Media August Wilson + Fences
A look at innovative African American playwright, August Wilson, his cycle of 10 plays, and his critically-acclaimed family drama, Fences.
A Soldier’s Play
The Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller has rocketed back into the spotlight thanks to this 2020 Tony®-winning Best Revival. In 1944, on a Louisiana Army base, two shots ring out. A Black sergeant is murdered, triggering a gripping barrage of questions about sacrifice, service, and identity in America. Broadway’s leading man Norm Lewis stars in the show Variety calls “a knock-your-socks-off-drama.”
January 5, 2023
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Eisenhower Theater, recommended for grades 9-12
Estimated duration is two hours and 15 minutes.
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