Sunday, March 02, 2008
Five-week reading of August Wilson's epic cycle to begin in D.C.
Post Gazette: "From the day 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' burst onto Broadway in 1984, August Wilson had a grand plan for an unprecedented cycle of plays, one set in each decade of the 20th century, about the struggles, aspirations, comedy and tragedy of black America."
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I'm glad that the Kennedy Center has chosen to do the entirety of the August Wilson cycle plays. All of them really speak to each other in way that is impossible to understand unless you see them within the same context. It's just too bad that Pittsburgh doesn't do quite the same thing.
It will be interesting to see if these plays speak louder to audiences when performed together. After seeing Piano Lesson, I can see how these plays work on their own, and they are already powerful works of theatre. IJ am curious what would be gained out of doing them all together, though, that is lost with doing each play individually, so hopefully some reviews of the production will address this issue.
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