CLIMB Theatre: Fizz and Boom Read

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$650
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
July 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Watonwan
Watonwan
Project Overview
CLIMB Theatre presented their play Fizz and Boom Read in St. James and Madelia. Fizz and Boom Read is a play about two mice who get trapped in a library by a cat. The mice are able to escape by researching and then performing science experiments. The children in the audience help the mice escape. CLIMB Theatre is the 2009 winner of the American Alliance of Theaters in Education's (AATE) prestigious Sara Spencer Artistic Achievement Award.
Project Details
120 participated
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$650
Other Funds Leveraged
$202
Direct expenses
$852
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will ask the day care providers for anecdotal feedback. Did the kids remember the play the next day? Did kids ask to go back to the library? What did the kids like best?

Measurable Outcome(s)

The play was very funny and educational. The science part may have been too complicated for the youngest viewers to understand, but the kids were attentive. The play was very well-attended in both cities, especially in St. James. They were easy to work with and professional. The kids enjoyed the play and the day cares were a big part of our summer reading program. A favorite part of the play was when cat tried to convince the mice to come closer. We had strong cooperation with area day cares during the summer reading program and hope to build on this next summer. CLIMB Theatre generously awarded Watonwan County a travel reimbursement grant and a program support discount, so the final cost was much less than the original quoted cost.

Project Manager
First Name
Dayle
Last Name
Zelenka
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002
Phone
(507)625-6169
Email
dzelen@tds.lib.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200