Art Project
Art Project
MACTFest 2019 Attendance Support.
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.
Anne Dybsetter: visual art, writing; John Ginocchio: music, education; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University associate director for Access Opportunity Success program, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual art.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471
ACHF Arts Access
Interacting and networking with other theater groups, improving skills through workshops, and presenting a show for adjudication. Marshall Area Stage Company will also expand knowledge in the area of special effects through the assistance of a professional illusionist. We will get feedback from the adjudication on the overall production including script, acting and technical aspects of the show. If we are very successful, the performance could advance to Regional, then National competition. Entries are judged on the following: Is the acting believable and technically skillful with effective timing? Are the characters well interpreted? Does the company display ensemble work? Is the material appropriate for the company? Is the concept appropriate for the material and realized by the company? Has the structure of the production been controlled? Are the movements and stage pictures effective? Is the production well-paced? Do the technical elements support the overall production? How was the total impact? Hearing judges’ comments on these aspects of our production will help us to evaluate our work improve on it in future productions. We will survey the cast regarding what they learned and how they felt about their festival experience. The special effects knowledge will be used for future productions.
MASC met stated project goals: 1) Writing an original script for submission to MACTFest. 2) Participate in MACTFest. 3) Work with a professional illusionist. 4) Network and learn from workshops and adjudications. The survey evaluated goal #4. Survey results indicate participants were presented new ideas (how to build sets more effectively, how to use big data to better promote/fundraise the organization,etc.). The participants thought the adjudication process was fair and consistent and were open to the feedback. Participants stated they were able to network with other community theaters.
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