"I'm trying to take culture and put it onstage, demonstrate it is capable of sustaining you. There is no idea that can't be contained by life: Asian life, European life, certainly black life. My plays are about love, honor, duty, betrayal - things humans have written about since the beginning of time."--August Wilson
(Photo: Bob Donaldson - Post-Gazette)
The theater world will never see anyone like him again.
ReplyDeleteTruly one of the greatest artists this country has produced.
ReplyDeleteBernie, no, it probably won't anytime soon; he was a force of artistry, conscience and determination. I hope many younger playwrights--and artists in all genres--take his example to heart, and mind. Reggie, I completely agree.
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