Description
In this episode of the African American Experience we talk with Laurence Glasco about the life and plays of August Wilson. Wilson was a playwright born and raised in Pittsburgh. He is known for his Century Cycle of plays each of which takes place during a decade of the 20th century. Wilson’s plays were regularly successful on Broadway and he won two Pulitzer Prizes and a Tony award. Glasco is the author of “August Wilson: Pittsburgh Places in His Life and Plays.”
