Operating Support
Operating Support
The mission of the Duluth Playhouse is to offer opportunities in theater arts that may educate, entertain, and involve the region we serve.
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
The Playhouse will continue to grow their leadership role managing three performing arts venues and increasing opportunities to participate in the arts. By evidence of successful artistic and administrative management across all three venues, by producing high quality programming that inspires more community engagement, and by data that indicates an increase in artist and audience participation. 2: Continue to increase awareness that art has meaningful impact in people's lives and the well-being of the community. By successfully producing experiences of high impact, by deepening people's awareness of the importance and impact of art in their lives and the community, and by increasing support for artists to achieve high impact results.
3 venues led by separate Artistic Directors with distinct visions, shared resources and collaborated efforts to increase opportunities and impact. Surveys, wrap-up meetings, one-on-one conversations, staff and board assessments, ticket sales data, tracking participation, and a volunteer artistic advisory committee providing feedback for quality experiences are methods used. 2: Artistic leadership diversified the variety of topics, activities, and experiences which increased artists knowledge and grew audience awareness. Diverse opportunities broadened impact and increased new participation. Data of artist and audience involvement supports this rise of newcomers. Using box office software there is also documented improvement of crossover audiences between venues.
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