THALIAN HALL MEMBERSHIP
Your Support Raises the Stars and the Curtain!
Support essential programming for our performance community and Wilmington's youth. Ensure state-of-the-art technical capabilities for our Historic Main Stage, Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre, and future projects. Your contributions create affordable access for the 45+ community arts organizations that make the Hall their performance home and enrich our coast. Future creative incubators for playwrights, filmmakers, directors, technicians, and actors alike will grow the next generation of artists raised at Thalian Hall.
SELECT YOUR LEVEL
Our membership levels are named to honor three centuries of remarkable artists from every discipline who contribute to the Hall's vibrant story. Review our membership levels and see what level is right for you! Membership and individual giving can be made as a one-time gift or in monthly contributions.
ENJOY MEMBER BENEFITS
All members enjoy special benefits including reserving and/or purchasing their Main Attractions Series tickets one month prior to the public on-sale date. Members also have exclusive access to the Joseph Jefferson Lounge in a salon environment for arts enthusiasts who value the intimate setting and ambiance of the Hall.
Actor Level | $250
Become an Actor Level MemberNamed for Joseph Jefferson, Maurice Barrymore, Lillian Russell, Agnes Moorehead, Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte
- Recognition on website and in programs
Artist Level | $500
Become an Artist Level MemberNamed for Dorothy Gillespie, Claude Howell, & William Russell Smith
- Invitation for you and your guests to the Joseph Jefferson Club before all Main Attraction Performances
- Recognition on website and in programs
- Personal ticket reservation service and preferred seating
- Artist Meet & Greet when available
Filmmaker Level | $1,000
Become a Filmmaker Level MemberNamed for Isabella Rossellini, Thomas Edison & Frank Capra Jr.
- Invitation for you and your guests to the Joseph Jefferson Club before all Main Attraction Performances
- Recognition on website and in programs
- Personal ticket reservation service and preferred seating
- Artist Meet & Greet when available
- 6 tickets at 50% discount
Dancer Level | $2,500
Become a Dancer Level MemberNamed for Isabella Rossellini, Thomas Edison & Frank Capra Jr.
- Invitation for you and your guests to the Joseph Jefferson Club before all Main Attraction Performances
- Recognition on website, in programs, and on theater wall display
- Personal ticket reservation service and preferred seating
- Artist Meet & Greet when available
- 12 tickets at 50% discount
- 2 complimentary Main Attraction Series tickets
Composer Level | $5,000
Become a Composer Level MemberNamed for John Philip Sousa & Dizzy Gillespie
- Invitation for you and your guests to the Joseph Jefferson Club before all Main Attraction Performances
- Recognition on website, in programs, and on theater wall display
- Personal ticket reservation service and preferred seating
- Artist Meet & Greet when available
- 16 tickets at 50% discount
- 4 complimentary Main Attraction Series tickets
Orator Level | $10,000
Become an Orator Level MemberNamed for Frederick Douglas, Booker T. Washington & Oscar Wilde
- Invitation for you and your guests to the Joseph Jefferson Club before all Main Attraction Performances
- Recognition on website, in programs, and on theater wall display
- Personal ticket reservation service and preferred seating
- Artist Meet & Greet when available
