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HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST DRIVES CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN MINNESOTA THROUGH LEADERSHIP OF THE DYNAMIC HENNEPIN THEATRE DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT REACHES EVERY AREA OF THE STATE. ITS HISTORIC THEATRES -- ORPHEUM, STATE AND PANTAGES -- AND THE NEW EVENT CENTER AT 900 HENNEPIN AVENUE LIGHT UP HENNEPIN AVENUE WITH TOP-TIER ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING THE BEST OF BROADWAY AND A WIDE VARIETY OF ARTS PROGRAMMING. THE TRUST IS A NONPROFIT 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION.

PROGRAMMING:HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE IMPORTANT HISTORIC ARTS DISTRICT AND IMPROVES THE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL WHO WORK, PLAY, LIVE OR VISIT DOWNTOWN.WE BRING BROADWAY'S LEADING PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS TO MINNESOTA AUDIENCES. ANNUALLY, SHOWS SUCH AS HAMILTON, WICKED, FROZEN, DEAR EVAN HANSEN AND COME FROM AWAY ATTRACT NEARLY 350,000 PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS FOR INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR HISTORIC THEATRES. IN ADDITION, OUR THREE HISTORIC THEATRES ATTRACT A DIVERSE ARRAY OF TODAY'S BRIGHTEST MUSIC, DANCE AND COMEDIC TALENT, INCLUDING DAVID BYRNE, AMOS LEE, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS, IRA GLASS, DANCING WITH THE STARS, BRAZILIAN SINGER SEU JORGE, PAUL REISER AND ALI WONG. COMBINED, OUR DIVERSE THEATRE PROGRAMMING BRINGS MORE THAN 600,000 PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS FROM AROUND THE UPPER MIDWEST REGION AND BEYOND. THE TRUST CONTRIBUTES MILLIONS TO THE LOCAL CREATIVE ECONOMY, INCLUDING LOCAL ARTISTS AND TECHNICIANS. AS LEADERS OF THE HENNEPIN THEATRE DISTRICT, WE BRING TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS ON NUMEROUS PROJECTS, AND DEVELOP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT UNLOCK POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES IN DOWNTOWN SUCH AS BUSINESS VACANCIES, HOMELESSNESS, SAFETEY AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT. "HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST IS A PROVEN AND TRUSTED PARTNER IN MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF EVERYONE WHO ENJOYS DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS" - INSPECTOR MICHAEL SULLIVAN, MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT

PUBLIC ART:HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST TRANSFORMS THE PLACES AND SPACES THAT MAKE THE HENNEPIN THEATRE DISTRICT A VIBRANT, WELCOMING AND SAFE PLACE FOR ALL TO ENJOY THROUGH OUR PUBLIC ART PROGRAM, THE LARGEST IN THE MIDWEST. OUTSIDE OUR THEATRES, WE CONNECT PEOPLE TO UNEXPECTED ARTS AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES SUCH AS THE ICONIC BOB DYLAN MURAL, LARGE-SCALE BANNERS, ART IN UNDERUSED SPACES, AND LIVE ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE THEATRE DISTRICT. OUR FREE MUSICAL SERIES, TITLED 5 TO 10 ON HENNEPIN AND CREATED WITH KEY PARTNERS, HELPS INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY AND BENEFITS HOMELESS YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE DISTRICT. THE MONTHLY EVENT BRINGS LIVE MUSIC AND ART EXPERIENCES TO OUTDOORS SPACES ON HENNEPIN AVENUE, AND PROVIDES ATTENDEES WITH FOOD AND CONNECTIONS TO SOCIAL SERVICES. IT RECENTLY RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION THAT ALLOWED US TO EXTEND THE SERIES THROUGH THE FALL MONTHS, HOSTING THE EVENTS INDOORS AT OUR EVENT CENTER. IN 2018, WE LAUNCHED THE "IT'S THE PEOPLE" INITIATIVE, INSPIRED BY THE PEOPLE WHOSE EXPERIENCES AND STORIES CREATE THE UNIQUE VIBRANCY OF HENNEPIN AVENUE. THE MAJOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT CAPTURES THE HEART AND SOUL OF MINNEAPOLIS' MOST FAMOUS STREET THROUGH NINE LARGE-SCALE BANNERS DISPLAYED ON FIVE BUILDINGS BETWEEN 5TH AND 10TH STREETS ALONG HENNEPIN AVENUE.

EDUCATION:HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST'S SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION PROGRAM IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ARTS EDUCATION IN MANY MINNESOTA SCHOOLS. ANNUALLY, WE HELP NEARLY 8,000 STUDENTS IN MORE THAN 100 URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH THE STATE BUILD CONFIDENCE, CRITICAL THINKING, EMPATHY, SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND KNOWLEDGE OF MUSICAL THEATER. THE PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTS AND ENHANCES ARTS CURRICULA THROUGH PRODUCTION ASSESSMENTS, MASTERCLASSES AND THEATER REVIEW WRITING, INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY MUSICAL THEATER EDUCATION. SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE, OUR ANNUAL RECOGNITION EVENT, IS MINNESOTA'S LARGEST CELEBRATION OF HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AND PROVIDES 1,600 STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT THE HISTORIC STATE THEATRE. EACH YEAR, WE SELECT TOP PERFORMERS AND ESCORT THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JIMMY AWARDS IN NEW YORK CITY. MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY AROUND MASTERCLASSES AND OTHER EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT OUR EVENT CENTER, WHERE STUDENTS HAVE CLOSE ACCESS TO OUR CITY'S THREE HISTORIC THEATRES.