we're delinquents.pdf is the inaugural production of the newly formed theatre collective MIDDLE SISTER. Written by Claire Tumey, directed by Luis Feliciano, and co-produced/production managed by Hannah Bird, we're delinquents.pdf is a hilarious and provocative look at how ideas of propriety and punishment affect arts institutions-- namely, college BFA programs.

ABOUT we're delinquents.pdf: M, V, and W are theatre students at a non-descript midwestern university. When the administration decides it's time to crack down on the department's toxic party culture, they make an example out of these three women, using a party e-vite they wrote to shame their licentiousness. To atone for their sins, M, V, and W have to devise a performance about the dangers of illicit affairs. Will they succeed in changing their community through art? Can their friendships remain intact in the face of personal and artistic disagreement? And what exactly about the community is in need of change in the first place?

WHY SUPPORT we're delinquents.pdf:
2025 saw a substantial funding squeeze in the arts and culture sector. I remember how disheartening it felt to see countless well-established and emerging companies, venues, and collectives alike announce that their NEA grants had been cancelled or rescinded numerous awarded grants in May 2025, due to the Trump administration's new funding priorities, with a larger push to eliminate the agency entirely in the proposed FY2026 budget. This trend is expected to trickle down and affect the general pool of grant funding available to theatre artists everywhere.
By supporting independent production collectives like MIDDLE SISTER, you are providing a vibrant community of talented, hard-working, and diverse artists with opportunities to continue to hone their crafts and share their stories, alternatives to parochial avenues to success and advancement, and opening doors to future opportunities. In an age where we're seeing the increasing monopolization and digitization of the arts sector, it is more important than ever that we keep coming together in-person and share our idiosyncratic human discoveries through the power and potency of live theatre.