Adult Theater Programs - Spring and Summer 2018

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,713
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2018
End Date
August 2018
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Act Out: 20 classes offered Summer 2018. Theater classes for all ages, with a variety of topics: creative movement, storymaking, storytelling, playmaking, acting games, musical theater, stage combat, play reading, and voice and speech. zAmya Theater Project: zAmya Human Services will lead creative sessions for patrons experiencing homelessness and coordinate culminating theater preformances.

Project Details

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Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,713
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Act Out: Participants will learn more about theater and acting. Patrons will have the opportunity to try out acting. For zAmya: Patrons will build theater skills.

Measurable Outcome(s)

For Act Out for Adults: 96% had the opportunity to try acting, play reading, dance, or voice projection. 100% know more about theater, acting, dancing or voice projection. 100% rated the quality of the program as good or better. Selected comments: Terrific session - wide-ranging, informative, and FUN! Thank you! Very enjoyable and stimulating- the class set off thoughts about new approaches. For Act Out for Teens: 82% tried acting and 100% know more about acting. 100% rated the quality of the program as good or better. Selected comment: I enjoyed participating! For Act Out for Kids: 100% tried acting and 74% know more about theater or acting. 87% enjoyed the workshop. Selected comments: I didn't just like this program, I loved it." As a parent who observed the session it was wonderfully engaging. A high quality teacher and program. This gave us an opportunity to sample an experience we might otherwise not have been able to afford. The kids were laughing and trying things that were new to them. So much fun!"
For zAmya: Selected comments from participants: "[These workshops honestly saved me from myself. I was an isolator, a fatalist, and close to real self-destruction. zAmya brought me out and the staff and participants made me a new person. I'm a year sober. I'm no longer depressed, I don't isolate. I have friends and its opened so many doors for me. There's not a better program because this one truly saved my life. The Monday workshop was a need outlet for me, therapy. I didn't miss one since Feb, keep it going. [The] Monday workshop was very educating [sic]. Fun and interesting for the brain?[I got] to know about different lifestyles and how to get along with each and every one. I love coming here to participate?It's a great way to start my week, creating happy moments for me.

Source of Additional Funds

Guthrie Theater, St. Stephen's Human Services

Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Vrieze
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
scott@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200