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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 — Set in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1936, August Wilson’s "The Piano Lesson” is the fourth play in his 10-play American Century Cycle — one play for each decade — tracking the migration of ...

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Jon Suder demonstrates how his Steinway Spirio, a souped-up acoustic player piano, works in his Fort Worth home. Marcheta Fornoff / KERA News Jon Suder is one of a dwindling number of Americans who ...

Jon Suder demonstrates how his Steinway Spirio, a souped up acoustic player piano, works in his Fort Worth home. He also has the 1922 baby grand piano that he and his siblings took lessons on as kids.

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August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play, THE PIANO LESSON is part of the playwright's Pittsburg Series of ten shows set in that town. In addition to a Pulitzer, the play received several Tony ...

In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, brothers Malcolm and John David Washington talk about collaborating on a new August Wilson adaptation, plus screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discusses ...

Malcolm Washington, in his feature film debut, directs “The Piano Lesson,” an adaptation of August Wilson’s play that explores the profound impact of generational trauma on Black families in ...