Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2012
End Date
May 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for Compulsion or the House Behind to be performed at Hillcrest Recreation Center in March 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
Byron Richard: community development, education; Roxanne Heaton: administration, fundraising, finance; Stanley H. Rothrock, II: artistic, education, community education; Maija Brown: education, artistic, community education; Steve Busa: artistic, education, organizational development; Levi Weinhagen: artistic, audience development, youth programming; Merilee Klemp: artistic, education, youth programming; Johanna Winters: artistic, education, youth programming.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$36,900
Direct expenses
$41,900
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To produce a top quality regional premier; educate about The Diary of Anne Frank and its publication and stage play; engage a diverse audience to look at artistic integrity and issues pertaining to this; foster understanding and tolerance.Feedback from audience members; comparing ticket sales; phone survey; online survey.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Six-hundred and eighty individuals attended performances; 42% of attendees were first time; the production was positively reviewed by local press; audience members commented on the quality of the production.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Bahgat Elsager, Julie Dorshak, Medhat Elsager, Elizabeth Kautz, JJ Ryan, Len Nachman, David Fong, Carlos Lopez, Rosamarie Peralta, Sandra Schlaefer, Steve Juve, Sandy Sweep, Carrie Linde
Project Manager
First Name
Barbara
Last Name
Brooks
Organization Name
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company
Street Address
PO Box 16155
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55116-0155
Phone
(651) 647-4315
Email
info@mnjewishtheatre.org
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