Arts Activities Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theatre Novi Most
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to develop and present the premiere of A Miracle, a new play by Constance Congdon based on An Ordinary Miracle by Russian writer Evgeny Shvarts. The production, a partnership with the University of Minnesota’s Re-imagining Community and Arts Partnerships initiative, will be presented in the Stoll Thrust Theatre in April 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
John Megas: artist, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Janice Johnson: audience development, marketing, organizational development, multidisciplinary, visual arts, music; Scott Chamberlain: administration, music; Wanda Borman: administration, community art; Sivanuja Balaji: artist, youth programming, dance; Lana Barkawi: administration, literature; Sara Udvig: artist, visual arts; Kristen Cooper: fundraising, administration, finances, design arts, visual arts, music.
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
$10,600
Direct expenses
$20,600
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Audiences will experience an entertaining and thought-provoking show that evokes the 1960s and relation to current issues; participants will have a good learning experience.Post-performance discussions among cast and crew; audience surveys.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Audience surveys reflect a high degree of satisfaction with the production; audience attendance doubled expectations with 1,400 attendees.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Lisa Channer, Eric Colleary, Megan Lewis-Schurter, Asya Mikhailenko, Vincent Olivieri, Vladimir Rovonsky
Project Manager
First Name
Lisa
Last Name
Channer
Organization Name
Theatre Novi Most
Street Address
3230 Garfield St
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55418
Phone
(612) 308-1365
Email
lisa@theatrenovimost.org
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