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By The Way, Meet Vera Stark at Penumbra Theatre

By The Way, Meet Vera Stark

By The Way, Meet Vera Stark

Penumbra Theatre
270 N. Kent St St. Paul

Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage turns a keen eye toward Hollywood as she tracks the life and career of Vera Stark, a talented black actress who can't catch a break in the 1930s. Like many of the uncredited black stars of the Golden Era, Vera is relegated to playing the maid to white Southern belles and socialites, but in a world of illusion, nothing is quite what it seems. Evoking Hollywood "firsts," from Hattie McDaniel to Halle Berry and Lupita Nyong'o, this charming and witty play follows Vera over a lifetime career, only at the end of which is she finally being lauded for her talent.

Thru - Mar 1, 2015

Wednesdays:	7:30pm
Thursdays:	7:30pm
Fridays:	7:30pm
Saturdays:	2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sundays:	2:00pm

Box Office: 651-224-3180

www.penumbratheatre.org

Penumbra Theatre Seating Chart

By The Way, Meet Vera Stark Reviews

Star Tribune - Recommended

"...This "Vera Stark" sharply frames the playwright's intelligent wit. More than anything, Bellamy's staging, which takes place on Lance Brockman's tidy set and is amplified by Martin Gwinup's video design and Mathew LeFebvre's costumes, offers insight into the types of roles people must play to succeed in Hollywood and in this American life."
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Rohan Preston

Twin Cities Daily Planet - Recommended

"...The acting is superb. Crystal Fox plays the title role. There's something about her persona that draws you in immediately; she delivers her fast-paced lines with comic timing while her eyes hint at when something is humorous and when it's funny like bad fish."
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Ann Treacy

Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Recommended

"...Seeing a farcical comedy at Penumbra is kind of like going to the opera to hear an evening of "Weird Al" Yankovic. But Penumbra isn't slumming it with "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark." It's a very funny play with some very serious things to say."
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Dominic P. Papatola