Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Buffalo Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
July 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
Wright
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Buffalo Community Theater will produce the Broadway musical, Mary Poppins. Seven performances are scheduled in July of 2017 at Buffalo High School's Performing Arts Center and will include performers of all ages, artists, technicians and volunteers from Buffalo and surrounding communities.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, an arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, an arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud.

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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$28,850
Direct expenses
$35,850
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Mary Poppins will provide a musical theatre experience to the community, with quality technical elements by local artists, technicians and volunteers. The proposed outcomes will be measured by reviews, audience surveys, box office reports, crew and volunteer feedback and participant surveys.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Suzanna
Last Name
Joyce
Organization Name
Buffalo Community Theater
Street Address
602 Fir St E PO Box 23
City
Buffalo
State
MN
Zip Code
55313-0023
Phone
(612) 404-0228
Email
zannaj@q.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471