A
tribute to August Wilson's work this
spring includes three theatrical productions,
staged readings and discussions of
Wilson's 10 epic plays--each depicting
the African American experience in
a different decade of the 20th century.
The festival will showcase the many
different aspects of Wilson's output
as a playwright and will examine the
plays as literary and theatrical works.
The project as a whole will be interdisciplinary
in nature, involving theatre and literary
criticism.
Wilson's plays will be staged and
performed by the Penn State School
of Theatre's professional arm, the
Pennsylvania Centre Stage; by Pittsburgh's
oldest African American troupe, the
Kuntu Repertory Theatre; and by Temple
University Theatre. For more information,
visit
www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/WilsonFestival.
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