Moments Meant To Be Witnessed

Common Ground: The Final Round

From Artistic Director Catherine Glynn

"Life is a circumference surrounded by circumstances. Without compassion and listening—the capacity to bear witness to another's circumstances—we lose perspective. We become myopic and self-centered, often self-righteous. We become the center of the circle rather than part of the momentum that moves things forward."

Celebrating 10 Years With Lanesboro Arts

A.R.T. (Audacious Raw Theater) is celebrating its 10th Year with Lanesboro Arts!(opens in new tab) 

Since our seasonal inception in 2017, we have been working with the concept of hosting seven international performing artists for seven days and creating seven or more newly devised works

The Journey So Far

In 2023, our piece Surf & Turf: Stories of Water & Earth focused on Land Stewardship and Climate Change.

In 2024, our work, There is a Field(opens in new tab), centered around Parenthood, Procreation, and Reproductive Justice. 

In 2026, we will tackled The Second Amendment and the rise in gun violence in a newly devised piece called These Sovereign Woods, featuring Core A.R.T. members Jerome Yorke of Cincinnati and Hilary Williams of Chicago.

Seeking Common Ground

As ARTists, we actively seek to cultivate and create stories from a wide range of diverse people. We wish to reflect all sides, so instead of solely focusing on what divides us, we will strive to uncover collective values that unite us.

To keep up to date with what we are getting up to next, check out our  Meta (FaceBook) Page.

The Common Ground Project

In 2023, we began working with the overarching theme of Common Ground. 

Under this umbrella, we are taking on stories and performances that, at first glance, may seem polarizing in nature.

For the Common Good

As always, Audacious Raw Theater aims to reflect reality in fragments and fractals. To that end, we will devise powerful and provocative performances that gather our community on common ground for the common good.

Our shows are recommended for ages 13 and up.

Year 10 Events

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A Really Raw Retrospective & Rock it Forward

Friday, August 7th at 7 pm St. Mane Theatre, 206 Parkway Ave N, Lanesboro, MN Tickets $20 | $15 for LA Members Audacious Raw Theatre (A.R.T.)Year 10: A Really Raw…

Year 10: Core Ensemble

Eric Decker

Eric Decker

ERIC DECKER'S theatrical career began on May 1st, a few decades ago, at Lanesboro resident Peggy Hanson and Frank Wright's wedding reception;... Read More

Eric and Denny Bell committed to restarting the Lanesboro Community Theater with summer melodrama performances in Sylvan Park; LCT now has full seasons in St. Mane!  Since then, he has founded Absolute Theatre (Rochester, MN) and earned his MA in Theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts.  While directing nearly 100 shows regionally, he has recently fallen in love with sound design as an opportunity to supplement and shape works of art.  While sometimes this means he's in charge of the doorbells and lion roars, he has also been able to dabble in dozens of genres and create soundscapes to tell entire stories.  New works and devised theatre are particularly noteworthy to his growth, as the collaborative process is rewarding beyond measure to him. He has been a Core Member of the A.R.T. Ensemble since it's inception!

Catherine Glynn

Catherine Glynn

CATHERINE (CATIE) GLYNN is the founder and Artistic Director of A.R.T. (Audacious Raw Theater.) She is an actor, director, author, and devised theater maker.... Read More

She has performed worldwide in various works, from the classics to original solo works. Her passion is creating and collaborating. She holds M.F.A.s in acting from UT-Austin and the University of Delaware's Professional Theatre Training Program and is certified in Pilates. She is also a Leadership Presence Coach, and she takes the power of theatrical training to the corporate sector. She teaches storytelling at Harvard Business School and trains Ph.D. students for the job market at Yale, the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, and the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. Following There is a Field, she will act alongside her husband in John Patrick Shanley's Doubt. She makes her home in Lanesboro, Minnesota.

Hilary Williams

Hilary Williams

HILARY WILLIAMS is always honored to be a part of ART! Hilary is an actor, writer, and educator based in Chicago. She has worked with companies such as... Read More

Rivendell Ensemble, Steep Theatre, BackRoom Shakespeare, The Hypocrites, and Northlight, and she is a company member of The Bramble. And a Core Ensemble Member of A.R.T.. She teaches sexual assault prevention with Catharsis Productions and is a certified death doula. She is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf and is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent. Her new fiction podcast, "World Gone Wrong," is out on all those places you get your podcasts. Take a listen! And the most enormous thanks to Catie for giving her a reason to say "YES." To find out more about her, check out hilwill.com. 

Jerome Yorke

Jerome Yorke

JEROME YORKE  Jerome has 20 years of national and international professional acting and performance experience from Bali, Indonesia, to Abu Dhabi, UAE.... Read More

His physically based work and approach to theatre making and performance blends imaginative storytelling, social justice, movement, puppetry, and clowning. He is a core UpLift Physical Theatre member, a core member of A.R.T. (Audacious Raw Theater), and an Alexander Technique teacher. He holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from Dell'Arte International and is an Associate Professor of Physical Theatre for the University of Dayton Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology program.

Thank You, Minnesota!

2026: A Gracious Grant

Our Latest Adventures are State-Funded, and we could not be more grateful! 

Catherine Glynn is a fiscal year 2026 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Thank you to MSAB (Minnesota State Art Board) for your generous grants supporting our work.

This grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board is helping us to undertake the writing, research, and community-based devising workshops to generate material for the year's production.

Thank you Minnesota...we couldn't do what we do ANY WHERE ELSE!

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The Story Doesn't End Here

From bold new works to enduring conversations, explore the people, projects, and creative practices that continue to shape the A.R.T. experience beyond this season.

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