Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc.

What's Next Starts Here.

Help write the next chapter of Lyric Arts.

Think of a moment in the theater that stayed with you. A song that gave you chills. A story that opened your eyes. A roomful of strangers sharing a laugh.

Your generosity makes those moments possible.

At Lyric Arts, we have big ambitions for what comes next—and you have a part in bringing them to life. Your gift helps us:

• Invest in artists. Provide more competitive compensation for the talent and dedication behind every production.

• Raise the artistic bar. Support ambitious storytelling through exceptional performances, imaginative design, and compelling stagecraft.

• Inspire young people. Create opportunities to explore creativity, develop confidence, and experience the joy of theater.

• Open our doors wider. Reduce barriers so more people can participate in the arts.

As production costs rise and household budgets face competing demands, your support matters. It helps us meet today’s needs while building toward the theater we aspire to become.

Help us reach our goal for Give to the Max Day with $12,500 in year-end support and bring that future closer.

Whether you give $25, $100, or more, you become part of every story we tell and every connection we create.

Give today. What’s next starts with you.

Our Mission

Lyric Arts’ mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.

We are a growing, non-union professional theater, deeply rooted in the communities we serve, producing inclusive work that entertains, educates, stimulates, and is reflective of the diversity of our audiences and artists.

Our Values

Lyric Arts is passionately and joyfully committed to excellence, integrity, authenticity, collaboration, diversity, inclusion, and creating community.

About Lyric Arts

Located in the heart of historic downtown Anoka, Lyric Arts is the only full-time, year-round theater in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis, providing access to the performing arts for tens of thousands of audience members each year—in addition to providing work for hundreds of theater artists and technicians. Lyric Arts presents nine to ten productions per season, including a unique mix of comedies, dramas, classics, musicals, and plays for young audiences. 

The company also presents a concert series, theater arts workshops, weekday matinees for school children, and educational outreach programs. We are able to fulfill our mission thanks to the support of the Minnesota State Arts Board and many generous donors and volunteers.