Five down and five to go; and no I am not talking about pounds or inches around the waist, I am talking theater. Yes, in my initial post I stated I would be blogging primarily about film, but here I digress and focus my attention on another performing art, live theater, and the drama of August Wilson specifically.
I was first introduced to the work of Wilson as a newbie teacher of English in Harlem circa 2005.
Yes, I am aware there are only four Play Bills in my photo, but if I am not mistaken my wife has pitched the one from the first production I took in, King Hedley II at NYC's Signature Theatre (I believe that was in the spring of '07).
In 2008, I participated in the Yale New Haven Teachers' Institute for the first time. My resulting curriculum unit explores several works by Wilson. Read Toward a Democratic Literature here.
To see a scene from the production of Fences featuring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis click here.
Performances I've attended to date:
King Hedley II, Signature Theatre Company, NYC '07; featuring Lou Myers as Stool Pigeon, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Elmore and Russell Hornsby as King.
Joe Turners Come and Gone, Lincoln Ctr @ the Belasco Theatre, '09; featuring Chad Coleman as Harold Loomis and Ernie Hudson as Seth Holly.
Fences, Cort Theare, '10; Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
The Piano Lesson, Yale Rep, '11.
Gem of the Ocean, Hartford Stage, '11.
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