- 16 tickets at 50% discount
- 6 complimentary Main Attraction Series tickets
- Dinner with Shane Fernando on the Tony Rivenbark Main Stage for up to 8 guests
- Dedicated seat plaque
Opera Singer Level | $20,000
Become an Opera Singer Level MemberNamed for Marian Anderson & Caterina Jarboro
- Invitation for you and your guests to the Joseph Jefferson Club before all Main Attraction Performances
- Recognition on website, in programs, and on theater wall display
- Personal ticket reservation service and preferred seating
- Artist Meet & Greet when available
- 16 tickets at 50% discount
- 10 complimentary Main Attraction Series tickets
- Dinner with Shane Fernando on the Tony Rivenbark Main Stage for up to 8 guests
- Dedicated seat plaque
- Private movie screening for up to 40 guests
- One round-trip limousine service to a Main Attraction performance
Sports Star Level | $50,000
Become a Sports Star Level MemberNamed for Michael Jordan & Joe Namath
- Invitation for you and your guests to the Joseph Jefferson Club before all Main Attraction Performances
- Recognition on website, in programs, and on theater wall display
- Personal ticket reservation service and preferred seating
- Artist Meet & Greet when available
- Complimentary Opera Suite or Sky Box upgrade for 8 performances, with seating for up to 4
- Full-page program ad
- Dinner with Shane Fernando on the Tony Rivenbark Main Stage for up to 8 guests
- 4 Dedicated seat plaques
- Private movie screening for up to 40 guests
- One round-trip limousine service to a Main Attraction performance
Theater Manager Level | $100,000
Email Susan Stein to Arrange MembershipNamed for John T. Ford, S.A. Schloss & Tony Rivenbark
- Invitation for you and your guests to the Joseph Jefferson Club before all Main Attraction Performances
- Recognition on website, in programs, and on theater wall display
- Personal ticket reservation service and preferred seating
- Artist Meet & Greet when available
- Marquee naming of the entire Main Attraction Season
- Complimentary Opera Suite, or Sky Box upgrade for 12 performances, with seating for up to 4
- Complimentary tickets and private pre-show reception for you and up to 50 guests for the Main Attraction show of your choice
- Full-page program ad
- Dinner with Shane Fernando on the Tony Rivenbark Main Stage for up to 8 guests
- 4 Dedicated seat plaques
- Private movie screening for up to 40 guests
- One round-trip limousine service to a Main Attraction performance
- Custom cocktail named in your, a loved one, or your business’ honor for the season
"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being."
- Oscar Wilde
MEMBERSHIP LISTING
as of January 30, 2025
OPERA SINGER | $20,000
Linda Keith Carroll
Tara Lanier
Clint & Amy Brown North
Tom Rosamilia & Dr. Karen Coblens
Donna Schaefer
ORATOR | $10,000
Paula & Albert Corbett
COMPOSER | $5,000
Beth & Walter Pancoe
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt McCrae Sandlin
Ronna & Herbert Zimmer
DANCER | $2,500
Gary & Kathleen Christiansen
Lori Coates & Jeffrey Learman
Mimi Cunningham
Lisa & Hank Estep
Scott & Debbie Hansberry
Seby (Chip) and Rose Jones
Charles & Caroline Neal
Mort & Judy Neblett
Bill Oakley
Billy Sample & Kim Lenart
Judy & John Talbert Jr.
Richard & Diane Trubia
Rob & Michele Zapple
FILMMAKER | $1,000
Todd & Kristin Amis
Paula Babiss
Jack & Marsha Balsinger
Kathleen Bender
Jessica & Kevin Cannon
John Clark III & Mary Boney Denison
Paul & Randi Clegg
Heather Dinwiddie & Tom Hill
Hilda & Rick Edwards
Joyce Fernando
Travis Gilbert
Joe & Nan Girardi
Frances & Rhod Hawk
