Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Scott
Winona
Wright
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Scott
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Shakespearean Youth Theater will offer a Tech Track program focused on lighting, costume, scenic and sound design during a ten-week class and eight-week rehearsal period culminating in a five-show run of Troilus and Cressida incorporating students' unique design concepts.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Maria Argueta: English language learner teacher, Crookston Public Schools; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education and Professional Studies; editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Joelle Fernandez: Competitive dancer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. Former Arts Board member, past executive director of the Minnesota Project; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,750
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,444
Direct expenses
$14,194
Administration costs
$150
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.15
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Alternatively schooled youth develop new skills that enable them to express themselves through technical theatre and design. Students link their interpretations of Troilus and Cressida to concrete and achievable design concepts, expressing a unique and complex message to the audience. Audience survey and artist-developed rubrics will evaluate results. 2: Alternatively schooled youth strengthen their creative voices and artistic identity through collaboration with local theatre artists. SYT empowers students to effectively communicate their artistic vision, with success defined by students engaging with artists to make bold discoveries about themselves and the world. A feedback session and survey will yield critical qualitative data.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Alternatively schooled youth developed new skills that enabled them to express themselves through technical theatre and design. Students link their interpretations of The Two Noble Kinsmen to concrete design concepts, expressing a unique and complex message to the audience. Audience survey and artist-developed student rubrics evaluated results. 2: Alternatively schooled youth strengthed their creative voices and artistic identity through collaboration with local theatre artists. SYT empowers students to effectively communicate their artistic vision. Students engage with artists to make and share bold discoveries about themselves and the world. Audience talk-backs and student survey yielded critical qualitative data.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Patricia Verdoorn, Robyn Cook, Victoria Signorelli, Leif Jurgensen, Logan Verdoorn (ex-officio)
Project Manager
First Name
Patricia
Last Name
Verdoorn
Organization Name
Shakespearean Youth Theater Company
Street Address
11400 Park Ridge Dr W
City
Minnetonka
State
MN
Zip Code
55305
Phone
(651) 330-5037
Email
pverdoorn@comcast.net
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency