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POB14
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Joined: 7/01/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 349 |
 Topic: August Wilson dies at 60Posted: 10/10/05 at 10:13pm |
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A week ago, for chrissakes. A week ago, and I just heard. My take on Mr. Wilson, posted to a local board: Ask this question of the audience at any of your shows, and see what kind of answers you get: "Who am I? I wrote the highest-grossing (for a single year) straight play in Broadway history, a play featuring one of America's most famous film and stage actors. I won seven Drama Critics Circle awards, a Tony, and two Pulitzers for my plays. I was involved in a huge public controversy with a famous critic. Stars of the level of Philicia Rashad, Lawrence Fishburne, and Leslie Uggams have appeared in my plays." How many correct answers would you get? If you did the same for Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, or Neil Simon, would the results be different? Anybody care to speculate on why this great writer isn't famous? Patrick O'Brien |
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Gaafa
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Posted: 10/11/05 at 2:44am |
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Would it have anything to do with riding a bicycle & wearing a ?county cap??
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Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house} |
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tristanrobin
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Posted: 10/11/05 at 7:06am |
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August Wilson isn't famous???
Maybe he's just not as well known in middle American suburban theatres, since his plays require African American actors, and community theatre in many (most?) suburban areas is very white? But, I think here in urban areas of the east coast, he's quite famous, indeed! We're fortunate here in New Haven - quite a few of his plays premiered here at Longwharf. |
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POB14
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Posted: 10/11/05 at 10:13am |
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Tristanrobin wrote:
My point exactly. Although we're hardly what I'd call 'suburban'; our population is within 10,000 of New Haven's. Much less cosmopolitan, though. Although, Gaafa, the "country cap" probably does have something to do with it . . . |
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Shatcher
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Posted: 10/11/05 at 11:25am |
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I happen to be from Nebraska and we do know who August Wilson is. We even had a produciton fo Jitney here last year. Yes there is in fact a very active artist community right here in corn country. Who would have thought it. lol
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