Congressional District: 8

“Shakesprov” is a series of weekly educational workshops held in a short-term juvenile detention center in Flint, MI. Led by 2 experienced teaching artists, “Shakesprov” explores themes and illuminates Shakespeare’s texts in a modern context through improvisation, theatre exercises, and storytelling. Youth learn acting skills, gain confidence, and develop an appreciation for theatre and the arts.

The Great Nordic Shakespeare Festival in Ely, MN is a month-long event featuring one Shakespearean play and one contrasting contemporary production. Through free youth access, tours to schools, and educational workshops, our goal is to make Shakespeare's work accessible to rural and low-income households of Northern Minnesota, nurturing a lasting love for the Bard's legacy in our community.

CSC will share a fully staged production of MACBETH with some 6,000+ Boston area students, through 8 student matinees, as part of its annual Stage2 production in spring 2025. The play will be tailored to a student audience, feature a diverse cast of early career actors, and be enhanced with educational elements including school workshops and post-show conversations.

Dovetail will create a print publication with stories about Midwest-based artists contributed by Midwestern writers. The publication will cover a range of visual art and diverse perspectives from artists and writers in rural or semi-rural areas. Dovetail will feature creatives who explore themes of immigration or displacement, and/or facilitate creative opportunities in their communities.

Under the Beams will continue its 24th season of "Bringing the World to our Stage," presenting concerts and taking musicians out to schools to enrich the lives of students in...

Fifty-three fellows from communities across the U.S. were selected to participate in the 2022-2023 National Leaders of Color Fellowship cohort to build on the legacy of creating an intersectional, intergenerational,...

Welcome to Indian Country is an evening-length celebration of Native culture through music and storytelling. In a second activity, we would like to facilitate a conversation between the artists and...

We will be working with the artists to build community engaged programming for the exhibit for the months it is on view - they are leading the vision for this...

Ely's Historic State Theater (EHST) is organizing our inaugural film festival here in Ely, Minnesota! The End of the Road Film Festival will take place February 9-12, 2023, during Ely...

The Mask and Rose Women's Theater, collaborating with AD Rhianna Yazzie of the New Native Theater, will bring a staged reading with local actors, designers, and musicians for 2 performances...