Our work continues.

Leslie Vincent, Kelly Houlehan, and Kalen Keir
The Yellow Wallpaper & Other Things That Scare Us (2019)

Our work continues.

#GiveAtHomeMN ends tonight. If you have the means and feel inspired to share your support, please head over to our brand new GiveMN page and continue reading to find a few other amazing causes we are lifting up this week. However, please know that your support is needed into the future.

This is a work-in-progress.

Yes, #GiveAtHomeMN will be ending, but this process to heal and transform will continue beyond the stroke of midnight. Over the next weeks and months, we will collaborate in new ways — as artists, as audience members, as advocates, and as neighbors. We will reimagine what it means to share our stories, our joys, our fears, and our compassion with each other. It will not be easy, but it will be worth it.

So, in this moment and the next: thank you.

Thank you for supporting the artists. Thank you for celebrating the mess makers and the storytellers. Thank you for imagining a future full of creativity, collaboration, and conversation.

Your support is so important now, always.

I will leave you with some words from our 2016 production of June that have been comforting me as I imagine what comes next:

"We can’t know what lies ahead.
All we can do is trace the lines in our palms.
Take care of each other.
See each other.
Ourselves."

Let's take care of each other — and ourselves — in the most radical and collaborative ways we can imagine.

Together is better,

Hannah K. Holman
Producing Artistic Director ​

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​As timelines continue to shift and funding sources remain uncertain over the next few months and years, artists and arts organizations need your support.

If you have means and desire, we’d love to turn your attention to these partners and friends doing key work to uphold the arts in this difficult moment:
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• Springboard for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund
  Providing essential funding directly to artists who have lost income.
  
  
• Twin Cities Logistics Collective
  Supporting black, trans, indigenous, and two-spirit artists who have been impacted.
  
  
• Minnesota Theater Alliance
  Supporting all 500+ performing arts organizations as we navigate what comes next.
  
  
• Minnesota Fringe Festival
  Recently cancelled the 2020 festival and needs support to return in 2021.

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And, of course, we welcome your support of our behind-the-scenes work in whatever ways make sense right now. Here are a few ways you can ensure new work continues to thrive in the future:
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• Join the Umbrella Circle with a monthly contribution of any amount
  Direct, ongoing support has the most impact on our future because it helps us plan and grow. You can also make one-time or annual contributions directly on our website.
  
  
• Visit our (new!) GiveMN donation page 
  We've recently become our own 501c3 organization, so we have a brand new page! During #GiveAtHomeMN, we're eligible for bonus grants throughout the week.
  
  
• Share a favorite moment with Umbrella Collective on your social media!
  Performing arts lovers all over the state will be using the hashtag #JustAnIntermission, and we'd love for you to join us:
  
  “Places, please!” Performers, directors, designers, musicians, and technicians know this common stage manager’s call well. It’s our cue to be ready, to prepare. Right now, Minnesota’s performing arts community is working tirelessly behind-the-scenes to prepare for what comes after this unexpected intermission. Please consider adding the arts to your worthy list of causes during this uncertain time, so we are able to continue telling stories that connect, heal, and transform. #JustAnIntermission #GiveAtHomeMN​

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Adapted from our email newsletter: mailchi.mp/112e0a7f8027/our-work-continues
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