Darrick & Karen Hoag
Geoffrey Honaker & Deborah Covington
Joseph & Lisa Keller
Walter & Patricia Kusek
Joseph & Clare Leary
Anne Penton Longley
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Mainero
William Malloy
Mason, Mason, and Smith
M Ricardo McCrimmon
Cyndi & Ronnie McNeill
Capt. Kenneth & Carol Morris
Linda & J. Reid Murchison
Lynn Radford & Fred Cicero
Rita Reibman
Bill Rowe
Gaye & Thomas Rowland
J. Taylor Ryan
Anthony & Catherine Scavo
Lucy & Dr. Robert Sherman
Dianne Stansbury
Dr. Alina Szmant & Dan Baden
Robert Tapaszi
Olivier & Kate Van Dierdonck
Mike VanderKieft
Tim Vliet
Artist |
$500
Greg & Donna Adams
Deborah & Joseph Antonelli
Charky & Alan Armstrong
Betty & Tom Bartolotta
Michael & Gayle Beaudoin
Mary Ann Beltracchi
Jo Ann Bender
Jim & Christy Blair
Celia Blalock
George & Cynthia Boylan
William Bradford & Susan Ward
Doane Bridges
Dan Bruneau & Susan Fishbein
Donna & Dan Cameron
Jan & Steve Capps
Mark & Lisa Carlson
George Clarke & Intercoastal Living
Lynn & Pete Conto
Anne-Marie DeLorenzo
Mike & Rebecca DiFranco
Patrick & Michelle Donahue
David Elsbree
Ann & Robert Erb
Shane Fernando
Francine Finn
Dave & Gail Foulke
Patricia A. Foy
Annette Freeman
Tony Harrelson & Dr. R. Frerichs
Victor & Linda Gallo
Anne & Dr. Michael Goins
Lynda Goodman
Robert Grady
Hon. Margaret Haynes
Steve & Vicki Henne
Linda & Ross Highsmith
Dr. Melinda Hodell
Charles Holden & Regina Podolskis
Lucy Holman
Lori & George James
Norm & Jeanette LaVriha
Laurie & Greg Lindsay
Dr. Linda C. Littlejohn & Apostolos Vardakis
Kevin & Mary Anne Locklin
Annamarie Lookman
Judi Mack
Lynn & Donald MacQueen
Raymond & Erin Marshall
Eileen McEvoy
Mary Elizabeth McIntosh
Randy McKay & Diogo Mora
Marie McLean & Tom Potochniak
Antoinette T. McMillan
Gene & Tracy Meadows
Kate & John Meyer
Kristine Moore
Debra & Roger Mott
Judy Myers
Laurence & Stephanie Nadeau
Michael O'Connell III
Bill & Nancy Pearson
Dr. Scott Playford
Joan & Theodore Podkul
Atty. LeeAnne Quattrucci
Carrie Raynor
Carol & Mike Roberts
John & Elaine Rodgers
Ellen & Mark Root
Beth Rutledge & Tim Morgan
Debbie & Capt David Scheu
Tricia Shelton & Wm Frank Price
Bill Shriver
Cecil Ann & Alan J. Simmons
Debbie Smith
Jordan & Katie Smith
Robin Spinks & Floyd Price
Lee Steeneck
Joelle Thomas
James Tuzzeo
Sharon Valentine & Leonard Bull
Susan Mary Vanecek
Tracey Varga
Christopher Warren
Dr. George Wesoloski
Tina & Ren Williamson
Cindee Wolf
Actor | $250
Victor Alocci & Deanne Theriot
Hon. Salette & David Andrews
Anne Bear Powell
John Bennett
James & Jo Bowes
Jane Susan Bray
Linda Brecher
Kyle & Sydney Breuer
Gail Burke
Nancy Cannon
Mary Clifford & Bill Boyd
Steve & Louise Coggins
Eleanor Covan
Robert Crosby
Carol Dubin & Mike Weir
Casey & Pat Finn
John & Dale Fluke Charitable Fund
Amy Grant
Drs. Brian Green & Kathy Noone Green
Susan Gross
Anne & Scott Hammond
Titiana Hammonds
Edward & Nancy Hawfield
Lorraine Hiester
Rachel Lewis & Duncan Hilburn
John & Camille Hinrichs
Eileen Hubler
Susan & Chuck Keener
Jimmy Kelly
David Koenig
Arch Lineberger
Theresa & Steve Lominac
Eunice "Bambi" Mac Rae
Bonnie & Anthony Magnetti
Anthony & Mary Grace Mandaro
Debbie Mansir
Dr. Douglas Millar
Kimberly & Dave McCluskey
Michael Murchison & Barbara Sullivan
Linda Myslinski
Katherine Ochsner
Peter J. Otten
Charles & Judith Pierce
Mark & Krisit Polich
Natalyn & Martin Price
Robinson HR Consulting
Ruggiero Realty
Lisa & Bill Shriver
Ruth & Michael Smith
Linda Surprise
Joanne Thompson
Frederick & Rose Truelove
Nancy & Garth Walters
Alan & Leslie Weiskopf
Greg Wessel
Christine Wisdom
