YEAR-END REPORT
The liberal arts and leadership theme engages collaborative programming partnerships with locally based, world- renown arts organizations. For a second year, we partnered with the exceptional Guthrie Theater to produce two special programs. In December 2021, Michaelson was joined by two special guests: Artistic Director for the Minneapolis-based Guthrie Theater, Joe Haj, and playwright, Lavina Jadhwani, adaptor for the Guthrie's 47th annual A Christmas Carol play on the seventh episode of the Work in Progress with Christopher Michealson podcast exploring the play's deeper themes of social and economic justice thoughtfully scripted and packaged in this holiday classic. In May 2022, a Center-led collaboration along with the University of St. Thomas Racial Justice Initiative and the Guthrie Theater culminated in an incredibly successful and impactful event: A Raisin in the Sun: Performance and Panel
Image top: Guthrie Theater. Image immediately above: Guthrie Theater marketing image for A Raisin in the Sun play.
Discussion. The panel discussion offered guests an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the play's themes and connect their relevance to present society before viewing the masterpiece production itself.
A job? I open and close car doors all day long. I drive a man shall I take the drive, sir? Mama, that ain’t no kind ( Walter Younger, in Lorraine Hansberry’s
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