Sponsorship
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival 2012 Season Sponsors
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival thanks these individuals, corporations and foundations for their generous support. Their sponsorship make it possible to keep the Festival FREE for everyone. Thank you!
For information on sponsorship of the Festival, contact Sidonie Garrett at sgarrett@kcshakes.org or call the Festival office at 816-531-7728.
Major Sponsors
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
John C. Griswold Foundation
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg Fund
Joyce Fox
Dr. Michael and Ginger Frost
Francis Family Foundation
*Sturges Word Communications
*Kansas City MO Parks & Recreation
Dr. Scott and Bernie Ashcraft
Richard J. Stern Foundation
Peter G. and Elizabeth Torosian Foundation
Robb and Robb LLC Charitable Foundation
Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund
Edward P. Milbank
Master Craftsmen Foundation
Arts KC Fund
Kevin Chick and Stephen Chick
*Curious Eye Productions
*KCUR 89.3 FM
*The Kansas City Star
$2,500-$5,000
Dr. Mark Box
Burns and McDonnell Foundation
Camps for Kids
Greg and Deanna Graves
Don and Patricia Dagenais
*Studio Dan Meiners
DST Systems, Inc.
*Harsco Infrastructure Americas
*Harvest Productions
Beth Ingram
James B. Nutter & Co.
Karen McCarthy Charitable Fund
KCP&L
John and Carol Kornitzer
New Theatre Restaurant / Dennis D. Hennessy and Richard Carrothers
Jeannette Nichols
Oppenstein Brothers Foundation
PNC Foundation
Drs. Susan and Charles Porter
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee
Linda Word
$1501-$2499
Dan and Ginnie Bukovac - Centurions
Kevin Chick and Stephen Chick - Centurions
Paul and Bunni Copaken - Centurions
Dean and Patricia Davison - Centurions
Theater League / Mark Edelman
Jackie and Bob Gershon - Centurions
Chris and Sheila Gramling - Centurions
Ed and Bridget Gramling - Centurions
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Darren Sextro and John Rensenhouse- Centurions
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
UMB Bank
*Verizon Wireless
FANS OF THE FESTIVAL $500-$1,500
Terry Anderson
Anonymous
Russell Baker
Joan Biblo
Sharon Cassity
Deuce, Cooper and Max Chanos
Jean Corbett
Una and Morton Creditor
Glion and Marilyn Curtis
Richard and Maureen Durwood
David and Mary Earls
Anne and Howard Elsberry
Bev and Erik Elving
Amy and David Embry
Greg and Sandra Galvin
Sidonie Garrett
Gary Dickinson Family Foundation
Amy Greif / Sequoia Corporation
Mark and Nancy Gilman
Cindy Haddad / Bull Market Sales
Karen and Jack Holland
Timothy Holmes
Ingram Family Foundation / Jill Ingram Reynolds
Cliff Jones
Christine Jones (Key)
James Jordan
Carol Kane
R. Crosby Kemper III
William and Regina Kort
Benjamin and Elaine Mann
Chuck McCann
Tom and Loretta Mentzer
Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation
C. Michel Minor
Sherrill Mulhern
David and Gene Ann Newcomer
Pat and Julie O'Neill
Beth Burnett and Greg Patterson
Stan and Ardy Pearson
Tom Griswold and Noreen Puhala
Richard M. and Carol H. Levin Foundation
Darren Sextro
Spencer Fane Britt and Brown LLP
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stokes
Terry Sutcliffe
William Drue Thomas
William and Tracy Thomas
Donna Thomason
Jim and Sarah Weitzel
$250-$499
Ellen and John Aisenbrey
Joan Archer
Stewart and Cecelia Babbott
Michael Ballentine
Gloria Bandstra
Rick and Cathy Bien
Bill and Anne Blessing
Stephen Bough
Christina Boveri
Michael Brigg
Peter Brown
Susan Bubb
Dak and Pat Burnett
Nan Chisholm
Douglas and Kara Ciocca
Robert Conrads
Doug and Susan Crews
Mike and Faye Davis
Patricia Deery Kurtz
Barry Festoff and Shea Gordon
Timothy and Cathy Goodger
Bill and Ruth Ann Hash
Herman Family Foundation Fund
Kim and Ted Higgins
Thomas and Ann Isenberg
Richard Jones Fidelity Security Life Ins. Co.
John and Ann Kenney
Leanne Breiby Charitable Fund
Jacqueline and John Middelkamp
Pete and Michelle Mirakian
Mobile Giving Foundation
Daisy and Walter Muff
Sandra Ording
*Rainy Day Books
Loretta Riss
Bruce Roach - In Memory of Karen Errington
Jan and Edward Rogge
Pete Roman
Mary Shaw Branton
Anne and David Simms
Dr. Robert and Kit Smith
R. Scott and Gloria J. Smith
Karen Stelling
Dr. Robert Stokes and Cindy Pratt Stokes
STUFF
Shelley Theis
Dana Turner
Paul Uhlmann, Jr and Elizabeth Uhlmann / Paul Uhlmann III Fund GKCCF
Douglas and Beth Viehland
John and Michele Wilinski
Harry and Aline Zimmer
$125-$249
James Blair Jr.
