Arts Learning

Quantitative: We anticipate 30 young artists involved directly in performing Mulan, Jr., and another 5-7 young people involved as student assistant director and tech support to run sound and lights during performances. We also anticipate audiences of 550 adults and children, or more (based on past years' trends). Qualitative: We expect 90% or more of parent and participant surveys to respond yes to, "Would you encourage your friends or family to participate in YAI?" We will also analyze written responses to, "What did your child learn?" and "What suggestions do you have for YAI to improve our program?" to capture lessons learned. The artistic director and professional staff hired for Mulan Jr. will review participant and parent surveys to identify success in various areas, including those listed above and level of satisfaction with YAI's communications, quality of artistic leadership, and cost of program. The artistic staff will also evaluate their experiences in group as well as one-on-one conversations with YAI's artistic director. The board of directors will also evaluate the experience by reviewing participant and parent surveys, as well as discussing the artists' lessons learned with the artistic director. We will also review results of a new online audience survey, which we intend to send to online ticket-buyers to get real-time audience feedback on their impressions of Mulan Jr., plus recommendations for future shows. We will also collect demographic information from participants and audience members to help us compare representation of diverse populations between YAI and Saint Paul's population.