Arts Access
Arts Access
Illusion theater will work with ASL signers, artists, and audiences and community members who are deaf or hearing impaired, to identify and address participation barriers, and create, develop, and produce an original production with deaf and hearing impaired populations.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board
ACHF Arts Access
People who are deaf or hearing impaired feel that Illusion's work includes them and that their needs and interests are being addressed by the theater. Input/feedback from Deaf/hearing impaired in focus groups and advisory group meetings; Deaf/hearing impaired audiences? comments on perceptual change toward Illusion in surveys/social media/email 2: People who are deaf/hearing impaired respond favorably to accessibility improvements and creation of a new play that is directly relevant to them. Survey responses/direct input from Deaf/hearing impaired audiences on improvements and new work; track attendance; input/feedback from Deaf/hearing impaired in focus and advisory group discussions
Illusion commissioned, developed and presented a new play that was written and performed by artists who are deaf/hearing-impaired (D/HI). Evaluation methods included: Discussions with deaf/hearing-impaired (D/HI) artists throughout process; Comments from audience members on perceptions of the project; Summative discussions with artists on future plans. 2: Deaf/hearing-impaired audiences and hearing audiences were inspired by Illusion's play about language deprivation, a key issue in the deaf community. Evaluation methods included:*Feedback from the project's deaf/hearing-impaired actors and ASL interpreters*Tracking deaf/hearing-impaired audience attendance*Audience feedback from facilitated, post-show discussions.
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