Founder’s Day Celebration
Kansas City Repertory Theatre and UMKC Theatre hosted a Founder’s Day Celebration on February 3rd in honor of their 50th anniversary. The event featured a special Campaign announcement by KC Rep which unveiled the renovation plans for the Spencer Theatre in the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center on the UMKC campus beginning in May. The Coterie, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Martin City Melodrama, New Theatre Restaurant, UMKC Theatre, and Unicorn Theatre were participants.
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| UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton, Dr. Linda Hood Talbott, Angela Lee Gieras, KC Rep; and Eric Rosen, KC Rep |
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| Founder’s Day Artistic Leader Panelists: Cynthia Levin, Felicia Hardison Londré, Dennis Hennessy, Jeanne Beachwood, Sidonie Garrett, and Joette Pelster with Randy Mason, panel moderator |
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| Venne Londré, Margaret and Colonel William Eckhardt, Felicia Hardison Londré, Mark Edelman, Cheryl Kimmi, and Brent Kimmi |
Also featured in the March 21, 2015 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: J. Robert Schraeder Photography
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