Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a stellar artistic accomplishment, a blazingly powerful dramatic experience.
August-Wilson
Theater Review: August Wilson’s “Radio Golf” — The Culture We Build
The message of August Wilson’s final play: the future rests not on the number of Whole Foods we build but on the culture we value.
Film Review: “Fences” — The Tragedy of Walls
This excellent film version of the play Fences meets (even exceeds) the considerable demands of August Wilson’s script.
Film Commentary: Black Lives Matter, Cinematic Expressions
One of the heartening trends in film during 2016 has been an increase in the number of quality films that focus on African-Americans.
Fuse Theater Review: “How I Learned What I Learned” — August Wilson’s Indelible Lessons
August Wilson’s dramatized autobiography, thanks to the magnificent actor Eugene Lee, is a stirring experience.
Theater Review: A Superbly Gritty Staging of August Wilson’s “Fences”
Director Eric C. Engel and the Gloucester Stage Company cast gives Fences an insightful and nuanced production.
Book Review: August Wilson Play Cycle — Complete
The Theatre Communications Group is to be congratulated for making readily available one of the most colossal feats in American drama. For those who don’t want the entire “August Wilson Century Cycle,” the plays can also be acquired individually. The August Wilson Century Cycle, by August Wilson, The Theater Communications Group, $200. By Caldwell Titcomb […]