My Nonprofit Reviews
mikeb1
Review for Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro, MN, USA
The year was 1994. My life was consumed with difficult challenges ranging from personal to financial. My confidence level was low and not likely to improve. This professional acting company drifted into town like a soothing breeze. How I became aware of their arrival and why I dared tip toe into their world I do not know. I only know that in many ways the experience I had...participating in an educational collaboration between professional and local residents...in some ways saved me. The actors welcomed me, taught me and encouraged me. With my self esteem steadied I was able to move forward again. I have been a faithful patron of the Company since then. I continue to take strength from the work they do. The entire Company always makes me feel I am an important part of who they are and what they do. Now in this time of twitter, tweets and text messages, human communication and comprehension is, in my opinion, devolving. There is nothing inherently wrong with communicating in this manner. But we are losing something. When and where in society today do we find quiet time to embellish to expand the mind’s eye to savor a story and find the message and so much more deep within its context? I reside outside a delightful but very small town in a rural area in Minnesota. My work week is consumed with travel to and from work and with work related tasks. There is little time to do anything more. With my formative college years behind me there are fewer and fewer opportunities for me to balance my life with the rich experience of developing stories and flushing out important themes in an effort to deepen the understanding of the shared human experience. Thank goodness in the year “Twenty-ten” in rural Lanesboro, Minnesota there is this goldmine known as the Commonweal Theatre Company. It is there I continue to take refuge. It is there I can count on the sensitive, wise professional actors to consistently deliver that which I have lost. The chance to lose myself in stories of human strength and frailty. The chance to hear the intonation of the actors’ words and observe the manner of their body language and to let my mind fill in the details around them on the stage. The chance to experience the full tapestry of what might be boiled down to a “tweet.”
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Many experiences are offered and they are ALL great. These include enjoying the "drama unfold where the Root River bends," to learning, to the delight of watching a live radio show production (Over the Back Fence) I've enjoyed ALL of these MOST of all!
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Genuine. They are professionals that I respect immensely, but they are my neighbor, they are my friend. I see them walking across the street patronizing businesses in my town. I see them helping out at local community and public school events.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
