Equipment and Facilities Improvement

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$666
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Reading Community Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
November 2019
End Date
May 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Nobles
Nobles
Project Overview

Equipment and Facilities Improvement

Project Details

Sound System Upgrade.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater (actor/director), writing/media/communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, fundraiser for Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary; Lynette Swenson: visual arts teacher, folk artist, Swift County Food Shelf advisory board; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee. Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kathy Fransen: music, theater; Anna Johannsen: visual art, education, SMAC board; Steve Linstrom: writing, nonprofits; Joyce Meyer: visual art, education, SMAC board; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: traditional arts, SMAC board; Brett Lehman: music, SMAC board.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$666
Other Funds Leveraged
$166
Direct expenses
$832
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

“The capacity of those providing arts experiences is increased or strengthened by changing, expanding, or enriching the ways in which they connect to their communities through the arts.” Our stage crew, sound crew, and audience will benefit from the equipment update. Our stage crew, actors, and sound crew are excited to learn a new aspect of sound production with the use of the new equipment, thereby enhancing their skills and will carry these new skills to other artistic environments. Installation and setup will be more efficient and effective with this update. Our sound crew will be better able to manage the vocal and musical output during performances and will also be able to better sync sound effects within the performances. The new additions will enable the director and stage crew to begin using the new equipment during performance practices rather than waiting until borrowed equipment can be obtained and set up. It will also enable productions to include more enhancing sound effects and expand that portion of each performance. And, the audience will be able to enjoy the performances because they will be able to hear. The update will also assist performers because they will not have to over use or strain their voices. During the initial setup and installation of the new equipment, the director and crew will review the ease of installation and then measure the expected output. An audience survey will be implemented. Since we have many returning attendees, we will be able to determine if there is a marked difference with the added equipment.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Sandy
Last Name
Wood
Organization Name
Reading Community Theatre
Street Address
26991 200th St
City
Reading
State
MN
Zip Code
56165
Phone
(507) 360-5460
Email
skwood022@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency