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pippin music & lyrics by stephen schwartz
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2 p.m. Feb. 26
wichita contemporary dance theatre
directed by sabrina vasquez
7:30 p.m. April 27-29
2 p.m. April 30
All the above shows are in Wilner Auditorium on the Wichita State campus.
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2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Andrew Kovar (Triplett Woolf Garretson, LLC)
PAST PRESIDENT
Lora Barry (Emprise Bank)
TREASURER
Jim Knight (Pella Windows & Doors)
SECRETARY
Martha Linsner (Trust Company of Kansas)
GOVERNANCE
Darcee Datteri (Cargill)
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Jeff Emmot (INTRUST Bank)
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Amy Williams (Spirit AeroSystems)
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Steve Sharp (Spirit AeroSystems)
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Stephanie Golden (Textron Aviation)
DIRECTORS
Keith Asplund (Koch Industries)
Joyce Bachus (Community Volunteer)
Bonnie Bing Honeyman (Community Volunteer)
Kristin Bogner (National Association of Secondary Schools Principals)
Laurie Briggs (Community Volunteer)
Maddie Butler (Kent AV)
Mark Day (Community Volunteer)
Mark Eaton (Envision)
Gloria Farha Flentje (Community Volunteer)
David Hawkins (IMA, Inc.)
Larry Heck (Community Volunteer)
Nicole Howerton (Howerton+White)
Terry Johnson (Johnson Media Services)
Tom Kennalley (Bonavia Properties)
Sheila Kinnard (Community Volunteer)
Delmar Klocke (Community Volunteer)
Dr. Rodney Miller* (Fine Arts, Wichita State University)
Belden Mills** (Wilko Paint)
Pam Postier (MTWichita Guild President)
Jessica Rosell (Lathrop and Gage, LLC)
Ami Schlader (Commerce Trust Company)
Shoko Sevart (Sevart & Sevart)
Jordan Sickman (Government Attorney)
Randy Steinert (Emprise Financial Corporation)
Sharon Van Horn (VPM, Inc)
Tony Veith (Community Volunteer)
Monte Vines (Adams Jones Law Firm PA)
Gidget Watson (The Independent School)
Linda Weir-Enegren (LS Industries)
Kendall Wendt (Schammerhorn Inc.)
Paul Witte (Maximum Outdoor Equipment)
*Denotes Honorary Board Member
**Denotes Director Emeritus
MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA ADVANCES THE MUSICAL THEATRE ART FORM BY
PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF BROADWAY-CALIBER SHOWS.
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YOUR POTENTIAL © 2022 Koch Family Foundation. All rights reserved. KochCulturalTrust.org The Koch Cultural Trust awards grants to support opportunities for visual and performing artists with roots in Kansas.
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