Folly director Doug Tatum interview by Robert Trussell

Doug Tatum used to think of the Folly Theater as a sort of outpost on the edge of downtown Kansas City. It was a brave little playhouse, at 12th and Central streets, standing watch over an unrevitalized part of the city in the waning years of the 20th century. Directly west of the historic venue was a parking lot. Beyond that, along Broadway, was another huge field of asphalt.

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