Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Nimbus Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
December 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to produce the world premiere of Lee Blessing’s Perilous Night. Performances will take place at Nimbus Theater in Minneapolis in September 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
LaDonna Morrison: finance, administration, organizational development; Carrie Vecchione: administration, artistic, youth programming; Jeff Hnilicka: youth programming, administration, artistic; Christina Ham: artistic, administration; Anthony Galloway: education, administration; Jessica Huang: artistic, fundraising, community education; Don Mabley-Allen: artistic, administration, disabilities specialist; Scott Spinks: artistic, organizational development, marketing; Brenna Brelie: marketing, organizational development, fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,750
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,300
Direct expenses
$13,050
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Present the world premiere of Perilous Night to over 500 audience members, increasing an understanding of the relationship between race, mental illness, and perceptions of power in contemporary American society.Audience survey; postmortem discussions with cast and crew.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Successfully presented a production that addressed some difficult subjects, such as race, mental illness and power; over 450 audience members attended a performance.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
John Neerland, Christian Franken, Mat Lindquist, Carla Waldemar
Project Manager
First Name
Liz
Last Name
Neerland
Organization Name
Nimbus Theatre
Street Address
1517 Central Ave NE Ste 300
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 548-1380
Email
info@nimbustheatre.com
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