Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Frank Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to produce and stage Brecht’s classic, The Threepenny Opera. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in April 2014.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
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.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
LaDonna Morrison: finance, administration, organizational development; Carrie Vecchione: administration, artistic, youth programming; Jeff Hnilicka: youth programming, administration, artistic; Christina Ham: artistic, administration; Anthony Galloway: education, administration; Jessica Huang: artistic, fundraising, community education; Don Mabley-Allen: artistic, administration, disabilities specialist; Scott Spinks: artistic, organizational development, marketing; Brenna Brelie: marketing, organizational development, fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$77,961
Direct expenses
$87,961
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Will present a re-imagined production of Bertolt Brecht’s Threepenny Opera to 1,200 audience members with critical acclaim.Audience response from post-show discussions, audience surveys, focus groups and informal discussions. Post-show meeting with advisory committee members.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Doubled audience projections with 2,774 attendees; performance was critically acclaimed by reviewers and audience members.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Tessa Flynn, Linnea Asp, Dona Werner Freeman, Joe Holan, Wendy Knox, M Maria Lopez, Kristen Madhuizen, Paul Markwardt, Spencer Putney, Leif Jurgensen
Project Manager
First Name
Wendy
Last Name
Knox
Organization Name
Frank Theatre
Street Address
3156 23rd Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407-1907
Phone
(612) 724-3760
Email
frank@bitstream.net
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