker (Season Sponsor)
Charles Blasdell
Cherril Brown
David Lee & Lisa Brown
Barbara & Harry Christianson
Jon & Wanda Dahlstrom
Meg & Loyd Garrison
Dave & Bonnie Guerre
Eric & Pris Hagen
Judy & Craig Hodson
Yildiz Lee
Peg Seljeskog
Larry & Pat Thomas
Shelli Vallis
Choreographer $2,500 – $4,999
Anonymous
Karen & Gerald Baldwin
Julie & Todd Brink
Cherril Brown
Janet Brown
Marci & John Burdick
Mary Burnett (Guest Artist Sponsor)
Carol Curran
Linda & Gene Fennell
Erin & Pat Goetzinger
Marnie & Mike Gould
Lia & Dick Green
Brie Groves
David Gwinn & Gina Nania
Dennyce & Carroll Korb
Mark & Meredith Meersman
Jennifer & Mark Radulovich
Elizabeth Bryan & Bill Rhode
Cynthia Robertson & Kyle Wiese
Andrea Ronning
Janet Serino
Barbara & Streeter Shining
Ann D & Lin Thompson
Stage Manager $1,500 – $2,499
Anonymous
Linda & Brad Anderson
Nancy Barker
Julie & Todd Brink
Karen & Corey Brown
Mary Burns & Dale Christensen
LaVaughn & Jan Busse
Lisa Ficek
Carol & Tom Geu
Susan & Rick Giesel
Bruce & Michelle Harmon
Katie & Jim Hood
Laurence Johnson
Bruce & Carol Kelley
Lori Lange
Dean Mogle
Lois Ann & Charles Rose
Sybil & Chuck Rounds
Eliza & Joseph Raney
Mary Jane & Gary Rath
Jennifer Rollins
Alison & Troy Schmidt
Cheryl & Bill Schreier
Kelsey & Trevor Stine
Shari West-Twitero & George Twitero
Eric Whitcher & Jessica Olson
Judy Vidal & Brent Cogswell
Mandie Weinandt
Mary & Todd Williams
Jan & Robert Woodruff