Two Trains Running

Two Trains Running

Actors onstage in August Wilson's Two Trains Running, 2003. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Black Nativity

Black Nativity

Actors in a Penumbra Theatre Company production of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity, 1999. From folder 36, box 53 of Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Lou Bellamy, August Wilson, and Claude Purdy

Lou Bellamy, August Wilson, and Claude Purdy

Lou Bellamy, August Wilson, and Claude Purdy (left to right), 1996. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Sally’s Rape

Sally’s Rape

Cast members of Sally’s Rape onstage at Penumbra Theatre, ca. 1994. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

Actors onstage at Penumbra Theatre performing August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, 1993. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature. University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Songhai

Songhai

A promotional photograph of Songhai, 1980. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature. University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Jelly Belly Don’t Mess with Nobody

Jelly Belly Don’t Mess with Nobody

Actors in Jelly Belly Don’t Mess with Nobody, 1985. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature. University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope

Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope

Actors in the Penumbra Theatre production of Micki Grant’s Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, 1983. From folder 20, box 50 of Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature. University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

The cast of Eden

The cast of Eden

The cast of Eden onstage at Penumbra Theatre. Artistic director Lou Bellamy stands at the far left. Photograph by Steve Carter, 1977. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature. University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Penumbra Theatre Company, ca. 1990

Penumbra Theatre Company, ca. 1990

Penumbra Theatre Company, ca. 1990. Artistic director Lou Bellamy stands at center. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

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