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Join us for the Summer Institute 2010 Final Performance!
Thirty-four youth artists. Two unforgettable hours.
One message: social change.

Penumbra Theatre’s

  

training the next generation of activist artists

 
FINAL PERFORMANCE
Monday August 2, 2010       6pm to 8:30pm
 
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Suggested donation of $5 per ticket to support the Summer Institute Scholarship Fund

Summer Institute is a nationally recognized theatre training program for youth, ages 13 – 18. Over four weeks, students work with professional artists to explore the power of art to create social change. As a group, they learn that theatre is more than memorizing lines and remembering blocking; it can make the world a more just and humane place.

2010-2011 tickets now on sale!

Sleep Deprivation Chamber
September 16 - October 10, 2010

Julius by Design
January 20 - February 13, 2011
A Special Presentation at the Guthrie Theater
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
February 11 - March 6, 2011
In loving memory, Penumbra honors and celebrates the life of Claude Purdy

Penumbra founding Company member, Claude Purdy, passed away Monday, July 27, 2009. A talented artist and teacher, Purdy mentored many actors and directors throughout the United States. Credited with bringing August Wilson to St. Paul, Purdy directed Wilson's first professional production, Black Bart and the Sacred Hills at Penumbra Theatre in 1982. Purdy worked closely with August Wilson, Lou Bellamy and Penumbra company members, and he was pivotal in the founding years of Penumbra Theatre. His contributions to the theatre community are invaluable.

Select directing credits at Penumbra include: Deadwood Dick : A Legend of the West (1981-1982), Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (1981-1982), Black Bart and the Sacred Hills (1982-1983), Don't Bother Me - I Can’t Cope (1983-1984), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1986-1987), Every Night the Sun Goes Down (1987-1988), Fences (1989-1990), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1990-1991), Don't Bother Me – I Can’t Cope (1990-1991), Fences (1996-1997), and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (2002-2003). 

Click here to read additional remarks about Purdy from Education Director Sarah Bellamy and Associate Artistic Director Dominic Taylor.

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