Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2015

End Date

June 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for 16 performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair. Performances will take place at the Lakeshore Players Theatre in downtown White Bear Lake in April and May 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Susan Rotilie: Education, Artistic, Volunteerism; Daniel Pinkerton: Artistic; Reona Berry: Artistic; Dana Prottas: Education; Jennifer Newell: Fundraising; Taja Will: Artistic, Administration; Lauren Dee: Marketing, Web Design, Organizational Development, Youth Programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402

Project Details: 2015 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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$39,412

Direct expenses

$49,412

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitative: We estimate this project will provide an opportunity for 10 paid contract artists, 30 volunteer actors and up to 10 volunteer instrumentalists, to play in 16 performances before 2100 attendees. Qualitative outcomes will be gauged through audience and participant surveys, with the expectation that 95% of participants indicating their ability to express themselves was enhanced.Evaluation methods will include: box office attendance records; participant count; audience and participant surveys; and verbal feedback from patrons during intermission and post-performance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Outcomes were based on formal and verbal feedback. Post-production participant surveys showed 100% of respondents felt we had met our goal of creating of a shared community experience. This project provided an enriching and educational artistic process for 10 paid contract artists, 19 volunteer actors, and 13 volunteer instrumentalists in 16 performances before 2,297 attendees.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Michael Spellman, JP Barone, Megan Vimont, Franklin Heller, Tamara Winden, Paul Tillquist, Peggy Witthaus, Cynthia Stange, Frank Mabley, Betsy Buhrer, Jim Berry

Project Manager

Joan

Elwell

Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre

4820 Stewart Ave

White Bear Lake

55110-2837

(651) 426-3275

joan@lakeshoreplayers.org

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