Since our inception, Bread and Roses Missouri has been fortunate to have engaged nationally recognized artists, actors, writers, directors and musicians to produce transformative art on live and digital platforms.

Kathryn Bentley, MFA
Kathryn Bentley, MFA, previously served as Artistic Director of the Workers’ Theater and directed our latest original production, Mrs. Palmer’s...

Dail Chambers
Dail Chambers, an award-winning artist and activist who exhibits and lectures nationally, was instrumental in forming the Youth Initiative while...

Sukanya Mani
Sukanya Mani has served as a teaching artist, member of the board and council of advisors. Based in St. Louis,...

Colin McLaughlin
Playwright and musician, Colin McLaughlin previously served as Associate Artistic Director of the Workers’ Theater. He was Musical Director of...

Cassandra Medley
Cassandra Medley is an award-winning playwright Cassandra Medley, whose plays have been produced all over the U.S. since 1982. Cassandra...

Agnes Wilcox and Freeman Word
The Workers’ Theater company evolved from the successful effort of Bread and Roses Missouri to present the Workers’ Opera, an...

Chris Worth
Chris Worth – an educator, visual artist, writer, community organizer, consultant and PhD student at the University Missouri St. Louis...