Arts Learning
Arts Learning
History Theatre's Seats to Stage residencies offer at-risk students from under-resourced inner city schools time with professional artists to learn how to create plays based on personal life experience. The program includes lessons on structure, content, form, and characterization.
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Marys University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Lawrence Benson: Multi-media/genre expressionist, author, publisher; Julie Deters: Visual arts teacher, Cloquet School District, Award-winning educator; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Lori Janey: Board member of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; design engineer, Seagate Technology; Kimberly Meisten: Director of Community Engagement, VocalEssence; Education; Meghan Nodzon: Nonprofit arts organization development professional; Mary Reed: Craft artist, author and educator
ACHF Arts Education
At-risk students from under-resourced schools will learn the elements of playwriting while creating plays based on their own experience. Evaluation Methods: The number of residencies conducted. Students will perform a short play based on their own experiences. Interviews with partner teachers. The number of students participating and completing the residency. Student learning assessed with a pre- and post-survey instrument.
With this support, a total of 241 at-risk students from 4 under-resourced schools in the metro area participated in Seats to Stage residencies offered by History Theatre. Students learned the elements of playwriting while creating plays based on their own experience and presented their work on stage at History Theatre. History Theatre was able to achieve this outcome and therefore was able to increase the types of arts learning opportunities available to these students in locations that otherwise would not have this type of arts learning programming. Students and teachers reported via interviews and surveys that the residencies were very valuable learning opportunities.
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