William Inge Theatre Festival
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| Country and Region | United States — Kansas |
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| Type of Festival | Drama |
| Location of Festival | Independence, Kansas USA |
| Festival Contact Information | William Inge Theatre Festival |
| Festival Description | The William Inge Theatre Festival is a unique blend of Broadway and Hollywood mixing with hometown can-do spirit. Hundreds of Independence community volunteers provide hospitality to visiting guest artists, theater students, and theater buffs from across the nation. In addition to evening performances by professionals from Broadway and Hollywood, patrons enjoy workshops, panel discussions, a scholars conference and social events. Major supporters of the William Inge Center for the Arts include the Kansas Arts Commission; the National Endowment for the Arts, the Hallmark Corporation, the Dramatists Guild Fund, and Independence Community College. The Inge Festival’s setting is the quaint small town of Independence, located in rural southeast Kansas. It is 90 miles north of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and 140 miles south of Kansas City, Missouri. The Inge Festival is sponsored by the William Inge Center for the Arts, a year-round arts center at Independence Community College. |
| Festival Dates | May 1 - 4, 2013 |
| Festival Links | http://www.ingefestival.org |
Festival Story:
Also, 2010 marked the first full year that The William Inge Theatre Festival has been designated as the Official Theater Festival of the State of Kansas. Former governor Kathleen Sebelius signed the bill February 10, 2009. The bill was proposed by Senator Derek Schmidt, Republican Majority Leader, and also supported by state Representative Jeff King.
The Inge Festival is a unique blend of Broadway and Hollywood sheen and hometown can-do spirit. Hundreds of community volunteers help provide hospitality to visiting guest artists, theater students, and theater buffs from across the nation. In addition to evening performances by professionals from Broadway and Hollywood, patrons enjoy workshops, panel discussions, a scholars conference and social events.
Major supporters of the William Inge Center for the Arts include the Kansas Arts Commission; Hallmark Corporation; the William T. Kemper Foundation; and Independence Community College. The Inge Festival’s setting is the quaint small town of Independence, located in rural southeast Kansas. It is 90 miles north of Tulsa, Okla., and 140 miles south of Kansas City, Mo. The Inge Festival is sponsored by the William Inge Center for the Arts, a year-round arts center at Independence Community College.
Festival Events:
Festival 2013:
- The 2013 Inge Festival, which opens on Wednesday, May 1 with a program of Bus Stop, concludes on Saturday, May 4, with a tribute to William Inge’s rich career for film, television, and the stage featuring performances by many of America’s leading actors. The William Inge Theatre Festival has a long rich history of honoring great living playwrights, acknowledging these too-often underappreciated creative heroes of the stage. But the 32nd annual Inge Festival in 2013 changes pace: honoring its namesake American icon William Inge, to celebrate the centennial of his birth. In addition to evening performances by professionals from Broadway and Hollywood, Inge Festival patrons enjoy workshops, panel discussions, a scholars’ conference and numerous social events throughout the day. The Inge Festival and Inge Center are sponsored by Independence Community College, William Inge’s alma mater. The William Inge Center for the Arts is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the American theatre. This program is presented in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes a great nation deserves great art. Further major supporters of the William Inge Center for the Arts include Independence Community College and the William Inge Festival Foundation.
Practical Info:
Tickets:
- By phone
Toll free at 800-842-6063, Ext. 5491, weekdays 1:00-5:00pm - By fax
(01) 620-331-9022 - In person
Inge Center office at Fine Arts Bldg., room 123, at Independence Community College. weekdays 1:00-5:00pm - By email
hjoyce@ingecenter.org - Online
http://www.ingefestival.org
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