Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$99,925
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2020
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Douglas
Goodhue
Itasca
Ramsey
St. Louis
Douglas
Goodhue
Itasca
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview

Arts Tour Minnesota

Project Details

The History Theatre will tour its hit musical Glensheen to three communities in greater Minnesota. The tour will bring an award winning musical, created by Minnesota artists about Minnesota history, to a large cross section of Minnesota audiences.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$99,925
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,418
Direct expenses
$102,343
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Through engaging, high-quality musical performance, audiences in greater Minnesota will learn about an important event in their region's history. Patrons will respond to surveys about learning and satisfaction, and will be invited to add post-it notes to a display, responding to the question: What one thing, if anything, did you learn about the Congdon murders that you did not know before?

Measurable Outcome(s)

6,565 people experienced the tour of Glensheen in Greater MN, many learned new things about this event in their regions History. Box office numbers and post-show surveys were collected.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gene Merriam, John Sebastian, Tyler Zehring, John Apitz, Dave Beehler, Roger Brooks, Candace Campbell, George Dow, Lois Duffy, Willie Johnson, Michele Kelm-Helgen, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Jessica Looman, Ixchel Mckinnie, Gene Merriam, Cheryl L. Moore, Melissa Mulloy, Jeffrey Peterson, Ken Peterson, James Rollwagen, Charles Slocum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Jon Thomas
Project Manager
First Name
Martha
Last Name
West
Organization Name
The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre
Street Address
30 10th St E
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-2205
Phone
(651) 292-4326
Email
mwest@historytheatre.com
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
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