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August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". [ 1 ] He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle (or The Century Cycle ) , which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the ...
The Piano Lesson is a 1995 American drama television film directed by Lloyd Richards and written by August Wilson, based on his 1987 play of the same name.The film stars Charles S. Dutton and Alfre Woodard, [1] [2] and relies on most of its cast from the original Broadway production. [3]
Fences is a 2016 American period drama film directed and co-produced by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson, based on his 1985 play.It stars Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Saniyya Sidney.
Pittsburgh native August Wilson's wrote his 1979 group portrait "Jitney," opening at the Vortex Theatre from March 8-24, in tribute to the lives of these drivers. The Hill District was home to ...
Opening night, 1986. August Wilson’s play “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” Huntington Theatre Company in Boston. Patti Hartigan, a rising young critic and arts writer, took her seat for the ...
Fences is a 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson.Starring Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo and Stephen McKinley Henderson, the film focuses on a man and his life, family, and job. [1]
August Wilson poses these questions in his 1984 play, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” He asks them of a motley group of characters inhabiting and surrounding a 1911 Pittsburgh boarding house ...
These core themes are ones August Wilson tends to use in many of his plays. one [5] [11] [12] Identity: The most prominent theme in Joe Turner is the idea of identity. Each of the characters, whether or not they realize it, is looking for his or her identity as an American, African, man, woman, businessman, and/or artist.