Equip/Fac

One goal of this grant is to support artists performing at The Palace Theatre in Luverne, Minnesota to create, produce and present high quality arts activities. We will do this by providing artists with microphones that strengthen their ability to communicate with the audience, and offer sound and media players which augment and enrich their performances. Another goal is to have an organizational structure which supports artists in these endeavors and facilitates access to, and enjoyment of, the arts by our patrons. Our project will be successful when we are able to; 1) fit performers with working microphones which suit them; 2) have sufficient microphones for production needs; 3) have a consistently working sound system which will play all styles of discs; 4) have a working laptop in the sound booth with the capability for presenters to manage their multi-media programs from the stage; 5) have a functioning computer in our office which can accommodate Palace business files and can be used for box office purposes; 6) have the capability of electronic transactions at each location where items are sold with secured equipment. We will measure success of this project in a number of ways. We will interview our technology subcommittee, consultants and system users regarding their perception of improvements with our new equipment. Following our summer children's theater production and our fall Green Earth Players production we will interview actors, sound technicians and directors regarding their perception of improvement in our microphones and sound system. When we have electronic transactions available at every point of sale, we will compare the number of transactions 6 months prior and 6 months after the onset of use. The improvement in the business computer will be assessed through subjective assessment of the box office staff.