Operating Support Grant - Renewal

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,055
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Grand Marais Playhouse
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2022
End Date
December 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Cook
Project Overview

Operating Support Grant - Renewal

Project Details

Operating Support Grant - Renewal

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,055
Other Funds Leveraged
$56,571
Direct expenses
$64,627
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Playhouse will celebrate 50 season of community theater in Grand Marais in 2022. The celebration was delayed due to the pandemic.. The Playhouse has decided to return to its original calendar for the 2022 season with community youth play in March and three summer plays performing for two weekends each. One at the end of June, July and August. The season will end with another community youth play in the fall. The Playhouse will retrieve memories from its archives to have on display in the lobby of the theater as well as in community spaces, newspaper, website and at a booth at the annual Fishermans' Picinic, the town's annual community celebration. The Playhouse will collaborate with other community arts groups also celebrating milestones to celebrate the Arts of Grand Marais. The measurable outcomes are five community plays performed by community members for the community and its visitors. The displays around the community of 50 seasons of community theater in Grand Marais. The Playhouse uses ticket sales, participation numbers and participant surveys to evaluate each program and production.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Susan
Last Name
Hennessy
Organization Name
Grand Marais Playhouse
Street Address
PO Box 996
City
Grand Marais
State
MN
Zip Code
55604-0996
Phone
(218) 387-1284x 2
Email
sue@grandmaraisplayhouse.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
Email the Agency
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency