Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$79,682
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Swift
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Anoka
Becker
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Swift
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$79,682
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,474,318
Direct expenses
$2,554,000
Administration costs
$1,192
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Produce 424 performances of 18 productions on two stages; grow the audience of adults and youth to approximately 100,000; and increase job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: total number of plays produced, artists employed; and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Develop diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increase number of plays, performances and audiences; create more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Our casts and stories reflect the 21st century American mosaic; 400% more open caption performances; audiences of color and those with disabilities will grow. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, total 46% of all artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Expanded the season to 414 performances of fourteen productions on two stages; grew the audience of adults and youth to over 81,000; increased job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: total number of plays produced, artists employed, and adult and student attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Shows reflected wide diversity of our community; increased audiences of color and those with disabilities; had more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming met demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic. Public and teen audiences grew. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, populated the stages; greater use of access services.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tim Ober, John L. Berthiaume, Karen Heintz, Kristin Geisler, Jeff Johnson, Barb Davis, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Jim Falteisek, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Andrea Trimble Hart, Lori Jenkins, Paul A. Johnson, John Lefevre, Paul Mattessich, Naomi Pesky, Kari Ruth, Joseph W.E. Schmitt, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz
Project Manager
First Name
Michael-jon
Last Name
Pease
Organization Name
Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre
Street Address
408 St Peter St Ste 000
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102
Phone
(651) 767-8485
Email
pease@Parksquaretheatre.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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