Community Arts
ACHF Arts Education
95% of artists and participants will indicate they developed skills that will help them to continue to grow artistically. 90% of artists and participants will indicate their sense of community was strengthened. 95% of audience members will report a positive theater experience. 90% of audience members will report that the production was of high quality and a good value. Average attendance of each show will be 300. Saint Anthony Community Theater will evaluate these outcomes by analyzing data from surveys of cast and crew as well as audience members after each performance. We will also maintain audience count.
Yes. We retained several experienced artists for the production including the Director, Conductor, Vocal Director, Choreographer, Costumer, and several actors. While it is frequently a challenge to mix experienced and novice performance artists, that is precisely what Saint Anthony Community Theater chooses to do. Our approach to introducing and engaging community members in the performing arts connects people to one another in ways that no other experiences can. Yes. Cast, crew, musicians, and audience members were reflective of the St Anthony community overall. We promoted the opportunity to participate through the local community center, local businesses, places of worship, schools, and in local newspapers as well as through social media. For artists and participants in cast and crew, we were able to include a wide range of ages... from age five to age 72. We also were able to involve whole families by providing opportunities for family members to participate in everything from learning about and helping with set design and build, costuming, lighting and sound design, crew, orchestra, and acting. In terms of audience we promoted the show through local businesses, community gathering places, media, and social media, and offered discounted ticket prices and promotions to reach new and more diverse audience members. We offered discounts for seniors, students, and families (25% discount on purchase of 4 or more tickets). We also had a social media promotion for $5 student tickets. These promotions were possible because of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant and is the primary reason why we exceeded our box office goals. This helped us draw an average of 349 audience members per show. Our goal was to draw an average of 300 per show. Surveys told us that 32% of audience members were first-time Saint Anthony Community Theater-goers and 92% indicated that the show was of high quality and good value. Three most significant outcomes were: 98% of artists and participants (cast and crew) indicated in a survey that their sense of community was strengthened as a result of participating in the Saint Anthony Community Theater production of Mary Poppins. 92% of audience members responding to the survey said that the production was of high quality and a good value. We drew an average attendance of 349 per show!
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