Lou Bellamy (born March 10, 1944) is an American stage director, actor, producer, entrepreneur, and educator.
The CETA funding enabled his appointment as the center's cultural arts director, where he launched the Penumbra Theatre Company.
[7] Bellamy has been quoted regarding Black theater as saying: "There's a little pressure now to widen my work, with agents and artistic directors asking if I want to do Chekhov.
"[citation needed] Bellamy also directed plays at Arizona Theatre Company, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Signature Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Cleveland Play House, Indiana Repertory Theatre, The Guthrie Theater, The Kennedy Center, and Hartford Stage Company[3] In 2005 he was awarded IVEY Lifetime Achievement Award [8] In 2006 he was named Distinguished Artist by the McKnight Foundation.
[9] In 2017 he won the Kay Sexton award for his career as a teacher, mentor, director and promoter of African American Literature.