5 Things To Know About Playwright August Wilson
From the location featured in his 10-play cycle to his "Four Bs" inspiration, here are 5 things to know about playwright August Wilson.
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How Playwright August Wilson Captured the Highs and Lows of Black America | Smart News
An immersive exhibition in Pittsburgh explores the award-winning dramatist's life and legacy
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August Wilson's Uncompromising Vision "For Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
American playwright August Wilson (1945–2005), in New York in 2000 August Wilson had a magnificent ear. His supreme gift as a playwright was for transforming African American vernacular into crystalline poetry onstage. His sense for language was also evident in how he chose to be known. Growing up in the largely Black, poor, and working-class Hill District of Pittsburgh, dreaming of the sort of literary glory enjoyed by his idols Richard Wright and Langston Hughes, the young man must have known that “Frederick Kittel Jr., Great Black Writer” somehow didn’t have the right ring to it. A...
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