Two-Year Operating Support Grant

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$12,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Lake Superior Community Theatre

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

In Progress

Start Date

February 2015

End Date

June 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Lake

Project Overview

Two-Year Operating Support Grant

Project Details

Lake Superior Community Theatre Theatrical Operations and Producing. Funds are being sought to help operate Lake Superior Community Theatre while producing two theatrical stage productions in two venues Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016. Rights to present the musical Nunsense in April, 2015 have been granted and rights to present the musical West Side Story in April, 2016 will be pursued this coming winter. Our request includes expenditures for upgraded sound equipment to "handle" the growth of our presentations and cast sizing.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$12,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$13,135

Direct expenses

$25,135

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Fiscal Year 2015: Presentation of the musical Nunsense with an audience = 300 per show x 8 shows = 2,400, Artistic unification through casting and production-staging in Silver Bay and Two Harbors, Minnesota. Improving portable sound control board operation (digital) and microphone usage through purchase. Successful auditions for West Side Story auditions/recruiting up to 44 high school boys and girls. Profit: calculate income/expenses. Fiscal Year 2016: Conduct successful West Side Story dance-only rehearsals in 2015 summer with near 100% participation and acceptable execution. Complete purchase of sound control board upgrade equipment and utilization of it. Artistic unification through casting and production-staging in both communities. Present the musical West Side Story with an audience = 400 per show x 8 shows = 3,200. Profit: calculate income/expenses. - Self-evaluate as we naturally proceed through activities. - Postmortem with crew/department leaders in May of 2015 and 2016 discussing Fiscal Year/production season goals/outcomes in: Executive fundraising (income/expenses), Play Direction (scheduling, communication, understanding of script, ability to work with everyone, actual play - action directives - did they work"; was director allowed to enjoy the show in the audience with crew, cast and musicians executing the show themselves?), Music Direction, Choreography, Stage Management, Set Design, Scenic Painting, Props, Lighting, Sound equipment purchases and utilization, Costuming, Makeup, Public Relations, House Management. Fiscal Year 2015: Presentation of the musical Nunsense, Audience = 300 per show x 8 shows = 2,400, Enhancing Lake County artistic unification, Begin purchase of sound control board upgrade equipment, Hold successful auditions for West Side Story, Finish with a profit. Fiscal Year 2016: Conduct successful West Side Story dance-only rehearsals in 2015 summer, Complete purchase of sound control board upgrade equipment, Enhance Lake County Artistic unification, Present the musical West Side Story, Audience = 400 per show x 8 shows = 3,200, Enhance Lake County artistic unification, Finish with a profit."

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Paul Deaner, Rick Frericks, Terri Frericks-Blood, Brad Johnson, Roxanne Lillis

Project Manager

Paul

Deaner

Lake Superior Community Theatre

137 Banks Blvd

Silver Bay

(218) 353-7509