Happy GTMD!

Happy Give to the Max Day, Minnesota!

Our tenth-anniversary season featured a chorus of well-loved projects including: SWEET DREAMS, ALFIE (a “harrowing, immersive ride” into the dark corners of our mind), THE AWAKENING (the "truly lovely and moving story" of Edna Pontellier), Night of New Works (new works-in-progress incubation program featuring squids, swindlers, and secret bathrooms), VELVET SWING Workshop ("A promising new play about a devastating old star" - Evelyn Nesbit), and EX-GAYS: NOT A STR8 REMOUNT ("a moving protest piece" about the dangers of pray-the-gay-away.) This March, we'll wrap up our anniversary season with THE RAVAGERS (a site-specific and haunting version of Aeschylus’ THE SUPPLIANTS). All of these works open up conversations of who we are, how we are, and how we all exist together in this complicated, messy, beautiful thing called life.

After a decade of making-making-making, we are looking forward to a bright future of even more exciting adventures. Our next chapter will focus on deepening our partnerships around Minnesota, moving forward with our "accessibility as an attitude" initiative, strengthening our commitment to equity and safety in the rehearsal room, and continuing to focus our mission on LGBTQIA+ and women-centric stories. We're ready for the next ten years!

We are so grateful to have the ongoing support of our community year-round! Our brilliant and fearless collaborators share their time, talents, and creative hearts with us in the new work process. They ask us to dig deeper and consistently challenge us to be bolder. Our audiences always keep us on our toes with their ideas, stories, and questions. We believe that theater is a critical vehicle for sparking change, fostering compassion, and highlighting important stories that have been pushed to the margins. Thank you for your commitment to bold, new work and conversation.​

Today, you can support Savage Umbrella in a number of ways:

• Extra $10 at 10!
  Any donation made during the 10am hour (10:00am - 10:59am) on November 16 will earn an extra $10 for Savage Umbrella (up to $500!) thanks to an anonymous lover of new work! Just make your donation at givemn.org/fundraiser/SavageUmbrella to maximize your support.
  
  
• Come party with us!
  We literally want you to come party with us. We'll be at Can Can Wonderland from 4:00 - 9:00 pm on Thursday for Springboard for the Arts' Give to the Max-STRAVAGANZA. Delicious food and drink, performances from local artists, and a chance to get away from those pesky computer screens. A little SU sneak peek will happen around 6:40pm, so come check it out!
  
  
• Golden Tickets!
  Just like Great MN Give Togethers of yore, every donation made on November 16 has the potential to unlock an hourly $1,000 Golden Ticket from GiveMN (or the big $10,000 Golden Ticket at the end of the day!) So, show your support at any time during the day to enter SU into the drawings.
  
  
• Share your support!
  Even if you can't support SU with your dollars today (we know, we've totally been there), you could share a post on Facebook or Instagram to tell your community what Savage Umbrella means to you! Maybe you've seen one of our shows, maybe you had great conversation in the lobby, or maybe you've been in a production... we would love to hear from you.

Of course, there are so many other deserving organizations and artists to support today, as well. Some of our favorites include Springboard for the Arts (supporting artists making a living and a life!), Minnesota Theater Alliance (connecting and strengthening theaters across the state!), and all the other fearless new work and small budget theater makers making it happen every day.

As we always say, together is better, and we're better together with you. Thanks for joining us under the umbrella!

xoxo,

Hannah & the SU Crew