Project Grant
Project Grant
Provide Theater workshops and opportunities for high school students in Wright County and surrounding areas from professionals, ability to see a professional production, and interact with other theater students and college representatives.
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;
ACHF Arts Access
The measurable outcome will be the creation of a theater retreat day that multiple schools can attend to gain knowledge from a variety of sources. A Second goal will be to create relationships and collaboration between high schools in the area with College reps for theater education. Students will leave with new skills in improv, acting, voice work, Theater resume building, and technical theater Finally students will leave with access to a professional performance that usually would be limited to them financially. ; The primary goal of this event is to offer a day for theater students in the area to collaborate with each other, learn from professionals, and prepare for the upcoming school year and potential future careers in theater. We will judge success of the event through student enrollment and participation as well as groups and organizations that are participating with the event. Students will be given a post survey asking what they have learned, valued from the experience. Finally the community building skill of getting multiple theater organizations together and planning events throughout the year for students to engage with ; Success will be measured by schools attending, number of student participants, and a post survey describing the event, and what skills have been learned by students
We accomplished our primary goal by having 8 high schools, 113 students attend, over 47 adult volunteers, 8 college reps, and a performance by BLACKOUT Improv for the students. We created connections with colleges that will be returning, and we have alrea
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