2016 Performance Garage
Gala Celebration
Honoring Suzanne Roberts
April 2, 2016
6pm–9pm
Gala Co-Chairs: Joan Myers Brown, Chrisine Cox,
Roni Koresh
Performances by BalletX, Koresh Dance Company,
Philadanco, Jeanne Ruddy, and the Performance
Garage Youth Outreach Program

Suzanne Roberts is passionate about the arts and sharing that passion with others. A Philadelphia native, Suzanne lives for the stage. Suzanne Roberts is passionate about the arts and sharing that passion with others. A Philadelphia native, Suzanne lives for the stage. During her acting carreer, Suzanne took jobs at the Bucks County Playhouse, Plays & Players, and the Society Hill Playhouse. She also played major roles across the country, including Kate in The Taming of the Shrew. Suzanne’s husband Ralph Roberts enthusiastically supported her acting career, never missing a performance. In 2002, Ralph purchased the naming rights for the Philadelphia Theater Company’s new building as a gift to Suzanne, whose name continues to illuminate the corner of Broad and Lombard.
Suzanne created the TV program Seeking Solutions with Suzanne in 2000. The show continues to inspire adults in their golden years to improve their health, enrich their lives, and expand their horizons.
Suzanne has received countless awards including Women’s Image Network’s (WIN) Lifetime Achievement Award, two Emmys, and most recently the prestigious Philadelphia Award. She also has received international recognition for her landmark therapy work with Navajo children. Additionally, she is now one of the largest private supporters of the performing arts in the Philadelphia region. The Suzanne Roberts Cultural Development Fund supports 29 dance and performing arts organizations.
Suzanne is a mother of five and grandmother of eight children.
Honorary Committee
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown
State Representative
Donna Bullock
Senator Larry Farnese
Councilman William Greenlee
State Representative Brian Sims
Committee
Barbara Adams
Tania Attanasio*
Floss Barber & Robert Angevine
Millie Lane Berg*
Jill & Sheldon Bonovitz
Suzanne & Norman Cohn
Michael & Ellen Singer Coleman
Margery & Frank Cooper
Susan & Carlo DiGiovanni
Janet Goldwater & Branch Coslett
Wendy & Gregory Gosfield
Mary Bert Gutman
Kathryn Keeler* & Grant Greapentrog
Susan Lewis & Joseph Kluger
Charisse R. Lillie
Leslie Anne Miller & Richard Worley
Peggy & Scott Reynolds
Carrie Rickey & Paul Levy
Jerry & Cookie Riesenbach
Aileen & Brian Roberts
Catherine Roberts & Anthony Clifton
Diane Roberts
Lisa Roberts & David Seltzer
Rob Roberts
Jeanne Ruddy* & Victor F. Keen*
Ashley Searles & Jeb Brookman*
Babs & Harvey Snyder
Barbara & Robert Tiffany
Zibby & James Tozer
Kathleen Vick & Stephen Stack
Michele & John Vernon
Dr. Robert Wallner*
Richard Witt
*Performance Garage Board Member