MPR: Wendy Lehr named 2013 McKnight Distinguished Artist
June 6, 2013
The McKnight Foundation has named Wendy Lehr, a pillar of the Twin Cities theater scene, the recipient of its top artistic honor.
It’s easier to list the stages Lehr has not graced than those she has. Lehr has been an actor, director and teacher for nearly five decades. For many years she served as the director of the The Children’s Theatre Company school, and spent five years at the helm of the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. Currently, Lehr serves on the faculty of MacPhail Center for Music‘s Prelude Program, working with high school students seeking new possibilities as performing artists...
Read the full article at MPR's blog State of the Arts.
The McKnight Foundation has named Wendy Lehr, a pillar of the Twin Cities theater scene, the recipient of its top artistic honor.
It’s easier to list the stages Lehr has not graced than those she has. Lehr has been an actor, director and teacher for nearly five decades. For many years she served as the director of the The Children’s Theatre Company school, and spent five years at the helm of the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. Currently, Lehr serves on the faculty of MacPhail Center for Music‘s Prelude Program, working with high school students seeking new possibilities as performing artists...
Read the full article at MPR's blog State of the Arts.