Operating Support
Operating Support
Playwrights' Center sustains, develops, and advocates for playwrights and their work to realize their full artistic potential.
Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute
Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute
ACHF Arts Access
Minnesotans improve as playwrights and supporting artists via learning, discussions about the field, and their collaborative development of work. Track participation and gather qualitative feedback on classes, seminars, events, and new play development activities for impact on artistic development, growth, career advancement, changes in process. 2: Representative Minnesotans will benefit from improved access to relevant programs and activities developed to meet their express needs and interests. Track membership programs participation, gather survey responses and qualitative feedback from members/participants, track engagement and comments received about access improvements.
Participants indicated advancement and new knowledge and skills about the art and craft of playwriting and the professional theater field. Qualitative survey feedback and reports from playwrights and program participants about the impact of our activities on their creative growth and career advancement. Center class and seminar participants noted a 95% satisfaction rate. 2: Minnesota participants increased and noted benefits from equitable access to Center programs and responsive program enhancements. We tracked membership growth (from about 2400 to 2545) and engagement and gathered artist, participant, and member feedback, as well as survey responses from class/seminar participants.
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