Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Box Wine Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
November 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding to produce A Modest Proposal, an original play by Adam Sharp inspired by the Jonathan Swift essay of the same name. Performances will take place at the Bryant Lake Bowl in November 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Charles Campbell: artistic, administration, marketing; Daniel Pinkerton: artistic; Louis Porter II: artistic, organizational planning, education; Heather Everhart: artistic, administration, marketing; Hayley Johnson: general management; Jamil Dwan Jude: artistic; Lindsy Halleckson: artistic, general management; Elizabeth Simonson: artistic, administration; Hilary Smith: fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,250
Direct expenses
$6,250
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Expose audiences to counterpoints of mainstream philosophical ideas and beliefs, addressing the turbulent relationship between social classes in today’s society.Post-mortem production meeting; cast and crew surveys; audience survey.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Achieved audience goals with over 250 attendees; content and satirical nature of the production was well received by both audience and artistic collaborators.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Adam Sharp, Bethany Simmons, Kyler Chase, Andi Cheney, Sarah Frazier, John McConville, Oliver Sharp, Cody Stewart, Milo Weil
Project Manager
First Name
Bethany
Last Name
Simmons
Organization Name
Box Wine Theatre
Street Address
601 Ridgewood Ave Ste 2B
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 889-6975
Email
boxwinetheatre@gmail.com
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