Arts Activities Support

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

PRIME Productions

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2016

End Date

June 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the Minnesota premiere of "Little Wars" by Steven McCasland. The production includes a public staged reading at Park Square Theatre in St Paul in November 2016, and 12 performances of a fully staged production at Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneap

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Bob Peskin: Administration, audit, fundraising; Jennifer Case Phelps: Artistic, volunteerism, fundraising; Mathew Janczewski: Artistic, administration, fundraising; Judi Lamble: Administration, artistic, organizational development; Mark Collier: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Courtney Gerber: Education, volunteerism, audience development; Patrick Rhone: Artistic; Liz Xiong: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Jennifer Nicklay: Education, artistic, administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$28,900

Direct expenses

$38,900

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

As a new theater, we hope to have audience capacity of around 70% attendance. From our audience survey, our aim is to achieve 75% being very satisfied with the quality of our show, and expressing an interest to attend future PRIME performances. We will provide multiple ways for feedback from (a) Audience (surveys at the show and online, plus via Facebook, post-show talk backs); (b) Artists (via post-production reflections); (c) Advisors (via debriefing at a formal feedback session post-production). Additional evaluation of the project will be included from any available press reviews and partner organizations involvement questionnaires.

Measurable Outcome(s)

5 of the 12 performances were over 90% audience capacity. (surpassed proposed outcomes) Audience surveys showed that 77% of respondents were “very satisfied” with the quality of the performance. (surpassed proposed outcomes) Audience attendance increased by 30% over the three weeks of performances. (a significant outcome for a new theater)

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Michelle Caron, Suzanne Egli, Robin Gillette, Michelle Hensley, Pat Milan, Sandy Moore, Marcia Stout, Eric 'Pogi' Sumangil.

Project Manager

Elena

Giannetti

PRIME Productions

8001 Victoria Ln

St Louis Park

55426