Art Project
Art Project
Production of play entitled, "The Lac qui Parle Radio Hour"
Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Greg Jodzio: photography/design, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women?s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson & K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, & dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O?Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead & quill work; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter.
Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts appreciator; Bob Dorlac, visual art; Beth Habicht, music; Greg Jodzio, photography, SMAC board; Alison Nelson, SMAC board; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Jessica Welu, music, writing.
ACHF Arts Access
Outcome 2: The play will help expand residents' knowledge of Lac qui Parle County and the people who helped form it. Outcome 3: Residents recognize the importance of visual arts in their history through reenactments of its history. Outcome 9: Regional residents gain awareness and appreciation for a variety of artistic disciplines and mediums. This play is using a technique that has never been used in plays produced in this area -- a rear projection system that will project pictures related to each part of the play instead of having traditional sets on the stage. Its success will be measured by the number of individuals who attend the play. Attendees will fill out surveys answering whether they gained knowledge of local history, increased their appreciation for theater, and found that use of projected photos enhanced the production.
The measurable outcome were the numerous comments made by attendees that they learned so much about Lac qui Parle County's history that they did not know. The attendance grew over the three days of the play due to word of mouth from those had attended previous performances. We continue to hear positive remarks from attendees and requests for a copy of the video when it is available. One of the aspects of the play that really went over well was the use of the large screen rear-projector system that allowed attendees to view the photographs with ease. With the videotaping of the play, the history of Lac qui Parle County will now be available for anyone who wishes to view it. It is planned to show it at senior living locations in the county this winter and also at the movie theater. This achieves the outcome of telling the story of Lac qui Parle County over the past 150 years and preserving it for the future.
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