Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Morris Park Singers, Inc. AKA Morris Park Players
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2011
End Date
May 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

The Wizard of Oz

Project Details

Funding to produce and stage The Wizard of Oz at MinneapolisÆ Thomas Edison High School in April 2012.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Carin Bratlie: Producer, Theatre Pro Rata; Shauna Dee: Arts administrator, FORECAST Public Art; Meaghan Disciorio: Director, Swandive Theatre; Craig Dunn: Executive Director, VSA Minnesota; Robin Gillette: Executive Director of Minnesota Fringe Festival; Mary Elizabeth Lee: Managing Director, Cantus vocal ensemble; Louis Porter II: Literary artist and college instructor; Jeanne Souldern: Administrator and communications coordinator, Women's Art Resources of Minnesota; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Musician.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,386
Direct expenses
$26,386
Administration costs
$5,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Community members will get a fresh perspective on a familiar theatrical work.Audience satisfaction via surveys, and numbers of tickets sold; staff, performers and volunteers provide feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Community members appreciated the modern take on this traditional piece.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Chuck Dibble, Kevin Schrammen, Kelly Kadlac, Sue Fust
Project Manager
First Name
Sue
Last Name
Fust
Organization Name
Morris Park Singers, Inc. AKA Morris Park Players
Street Address
PO Box 2426
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55402
Phone
(952) 406-2464
Email
board@morrisparkplayers.org
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
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency