Arts Legacy Grant
Arts Legacy Grant
We produce and direct children's musical theatre shows in many communities around the area with an arts education foundation.
Charles Erickson: retired librarian; Connie Nelson: visual artist, actress; Elizabeth Rockstad: visual artist; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater director; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Stephanie Olson: writer, editor, painter; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager.
Charles Erickson: retired librarian; Connie Nelson: visual artist, actress; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater director; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Stephanie Olson: writer, editor, painter; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager.
ACHF Arts Access
As a result of this program, our school-aged participants will gain confidence, new skills, new friends, a sense of belonging, and a strengthened desire to perform, share, learn and experience theater and other related areas of the performing arts. Evaluation will occur through a follow-up meeting with project planners, counting actual audience members in each community, and a youth participant questionnaire given on the last day of our residency that asks about their development of theater skills and knowledge; and their emotional reaction to participating in our theater and music activities and performing on stage, in their community, in a musical play.
Feedback and record keeping gave us better insight into our program. With polling and training we were successful in identifying problem areas and building up aspects of the program that went well. Additionally, the staff of Stages/Safari is made up of mostly high school or college age individuals hope to have careers in theatre, music, or education, and this program provides them with valuable experience in managing, directing and working with, and simply being around school age children.
Other, local or private