Penumbra Theatre Co. flips the script to meet economic challenge

Oct. 17 |   Financial state result of administration’s failure to watch cash flow   By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer   Penumbra Theatre Company (PTC), one of the nation’s largest African American theaters, has suspended its programming...

The Amen Corner: Penumbra breathes life into James Baldwin play

May. 30 |     Lou Bellamy brilliantly directs James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner at Guthrie Theater for a Penumbra Theatre Company/Guthrie Theater regional premiere. Bellamy, of course, is best known for taking scripts through their paces in St. Paul...

Black wisdom: for our collective prosperity in 2012

Dec. 28 | Critical thinking in the Black Independence Movement   “We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends,” a lesson from Mary McLeod...