MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on August Wilson’s play “King Hedley II.” Report includes interview with Penumbra’s Lou Bellamy and excerpts from play.
Playwright August Wilson has been chronicling the tragedies and triumphs of the African American experience one decade at a time. He wrote many of those plays while living in St. Paul. The Penumbra Theatre has dedicated its 25th anniversary entirely to Wilson's plays. It wraps up the season with the area premiere of his latest work, “King Hedley II.”