KMSU - Tales From the Poor House
This program consists of ten produced recordings, each approximately 30 minutes in length. The premise is spontaneous creative fiction written by Minnesota State University Masters of Fine Arts candidates in a group setting. The students are given a common prompt and at least one line that must be included verbatim in their short fiction story (think Food Network’s “Chopped”, but without the competition). They are given one hour to write the story and then “perform” the story out loud for the gathered group. The audio features the oral performances and accompanying audience reactions, plus a locally produced musical intro/outro and an occasional locally produced song from an area musician.
More Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and incomes will participate in the arts, culture and history: The on-air broadcasts and online archives are free. People will trust Minnesota’s stewardship of public arts, culture and history funding: This project pays one or two Graduate Assistants to produce the entire series. Very cost effective, and also excellent experience for the students.Arts, culture and history will thrive in Minnesota: Creative writing appreciation encourages more creative writing.More locally and Minnesota focused content: All of the content in “Tales from the Poor House” is created in MinnesotaMore local artists, historians, writers and other that have their work showcased through public broadcasting: The broadcasts showcase these young creative fiction writers and their talent.How outcomes will be measured: -Arbitron/Radio Research Consortium ratings information -Internet and social media statistics
- This program centered on the presentations of spontaneous creative fiction written by Mankato State University Masters of Fine Arts candidates, delivered in a live group setting
- Project took approximately five months to complete