Susan Brinkmeyer
Brio Tuscan Grill
Guthrie and Alice Carroll
Diane Cassity
Judith Clark
Darlene Cowherd
Richard Dawson
Megan Egli
Kenneth and Yvonne Fee
Marie Gadza
Dana Gibson
Eileen Sullivan and Ron Grebowiec
Nancy Green
Dan and Carol Gurba
Donald and Adele Hall
Ann Hauser
Mary Hegenbarth
Ms. Hall and Mr. Horesh / Horesh Family Tzedaka Fund
Connie Kennedy
Jean Kiene
Patricia Konopka
Katherine Levy
William Lindsay
Shade Little
Ed and Ansie Marquette
Rod McBride
Martha McCormick
Ernest Neighbor
Daniel Nilsen
Kay Noonan
Thomas and Bonita Oothoudt
Greg Patterson /Uptown Arts Bar
Richard Preis
Leland and Janice Reitz
Mark Kenneally and Elizabeth Rosin
Al Schneider
Bill and Dayla Schwartz
Mareta Smith
Barbara and Burton Smoliar
Daniel Thoenen
Linda Trout
Wanda Van Leeuwen
Le Ann White
Laura Whitener
Melissa Wurtz
John and Jane Yatsook
Chip Zimmer
$100-$124
Rita Abernathy
Maryanna Adelman
Richard and Barbara Atlas
Matthew Beermann
Roger and Jeanne Blessing
Jill Bunting
Jim and Hortense Burr
Chubb and Son,Inc.
Calvin Cink
Michael and Leatha Cline
Claire Cunningham
Elizabeth Darr
David Donovan
Linda Eagleton
Franci Erdmann
Nadine Fritts-Kenney
Tobias and Nancy Fritz
Maria Gadza
Susan Hartnett
Mamie Hayman
Hamp and Nikki Henning
Lorraine Hoffower
Laurie and Chuck Jarrett
Rita Kahn
Julie and David Kierst
Richard Kline
Sherry League
Mary E. Lillis
Scott Lindsay
Susan Lippert
Ben and Roxanne Martin
Bill McCord
Joan Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Moskowitz / Beti A. Weber Donor Advised Fund
Lisa Pelkey
Patricia Phillips
Wendy Powell
Jackie Riedel
Erin Rivers
Kirk Roberts
Dr. Ed See
Mary and Fred Sgroi
Rebecca Smith
Maureen Taylor
Alan Tilson
Myra Walker
Gregory and Sara Wu
Charles and Amy Wunch
Denton and Gina Yockey
Michael Zygmunt
$75-$99
Terri Hurd
L. Jane Jacobs
Don Loncasty
Bernice and William McHale
UP TO $74
David Achtenberg
Dr. Miriam Anderson
Joanne Anderson
Ron Barker
Frances Baszta
Heather Hartman and Cory Bates
Michael Beers
April Bishop
Donald and Norma Calvert
Martha Childers
Jeff Church
Brendan Davison
Laura Davison
Maria Davison
P.Alan Dermott
Carol Ducak
Marisa Elliott
Martin English
John Ezell
The Rev and Mrs. William Fasel
William Ferleman
John Fiero
Marsha Fleischer
Alana Harr
Mark Hastert
George Heidgerken
Alan Herman
Stewart Hoar
Bruce Hoffman
Robert Ingram
Robert Jameson
Dale Jarka
Gary Johnson
Jim Lane
Todd Lanker
Felicia and Venne Londre'
Greg Mackender
Scott Mason
Joseph Mathis
Thomas Maupin
Kirk McClure
David Miller
Merle Moores
Deborah Morgan
GeneAnn Newcomer
Anne O'Leary
Karen Paisley
Cinnamon Paulette
Rebecca Phipps
Michon and Tom Quick
Cynthia Rider
Kathryn Roesner
Ryan Ross
Jacques Roy
Dan Schmidt
Tim and Sue Scholl
Marion Shippee
Tom Simek
Levi Snow
Kay Sodowsky
Jordan Spatz
John Spertus
Judy and Mark Swanson
Vicki Thompson
Rick and Judy Tremblay
Paul Tyler
Marian Wade
Steve Walker
Judeenne Warren
William Whitener
Lorrie Wolf
Joyce Yocam
Patrick Yount
Dave Zucker
Show Talk Sponsors
The Midsummer Night's Dreamers in memory of Scott Hoober
Special Thanks
FixationMedia *
Peruvian Connection*
BLO SalonStudio - Robert McCain and Joseph Fulgenzi
Kansas City Missouri Public Library
Greg Patterson
Rainy Day Books*
Kansas City Art Institute*
Kansas City Repertory Theatre*
UMKC Department of Theatre*
Donors as of 5/16/12
*denotes in-kind contribution
