The Founder’s Ball

May 30, 2026
5:30 – 10:30PM at the American Visionary Art Museum 
Honoring Everyman’s Founder and Artistic Director
Vincent M. Lancisi

Co-chaired by Jennifer & Bryan Rakes

Join us as we celebrate the visionaries who built Everyman as well as the patrons and creatives who will sustain it for generations to come. This joyful evening will honor the theatre’s founding artistic director’s remarkable 35-year journey and celebrate the next chapter of Everyman’s great story with artistry and flair.

Individual tickets will go on sale in Spring 2026!

Read below to see our Sponsorship Opportunities for support.


SPONSORS

PRODUCER

Gina and Dan Hirschhorn

RESIDENT ARTIST

PLAYWRIGHT

Lisa Harris Jones
Sandy and Mark Laken
Susan and John Nehra
Judy Phares

STAGE HAND

Larry and Nancy Fishel

Catherine Larrabee in honor of Bryan and Jennifer Rakes

BOOK

Mirmiran Family Foundation

FRIEND

Andrea Tucker
Edward Zimmerman

HOSPITALITY SPONSOR

WINE SPONSOR