Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$93,239
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 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Theater Latte Da creates new and impactful connections between story, music, artist, and audience, exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$93,239
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,992,535
Direct expenses
$2,992,535
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A broad audience will attend TLD performances of reimagined and new musical theater and deepen their connection to the work and to one another. We will evaluate audience impact and connectivity by the number of attendees; surveys measuring engagement with the work on our stage; participation in our post-show discussions; and number of people served through community engagement/outreach. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse lived experiences will collaborate in presenting TLD productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on TLD's production and artistic process. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In 2021-2022, more than 23,000 people attended in-person performances of reimagined and newly developed musical theater at TLD. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience interest; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and online. 2: In 2021-2022, TLD hired more than 300 Minnesota artists from an array of backgrounds for work on stage, behind the scenes and in new work development. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production, post-show discussions and media coverage. TLD diversity goals are regularly evaluated and inform hiring practices.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Les Bendtsen, Tiffany Cooper-Allen, Toya Stewart Downey, Ron Frey, Matt Fulton, Ben Grabski, Sandy Hey, Chris Larsen, Kate Lawson, Penny Meier, Bridget Morehead, Glyn Northington, Ann Novachek, Peter Rothstein (ex officio), Tom Senn, Cara Sjodin, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Rabindra Tambyraja, Lezlie Taylor, Libby Utter, Kevin Winge, Fremajane Wolfson, David Young
Project Manager
First Name
Jean
Last Name
Hartman
Organization Name
Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da
Street Address
345 13th Ave NE
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 339-3003
Email
Jean@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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