825 Arts and zAmya joined forces this spring to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. 

Participants have been exploring the concept of “safety” and are excited to share what they’ve created in a brief “Shareformance” on Thursday, June 17th as part of an Art-BQ from 5:00-7:00pm. 

This event is FREE and includes local food and art activities. All are welcome, no reservations required. We’ll be outside in the pocket park next door to 825 Arts but will move inside if there’s bad weather.

Getting there by bus… The building is located near the Victoria Street stop of the Green Line Light rail. The stop has ramps, wheelchair friendly cars, and runs every 15 minutes. 

Getting there by car… Lot parking is available at Ryan Plumbing on the corner of Avon and University. Street parking is available on the surrounding blocks. Street parking is available on University Ave after 6:00pm. Accessible parking drop off is available at 825 Arts’ neighbor, Demera.

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

zAmya is co-hosting a special event with our longtime friend and collaborator, Eric Avery. Come join the OPEN REHEARSAL process for Eric's latest participatory performance. If you're curious about collective/individual healing, experimental performance, this is for you!

A free Ethiopian meal will be served at 5:15pm. OPEN REHEARSAL will start at 6:00pm sharp. Eric will share goals for the session and details about the project before beginning. Eventually, you may be asked to participate in the performance by answering a question, doing a simple task, sharing an opinion, etc. This is a new experimental work in development, so there are many unknowns and these evenings will help illuminate the path forward.

When: Thursday, June 5 @ 5:15-8:15pm

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Avenue West Saint Paul, MN 55104)

Cost: FREE!

Reservations: required; reserve a spot online here

Questions?: email Maren Ward, zAmya’s Executive Artistic Director, at maren@zamyatheater.org

More information: This multidisciplinary interactive performance provides participants an opportunity to learn about, discuss, envision, and practice individual and collective healing. The experience is intended for an audience of diverse identities and opinions whose choices will guide them through various chapters of the piece, much like a choose-your-own-adventure book, punctuated and/or interwoven by discrete moments of performance by e. Franklin and self-selecting participants. The goals of the project are to heighten participants’ understanding of intersectional healing/repair and to build practical skills in advancing this notion through role play and experiential learning. More about the project and Eric can be found here.

Getting there: The building is located near the Victoria Street stop of the Green Line Light rail. The stop has ramps, wheelchair friendly cars, and runs every 15 minutes. Lot parking is available at Ryan Plumbing on the corner of Avon and University. Street parking is available on the surrounding blocks. Street parking is available on University Avenue after 6PM. Accessible parking drop off is available at 825 Arts’ neighbor, Demera.

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

825 Arts and zAmya Theater Project are joining forces to offer a special series of creative workshops designed by and for individuals who have experienced homelessness. These sessions serve as a platform for artistic skill-building, fostering social connections, and encouraging creative expression. They will culminate in an informal “shareformance” at an Art-BQ on June 17th.

When: Mondays and Thursdays through June 16th *except Memorial Day, Monday May 26th* from 3:00 - 5:00pm 

Where: 825 Arts (825 University Ave W in St. Paul)

People who’ve experienced housing instability are especially encouraged to attend. We provide coffee, snacks and bus tokens (while supplies last). 

FREE! No registration required. Come to one or many!

More information can be found here. 

Act for a Change: Improvising Answers to Hate Speech is a workshop created for allies of people experiencing hate speech. It will combine theatre improvisation*, and Nonviolent Communication techniques to help us find the words to disrupt hate speech wherever we find it. We want to speak up, but sometimes we don’t know what to say. 

*You won’t be expected to perform; you can participate at whatever level of involvement is comfortable – from audience member to actor – the choice is up to you.

Created in partnership with: Dream Lab, Jewish Community Action, Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood and zAmya Theater

Sunday, April 27th, 2:00pm – 5:00pm CST at Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415

Eventbrite Tickets Use promo code ACTFORACHANGEALLY to receive a $10.00 discount.

Questions? Email Cherie Anderson at: canderson@ourdreamlab.com