Arts Activities Support
Arts Activities Support
Funding for Ashland Collaborative Theater or ACT!, a collaborative theater arts experience for elementary-aged youth from 10 to 12 East Metro schools. The activities will take place between November 2013 and May 2014 and culminate in staged performances at the Maplewood Performing Arts Theatre.
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Obi Egwim: audience development, organizational development, development; Joseph Hagedorn: marketing, organizational planning, education; Tom Moffatt: community education, administration, education; Bjorn Anderson: artistic, general management, community service, finance, computer systems; Rachel Levitt: audience development, fundraising, development; Robert Cuerden: marketing, fundraising, organizational development; Michael Robins: artistic, general management, youth programming; Kathryn Tjaden: administration, fundraising, organizational development; Maggie Langenfeld: education, administration, volunteerism.
ACHF Arts Access
Give access to children who may not otherwise be exposed to theater arts and the production of a show; give them a near-professional quality experience in a real theater with full costumes, sets, and technical support; expose the children’s schools, families and neighborhood communities to theater.Post production board meeting; number of participating schools; number of participating students; survey of participating schools.
680 students from 12 different schools participated in programming; 12 theater productions were presented to over 4680 audience members; 22 artists provided high quality artistic instruction to youth who would otherwise not have access.
Other, local or private