MPR’s Euan Kerr speaks with Penumbra Artistic Director Lou Bellamy about Claude Purdy, a founding member of the Penumbra Theater in St. Paul. Bellamy says Purdy offered many strengths to the stage.
Purdy is being hailed as a director, an actor, and a mentor to many artists including Pulitzer-prize winning playwright August Wilson. Purdy brought Wilson to St. Paul after convincing him to write plays instead of poetry.