Community Arts Access Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Recipient
Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
September 2024
End Date
January 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wadena
Wadena
Project Overview

Community Arts Access Project Grant

Project Details

A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$5,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a result of this project Madhatters will increase our audience from Januarys' production of "Don't Hug Me: A Love" Story from 220 to 242, a difference of 10 percent. We will keep attendance records of every performance. Our tickets are numbered and color coded for each performance so that by counting ticket stubs and double checking with a tally sheet we will know the number of adults in attendance who bought a ticket ahead, the number that bought a ticket at the door, the number of seniors/military/special needs, and the number of students. Then at the end of the run of the show we will sum up the numbers and be able to compare them with previous shows. We will have achieved the goal of producing a dinner theatre musical when it has been successfully performed. We will include in the programs a survey for the audience with evaluative questions about the success of the musical and its themes with space left for comments. We will also ask if they want to be added to Madhatters mailing list and if they would like to participate in future productions. These surveys will be tabulated and the results presented to the board.

Project Manager
First Name
Bronwynn
Last Name
Touchette
Organization Name
Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc
Street Address
PO Box 127
City
Wadena
State
MN
Zip Code
56482
Phone
(218) 430-0220
Email
needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com
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
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 118 - 121 4th St. NE
Staples, MN 56479

Phone
Project Manager: Miranda Lape
Phone: 218-895-5660
Email the Agency