Project Grant

This project will introduce central Minnesota audiences to a professional touring theater company from New Zealand, whose work explores themes of globalization, environment, and cultural preservation – all themes that are relevant to our own region. This project will also introduce new theater techniques to college students and youth in the Boys and Girls Clubs. Students who participate in residency activities will have new knowledge and skills to apply in theater locally. Following the residency activities, College of Saint Benedict will gather narrative feedback from residency partners to find out if activities met the intended expectations for each group. College of Saint Benedict has also set up post-activity meetings to discuss outcomes of the residencies and goals for future partnerships. College of Saint Benedict will track ticket sales and survey the audiences to find out if this company attracted new audiences and if the themes of the performance were perceived as relevant by our audiences to our experience locally.