Arts Project Support
Arts Project Support
Theatre 55's production of RENT.
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner.
Carly Swenson: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Community Education; Daniel Tran: Community Education, General Administration, Artistic; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education; Tisidra Jones: Community Education, General Administration.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
The actors will learn the theatrical skills of using your body, voice and imagination, breath control, movement, expression, and socialization. Novice performers, along with the professional performers, will learn the art of self-promotion through social media as well, thus giving them an opportunity for social integration, a theme of need throughout the aging community. Theatre skills of using your body, voice and imagination, breath control, movement, expression, and socialization will be assessed and benchmarks will be monitored and noted by directors throughout the process. Feedback will be shared with the group and further education will ensue during the run of the production. Novice performers, along with the professional performers, will learn the art of self-promotion through social media as well, thus giving them an opportunity for social integration, a theme of need throughout the aging community. The advisory committee will evaluate the overall success of the project through evaluation surveys, audience surveys, observation, and journaling.
A cast of 17 actors(16 over age 55), 5 musicians(4 over age 55), directors, designers, technicians(2/3 over age 55) learned through a rugged rehearsal process that included singing, dance, acting, comedic timing, and instruction in social media promotion, we were able to utilize body, voice, imagination, breath control, movement, expression, and socialization to achieve our overall goals.
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