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SEASON ONE
DUST May 1-3
No Room Dec. 11-13
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30+
Artists Relieved
2
Full Season Shows
19
Students in Staging Virtue
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The Access, Unity, and Development Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit theatre collective based in downtown Memphis. Founded in 2022 as a mutual aid initiative, we've grown into a producing organization with our first full season, 19 students in Staging Virtue, and an original musical (DUST) premiering in May.
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Vision
The AUD Collective exists to make theatre accessible, communal, and audaciously Black. We develop original works, invest in artists, and build creative infrastructure through our education program. Memphis raised us. We're building something worthy of it.
Values
We lead with humanity.
We prioritize artist compensation.
We show up for community.
We tell the truth.
We create with intention and build with integrity.
Everything else follows.
WHAT WE DO
Sharing Our Stories
AUD exists to tell the stories that don't get told—and to tell them our way. Through original works like DUST (our musical about the Memphis Massacre of 1866) and reimagined classics like No Room (our take on Langston Hughes' Black Nativity), we center Black voices and experiences on stage and beyond. Every event in our 4-year history has drawn 200+ people. The AUDBALL is now a Memphis cultural favorite.
Working Collectively
We believe in collaboration over competition. AUD partners with artists, organizations, and institutions across Memphis to expand access, share resources, and build something bigger than any of us could alone. From First Presbyterian Church (hosting No Room) to Libertas Middle School (home of Staging Virtue), we're weaving a network of creative support that makes Memphis theatre more accessible and more audacious.
