#Folly Garden Party - Folly Theater

Eat, Drink, and Be Jolly for the Folly!

The “Grand Lady of 12th Street” invites you to a benefit garden party on Sunday, June 1, from 4 PM-7 PM!

Click here to become an Underwriter, Sponsor, or Patron!

Every year our Development Director, Brian Williams, hosts the Folly Garden Party in the garden of his historic Hyde Park home to support the Folly Theater’s general operations fund. These funds help preserve our historic theater, book internationally acclaimed artists for the Folly Jazz Series and Folly Americana Series, and much more.

Garden party guests will enjoy fried chicken, picnic fares, and refreshing beverages. Plus, the Ben Tervort Trio will accompany the festivities with live jazz music. Join us for a fabulous afternoon of conversation and “cheers” in honor of our late friend C. Stephen Metzler & the Folly Theater.

Help create inspiring performances! Become an Underwriter, Sponsor, or Patron today!

Support Kansas City performing arts! Register online, call Brian at 816-768-6886, or email b[email protected] to become a sponsor.

Become a Garden Party Sponsor

Underwriter – $2,500

10 Tickets

Name Recognition on invitation, signage, website, and the 2025-2026 Folly Jazz and Americana Playbill

($2,050 is tax-deductible)

Patron – $500

2 Tickets

Name Recognition on invitation, signage, website, and the 2025-2026 Folly Jazz and Americana Playbill

($410 is tax-deductible)

Sponsor – $1,000

4 Tickets

Name Recognition on invitation, signage, website, and the 2025-2026 Folly Jazz and Americana Playbill

($820 is tax-deductible)

UNDERWRITERS
Pete B. Browne and Julie Walker Browne
Susan and Mark Carlson
Robert J. Cody
Mark Seely and Ross Haynes
Theater League
Sara E. Welch
C. Stephen Metzler and Brian D. Williams Fund

SPONSORS
Robert Claassen
Jill and Bill Coughlin
Richard Keller and Michael Glennon
Julie and Mike Kirk
Alison and Steve Paddock
Mark E. Persson
Rorik F. Peterson and Chris Porter
John Rensenhouse and Darren Sextro
Randy Sedlacek and Mary Ventura
Twin Financial, Inc.
Sarah and James Weitzel

PATRONS
Ann Abercrombie and Genny Nicholas
Christine and Gary Adams
Jim Allen and Kay Noonan
Sarah and Jon Baum
Clifford and Jordan Brazen
Chris Coffey and Chuck Michel
Don and Pat Dagenais
Rick Dodderidge and Vicki Johnson
Cathy and Steve Doyal
Kathy and Jim Dunn
Linda and Mark Eagleton
Barry Eisenhart and Patrick McCormick
Eddie Gladbach and Kevin O’Brien
Pam and Gary Gradinger
Nathan Haley
Carol and Allan Hallquist
Paula and Bill Hankins
Tom and Denise Holcom
Carol and Tom Hynek
Cathy Jambrosic and Michele Stauffer
Brad Johnson
Kay Johnson and Bill Koenigsdorf
Newton Jones and James Corrick
Steve Joss
Lisa Leonard
Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley
Bill and Peggy Lyons
Julie and Bill Miller
Sue and Lewis Nerman
Jerry Pope and Rick Truman
Patrick and Jamie Pribyl
Merry Quackenbush
Brian Raleigh and Andrew McQueen
Nicolle and Harley Ratliff
Palle and Dennis Rilinger
Lisa and Charles Schellhorn
Sandy Schermerhorn and Martha Boyd
Lonnie Shalton and Rita Leifhelm
J. Michael Sigler and Gregory E. Oborny
TJ and Willard Snyder
Rick and Aimee Starks
Jo Ann and Bill Sullivan
Greg Thurman and Don White
H. Guyon Townsend III
Clyde and Katie Wendel
Frank and Helen Wewers
M and John Wood
Marty Yadrick and Eric Chapman
Tom and Karenbeth Zacharias
Rick and Annie Zander

IN KIND SPONSOR
Gregory’s Fine Floral