Our Mission

To each of us: a foundation in the play, a pursuit of creative excellence, and a continuation of curiosity.

Our Identity and Our Promise

We are Pro Rata: we create smart, vivid, varied, and gutsy programming. As an audience member, you’ll be part of moving, thought-provoking theatre.

Who We Are

The Artistic Company
The Board of Directors
The Artists

Our Core Values

We put people first.

We nurture the artist as well as the art.
We work towards the moment of communication between actor and audience.
We approach the artistic work collaboratively.
We invest in our artists.
We empower women with positions of leadership and design.

We love the play.

We translate the playwright’s vision in every production.
We look for stories that speak to a darker and deeper truth about who we are.
We work outside the realm of genre in order to realize our stories.
We choose scripts that have a societal, political, moral, or ethical underpinning.
We give the audience something to take away and artists to sink their teeth into.
We produce every show to the best of our abilities within our means.

We want you to love the play as much as we do.

Theatre Pro Rata Mentions & Press

KFAI 10,000 Fresh Voices interview with Carin Bratlie
“…a staple of the St. Paul [theater] scene.” - Metro Magazine
“Superb productions.” - Lavender Magazine
TC Theater Connection Director’s roundtable with Carin Bratlie
City Pages Pro Rata’s home venue, The Gremlin Theatre, is named Best New Stage 2009
TC Theater Connection Podcast interview with Carin Bratlie and Zach Curtis.