MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on the play "Black Pearl Sings." Kerr talks with director Lou Bellamy and actors from play.
The Penumbra Theatre production of "Black Pearl Sings" at Penumbra Theatre explores the relationship between an academic collecting slave songs, and a woman prisoner who claims to have the songs the researcher needs. "Black Pearl Sings" involves just two performers, but Euan Kerr reports it touches on many uncomfortable issues.
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