Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Park Theater Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for the premier of The Forger’s Apprentice, an original work by Minnesota playwrights Mark Forgy and Kevin Bowen including an Elmyr de Hory art exhibit to be held concurrently. Activities will take place at the Sabes Jewish Community Center’s Theatre Or in St Louis Park in June 2015.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Bill Muchow: Artistic, finance, administration; Ken Coy: Artistic, education; Bob Bierscheid: Administration, community service, organizational development; Shari Aronson: Artistic, youth programming, education; Masami Kawazato: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Mary Farquhar: Audience development, organizational development, administration; Megan Losure: Administration, education, organizational development; Mary Lenard: Administration, fundraising, organizational planning; Kim Ford: Artistic, community education, community service, education.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,065
Direct expenses
$17,065
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Measurable outcomes for this production project will include: 25 actors, stage and production designers and crew, along with volunteers were engaged from St Louis Park and surrounding communities; 8 performances were presented to 650 audience members; and 85% of audience/exhibit visitor satisfaction review responses to the production were in the “Good and Excellent” categories. The evaluation of successful outcomes and community impact for The Park Theater Company’s 2015 production of “The Forger’s Apprentice” included both quantitative and qualitative measures. Participation, attendance, and ticket sales data were compiled along with basic demographic data and a survey of audience/exhibit visitor respondents and online reviews and comments were also analyzed and summarized.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The most significant outcomes for The Park Theater Company's production of ôThe Forger's Apprenticeö were to successfully mount a fully developed musical production for the first time that included 25 actors, stage crew and production designers, doubled the size of any previous audience to nearly 1,100 patrons (exceeding target of 650), and obtained 100% audience rating in the ôvery goodö to ôexcellentö range.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
James McDonough Jr, Tim Colby, Marshall Hambro, Lonnie Morgan, Susan McArdle, Patrick Devine, Ben Share, Michael Klement, Claudia Fashingbauer, Robert Yarwood II, Michael McDonough, Terry Hale, Kevin Bowen, Mark Forgy, Todd Bruse, Ben Weisner
Project Manager
First Name
James
Last Name
McDonough Jr
Organization Name
The Park Theater Company
Street Address
6715 Minnetonka Blvd Ste 103
City
St Louis Park
State
MN
Zip Code
55426
Phone
(952) 935-5762
Email
theparktheater@gmail.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 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
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