Please note, a credit card is required for registration. Your credit card will not be charged if you have not won an auction item, purchased a Golden Ticket, or made a donation. HASF will be in touch with winners and donors who have not yet checked out during the week following the event. If you live outside the Kansas City metro area, you may be asked to cover shipping costs of any item you win. For questions, please visit our FAQ page or call: 816-531-7728. Thank you, and enjoy!
About Our Event
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s Valentine-inspired gala event, Romantic Revels, celebrates our 22nd year of dining, dancing and romancing at the InterContinental Hotel at the Plaza. All monies raised will support the Festival’s 32nd anniversary season of programs; the FREE professional production of The Tempest in Southmoreland Park and our year-round adult and youth education workshops and classes.
Schedule of Events
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction
Open Bar and Signature Cocktail (Manhattan)
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Welcome, Special Presentations, Dinner
Entree: Dual Plate of Beef Tenderloin and Prosciutto-Stuffed Chicken Breast
Vegetarian Entree: Vegetable Napoleon (vegan and gluten-free)
8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Dessert, Dancing, and Merriment
Thank you to our Honorary Chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. James and Diana Cusser
Golden Tickets
CHOOSE where you go when you purchase a GOLDEN TICKET. The winner gets to pick between discovering the Natural Beauty of Azores Islands, Portugal, exploring the History and Highlands of Edinburgh, Scotland, or experiencing the Enchanting Treasures of Florence and Cortona, Italy.
Golden tickets are $100 per ticket, with only 100 tickets being sold.
Questions? Contact Hannah Fuhlhage or Taylor Smith at 816-531-7728.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Kings & Queens
James and Diana Cusser
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg Jr. Donor Advisory Fund
Mr. Edward P. Milbank
Theater League
Dukes & Duchesses
Dr. Marc and the Honorable Stephanie Taormina
Peter G. and Elizabeth Torosian Foundation
Earls & Countesses
Dr. J. Andrew and Ann Cusser
Dr. Robert P. Cusser
Sarah J. Cusser, Ph.D
Graves Family Foundation | Jessica and Jason Chanos
Sarah Yé
Lovers
Jeff Anthony and Susann Ogg
Dan and Ginnie Bukovac
Dean and Patricia Davison
Dan DeLeon and Jerry Katlin
Deanna and Tim Diebolt
Erik and Beverly Elving
Amy C. Embry
Eileen and Ron Grebowiec
Victoria James and Drew Hodgdon
Tom and Loretta Mentzer
John and Linda Perkins
John Rensenhouse and Darren Sextro
Table Hosts
Dr. Scott and Bernadette Ashcraft
Bank of Blue Valley | Chris and Kathryn Bannister
Robert and Barbara Bloch
Chris and Sheila Gramling
Husch Blackwell | Wade and Jessica Kerrigan
IN Kansas City
Merrily Jackson
Lathrop GPM LLP | Michael and Renana Abrams
Shook, Hardy & Bacon | Gabe and Megan Egli
Susan and Jason Waldron
Dr. Blake and Lisa Wendelburg
Other Major Sponsors
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is proud to have IN Kansas City Magazine as our Romantic Revels Media Partner.
