CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
The Encore is proud to announce the launch of the $2.5 million Our Next Stage Capital Campaign, which includes the purchase and renovation of the historic Copeland building in downtown Dexter, MI.
Our adaptive renovation and re-use of the 20,000 square foot space will include flexible new seating for up to 250 patrons, a new sound and lighting package, spacious bathrooms, and a large lobby with a full bar and patron seating. These changes, along with ample second-floor office space, will allow the non-profit arts organization to grow and strengthen, accelerating artistic innovation and amplifying engagement within the Dexter-Ann Arbor community.
Make a gift for the theatre-lover in your life, honor a cherished loved one, or place your own name in the spotlight with an elegant, engraved plate on your very own theatre seat!
Come visit us during our Back to Broadway summer concert series and sit in the sample chair in the lobby – you’ll feel the difference!
With a $1,000 donation, you can help us put our new seats in place for our exciting 2021-2022 Mainstage Season!
- Campaign Goal of $2.5M 74%
Naming Opportunities Available
With our new stage, you have an opportunity to showcase
your support for the arts with naming opportunities available in the space.
Thank You to Our Campaign Donors!
The Kathleen Tharp Grové and William T. Grové Family Foundation
Jack & Martha Hicks
Jennifer & Larry Coates
Rebecca Horvath
Dan Chapman
Darryl & Pat Albright
Floy Barthel
Anne and Dick Bauman
Elizabeth Bole
Michael & Barbara Cantlin
Chelsea State Bank
Jack Chisolm
Maggie, David & Chelsea Conger
Anne & Daniel Cooke
Anne & Sean Donevan
John Drake
Janet & Dan Egeler
David & Lynn Engelbert Family
Marci & Stephen Feinberg
Chris Goosman & Belinda Ellsworth
Jack & Julie Frost
Jessica Grové & Dan Cooney
Max & Lexi Heywood
Stanley Kasiewicz
Dick Lundy
Jan Lyons
Bob & Jan Lyons Foundation
The Malaney Family
Diana & Barry McKenna
Jan & Dave Mohler
Abby & Dan O’Haver
Steve and Lori Sarns
Judge Donald & Marjorie Shelton
Suzanne Stevens
Steven Stout
Robert Strauss
Helen S. Thomas & Bruce McCuaig
Brad Vincent
Michael & Barbara Cantlin
Old National Bank
Stephanie & David Pyne
Phil Rauch
In Memory of John Rauch
Lee Adair & Michael Dallas
Al & Nancy Adan
Mary Allen
Scott & Janet Allen
Steven Althoen
Victoria Augustine
Rosemary Austgen
Brad & Robin Axelrod
Robert Babcock
Gary L. Ball
Paul Barden & Joanne Meyer
Ronald Baumanis
Steve & Judy Bemis
Mark Bernstein
Rosemary & Stephen Blackman
Martha Bloom
Ron & Mimi Bogdasarian
Mary & Elwood Boomus
Sharon Bouchard
Jeff & Debbie Bourdon
Jason Briggs
Sharon & David Brooks
Craig & Pamela Buchweitz/Weber
Ronald & Millie Burkman
Lee Burton & Roberta Shaw-Reeves
Mary & Leo Byers
Lisa Callihan Family
Susan Cameron
Gil & Marge Campbell
Barb & Mike Cantlin
Amy Cantu
Pamela & Michael Carter
Stephanie Casey
Elizabeth Caswell
Barbara & Don Chaffin
Barbara Chamberlain
Karen & Rod Chambers
Wen J. Chung
Larry & Rebecca Cobler
Diane Conde
Paul & Pat Cousins
Fran Coy
Sterling & Mary Crandall
DLY Interiors/Debbie Yuenger
Dexter Family Dentistry
Dexter Rotary Club
Dane Dominici
Bill & Barb Doolittle
Edgar Dorrington
Charles & Nichole Durbin
Holli Eaton
Sandy Eaton
Steven Elliott
Michael & Margaret Emlaw
Phillip Ernzen
Linda Eye
Jane & Karl Fink
Hedwig Ford
Will Fowle
Dr. Bradley & Patty Frasier
Richard & Mary Lou Frendt
Marilyn Friedman
Ann & Bill Furtwangler
Judy Gamary
Ina & Jack Germain
Robert & Elaine Greene
Jim & Sharon Haag
Barbara & Richard Hagan
Susan Haines
J.B. Harris
Gloria Helfand
Debbie & Norman Herbert
Jean Hergott
Brian & Sara Hickey
Peg Hoblack
Kathy Hogrefe
Gail Hoopes Charitable Foundation
Mary & Ted Huebner
Theodore & Sandra Huizenga
Dr. Terry Hurst
Dan & Mike Jackson
Willard Johnson
Keith Kalinowski & Marlene Inman
John & Catherine Kalbfleisch
Eileen Kapka
Paul Keifer
Jenny & Dave Keil
Jim Keller & Mary Ellen Hoy
Sandy Eaton
Holli Eaton
Victoria Augustine
Sharon and Jack Kalbfleisch
Nancy Kelly
Terri Keppler
Jean Klark
Rachel Klayman
Julie Knight
Rosalie & Ron Koenig
Brent & Elizabeth Kolb
Thomas Layher
Gloria Leininger
Georgia & Wayne Lindstrom
Herbert & Karla Linkner
Mary Ludlum
Barry & Karen Ludwig
Cory & Jillian Mann
John & June Mann
Markit Strategies and PR, LLC
Irwin & Fran Martin
Aubrey T. Martinson
Mary Matthews
Janet McDole
Diana & Barry McKenna
Phil Micali & Wayne Meledandri
James & Nichole Michael
David & Sandra Millar
Deanna Miner
Stephanie Minerath & Nancy Lyke
Jamie & Tracy Mistry
Tom & Linda Morris
Jane & JW Muer
Richard & Paula Muhs
Amy Nadeau
Karen Nolte
David & Suzie Nowak
Leroy & Patricia Nufer
Emily Olson
Andrew Paluselli
Mariel Peck
John & Lisa Petrauskas
Lisa Phillips & Joe Filipiak
Dave & Peggy Plawchan
John & Sally Preston
John Prince
Dale Simmerman
Dale Townsend
Jim & Sharon Haag
Jenny & Dave Keil
Ron & Pat Pudduck
Graham Putnam
Timothy Redmond
Emily Rogers
Marci & Andrew Rosenberg
Laura Sagolla & Joe Semifero
Lauren Sargent
Ann Schaffner
Fred & Diane Schmid
Dale Simmerman
Sandra Simon
Tanya Sinclair
Julie Smith
Michael Smith
JoAnn Socha
Heidi & Eric Sproull
Theodore St. Antoine
Stephanie Stenberg
Georgine Steude
Dacy & Ellen Stevens
Nancy Stock
Max & Sue Supica
Lynne & Rich Swanson
Donna Swersky
Melanie Szawara
Mike & Karen Szymanski
Tom & Sherry Taylor
Lora Tharp
Laurence Thomas
Pete & Lori Thomas Family
Thomas & Janet Thomas
Barbara M. Thomson
Dick & Peggy Tobin/Wilson
Peter Toogood & Hanna Song
Dale Townsend
Jan & Nub Turner
Maureen Tyler
Gene & Victoria Utke
Nancy Waggoner
Alison & Richard Walsh
Matt & Moni Weber
Steven Weinmann
Helen Welford & Robin Warner
Stephen & Amy West
Lynn & John White
John & Pat Whitman
Kevin Woods