THE STORY. THIS PIANO IS AT THE CENTER OF THE STORY. IN AUGUST WILSON’S THE PIANO LESSON. IT’S A FAMILY HEIRLOOM, AND IT IS THE CENTER OF CONFLICT BETWEEN BOY WILLIE AND BERNIE’S BROTHER AND SISTER. I ...

LENOX — A haunting, unresolved past comes home to roost, almost with a vengeance, in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” the fourth play in his American Century Cycle — 10 plays, one in each decade of ...

Omar Robinson’s Boy Willie wants to stake his legacy by selling the family piano so he can buy Mississippi farmland from the Sutters, the family who enslaved Boy Willie’s ancestors, in “The Piano ...

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Omar Robinson is nothing short of sensational in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s staging of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” at Hibernian Hall — an outstanding production that reminds us, once again, ...

From left: “ranney," Omar Robison, Ariel Phillips and Jade Guerra in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of August Wilson’s "The Piano Lesson." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) Boy Willie is the ...

Nigeria’s self-proclaimed status as the ‘Giant of Africa’ is being questioned once again, and a recent example from Ghana highlights this reality. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana ...

The Piano Lesson, based on August Wilson’s play, explores a family’s emotional conflict over a historic piano, which holds deep ties to their painful past as former slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell ...

Strong performances by an ensemble of black players and a moody, authentic atmosphere are the highlights of a new, energetic reworking of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. As a newcomer to ...

A look at the piano designs for some of the various versions of August Wilson’s play, including the latest film adaptation. By Robert Ito Few props have played as pivotal a role in a theatrical ...

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