Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Aamera Siddiqui will write Sharam aur Izzat, a play about a South Asian-American woman struggling with depression, family secrecy, stigma and a mental health system with limited cultural understanding.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Carlyle Brown: Playwright and performer; artistic director of Carlyle Brown & Company.; Patrick Calder-Carriere: Faculty member, School of Performing Arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Rachel Chomet: Actor and playwright; Arts Board grantee; Rachel Haider: Performing arts manager, Northfield Arts Guild; founder and director, Purple Door Youth Theater program; Brianne Hill: Performer, playwright; Arts Board grantee; Kathleen Kaufmann: Actor and creator; Arts Board grantee; Donald Mendel: Actor, director, writer, and filmmaker; Arts Board grantee; Aaron Preusse: Fight director and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Maxamilian Wojtanowicz: Actor, writer, educator; Arts Board grantee
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Siddiqui will write an original play in which Minnesota South Asians will see their own experiences reflected and validated on stage. Questions in the post-show discussions and written evaluations will specifically address how the play validated and reflected audience members.
Siddiqui wrote an original full-length play in which Minnesota South Asians saw their own experiences reflected and validated on stage. A staged reading of the original play was presented to the public. Evaluation methods to measure the applicant outcome included both written evaluation forms and post-show discussions. Written records were kept of the post-show discussion.
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