August Wilson Archives

Review: New African Grove puts a timeless stamp on August Wilson’s “Radio Golf”

Amy Sherald talks Michelle Obama and the portrait that launched a million tweets

Review: August Wilson’s “King Hedley II” at True Colors packs a powerful final punch

For the actors of “Fences,” bringing August Wilson’s classic to film was a teaching moment

Andrew AlexanderJuly 18, 2018

August Wilson’s acclaimed Pittsburgh Cycle of 10 plays famously chronicles the lives of African American residents of Pittsburgh’s Hill District in each decade ...

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Gail O'NeillApril 23, 2018

When the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery commissioned Amy Sherald to paint an official portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama last fall, Sherald...

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Andrew AlexanderFebruary 21, 2018

August Wilson’s grim tragedy King Hedley II is currently having a fine production at Atlanta’s True Colors Theatre, on stage through March 11. It’s a moving pla...

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Jim FarmerJanuary 4, 2017

As a playwright, August Wilson amassed a career of work that explored the issues of race relations and the African-American experience, most notably in his 10-p...

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