Wilson received a 1995 Emmy Award nomination for his screenplay adaptation of The Piano Lesson. Additionally, the cast recording of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom received a 1985 Grammy Award, and Mr. Wilson’s works garnered many awards including Pulitzer Prizes for Fences (1987) and for The Piano Lesson (1990) a Tony Award for Fences Great Britain’s Olivier Award for Jitney as well as eight New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Jitney, and Radio Golf. Wilson made his professional stage debut in his one-man show, How I Learned What I Learned. His plays have been produced at regional theaters across the country and all over the world, as well as on Broadway. These works explore the heritage and experience of African-Americans, decade-by-decade, over the course of the twentieth century. All prices subject to change without notice.Īugust Wilson (Ap– October 2, 2005) authored Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, and Radio Golf. LENGTH OF SHO W: approximately 2 hours 25 minutes with one 15 minute intermission. Please contact our Box Office with any questions you have about the suitability of this show for young audiences. TilghmanĬONTENT ADVISORY: This production contains language and adult content. Gem follows MTC's award-winning productions of Wilson's Fences (1950s) and Seven Guitars (1940s).įeaturing Margo Hall, Omoze Idehenre, Patrick Kelly Jones, David Everett Moore, Namir Smallwood, Juney Smith and Tyee J. Go to the beginning of August Wilson's epic Century Cycle: when slavery was still a recent memory and the notion of freedom precarious. Set in 1904 Pittsburgh, Gem of the Ocean begins August Wilson’s ten-play century cycle dramatizing the African American experience during the 20th century - an unprecedented series that includes the Pulitzer Prize winning Fences and The Piano Lesson.Īunt Esther, a fiery 285-year-old matriarch, welcomes into her Hill District home Solly Two Kings, who was born into slavery and scouted for the Union Army, and Citizen Barlow, a young man from Alabama searching for a new life.īay Area sensation Margo Hall returns to August Wilson’s Century Cycle in the role of Aunt Esther following her TBA award-winning portrayal of Rose in MTC’s 2014’s Fences and 2011’s Seven Guitars. “Illuminating, devastating and beautiful.” –David Templeton, Bohemian ★★★★½ “Actors of the highest quality.” –Charles Brousse, Pacific Sun “A gem… See it.” –Pamela Feinsilber, Huffington Post “Bold, exciting and engrossing” –Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle
By August Wilson | Directed by Daniel Alexander Jones
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