ART-Audacious Raw Theater

08/06/2026

08/03/2026

Friends & Community Members, we are seeking an old wooden soap box for our upcoming performance. If you have one or know someone who's willing to lend it to us, we promise we will take good care of it. Full disclosure: people would be standing on it!

07/31/2026

Thank you friends, for showing up, listening and speaking from your minds and hearts.

These conversations are crucial. And we at .R.T. are deeply grateful for your willingness to contribute to These Sovereign Woods 💖

Our next community conversation will be held on Tuesday, August 4th at the Driftless Fiber Arts Collective from 6-7:30 pm.

All are welcome!

07/30/2026

Mothers, Fathers, Grandparents, Sisters, Brothers, Hunters & Gatherers....Please join me, Catherine Glynn, tonight for a Community Conversation seeking Common Ground on the Second Amendment and Gun Control.

6:00-7:30 pm at the Fiber Arts Collective located at 108 Coffee Street, in the City of Lanesboro.

Your thoughts and ideas will help shape .R.T_s upcoming performance: These Sovereign Woods, presented in collaboration with Lanesboro Arts & Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center.

This programming is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

THANKS & PLEASE SHARE

07/29/2026

Tickets are now on sale for both performances of Audacious Raw Theatre (A.R.T.): A Really Raw Retrospective and These Sovereign Woods.

Check out the link below, and please share!

Can't wait to see you there!

XOXO, Catie & A.R.T. Year 10 Ensemble

07/27/2026

Please join Catie Glynn for Community Conversations around the 2nd Amendment and Gun Control. Your thoughts and ideas are critical to the shaping of the text and performance entitled These Sovereign Woods, taking place at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center on Saturday, August 8th at 3 pm at the North Campfire Circle.

The talks will be held at the Driftless Fiber Arts Collective located at 108 Coffee Street in Lanesboro, MN.

The talks are being held Tuesday, July 28th, Thursday, July 30th, and Tuesday, August 4th; Each event runs from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.

Light refreshments will be served.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to legislative appropriation from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

07/06/2026

We are thrilled to announce...

A.R.T. (Audacious Raw Theater), in collaboration with Lanesboro Arts is celebrating its 10th season of devised works! And we are celebrating with two very different performances.

Our first night, Friday, August 7th at the St. Mane Theatre, will feature: A Really Raw Retrospective! Some of our core ensemble members, including Jerome Yorke, Hilary Williams, and Penelope Walker, will return to the stage. Other past ensemble members Dominque Jones, Lewis Youngren, Laura Gentry, Diane Knight, and Jack Uldrich will join us as well. And last but certainly not least, we will feature some Lanesboro community members, Cyan and Peter Ruen. The evening's performance at the St. Mane will feature both old and new works celebrating 10 Years of devised theater-making and the rawdacious lessons we've learned along the way!

On Saturday afternoon, August 8th at 3 pm in the North Campfire Circle at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Catie Glynn, Jerome Yorke and Hilary Williams will present These Sovereign Woods. In this work, we will ask ourselves and our audience members if and how we can find Common Ground on the polarizing topic of The Second Amendment and the rise in gun violence in America. Having met with community members to gather input and share insights, and combined with bold movement work, we aim to wrap up our third and final installment of our Common Ground Series. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB), thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

01/01/2026

Friends, as we head into 2026, I am thrilled to announce that I have received a Minnesota State Arts Board grant to help support the third and final installment of our "Common Ground" Series.

This final installment will explore what it means to find common ground with our friends, neighbors, and community members with whom we may not see eye to eye on Common Sense Gun Laws and the Second Amendment.

Together, as with our past Common Ground performances, There is a Field (which explored reproductive rights) and Surf & Turf: Stories of Water & Earth (which explored climate change), we will be meeting with groups of people to talk about their stories and viewpoints, and to create a devised theatrical work called In These Sovereign Woods.

We know that each of these topics is politically charged and could spark divisive discussions.

But here at -Audacious Raw Theater, we believe in the possibility of unity by listening to and creating work inspired by our local community.

If you are interested in hosting a house party or talking with us about this project...drop us a line!

This event is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.