Community Arts

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

March 2014

End Date

August 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Funding for So Blue, an original production set in the blues era of the 1920's to 1940's, featuring community residents, musicians, actors and dancers. Performances will take place in August 2014 at The Driftwood Char Bar in Minneapolis.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Loren Niemi: General Management, Artistic, Organizational Development; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Artistic, General Management; Jessica Briggs: Artistic, General Management; Pete Driessen: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Community Arts; Laura Leffler-McCabe: General Management; Lindsy Halleckson: Artistic, Fundraising, General Management; Paul Rudoi: Artistic, General Management; Rachel Wandrei: Artistic, General Management; Joan Vorderbruggen: General Management.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$5,400

Direct expenses

$10,400

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

QUALITATIVE: the quality of the show, as determined by attendance and by the positive experience of the performers involved and the positive experience of creating and performing in a completely different venue than a theatre, utilizing interactive theatre. QUANTITATIVE: the number of people in attendance who have not experienced an interactive theatre, particularly at a neighborhood establishment such as this.Interviews will be conducted with all of the artists participating; audience numbers will be kept each night; surveys will be taken with audience members, and some on the spot interviews will be done with attendees.

Measurable Outcome(s)

25 actors, dancers, technical people, and musicians participated in the production. 600 people attended the show. Audience surveys conducted indicated that they were "floored" by the talent in their community, and that they experienced historical entertainment at a local establishment. Over half of the performers involved were unaware of many of the historical characters represented.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Judy Cooper Lyle, Melinda Sandoval Morvari, Lois LeBre, Penny Masuku, Brenda Spriggs

Project Manager

Judy

Cooper Lyle

The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company

5812 11th Ave S

Minneapolis

55417-3202