August Wilson’s Legacy
The extraordinary legacy of playwright August Wilson and his 10-play cycle of African-American life in the 20th Century is explored in a two-part program. First, a panel of Wilson’s collaborators — producer James Houghton (Signature Theatre Company), dramaturg Todd Kreidler, director Kenny Leon (Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean), actor/director Ruben Santiago Hudson (Gem of the Ocean, Seven Guitars), producer Jack Viertel (Radio Golf) — discuss the process of developing and producing Wilson’s plays. In the second half, the depth and variety of Wilson’s characters are explored by Stephen McKinley Henderson (Jitney, King Hedley II), Harry Lennix (Radio Golf), Tonya Pinkins (Radio Golf) and Phylicia Rashad (Gem of the Ocean), joined by director Kenny Leon.
Original airdate - May 27, 2007.
Running time - 60 minutes.
For more information see Working in the Theatre’s August Wilson’s Legacy program page.
You can also download the August Wilson’s Legacy program (mp4).
Posted on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 at 10:35 am
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