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August Wilson Trifecta (Two Trains, Ma Rainey and Fences on the same day)

Fences was performed in the backyard of August Wilson's boyhood home. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company Support the arts in your…

4 months ago

This 1960s teenager knew the neighborhood that inspired August Wilson’s plays

“Aw, man, you know the brother um takin’ ‘bout. He always be up at Eddie’s, light skin, heavy-set, like a…

7 months ago

Notes on Teaching August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle

I first taught Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle during an intensive 3-week online course during the 2020-21 winter break, during the Time…

8 months ago

How I Learned What I Learned (featuring Wali Jamal)

Carving out some time to enjoy this show as I prep to teach the Pittsburgh Cycle @SetonHill

11 months ago

Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf

Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf

1 year ago

‘One of the great American stories’: the incredible life of playwright August Wilson

The host was Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary under Lyndon Johnson. The guest was August Wilson, one of…

2 years ago

August Wilson House officially opens in Pittsburgh’s Hill District

The August Wilson House officially opened over the weekend in a tearful and emotional ceremony, bringing over 500 residents, celebrities,…

3 years ago

Behold this stack of August Wilson library books

Yay, libraries. I'm delighted that my college library has a full set of August Wilson's plays. I've had them all…

5 years ago

King Hedley II ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 9 of 10)

August Wilson’s Century Cycle >  Spoiler-free scene breakdown Premiered: 1999; Broadway 2001 Setting: 1985; backyard of row houses; Pittsburgh Hill…

5 years ago

Jitney ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 8 of 10)

August Wilson’s Century Cycle >  Spoiler-free scene breakdown Premiered: 1982; Broadway 2017 Setting: 1977; Becker's cab station, Pittsburgh Act I.i…

5 years ago

Two Trains Running ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 7 of 10)

August Wilson’s Century Cycle >  Spoiler-free scene breakdown Premiered: 1990 (Broadway 1992) Setting: 1969; Memphis's small restaurant, Pittsburgh Act I.i…

5 years ago

Fences ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 6 of 10)

August Wilson’s Century Cycle >  Spoiler-free scene breakdown Premiered: 1985 Setting: 1957; 1965; Troy Maxon's lived-in backyard, Pittsburgh A prose…

5 years ago

Seven Guitars ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 5 of 10)

August Wilson’s Century Cycle >  Spoiler-free scene breakdown Premiered: 1995 Setting: 1948, backyard of a house, Pittsburgh I.i. (Sunday; right…

5 years ago

The Piano Lesson ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 4 of 10)

August Wilson’s Century Cycle >  Spoiler-free scene breakdown Premiered: 1987;  Broadway & Pulitzer Prize 1990 Setting: 1930s, Doaker’s house, Pittsburgh…

5 years ago

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ( #AugustWilson #CenturyCycle, 3 of 10)

August Wilson’s Century Cycle >  Spoiler-free scene breakdown Premiered: 1984. Setting: a recording studio in Chicago, 1927. 10 characters An…

5 years ago