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After COVID-19 shuttered live performances and left theater seats empty for nearly two years, live theater returned to the Twin Cities in late 2021 and early 2022.

But performing arts companies face ongoing challenges. They continue to deal with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. And many are working to 

address racism and discrimination in theater after the racial reckoning

MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with two leaders in Minnesota theater, Joseph Haj at the Guthrie in Minneapolis and Christopher Harrington at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul.

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After COVID-19 shuttered live performances and left theater seats empty for nearly two years, live theater returned in the Twin Cities in late 2021 and early 2022. But performing arts companies continue to face challenges. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two leaders in Minnesota theater.

MPR News with Angela Davis - After COVID-19 shuttered live performances and left theater seats empty for nearly two years, live theater returned in the Twin Cities in late 2021 and early 2022. But performing arts companies continue to face challenges. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two leaders in Minnesota theater, Joseph Haj at the Guthrie in Minneapolis and Christopher Harrington at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul.

Talking performing arts with leaders of the Guthrie and the Ordway

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