Community Arts Support Grant
ACHF Arts Access
As Pioneer Place Theatre Company's mission and vision for the future indicate, it is our continued goal to produce high quality, cost-effective professional theatre production and to be a leader in performing arts in Central Minnesota. In order for us to be successful, it is critical that we continue an open dialogue with our stakeholders: season ticket holders, artistic teams, community, and business partners. We measure our success with each of these groups differently: 1) AUDIENCE GROWTH: It is vital that we continue growing our audience and provide quality productions that entertain and challenge. We measure this through audience attendance, ticket revenues, and season ticket holder growth throughout the year. We also survey our audience on an annual basis to garner vital feedback regarding our programming, facilities, and artistic integrity. 2) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Pioneer Place Theatre Company is setting a new standard in using professional theatre as a catalyst for community discussions on a wide range of topics. Whether it be using Tuesdays With Morrie as a guide for community discussions on end-of-life decisions, or Don Shelby's one-man Mark Twain show on the importance of the Mississippi River in Central MN, we will continue to find productions that bring greater meaning to our area and will measure the outcomes through participation in our round table discussions, feedback sessions, and the participation of local experts. 3) ARTISTIC INTEGRITY: Pioneer Place prides itself on presenting varied productions ranging from comedy, drama, to classics, and musicals. A typical season is presented in a way to give our audience members the opportunity to engage with a variety of theatrical forms and talents. It is our goal that we continue to bring the best in talent to our stages in both technical and performing artists. We measure this through the audience feedback on the quality of our productions, but more importantly, by how we are engaged by the theatre community in terms of auditions, participation, and the level of actors and technicians who work in our productions. 4) BUSINESS COMMUNITY: We feel that Pioneer Place Theatre Company's role in our community is much greater than simply producing plays. It is our role to be involved in the business community, playing an important role in employee recruitment, tourism, economic development, and education. We do this by being actively involved in various organizations and committees, opening our space for community meetings, and participating in local conversations regarding the business environment. We measure our success through the success of our business partners.As Pioneer Place Theatre Company's mission and vision for the future indicate, it is our continued goal to produce high quality, cost-effective professional theatre production and to be a leader in performing arts in Central Minnesota. In order for us to be successful, it is critical that we continue an open dialogue with our stakeholders: season ticket holders, artistic teams, community, and business partners. We measure our success with each of these groups differently: AUDIENCE GROWTH: It is vital that we continue growing our audience and provide quality productions that entertain and challenge. We measure this through audience attendance, ticket revenues, and season ticket holder growth throughout the year. We also survey our audience on an annual basis to garner vital feedback regarding our programming, facilities, and artistic integrity. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Pioneer Place Theatre Company is setting a new standard in using professional theatre as a catalyst for community discussions on a wide range of topics. Whether it be using Tuesdays With Morrie as a guide for community discussions on end-of-life decisions, or Don Shelby's one-man Mark Twain show on the importance of the Mississippi River in Central Minnesota, we will continue to find productions that bring greater meaning to our area and will measure the outcomes through participation in our round table discussions, feedback sessions, and the participation of local experts. ARTISTIC INTEGRITY: Pioneer Place prides itself on presenting varied productions ranging from comedy, drama, to classics, and musicals. A typical season is presented in a way to give our audience members the opportunity to engage with a variety of theatrical forms and talents. It is our goal that we continue to bring the best in talent to our stages in both technical and performing artists. We measure this through the audience feedback on the quality of our productions, but more importantly, by how we are engaged by the theatre community in terms of auditions, participation, and the level of actors and technicians who work in our productions. BUSINESS COMMUNITY: We feel that Pioneer Place Theatre Company's role in our community is much greater than simply producing plays. It is our role to be involved in the business community, playing an important role in employee recruitment, tourism, economic development, and education. We do this by being actively involved in various organizations and committees, opening our space for community meetings, and participating in local conversations regarding the business environment. We measure our success through the success of our business partners.
Pioneer Place Theatre Company' evaluates its outcomes on four areas as determined by our mission and vision. Those areas include: AUDIENCE GROWTH, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, ARTISTIC INTEGRITY, and BUSINESS COMMUNITY. In regards to Audience Growth, we evaluate season ticket holder revenue, single ticket revenue, and outreach programs that may not increase revenue, but increase audiences and visibility to our theatre. In the 2013 year, our season ticket renewal increased slightly over the previous year to a total of 432 season ticketholders. Overall ticket revenue decreased primarily due to a scheduling change whereas we removed the October show and added it to January, and we only ran 14 performances of our Holiday show instead of the 19 performances the year below. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT continues to be a strong cornerstone of Pioneer Place as we brought in a remarkable production of Mark Twain's Life On The Mississippi starring Don Shelby from WCCO fame, where we partnered with the Stearns History Museum to create a series of talkbacks regarding the importance of The Mississippi River in our community. Continuing to use theatre as a catalyst for opening dialogues with our audience, we also produced a wonderful 9-woman show titled Talking With where we brought to life the stories of 9 women in varying phases of their lives. Again, we hosted talkbacks with local experts and the cast to continue the dialogue and discussion of women's issues. We strongly believe this is a critical element of sustaining theatre in Central Minnesota and a very unique way to collaborate with community organizations to bring light to issues. Also, Pioneer Place Theatre Company's annual Pack The Porch Food Drive raised over $15,000 cash and nearly a ton and a half of food for our local Catholic Charities Food Shelf. This sort of community involvement is paramount to the success of the theatre and we continue to look for new avenues to bring awareness and visibility to our organization. ARTISTIC INTEGRITY is what our theatre was founded on and continues to be the pillar that holds it all together. By producing topical shows along with entertaining classics, Pioneer Place is able to bring in regional talent and pair that with our wonderful local resources to create theatrical experiences our audiences want so much more of. We evaluate our artistic integrity through our audience by conducting annual surveys where we question them on subjects ranging from costume and set quality, to play choices and restrooms cleanliness. These surveys are very useful for our artistic team in picking shows and ensuring we are meeting the theatre needs of our patrons. We also evaluate by participation of our actors through auditions. Pioneer Place boasts a large roster of talent and when we audition for our season, attendance continues to grow with professionals hoping to perform for our Central Minnesota audience. BUSINESS COMMUNITY is the final success measurement. We believe that the arts community and business community share a common goal - the creation of a vital and healthy community rich with jobs, growth, quality of life, and education. By using theatre and partnering with local businesses in terms of sponsorships, cross promotions, and employee involvement, we are able to use the arts to create an environment that companies can use for recruitment purposes, employee recognition, economic development, and tourism. We measure our success in this category by corporate sponsorship - both in-kind and financial. 2013 showed growth as we added two new corporate sponsors to our roster, and maintained all existing sponsorships.
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