Bread and Roses Missouri

Out of 190 Submissions, we're thrilled to announce our lineup for our Social Justice Shorts 2026! We're thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at A Call to Conscience Interactive Theater for Social Change to bring you an evening of original short works that spark conversation, challenge perspectives, and center stories too often pushed to the margins.

Tickets are on sale now!

Tickets → https://cur8.com/projects/breadandrosesmo

On we want to highlight a favorite recent project from our Youth Initiative.

This Spring we partnered with Larimore Elementary in the Hazelwood School District to create a mural with their 5th grade class to capture what they value about their school community. The students worked with our teaching artists to brainstorm, sketch, and then paint the 29-foot outside the school’s library.

Support our Youth Initiative and other projects for working people and their families at https://www.givestlday.org/organization/breadandrosesmo

Youth Initiative Mural @ Larimore Elementary This Spring we partnered with Larimore Elementary in the Hazelwood School District to create a mural with their 5th grade class that would reflect their scho...

Tomorrow, on , we hope you'll consider giving to the ONLY arts organization in Missouri focused on the stories of the working class and their families. For a decade, our mission has been the same: to amplify and elevate the stories of working people through art, performance, and activism.

Your donation on Give STL Day 2025 will help support our Workers' Theater Projects, including our new project, The Workers' Choir, a no-audition, inclusive choir that give working people the opportunity to experience the joy of singing in community. Plus, we'll premiere our next Workers' Opera in October, 2026!

Support the Work: https://www.givestlday.org/organization/breadandrosesmo

Photo by: Jennifer Lin Photography

Today, May 1st, we celebrate International Workers' Day. Today and everyday, Bread and Roses Missouri is committed to uplifting the stories of workers and their efforts everywhere. It is their work that drives progress and shapes a better future.

Join us this evening for a May Day Rally @ Aloe Plaza from 5:30p - 7:30p alongside members of our Workers' Choir! We'll see you there! We'll be meeting at the fountain on the 18th St side!

Don't forget! We're holding auditions TOMORROW for our annual Social Justice Shorts Festival tomorrow! Sign up to secure your slot today. Rehearsals are in the evening and weekend beginning May 11 and the production runs June 5-7 at the Jefferson Avenue Mission for 4 performances. All roles are paid!

Come be part of more than just a show. Be part of a production that challenges, inspires, and moves our community forward!

Sign Up: https://forms.gle/MfQYs6hyF5zCW9qb9

Last night was the inaugural rehearsal for the Workers' Choir! Thank you to everyone who was able to join for an exciting and invigorating night. It was a pleasure to meet friends that were both first-time attendees and long-time patrons of Bread and Roses.

With this, our hope is to keep on building a welcoming space where people can come together each other to be in community and in choir! No audition. No expectations. Just the joy of music and community!

Be sure to follow .stl on Instagram for rehearsal updates and more behind-the-scenes content!

We still have slots available for our 2026 Social Justice Shorts Festival! In partnership with A Call to Conscience: Interactive Theatre for Social Change, this annual festival brings together an evening of short plays and monologues that explore a range of social justice issues!

Whether you’ve worked with us before or are new, we invite you to show up join us in creating work that reflects our communities and the world we’re working to build.

Sign up for a slot here: https://forms.gle/BrU5dYruQ4nWj3hC7

Don't forget, our FIRST REHEARSAL for our new Workers' Choir starts tonight at 6:30pm. We'll be at the St. Louis Friends Meeting House in Soulard. Join us for an evening filled with music, song, and community! We can't wait to see you there!

We can’t wait for summer! What a joy to spend two days with this crew of teaching artists. We are SO grateful to .bias for helping us prepare for the Youth Initiative with big questions and deep dialogue. And thank you to for hosting us this weekend in your beautiful space.