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It is an adaptation of the 1987 play by August Wilson. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Danielle Deadwyler, and Corey Hawkins.
Sep 2, 2024 · John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler lead a stellar cast in a new interpretation of Wilson's masterwork, directed by Malcolm Washington.
August Wilson. Writer: Fences. August Wilson once dropped out of school, disillusioned after having been unjustly accused of plagiarism by a racist instructor who could not fathom the artistic and intellectual genius of a then young Black male writer. Wilson was not disillusioned forever.
- April 27, 1945
- October 2, 2005
Aug 11, 2023 · August Wilson, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who chronicled the Black experience in America, gets a stirring biography from Patti Hartigan.
- Charles Mcnulty
- Theater Critic
- charles.mcnulty@latimes.com
Feb 20, 2015 · Overview. Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling a century of African-American life. Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Sam Pollard. Director. Stephen Stept. Writer. Full Cast & Crew. Social. Reviews 0. 0.
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand. BIOGRAPHY. Explore the life and legacy of playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945–October 2, 2005), the man some call America's Shakespeare, from his roots as an activist and poet to his indelible mark on Broadway.
