Project Grant - Round 2
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education
Buffalo Community Theater will have provided approximately 15 staff and 30 local volunteers with an opportunity to work in a supportive artistic environment. We will have provided an opportunity for approximately 12 performers to grow and increased their skill sets in the performing arts discipline. We will have entertained nearly 400 audience members of all ages, from all economic and cultural backgrounds. We will have attracted at least 10 new people who have not been to or involved in a previous Buffalo Community Theater production. We will have increased awareness of and access to Buffalo Community Theater in the community, and exposed them to the art of live theater.We will evaluate our goals by tracking the number of people who staff, audition for, volunteer with, perform in, or attend our production. We will solicit comments and reactions from staff, audience members, actors, and volunteers through a set of surveys. An audience survey in programs will help to provide feedback from the perspective of someone who attended the production and will help us measure demographics, including economic and cultural backgrounds. In addition, an oral polling of each patron as they arrive at the theater, will let us track how many new patrons we have attracted through our marketing program.
Buffalo Community Theater successfully produced and mounted 6 performances of the classic comedy, Harvey in February, 2013. A staff of 14 and approximately 35 local volunteers (including 6 youth) worked together over a period of approximately 3 months in a supportive artistic environment to bring this story to the stage. Ten actors, including one youth, were cast in the production, and were able to grow as performers, and increase their skill sets in the performing arts discipline. Nearly 400 audience members of all ages, economic and cultural backgrounds were entertained. We attracted 3 new actors and approx. 25 new audience members to Buffalo Community Theater. We increased awareness of and access to Buffalo Community Theater in the community, and exposed them to the art of live theater. These outcomes were evaluated by recording the number of staff, volunteers and performers and through box office tallies. Attendance figures were carefully documented through the box office. First weekend ticket sales were slightly lower than projected due to a major snowstorm on the day of the Sunday matinee, but better attendance on the second weekend was observed and documented. Audience and participant surveys were conducted and gave us valuable feedback. In addition, an oral polling of each patron as they arrived at the theater, let us track how many new patrons we attracted through our marketing program. Approximately 12% of those who attended were first time attendees to a Buffalo Community Theater production. Audiences included people ranging in age from 5 to 88. Attendees came from all over the area, from St Cloud to Minneapolis. Total audience numbers were: 406 paying customers, plus 54 complimentary tickets.
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