Just Ask Mike: Celebrating 2023 Life Members

Elmwood Dinner Dance, held Sunday, October 29, 2023,  was a heartwarming party, where two long-time Elmwoodians and good friends, Rob Ward and Jennie Marino, were celebrated as Elmwood Life Members, 39 and 40. Honoring their friendship, they introduced each other and lauded their mutual tremendous contributions to the theater. Thanks to the event’s committee, Claudia Stefany and Wendy Portney, for the evening of good food, drink, and music which was memorable for all who attended.

We salute Elmwood’s Life Members below. They have exemplified the best of the Playhouse with their gifts of talent, time, and expertise. They are “Elmwood’s Mount Rushmore,” as termed by Life Member #10, the beloved Selma Sorkin.

Adaire McKean – 1972
Jane Hunt – 1973
Mary Minichiello – 1974
Mike Pacifico – 1975
Thurston Gentry – 1976
Carl Spatz – 1977
Elsie Feldman – 1978
Don & Shirley McMullen – 1981
Selma Sorkin & David Vogel – 1984
Mark Rinis – 1985
Esther Bloom – 1986
Elaine Vogel – 1987
Elisabeth Lynch – 1990
James Naismith – 1991
Daniel Scott – 1993
Maggie Scott – 1996
Denise Beckerle, Harvey Gardner, Franci Tarson – 2000
Tom Cardullo, Mike Gnazzo, Candy Pittari – 2003
Stella Blasenheim, Barbara Coleman, Kathy Gnazzo, Rhoda Goldstein – 2007
Alan Demovsky, Debbi Fleckenstein – 2009
Nancy Logan, Evelyn Russo – 2011
Suzanne Potoma, Margaret Young- 2016
Larry Beckerle, Derek Tarson – 2017
Sandy Gordon, Jimmy Lugo – 2020
Jennie Marino, Rob Ward – 2023