Photo: #The musical version of the play called "Raisin" won a Tony Award in 1974.
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Lou Bellamy on a classic American play

Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/10/2009, 10:06 a.m.

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Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun" turns 50 years old. The Penumbra Theatre Company has a new interpretation of the classic play about the American racial divide. Penumbra's artistic director Lou Bellamy joins Midmorning to talk about the new production.

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  • Lou Bellamy: Founder and artistic director of the Penumbra Theater. Penumbra's production of "A Raisin in the Sun" opens at the Guthrie on March 12.

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