August Wilson’s Words in the Game at Monologue Competition
Eighteen finalists from high schools across the country gathered to perform and celebrate August Wilson.
All Stories About August Wilson
The Ground on Which He Stood: Revisiting August Wilson’s Speech
Artists and scholars gathered this week to hear and reconsider August Wilson’s famous TCG speech about race and theatre.
The Two Pittsburghs of ‘Two Trains Running’
In the Goodman’s production of August Wilson’s classic, the creative team wrapped a coal-dusted city around a struggling diner.
August Wilson’s Legacy Is the Real Winner of Monologue Competition
Sixteen finalists from high schools all over the country gathered in New York to deliver, and connect with, the late playwright’s words.
Marin Theatre Company Announces Season of Six Contemporary Plays
Along with plays by Sarah Ruhl, August Wilson, Howard Brenton, Ayad Akhtar and Elizabeth Irwin, MTC will premiere Rachel Bonds’s ‘Swimmers.’
Sex, Comedy and Mystery on Tap for McCarter’s 2015–16 Season
World-premiere laffers by Ken Ludwig and Sharyn Rothstein are on the Jersey theatre’s schedule, along with a staging of Tennessee Williams’s film ‘Baby Doll.’
This Month in Theatre History
From a shooting at a theatre to the founding of one, from government crackdowns to government funds, a look back at previous Aprils in the American theatre.
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Season to Include Wilson, the Hypocrites and Humana
Also on deck for the Kentucky theatre are plays by Amy Herzog and Rebecca Gilman, ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ and a few holiday favorites.
The Goodman Theatre Claims a Piece of August Wilson’s Ground
Director Chuck Smith curates an August Wilson Celebration, with readings of all 10 of the Century Cycle plays and little-heard Wilson poetry.
Playwright Marcus Gardley Weaves Poetry, History Together To Create His Masterpieces
A behind-the-scenes look at a prolific playwright’s process.
