Operating Support
Operating Support
Ashland Productions empowers young people to find their voice through theater.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
ACHF Arts Access
Ashland will continue to foster youth performance, leadership, and life-skills through producing quality performing arts productions. Outcome will be evaluated through measuring changes expressed by youth participants and parents completing anonymous surveys, plus staff observation and team meeting feedback. Quantitative data will measure new/returning participants. 2: Ashland will expand our community network to reach new participants and attendees. Outcome will be evaluated through ongoing quantitative analysis of participants and audience member demographic data from ticket sales, program registration, and anonymous surveys; with qualitative feedback from participants and attendees.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down in-person activity, Ashland Productions produced high quality youth and youth/adult theater productions. Auditions: Ashland continues to see youths auditioning at two - 2.5 times the amount of available roles. Ticket sales: Mainstage productions typically sell at between 85-100% of capacity over all 7-16 performances per mainstage production. 2: Ashland Productions continues to welcome a high amount of new participants and patrons. Ashland sees an average of 5-10 new participants per mainstage show with even more auditioning. There is a new coffee with Artistic and Managing Directors to welcome new families. There has been 10% growth in new households at mainstage productions.
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