Penumbra's Summer Institute to Be AWAKE, AUTHENTIC and ALOUD Next Month

Penumbra's Summer Institute is a three-year leadership development program training young artists to critically engage the world around them and to respectfully take action to realize the luminosity of their dreams.

Students explore who they are and discover their own power to make change. Performances feature original work written and performed by students who employ the power of their art to address issues that concern them. Each performance includes a post-show discussion facilitated by the artists.

Summer Institute features the next generation of activist artists and culminates in the stirring and moving showcases: AWAKE on August 1, 2015, AUTHENTIC on August 8, 2015 and ALOUD, August 14 through 16, 2015.

SUMMER INSTITUTE PERFORMANCES:

AWAKE From The Heart

Directed by H. Adam Harris

Performance Date: August 1, 2015 / 7:00pm

An evening of original ensemble work written and performed by first year students who are standing up and speaking out about their world. Witness their bravery and welcome their leadership.

AUTHENTIC Their World. Their Way.

Directed by Harry Waters, Jr.

Performance Date: August 8, 2015 / 7:00pm

Featuring original monologues written and performed by second year students who employ the power of their art to address issues that concern them. The evening includes a post-show discussion facilitated by the artists.

ALOUD Know Love. Know Justice.

Directed by Randy Reyes, Al Justiniano, Carolyn Levy and Lisa Channer

AUGUST 14-16, 2015

What happens when you offer artistic teens a paid internship at a partner advocacy organization? You get a festival of original, powerful work that will enlighten, challenge, and inspire you. Each evening features different students from our graduating class, all who served as the lead visionary artist on their own project. Join these artists and advocacy experts in discussion after each show.

AUGUST 14, 2015 / 7:00pm

Featuring Raeshawn Payton, Gebriel Khadar, Elizabeth Schuetzle, and Abby Philip

In association with 180 Degrees and The Emily Program Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2015 / 7:00pm Featuring Brynn Potter, Rahila Coats, and Paul Tripeny In association with Sexual Offense Services of Ramsey County and Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

AUGUST 16, 2015 / 7:00pm Featuring Abigail Davis, Isabel Riemer, Gebriela Ayana, and Talief Ticker In association with OutFront Minnesota and The Advocates for Human Rights

Performances take place at Penumbra Theatre, located at 270 North Kent Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102. Tickets $10/performance. Purchase Online at penumbratheatre.org or by calling 651.224.3180.

Penumbra Theatre creates professional productions that are artistically excellent, thought provoking, relevant, and illuminate the human condition through the prism of the African American experience.

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