Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Duluth Playhouse
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2022
End Date
February 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Cook
Douglas
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Morrison
Pine
St. Louis
Aitkin
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Cook
Douglas
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Morrison
Pine
St. Louis
Project Overview

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Project Details

The Duluth Playhouse will initiate actions to maintain a strong connection and presence in the community while deepening the understanding, representation, and engagement of marginalized populations.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$15,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.50
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Playhouse will maintain and develop new community connections, restarting live performance experiences in a healthy and inclusive environment. Action plans will provide a safe environment for artists and audiences to experience live theatre. Training and implementing new initiatives to strengthen diversity and inclusion will increase representation and involvement.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Increased community accessibility and opportunities through ASL and sensory-friendly performances and previews to eliminate barriers to participation. Increase in ticket sales and more consistent offering of accessibility options for our community. Collaboration with community partners. Collected positive Feedback and gratitude from parents, mentors, and students attending the productions.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Recipient Board Members
President: Patty McNulty, Zenith Research Group Vice President: Justin Peck, BigBadToyStore Treasurer: Tim Johnson, North Shore Bank Secretary: Monique Forcier, Moniqueforcier.com Board Members: Jennifer Berry, Marshall School Annie Carmichael, Crank and Dasher Ryan Coole, Wheeler Associates Stacy Johnston, Audacity HR Solutions Dan Markham, Kraus Anderson Sandy Hoff, F.I. Salter Company Steve Nys, Fryberger Law Firm Kiki Watts Brian Liberty
Project Manager
First Name
Wes
Last Name
Drummond
Organization Name
Duluth Playhouse
Street Address
211 E Superior St
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(218) 733-7551
Email
wdrummond@duluthplayhouse.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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