The William Inge Festival Foundation was founded in 1981 and supports all William Inge Center for the Arts programs. The Foundation aids with Inge Theater Festival expenses, such as bringing in guest artists and sustaining educational outreach. It also owns and maintains the historic William Inge Family Home, used as a playwright and artist residency.
Producer – $5,000 – higher
The William Inge Festival Foundation, The William Inge Family Estate
Director – $1000 – $4999
Rick and Ellen Goheen, Tim and Barbara Emert, James D. Fischer, Kym Kays, Liz Moore, Ronald Osborn, Mike Thompson
Benefactor – $500 – $999
JC Marshall Douglas
Patron – $250-$499
Jackson Bryer, Barbara Carpenter, Al Sewell, Jack and Judith Wright
Sponsor – $100-$249
Gigi Bolt, Scott Capes, Mark Coder, Garen Cox Trust, Val DeFever, Donna Demo, Jim Hayward Fine Art, Hannah Joyce, Jim & Eloise Kelly, Jean Lundt, William Newkirk, W E & Mrs. Oakes, Ray Rothgeb, James Rowe, Jessie Salisbury, Barbara Schmidt, Tom and Karen Sewell, Susan Scovel, Lea Shepard, Dr. Cynthia Sherwood, Grant and Cyndy Sherwood, Patrick Vail, Ralph Voss and Glenda Weathers, Gail Woltkamp, Mike Wood, Raymond Woods, Todd Young, Judith Zivanovic
Friend – Donation of up to $99
Phyllis Amick, Wilma Andrews, Leigh Beeson, Hannah Brooks, Liz Cameron, Judith Carroll, Lorraine Emmot, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Eileen Fitzpatrick, Eric Fritzgerald, Edward Funston, Tiffini Gregory, Ron Harley, Judy Harris, Marsha and David Hayse, Richard Hellesen, James and Terry Hogan, Jason Huffman, Elizabeth Kasper, Kevin King, Andrew and Vera Livingston, Jeffrey Loomis, Coleman McCollum, Becky Miessler, Dee Molnar, Mory Family Trust, Aubrey Near, Bruce Peterson, Patrick and Billie Porter, Patricia Raglin, Sandra Rollison, Marie Scoval, Jeannie Sexton, Leseley Simpson, Jenny Soper, John Stafford, Mary Tietlebaum, Janet Tucker, Mark Valdez, Brandon West, Amanda White
In Memory Donors
Donna Meyer, in memory of Lucille Gibson Thompson
Sponsors of the 2019 William Inge Theater Festival
Annual Sponsors provide direct support for the William Inge Theater Festival. Sponsorships support set building and construction, guest artist travel, and subsidized tickets for youth and community groups.
Executive Producer Level ($1,000)
Calcor Clothing/Hugo’s Industrial Supply; Express Employment Professionals
Director Level ($550)
Demo Distributing; First Oak Bank Independence; Lea Shepard; Quality Toyota; Roman’s Motor Company
Writer Level ($400)
Ane Mae’s; Cobalt Boats; Magnolias Scents by Design; Labette Health; Standard Motor Products; Lesley Simpson; Winkleman’s Garden Center
Patron level ($200)
Confectionate/Jim Hayward Fine Arts; Marge Castagna; Keith Confer; Derailed Commodity; Equity Bank; Midwest Real Estate; O’ Malley’s Equipment; Shanks Oil; Cindi Sherwood and Byrle Gross; Mike and Margaret Wood; Woods Lumber of Independence; Twigs Floral and Gifts
Additional Sponsors ($100)
Jackson Bryer, Terry Clark, Val Defever, Jana Shaver; Paul Viets; Lisa Wilson
In-Kind Donors
Ken and Becky Brown; Cornerstone Fitness; Marcus Hamilton, Independence Board of Realtors; Independence Community College; Independence Public Library; Kym Kays, Quality Motors Toyota; Roman Motors; Ron Osborn; Sonic of Independence, Tom Sewell CPA; Hasselmann’s, Twigs Floral, Winkleman’s, O’Malley Equipment.