Commemorative Opportunities

Commemorative gifts immortalize your contribution to the Englert.

A limited number of commemorative giving opportunities are still available. An individual plaque will be prominently displayed for visitors to the theatre to see, recognizing and commemorating your valued gift.

Please consider supporting The Englert Theatre by naming one of the remaining structural and functional necessities of the building:

Lobby - $250,000
Stage Curtain - $100,000
Elevator - $100,000
Stage Area - $100,000
Power Package - $100,000
(Lighting, Electrical, House & Stage Climate Control)
Fire Curtain - $50,000
Second Floor Offices:
Director - $50,000
Staff - $50,000
Piano - $50,000
Old Projection Booth - $25,000
Sprinkler System - $10,000

We appreciate the generosity of the individuals and businesses that have already taken this step:

Auditorium - Iowa City Press-Citizen / Gannett Foundation
Balcony - Prairie Lights
Proscenium Stage - H.D. and Myrene Hoover
Stage Floor (for dance) - Richard & Sheila Stevenson
Box Office - M.C. Ginsberg
Ticket Booth - Iowa City Questers
Choral Dressing Room - U.S. Bank
Dressing Room B17 - Michael Maharry
Dressing Room B15 - The Widiss Family
Dressing Room B18 - Ted & Margaret Nelson
Dressing Room B14 - Ted & Margaret Nelson
Dressing Room B11 - Gary & Nancy Pacha
Powder Room - Women of the Englert
Stairwell - Scott M. Streff
Marquee Beautification - Iowa State Bank and Trust
Orchestra Pit - Richard & Ellen Caplan
Gallery Entrance - Myron & Jaqueline Blank
Gallery Center - Douglas & Linda Paul
Gallery Back - Gilda & Erich Six, John & Sandra Hudson, Hutha & Robert Sayre, Larry P. & Jeanette M. Waters
Stage Rigging - Gary & LaDonna Wicklund
Sound Booth - Old Capitol Sertoma Club
Right Store Front - State Historical Society of Iowa, Inc.
Elevator Lobby - Arts Iowa City, in honor of Deborah Rodman Burger
Kitchen - 20 Men Who Cook

• Jay Berry
• Greg Black
• Dick Blazek
• Sam Cochran
• Kurt Friese
• Jim Gilmore
• Jim Hayes
• Michael Maharry
• Mark Nolte
• Dee Norton
• Bill Nusser
• Armond Pagliai
• Steve Pajunen
• Wally Plahutnik
• Aaron Rust
• David Rust
• Caleb Smith
• John Stamler
• Alan Swanson
• Craig Willis