Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theatre Unbound, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Julius Caesar
Project Details
Funding to present twelve performances of William ShakespeareÆs Julius Caesar, directed by Carin Bratlie and featuring an all-female cast. Performances will take place at the Lowry Lab in spring 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Pat Cummings: Retired executive director of Phillips Family Foundation; Robin Gillette: Executive Director of Minnesota Fringe Festival; Ellery July: Technology consultant, former Northwest Area Foundation and United Way staff; John Megas: visual artist; Amy Miller: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts staff; Karis Sloss: Artistic Director of Eclectic Edge Ensemble; Jackie Starbird: Weisman Art Museum staff.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,300
Direct expenses
$17,300
Administration costs
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To challenge audience experiences with Julius Caesar; to provide strong performing opportunities for women.Audience and artist surveys; post-mortem discussions with company members; post-show discussions with audience members.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences were thrilled with the rejuvenation of Julius Caesar and female artists reiterated their appreciation for more performance opportunities.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Anne Bertram, Jeffrey Campbell, Tiffany Crowley, Barbara Davis, Christine DeRose, JoAnn Fernandez, Erica Lindquist, Stacey Poirier, Nanette Stearns, Gloria WahrenBrock
Project Manager
First Name
Anne
Last Name
Bertram
Organization Name
Theatre Unbound, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 6134
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406-0134
Phone
(612) 721-1186
Email
abertram@theatreunbound.com
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