Operating Support
Operating Support
General operating support
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato
ACHF Arts Access
Actors Theater will continue to be a leader in identifying and producing/presenting high quality art for the small stage. Actors Theater will consider outcome achieved upon: A. Presenting at least ten productions with a total of 156 performances. B. Employing at least 90 diverse artists. C. Continuing to be recognized by our patrons as a leader in the presentation of unique works. 2: The Creative Institute at Actors Theater will find new ways to use the arts to teach in non-traditional venues. Actors Theater will consider outcome achieved upon: A. Being a leading adult educator among East Metro theater companies. B. Showing our community how the arts can teach and heal in non-traditional ways. Students will complete evaluations and results will be reviewed by the director of the Institute as well as the Board of Directors.
Actors Theater continued to be a leader in identifying and producing/presenting for the small stage. A review of Actors Theater's calendar and audience feedback indicates that Actors Theater presented 13 productions with 148 performances, employing 104 artists. Actors Theater remained the only professional company offering adult classes in the east metro and offered special training in various community venues.
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