Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2017
End Date
October 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Shakespearean Youth Theater Company proposes to expand its Core Ensemble program by offering a student matinee series for alternatively schooled audiences. Students on stage and in the audience will connect with each other to find personal interpretations of Shakespeare's plays.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,114
Direct expenses
$12,614
Administration costs
$700
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

With SYT support, alternatively-schooled students on stage and in the audience will connect to discover personal interpretations of Shakespeare's plays. SYT's Student Matinee Series will create a peer-to-peer feedback loop, as students act and react to Shakespeare's play. A post-show panel discussion and student rubrics will evaluate results. 2: SYT will initiate and deepen relationships with alternative schools located within a 5-mile radius of our new home in Saint Paul. SYT will maintain and evaluate alternative school partnerships by creating several direct communication networks, including a Nontraditional School Advisory Council and post-series surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

With SYT support, alternatively-schooled students on stage and in the audience connected to discover personal interpretations of Shakespeare's plays. SYT's Student Matinee Series created important peer-to-peer dialogue, as youth acted and reacted to Shakespeare's play. A post-show panel discussion and student rubrics evaluated results qualitatively and quantitatively. 2: SYT initiated and deepened relationships with alternative schools located within a 10-mile radius of our new home in Saint Paul. SYT maintains and continues to deepen alternative school partnerships created during project period through Nontraditional School Advisory Council, program surveys, and direct correspondence with participating school staff.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Patricia Verdoorn, Cari Jaro, Leif Jurgensen, Robyn Cook, Victoria Signorelli
Project Manager
First Name
Caryn-Marie
Last Name
Jaro
Organization Name
Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre
Street Address
11400 Park Ridge Dr W
City
Minnetonka
State
MN
Zip Code
55305
Phone
(612) 351-0232
Email
carilairdjaro@yahoo.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
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