Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$62,626
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Theater Latté Da seeks to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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.

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
$62,626
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,607,665
Direct expenses
$1,607,665
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Broader audiences will attend Theater Latté Da performances of reimagined and new musical theater works and deepen their connection to the work. We will evaluate audience growth and connectivity by number of attendees; surveys measuring emotional and intellectual engagement with the work on our stage; participation in post-show discussions and in-person and online comments. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse backgrounds will collaborate in presenting Theater Latté Da productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on Theater Latté Da's production process. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In 2019-20, nearly 27, 000 people attended performances of reimagined and new musical theater at TLD. Audiences were connected, moved, and stimulated. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience growth; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and online. 2: In 2019-20, TLD hired hundreds of diverse Minnesota artists for their work on the stage and behind the scenes and in the development of new work. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production process, post-show conversations, and media coverage.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Nancy Jones, Jon Harkness, Kent Allin, Les Bendtsen, Matt Fulton, Ron Frey, Katie Guyer, Sandy Hey, Lisa Hoene, Chris Larsen, Kate Lawson, Jim Matejcek, Penny Meier, Gary Reetz, Thomas Senn, Cara Sjodin, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Libby Utter, Kevin Winge, David Young, Jane Zilch
Project Manager
First Name
Michelle
Last Name
Woster
Organization Name
Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theatre Latte-Da
Street Address
345 13th Ave NE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 339-3003
Email
michelle@latteda.org
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
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