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August Wilson’s plays provide audiences with a thorough and unflinching look at the African American experience in the twentieth century. Get to know this beloved playwright with an introduction to Fences, Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work set in the 1950s.
The August Wilson Society (AWS) defines itself as an interdisciplinary learning community dedicated to promoting the studying, the teaching, the performing, the researching, and the ultimate safeguarding of the rich legacy that August Wilson has bequeathed to us in the form of 10 plays that chronicle the stories of African Americans from 1904 to 1997.
Feb 10, 2021 · August Wilson’s American Century Cycle is considered one of the crowing achievements of the American theatre. From 1982 to 2005, August Wilson penned ten plays that captured the Black experience in Pittsburgh throughout the 20th century.
Feb 12, 2015 · Music was vital to playwright August Wilson (1945 --2005), who as a teenager honed his writing at the same time he discovered blues musicians like Bessie
May 25, 2023 · W hen August Wilson first heard a recording of Bessie Smith singing “Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine”, he wrote later, “the universe stuttered and everything fell to a ...
A permanent addition to our education programs will be offered in 2022, with the premiere of the first exhibit dedicated to life and legacy of August Wilson titled August Wilson: The Writer’s Landscape.
Join us at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center for our 2nd Annual Pride and Joy event, an event that celebrates the pride, resilience, and empowerment of Black queer individuals. This event is a gathering of love, support, and celebration for the Black LGBTQIA+ community, honoring their unique experiences, identities, and contributions. Come together...
