Wilson, Natalie2015-10-122015-10-122015-04https://hdl.handle.net/11299/174671University of Minnesota Plan C final project paper for ACL 8002, Instructor Kathleen Corley. Spring 2015. Degree: Master of Professional Studies in Arts and Cultural Leadership. 1 digital file (pdf).This academic paper addresses the necessity and complexity of program evaluation, utilizing the comprehensive evaluation of the Illusion Theater’s “Keepin It Real” Program as a case study. I demonstrate how the “Keepin It Real” Program is pertinent to the conversation about the necessity of evaluation tools, and the results they can produce. The increase in demand for results-driven reporting has served as a catalyst to field-wide thinking about alternative ways to measure and report impact as a method for sustaining and improving programmatic activity.enProgram EvaluationCommunity ImpactMeasurementSurveyInterviewAnalysisTheaterScholarly Text or Essay