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2009-2010 Season Proudly Presented by:
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Lou and Sarah Bellamy to Present at Midwest Black History Conference - January 28, 2010 |
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Lou and Sarah Bellamy will present the scene study from August Wilson's play "Piano Lesson." Lou Bellamy is the founder and artistic director of the Penumbra Theatre in Minneapolis, America's premier theatre dedicated to dramatic exploration of the African American experience.
Luther College to host 7th annual Midwest Black History Conference Thursday, Feb. 25
The Decorah Newspapers, January 28, 2010 |
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The Whipping Man, Best of 2009 - January 4, 2010 |
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The Whipping Man was named Best Production of 2009 by both the Pioneer Press and City Pages!
...a tense, thought-provoking and nuanced production that eschewed easy answers.
Best of 2009 -- Theater: Poor economy didn't strap a season rich in strong productions
Dominic P. Papatola, Pioneer Press, December 28, 2009
It was a story of American history delivered with staggering power, depth, and agility.
The Best of Twin Cities theater 2009
Quinton Skinner, City Pages, January 4, 2010 |
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Penumbra Receives 4 Best Of Awards - December 2009 |
Penumbra received four honors from Lavender Magazine:
- Best Production 2009 for A Raisin in the Sun
- Best Production 2009 for The Whipping Man
- Best Director 2009, Lou Bellamy for A Raisin in the Sun, The Whipping Man, and Radio Golf
- Theater Artist of the Decade, 2000-2009, Lou Bellamy
Year in Review 2009 & 2000-2009 Decade in Review
by John Townsend
Lavender Magazine, December 2009 |
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Radio Golf, Best Play of 2009 - December 17, 2009 |
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This version of the final play of Wilson's 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle was gripping, tightly directed by Lou Bellamy -- better then the four other versions I've seen, and that includes Broadway.
Best Plays of 2009
by Christopher Rawson
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 17, 2009 |
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What I Am Giving Thanks For This Year - November 23, 2009 |
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The arts have always provided inspiration during our darkest moments; let us all give thanks that even in this difficult period we have great art to give us solace.
What I Am Giving Thanks For This Year
by Michael Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Huffington Post, November 23, 2009
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Penumbra Theater stages final Wilson work 'Radio Golf' - October 12, 2009 |
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August Wilson wrote ten plays chronicling, probing and revealing the African-American experience in the 20th century, setting each play in a different decade. It's a remarkable, some might say unequaled, achievement in modern theater.
Penumbra Theater stages final Wilson work 'Radio Golf'
by Chris Roberts
All Things Considered, Minnesota Public Radio, October 12, 2009 |
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The world is a better place with Penumbra returning to its task of staging August Wilson's 10-play cycle with Lou Bellamy at the helm.
Radio Golf
by Quinton Skinner
City Pages, October 1, 2009
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Radio Golf: A play for our time - September 30, 2009 |
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Accompanied by Lou Bellamy's seasoned direction, the Penumbra's production is likely to ring paricularly true to the playwright's voice and vision.
Radio Golf: A play for our time
by Marianne Combs
Minnesota Public Radio, September 30, 2009
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