SPARK theater + dance

We are thrilled to be in production mode for our upcoming production, An Evening with SPARK. We have entered into artist contracts, started rehearsals, and are getting promo materials finalized. We couldn’t have gotten this far if it wasn’t for the generosity of our donor community and our community sponsor: Fallout Art Co-op/SourceMN — Thank you!, and the Flexible Support Grant from Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. We owe a big thank you to Sherisa Oie, a member of our Board of Directors, for her professional assistance in our grant applications.

While we are grateful to be in motion with this production, there are more needs yet to be met. Will you help us? We need to hire more people to make sure every job gets done with excellence and we need to purchase costumes, sets, and props to make the production shine. We hope you will join us in funding this production!

An Evening with SPARK

Music, movement, stories, and sweets.

 

Join us for live music, a warm + wintery beverage bar, short stories, 

MAGI: Revisited, a physical theater adaptation of O.Henry’s classic short story, 

and cap the evening off with a lovely dessert and conversation.

 

Friday, December 5th @ 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 6th @ 2:00 pm

Saturday, December 6th @ 7:00 pm

Location: Elision Playhouse, 6105 42nd Ave N, Crystal, MN 55422

Tickets: sparktheater.com

 

Post-show Q&A after the Friday performance and dessert reception.

ASL provided at the 2pm performance on Saturday.

FREE workshop for adults from 4:30 – 6:00 pm on Saturday, December 6th. Have fun learning simplified versions of the choreography from the show. Open to all skill levels. Register at: info@sparktheater.com

 

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Would you consider taking it a step further...

Would you consider becoming a monthly donor? This type of support goes a long way, no matter the amount. It helps us plan, pay our on-going costs, and when we have enough supporters, it builds towards a production fund. We have had some supporters experience life changes and have had to withdraw their monthly support. Would you consider stepping up as a monthly supporter? You set the amount. We set up the ACH, and we initiate a payment every month. (ACH has less fees than a monthly donation through GiveMN.)

Thanks for your consideration!

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SPARK theater + dance

To create and perform theater and dance

To notice and nurture the gifts within individuals

To be a community

Making art + building relationships = stronger community

SPARK theater + dance's mission is to create and perform theater and dance work, notice and nurture the gifts within individuals, and be a community.

SPARK's History:

2006 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" at the Loring Playhouse

2007 "Masterminds" in FridgeFest

2008 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" in the MN Fringe Festival

2008 SPARK produced Collide*A*Scope (a community-driven arts festival)

2009- 2012 The Dormant Years

2012  "The Evolution of Sam" in the MN Fringe Festival

2013 Toured "The Evolution of Sam" to WA state, Hill City, SD and Via Affirmativa in Colorado Springs, CO

2016 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" at Open Window Theatre

2016 SPARK Creativity Initiative's Summer Picnic, Space to Create

2017 "HOME: an immersive production about MN teens waiting to be adopted" at the Capri Theater

2018  Arts Activities Support grant awarded through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council

2018: The start of Company Class with SPARK

2019 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" performed at Sanctuary Covenant Church in North Minneapolis.

2019 "The Supercilious Ways of Walter Wading" was funded by SPARK donors and The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council for performances at: Waite Park Recreation Center, Powderhorn Park Recreation Center, Plymouth Creek Center, and North Hennepin Community College. 

2019 The start of SPARK Lab.

2019 Arts Project Support grant awarded through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. 

2020 Colors in Motion funded by SPARK donors and The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. 

2023 MRAC Flexible Support Grant short film project "I dream of pizza".

2024 Short Film Premiere and Community Workshop at Plymouth Community Center.

2024 The start of Vespers, a monthly meeting for artists.

2025 Intro to Improvisation/Creative Imagination

2025 “An Evening with SPARK” funded in part by a Flexible Support Grant through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and our generous supporters. Will be held at Elision Playhouse in Crystal, MN on December 5th + 6th.

Email: info@sparktheater.com for more information.