Adult Theater Programs - Summer - Fall 2019

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,875
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Complete
Start Date
August 2019
End Date
November 2019
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Act Out: Theater classes for all ages, with a variety of topics: creative movement, storymaking, storytelling, playmaking, acting games, musical theater, play reading, and voice and speech.

Yellow Tree Theater: Book and play discussion of "Curious Incidents of the Dog in the Night Time" with Ellen Fenster director of Yellow Tree Theatre's production by the same name.

zAmya Theater Project: weekly Creative Sessions with patrons experiencing homelessness. Workshops build theater skills and generate material towards a performance.

Project Details

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Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,875
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.

Yellow Three Theater: Patrons will identify one theatrical technique that enhanced interpretation of the play's themes. Patrons will be able to state one value that theater and/or literature bring to a community

zAmya Theater Project: Patrons will learn about acting methods.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Act Out: Theater techniques practiced include: 66% of participants tried acting, 48% practiced voice projection, 29% storytelling, 33% play reading and 14% other (playing, movement, voice breathing). Comments include: "Good introduction to Shakespeare" and "Fun, educational, would attend more programs like this!"

Yellow Tree Theater: 89% of participants had a better recognition of theater's value after attending the program. Theater techniques that enhanced the program include: instructor served as narrator, actors followed the script rather than book, and technology and music.

zAmya Theater Project: Patrons learned about acting methods and performed for the general public.

Source of Additional Funds

Guthrie Theater; Yellow Tree Theater; zAmya Theater Project

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