Penumbra Theatre Records 1959-2013 (bulk 1980-2000)

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Penumbra Theatre Records 1959-2013 (bulk 1980-2000)

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Contains the records of Penumbra Theatre, the oldest operating African-American theater company in the United States, dedicated to dramatic exploration the African-American experience in America.

68 boxes (74 cubic feet)

University of Minnesota Libraries. Givens Collection of African-American Literature, Special Collections and Rare Books [scrbg]

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SNAC Resource ID: 6617111

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Penumbra Theatre.

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Penumbra Theatre Company

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The Penumbra Theatre was founded in 1976 by Lou Bellamy, then the Cultural Arts Director at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Center included a 265 seat auditorium, where Bellamy began to stage plays with a specific focus on exploring the African-American experience. Funding for productions was initially through CETA (Comprehensive Employment Training Act), which was used to pay salaries to nonprofit employees. In 1978, Bellamy was joined b...

Bellamy, Louis, 1944-

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Wilson, August

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