Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hope Theater Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
November 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding for Love Letters from the Middle East, an original play about three women whose lives are transformed by war. The performances will take place at Dreamland Arts in St Paul in November 2013.
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
Philip Fried: artistic, community development, disabilities specialist; Nan Jahnke: administration, volunteerism, community development; Michele Blanchard: artistic, audience development, fundraising; Bill Venne: fundraising; Maggie Scanlan: artistic, education; Cass Erickson: fundraising, youth programming, community education; Elizabeth Tanner: artistic, education, community education; Patricia Mitchell: artistic, audience development, administration; Lori Anne Vicich: marketing, artistic.
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
$6,000
Direct expenses
$16,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To present a high-quality artistic production of a compelling subject; share a perspective and narrative that is not as common on Twin Cities’ stages; introduce a dynamic new theater company; successfully produce a first play as a company.Written survey or project participants; ticket sales; published reviews.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Ten artists created a new play about the Middle East; 230 audience members attended performances; the production was covered by local media including Minnesota Daily and Minnesota Playlist.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
William Beeman, Jila Nikpay, Dominique Winders
Project Manager
First Name
Kiomars
Last Name
Moradi
Organization Name
Hope Theater Company
Street Address
26 W 10th St Apt 903
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(651) 239-2686
Email
hopetheatercompany@gmail.com
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