The Piano Lesson
by: August Wilson
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Set in 1936, The Piano Lesson is a powerful new play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. A sister and brother fight over a piano that has been in the family for three generations, creating a remarkable drama that embodies the painful past and expectant future of black Americans.
Set in 1936, The Piano Lesson is a powerful new play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. A sister and brother fight over a piano that has been in the family for three generations, creating a remarkable drama that embodies the painful past and expectant future of black Americans.
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Rating: - Keeping The Historical Memories Alive
Okay, blame it on the recently departed Studs Terkel and his damn interview books. I had just been reading his "The Spectator", a compilation of some of his interviews of various authors, actors and other celebrities from his long-running Chicago radio program when I came across an interview that he had with the playwright under review here, August Wilson. Of course, that interview dealt with things near and dear to their hearts on the cultural front and mine as well. Our mutual love of the blues, ... Read More
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- A play that has to be seen to be fully appreciated
'The Piano Lesson' is a play that has to be seen to be fully appreciated.It's a must-see for any fan of good theater.A fine director and cast finds the energy and humor in August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1990 work.We had the pleasure of seeing director Ed Smith's staging of 'The Piano Lesson' at the Jubilee Theatre in Fort Worth, TX.It was brilliant - Boy Willie, Wining Boy, Doaker, Lyman - what great characters!August Wilson has created a treasure trove of American originals.
Rating: - Great and Important, but Far From Perfect
As the last living memory of American slavery gives way to the hurlyburly of the Twentieth Century, the Charles family piano straddles the line between the two.Not just a musical instrument, it's a work of visual art.The Charles family must resolve whether it belongs to them, a monument to loved ones long gone, or whether its monetary value can pave the way to a productive future of ownership on the land where they once were slaves.
The fourth play in Wilson's "Century Cycle," and ... Read More
Rating: - A masterpiece of American theater
August Wilson's "Century Cycle" presents the African-American experience in the twentieth century.In my opinion, "The Piano Lesson" is thebest of the lot.On its surface, it is a simple play - two siblings have different ideas about what to do with a piano one of them inherited from their father - one wants to keep it in her parlour in Pittsburgh (although she never plays it), the other wants to sell it in order to purchase his own piece of land in Mississippi.Like every masterpiece, however, ... Read More
Rating: - The Piano Lesson
Acclaimed playwright, August Wilson, pens The Piano Lesson, a story of a family living in Pittsburgh whose family ancestry traces back to slavery in the South. A piano is the cause of much contention particularly between two characters: Boy Willie and his sister, Berniece. You will find that Wilson was careful not to add too much depth to the other characters in the two act play.A reserved Berniece wants to keep the piano in the family.An over-exuberant Boy Willie insists that the piano be sold to ... Read More
- Keeping The Historical Memories AliveOkay, blame it on the recently departed Studs Terkel and his damn interview books. I had just been reading his "The Spectator", a compilation of some of his interviews of various authors, actors and other celebrities from his long-running Chicago radio program when I came across an interview that he had with the playwright under review here, August Wilson. Of course, that interview dealt with things near and dear to their hearts on the cultural front and mine as well. Our mutual love of the blues, ... Read More
- A play that has to be seen to be fully appreciated'The Piano Lesson' is a play that has to be seen to be fully appreciated.It's a must-see for any fan of good theater.A fine director and cast finds the energy and humor in August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1990 work.We had the pleasure of seeing director Ed Smith's staging of 'The Piano Lesson' at the Jubilee Theatre in Fort Worth, TX.It was brilliant - Boy Willie, Wining Boy, Doaker, Lyman - what great characters!August Wilson has created a treasure trove of American originals.
- Great and Important, but Far From PerfectAs the last living memory of American slavery gives way to the hurlyburly of the Twentieth Century, the Charles family piano straddles the line between the two.Not just a musical instrument, it's a work of visual art.The Charles family must resolve whether it belongs to them, a monument to loved ones long gone, or whether its monetary value can pave the way to a productive future of ownership on the land where they once were slaves.
The fourth play in Wilson's "Century Cycle," and ... Read More
- A masterpiece of American theaterAugust Wilson's "Century Cycle" presents the African-American experience in the twentieth century.In my opinion, "The Piano Lesson" is thebest of the lot.On its surface, it is a simple play - two siblings have different ideas about what to do with a piano one of them inherited from their father - one wants to keep it in her parlour in Pittsburgh (although she never plays it), the other wants to sell it in order to purchase his own piece of land in Mississippi.Like every masterpiece, however, ... Read More
- The Piano LessonAcclaimed playwright, August Wilson, pens The Piano Lesson, a story of a family living in Pittsburgh whose family ancestry traces back to slavery in the South. A piano is the cause of much contention particularly between two characters: Boy Willie and his sister, Berniece. You will find that Wilson was careful not to add too much depth to the other characters in the two act play.A reserved Berniece wants to keep the piano in the family.An over-exuberant Boy Willie insists that the piano be sold to ... Read More
