Bravo! The following individuals have invested generously in support of the Belfry Theatre.
Our Donors
Kim Potash
Diane Scott
Ronald Polstein
John & Suzanne Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Dr. Stephen Tax ◊
Anonymous (1)
Lee Adler ◊
Dr. Sheila & Paul Elworthy
Cary & Rob Gillespie
Alan Marcus & Gail Nagley*
Jeff McEown & Helen Smith
Claude & Joan Mury
Joan Peggs
Ronald Polstein ◊
Dianne Soberlak
Patricia Valentine ◊
Ian & Gloria Back Fund+
Susan & Gary Braley
Commodore & Janice Drent ◊
Katherine Farris & Kit Pearson
Fiona Hunter
Mohan & Kathy Jawl
Bruce & Nikki MacKenzie Family
Elaine Montgomery & Robert Maitland
Lee & Karl Soberlak Foundation
Lesley Watson & Evert Lindquist*
Michael & Vicki Ziegler*
Hon. David & Sandra Anderson
Iris & Eugen Bannerman**
Dr. Perry & Late Annamaria Bamji +
Richard Brownsey & Glynis Leyshon
Stephen Cushing & Debbie Gill
Brenda Firestone
Denny Gelinas & Anne Clinckett*
Barbara Greeniaus & Bill Israel
Joe & Linda Harvey
Bruce & Barbara Housser
The Honorable Robert Johnston QC
Ray Jones & Diana Dampsy
Helen Lansdowne
Tomiko Ludwig
Phillip Marsh & Cindy Petrowski
Joan McArthur-Blair & Jeanie Cockell
Kini McDonald
Anne McLaughlin
Glenn Mehalek & Joni Steinman
Robert Milne
Bill & Maureen Murphy-Dyson
Robert & Ann Myers
Beate & Kirk Northcott
Patricia O‘Brien & Michael Gaudet
Michael Shamata
Andy Stephenson
Judy Stewart
Sandra T. Stott *
Julie & John Richard Swenson*
Isaac Thomas
Al & Judith Title
Lesley Wicks **
Ross & Jane Woodland
Anonymous (2)
Barbara and John Barton Fund+
Ed & Mary Chwyl
Commodore & Janice Drent
Terry & Leslie Farmer
Leah Hollins
John & Anne Keay
Ann Maffey
Dr. Susan A. McDaniel
Robert Mitchell ◊
Karen & Henry Phillips
Mary Ellen Purkis
Gordon & Grace Rogers
Jane & Steve Savidant
Susan Stevenson & Bruce McGuigan*
Marie Vautier ◊
David Zussman & Sheridan Scott
Anonymous (2)
Nancy Bell & Kevan King
Sylvia Bews-Wright+
Lorna & Peter Bray
Nancy Jean Buan
Elaine Calder & William J. Bennett
Dr. Oscar & Malca Casiro
Chris & Mary Chapman
Marjorie & Ian Clark
Darlene E. Clover
Chris & Susan Considine*
Arlena Dodd
Carol Fedrau-Ens
Jane Francis & Dave Skilling
Katrin Horowitz
Rob & Shirley Hunter
Andrew Karwowski & Sylvie Cote
Bruce & Gwyneth Elaine Kingham
Peter Kruselnicki
Mikaila Mauro
Mary McAvoy
Sally & Eric Murphy
Sara Neely
Mort Nelson
Michael Nowlin**
Ivo & Sara Olivotto
Gwenyth & Wayne Phillips
Pauline Price
Adrienne Radford
Brad & Shelagh Rinald
David Secord & Amy Adams
Bob & Joan Snowden
Rachel Wyatt*
Anonymous (6)
Sandra Anderson
Karen Blakely & Shahn Torontow
Christine & Michael Bloomfield
Trevor & Maureen Calkins
Scotty Carley*
Ida Chong, fcpa, fcga
Jane Clinckett
B & L Copley
George & Diane Copley
Lyn Davis
Ronnie Eastwood
Karl & Cindy English
Rita Estock
Patricia Anne Firth
Malcolm Foy
Adria Fraser*
Eric & Michele Fretz
Rhonda Ganz
Peter Gibson
Matt Law & Danelle Hames
Chris & Catriona Harker
Rand & Margaret Harrison*
Jennifer Hawthorn
Chris Jones & Catherine Wright
Ken Peters & Harvey Koffman
Oliver & Helen Lantz
Garth & Doreen McBride
Hazel Morris
Helen Lindholm
Dan & Karen MacDougall
Peter & Helen Malcolm
Robert & Lynda Malpass
Lois McNabb
Jon & Gail Muzio
Nicola Ruth Rendell
Jaci Ross
Peter Seward
Sharon Smith
Kenneth Wm. Thornicroft
Alison Watt
Dennis Watts & Cilla Brooke
Silvana Saccomani
Donald & Adelina White*
Anonymous (3)
Marianne Alto
Pearl Arden
Douglas Baer
Clayton Baraniuk & Jason Dubois*
Andrew Beckerman**
Ron Bischler
Darralyn Mary Bonnor
Jack Boomer & Stephen Hammond
Pat Bourke & Barry Gros
