Small Towns/Rural Areas

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$450

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Lanesboro Community Theatre

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2014

End Date

September 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Fillmore

Project Overview

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Project Details

Silent Movies in the Park After Dark 2014

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Connie Nelson: retired music educator; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Andrea Gaffke: arts administrator; Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson: curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Joan Sween: novelist, columnist, playwright; Gary Tollers: musician.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Yes

Conflict of Interest Contact

Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$450

Other Funds Leveraged

$450

Direct expenses

$900

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Silent Movies provide access to a unique art form. People who never took part before get involved, as do those with a lifetime secret longing to play a queen, a villain or a troll. They form new relationships. Other forms of theater seem intimidating, but it’s easy and fun to be in silent movies.We will record the number of new participants, and record the number of former participants and their reasons for returning to the silent screen. We will keep anecdotal records of actors' comments during filming. We will notice audience commentary during the screening in the park in September.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our goal was to involve people who had never participated in theatre arts. Of the 60 people who acted in the movies, 40 were new to community theatre.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Rita Doizell, Karrie Ellingson, Barbara Benson Keith, Bonnie Hulsing, Robin Krom, Jody Nation, Sandy Webb

Project Manager

Sandy

Webb

Lanesboro Community Theatre

206 Parkway Ave N PO Box 152

Lanesboro

55949