Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$88,570
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The History Theatre, Inc AKA History Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To entertain, educate, and inspire through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2025 regular session, chapter 36, article 4, section 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$88,570
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,293,127
Direct expenses
$3,337,412
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences will better understand history providing context for modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Utilizing strategic partnerships and with focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically and socially diverse. In surveys, audiences self-identify demographic info and feedback about programming and access services; we will regularly compare with baseline data. Conversations with partner orgs and liaisons measure impact and refine programming.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Thomas
Organization Name
The History Theatre, Inc AKA History Theatre
Street Address
30 10th St E
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101-2205
Phone
(651) 292-4323
Email
rthomas@historytheatre.com
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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