Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,320
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theatre Unbound, Inc. AKA Theatre Unbound
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2014
End Date
December 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to produce Shakespeare’s Hamlet, with a cast of seven women playing all of the roles. Performances will take place at the James Sewell Ballet Tekbox at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in 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
No
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
$9,320
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,340
Direct expenses
$14,660
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
400-500 people attended show and 13 artists were employed. Audience feedback, artists and press reviews (if any) were positive and post-show discussion was lively and well-attended.We will survey artists and audiences about their experience, track tickets purchased and comp tickets redeemed, and observe the post-show discussion.
Measurable Outcome(s)
689 people attended an all-female production of HAMLET. 14 women artists had the very rare opportunity to work on this show. Comments on artist and audience surveys indicated it was a satisfying experience.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Anne Bertram, Kathy Blegen-Huntley, Barbara Davis, Christine DeRose, JoAnn Fernandez, Pamela Schurman, Jeanne Souldern, Nanette Stearns, Lisa Stitzel, Gloria WahrenBrock
Project Manager
First Name
Anne
Last Name
Bertram
Organization Name
Theatre Unbound, Inc. AKA Theatre Unbound
Street Address
PO Box 6134
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406-0134
Phone
(612) 721-1186
Email
info@theatreunbound.com
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