"For me, the mission was upholding this great work, amplifying August Wilson and giving reverence there, and connecting audiences that don't necessarily think that they have access to this work." ...

2022 12:13 p.m. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center finally has a permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and work of its Pulitzer Prize-winning namesake. “August Wilson ...

Before the Black Lives Matter craze exacerbated contemporary attitudes about race and black social continuity, playwright August ... Wilson’s as it is from Public Enemy and Geto Boys, yet they ...

He really appreciated that these young people were doing his work,” Ijames recalled. “Certainly my generation has been incredibly influenced by August Wilson. I can’t think of a Black — or ...

After an open call, curator Morgan Overton chose work by 40 adult and youth artists ... we wouldn’t even recognize it. The late August Wilson, who as a child and young man faced his share ...

The August Wilson Theatre was built in 1925 by the Theatre Guild to house its own productions under the name Guild Theatre. It was extensively renovated in the 1950s and renamed The ANTA.