but to August, they were gold!" she recalls. After struggling to establish himself as a poet in the 1960s and early 1970s, Wilson began to write plays in earnest after a move to St. Paul.

How many shows has August Wilson written? August Wilson has written 15 shows including Fences (Playwright), Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Playwright), Urban Blight (Bookwriter), The Piano Lesson ...

“I told (the center’s President/CEO) Janis Burley Wilson about it, and then the idea grew and grew into this exhibit. “I wanted to recreate his writing space to show people that August was a ...

Before the Black Lives Matter craze exacerbated contemporary attitudes about race and black social continuity, playwright August Wilson ... Although Wilson’s writing was contemporary (he ...

On February 6 at 4 p.m., Jamal will present “August Wilson: Acting in His Plays and How it Led to Writing My Own.” He will share his extensive knowledge and experience as an award-winning ...

August Wilson's "Fences" runs through Feb. 23 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. Wali Jamal didn’t write the book on August ...