Lorie Bradley & Russ Pym
Dawn M. Bradley
Nancy Bright*
Monty & Nancy Bryant
Barbara Bulman Fleming
Kerry Busheikin
Sherry & John Butler
Gail Button
Erika Carter
Andrea Chau*
David A. Clark
Ron Cox & Bev Suzuki
Mary E. Darling
Trudy Marie David
Allan & Fern Davies
Oksana Dexter
Peter Diamant
Patricia & John Flannagan
Bette Gallander
Robert George
Leslie Glazier
Ivan Habel
Blake & Marla Handley
Alan & Dianne Hanna
Dan & Peggy Herlinger
Kathy Horne
Sara Hradecky
Horst Huelscher*
Walt & Lynda Hundleby
Rex Johnson
Sydney & Robert Kalef
Fanny Kiefer
Margaret Hamilton Kortes
Yvonne Lawson & Randall Gerlach
Lynn / Susan
Frances Litman
Martha Macdonnell
John A. MacNicol
Warren Magnusson
Ken & May Mah-Paulson
Arabella Martin & Robert Britten
Margaret Martin
Pat Martin Bates
Sandy Mayzel & John Gould
Adele Heise & Brian McConkey
Katherine McKeen*
Diane McLaren*
Catharine & Anthony Moses
Brian Neill
Bill & Coline Neilson
Ron & Judith Parish
Marie Peach
Bob Peart
Terry Phipps
Ivy Pye
Lisa Ricci
Larry & Pauline Rittenhouse
Ann Saddlemyer
Peter & Dianne Salmon
Mary Scobie
Judy A. Scott
The Shaws
Gary Shumka
Paul & Susan Siluch
Arlene Skerrett*
Sheila Skinnider
Lorna Jean Smith
Jenny Speir
Kathy St. John
Catherine A. Stephenson
Donald Storch
Joanne Summers
Jayne Thirsk & Jeff Pivnick
Lynn Thomson*
David & Dorothy Torontow
Tara Tunstall
Jean & Matt Valikoski
Lindy Van Alstine
Terry Vatrt
Kathy Veldhoen
Lori Wanamaker
Jim & Marion Welsh
Carolyn Whitfield
Paul Williams
Bill Williamson
Barbara L Wilson*
David Wright
Sheila Wynn
Anonymous (12)
Our thanks to the 111 Friends ($75 – $149) and 203 Members (up to $74).
*Donor increased the amount of their gift
**New donor
+Through the Victoria Foundation
◊ Pass-Through Grants Fund through the Victoria Foundation
As of August 16, 2023
Spotlight on Supporters
Belfry Legacy Circle
The support of visionary philanthropy ensures that the Belfry will continue to flourish as Greater Victoria’s premier contemporary theatre company.
The Belfry Legacy Circle is generously supported by

Gloria & Ian Back+
Lynne Bain
Dr. Perry & Late Annamaria Bamji+
Richard Brownsey & Glynis Leyshon
Jane Francis & Dave Skilling
Barbara Greeniaus & Bill Israel
Bruce & Barbara Housser
Judi James
John & Anne Keay
Robert & Ann Myers
Joan Peggs
Cindy Petrowski & Phil Marsh
Ronald and Juliana Polstein+
Ross Richardson
Diane Scott
Michael Shamata
Dianne Soberlak
The Lee & Karl Soberlak Foundation
John & Suzanne Stewart
Judy Stewart
Julie & John Richard Swenson
Plus, a further nine anonymous members
+Through the Victoria Foundation
The Belfry acknowledges the generous recent and past gifts from the estates of:
Violet Armstrong
Helena Balczewska
Roger J. Bishop
Shirley Mae Dawson
Marguerite Kathleen Friesen
David Neil Lee
Maria Luisa Macrae
M. Grace Mersereau
Margaret Seens
Alan Geoffrey White
Garfield (Gary) Delbert Withers
Anonymous
Annamaria Bamji Memorial Award for Emerging Playwrights created by Dr. Perry Bamji+
In Memory of Eric Adler
In Memory of my sister Beth, from Casey
In Memory of Agnes & Arnold Davies
In Memory of Shelley Deglan
In Memory of my brother Gerry Emery
In Memory of Jean Elizabeth Kõdar
In Memory of Nikki & Bruce MacKenzie from the family
In Memory of Marya Nijland
In Memory of Ronald Adam Polstein
In Memory of Jacqueline Price
In Memory of Al Taylor
Judy Treloar in Memoriam
In Memory of Andrey Tarasiuk
In Memory of Jack & Lisa Valikoski
Vi Armstrong Play Creation Fund
+Through the Victoria Foundation
The Donations in Memoriam Program is generously supported by
