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Feb 5, 2015 · August Wilson’s seminal cycle of 10 plays covers African-American history in the 20th century, with all but one set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, where Wilson grew up. This “Century Cycle”...
- 'Jitney' (Set in 1977; Premiered in 1982) As Wilson tells the story, taxis wouldn’t go into the Hill District in the 1970s, so the community had to depend on jitneys, unlicensed cabs.
- 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' (Set in 1927; Premiered in 1984) A fictional story about a real woman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was the only play in The Cycle set in Chicago.
- 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone' (Set in 1911; Premiered in 1984) Inspired by Romare Bearden's Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket painting, which was set in a boarding house and showed an abject man sitting in defeat, Wilson reimagined him in Joe Turner's Come and Gone.
- 'Fences' (Set in 1957; Premiered in 1987) The best known of Wilson's plays, Fences presents the hardness a man develops after his athletic talents and opportunity for a better future are wasted because of racism; only years later, he's forced to confront his son who wants to pursue a similar path in a different time.
Geva Theatre Center produced all 10 plays in decade order from 2007 to 2011 as August Wilson's American Century. The Huntington Theatre Company of Boston has produced all 10 plays, finishing in 2012. During Wilson's life he worked closely with The Huntington to produce the later plays.
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- Frederick August Kittel Jr., April 27, 1945, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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- Greenwood Cemetery (Pittsburgh)
Aug 21, 2020 · Wilson wrote the plays out of order, so while the publication/premiere dates vary greatly amongst them all, the chronological order is as follows: Gem of the Ocean Photo of Jerod Haynes, Jacqueline Williams, Tyla Abercrumbie, and A.C. Smith in GEM OF THE OCEAN by Michael Brosilow.
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- Gem Of the Ocean. Set in 1904, a young African-American named Citizen Barlow, like many others traveling north in the years after the Civil War arrives in Pittsburgh in search of purpose, prosperity, and redemption.
- Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. The title warrants a bit of historical context — Joe Turner was the name of a plantation owner who, in spite of the emancipation proclamation, forced African-Americans to work in his fields.
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. As four African-American blues musicians wait for Ma Rainey, the famous lead singer of their band, they exchange off-the-cuff jokes and cutting-edge barbs.
- The Piano Lesson. A piano that has been handed down for generations becomes the source of conflict for members of the Charles family. Set in 1936, the storyline reflects the significance of objects in relationship to the past.
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Feb 10, 2021 · With one play representing each decade, these varied masterpieces earned Wilson two Pulitzer Prizes, multiple Tony Award nominations, a Peabody, and many other accolades. In chronological order, here are the ten plays in Wilson’s American Century Cycle. Gem of the Ocean, 1900s ( US / UK)
Oct 16, 2022 · August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle, also known as the American Century Cycle, is made up of ten plays, written between 1982 and 2005. Each set in a different decade in Pittsburgh's Hill District ...
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