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Gem of the Ocean will be presented at the Guthrie Theater. Tickets are available through the Guthrie Box Office at 612-377-2224 or online at www.guthrietheater.org. Prices will vary.
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 2007-2008 Artistic Director's Statement"On our stage, African American traditions, rites of passage, and celebrations are brought to life. Penumbra is a keeper of the stories and we take this responsibility seriously. The rigor with which we approach the work and its content is unparalleled. Across the nation, folks are standing up to take notice, and they're pointing to St. Paul." -Lou Bellamy, Founder and Artistic Director
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 REDSHIRTS by Dana Yeaton
Directed by Lou Bellamy
September 6 through September 30, 2007
All star rookie Dante Green is an explosive running back, sprinting his way to the top of the game. This becomes the fight of his life when he realizes there are no cutting corners, as he tackles the conflict of commercial success and academic integrity.
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 Black Nativity: Twenty Years of Holiday Cheer
Conceived by T. Mychael Rambo & Lou Bellamy
Directed by Austene Van
November 29 through December 30, 2007
Celebrate our 20th year of ringing in the holiday season in serious style with the finest musicians, jazz and gospel singers and dancers the Twin Cities has to offer!
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 The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
Directed by Lou Bellamy
February 21 through March 16, 2008
The piano that sits in the Charles home is very valuable. For Bernice,
it holds the spirit of her grandparents, sold away in exchange for it during slavery.
For her brother, Boy Willie, it holds the key to freedom from the burden of
sharecropping. The struggle between the siblings over the
symbolic and literal value of the piano escalates into a conflict that threatens to
tear the family apart. A Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, this is the
story of a family haunted by the living legacy of American slavery.
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Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson
Directed by Lou Bellamy
 April 25 through May 18, 2008 at the Guthrie Theater on the
McGuire Proscenium Stage
The first generation of black Americans recently freed from slavery are unprepared for the backlash against their newly acquired freedom by whites. Many venture north and find themselves at Aunt Ester's door, seeking solace, advice, or a place to heal. Join us for the Midwest premiere of August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean and meet Aunt Ester, keeper of the flame.
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 Penumbra Presents August Wilson's 20th Century Cycle
The 2007-2008 Season launches the August Wilson 20th Century Cycle, ten plays that trace black American life decade by decade from 1900 to 2000. Commencing with the Pulitzer Prize winning Ma Rainey's Black Bottom in 1982, the plays were written over the course of 23 years and were finished in 2005, the year of the playwright's death. The ten plays in August Wilson's 20th Century are: Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, and Radio Golf.
Over the next five years, Penumbra will produce the entire August Wilson 20th Century Cycle, presenting two plays each season. Lou Bellamy said, "We are honored to host this unprecedented occasion and so thrilled to offer our patrons the opportunity to witness the work of a great writer staged by the artists he regarded so highly." Bellamy will direct these plays, starting in the 2007-2008 Season with The Piano Lesson at Penumbra's home theatre in St. Paul, and the regional premiere of Gem of the Ocean presented at the Guthrie Theatre.
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