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The Sad and Sorry Tale of Caesar Wilkes. (Radio Golf: Production notes #1)
To understand the end one must have an appreciation for the beginning. So as I begin production of Radio Golf by August Wilson I am compelled to look back over the American Century Cycle to the beginning. I met Caesar … Continue reading
Flowers for the Trashman, Director’s Notes
“The average child can tell you more about his favorite artist than he can his own family. The everyday adult knows how to talk at children but spends little time talking to them as equal humans with viable information about themselves and their environment to offer. We are alone, traveling together on a blue ball spinning in space, more connected than ever before, and yet we are alone, isolated in our individual stories of self…” Continue reading
August Wilson, The Lower Bottom Playaz, The American Century Cycle: Tales of Iron & Water
August Wilson, The Lower Bottom Playaz, The American Century Cycle: Tales of Iron & Water Please support Oakland’s premiere North American African theater troupe in their new residency at The Flight Deck as they continue their historic march though August … Continue reading
Two Trains Running: Lower Bottom Playaz Next Stop
Season 14 for the Lower Bottom Playaz starts with Two Trains Running by August Wilson. Wilson is one of America’s finest playwrights, his work The American Century Cycle is his signature writ large on the American theaterscape. His unduplicated accomplishment … Continue reading
Posted in August Wilson, Black Arts, Craft, non fiction essay, North American African Perspective, Performing Arts, Tales of Iron and Water, Theater, work in progress
Tagged august wilson, ayodele wordslanger nzinga, blk arts, lower bottom playaz, North American African Perspective, warrior art
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Gentrification: No Resting Place, Pt. 3
West Oakland: Gentrified “West Oakland is situated on the Bay side of Highway 980 and is easily accessible by public transportation including BART and buses. If you are an urban pioneer who is looking to buy somewhere before it really booms, look … Continue reading
FENCES: Art Without Borders–Wilson the Universalist
FENCES: Art Without Borders–Wilson the Universalist The Lower Bottom Playaz, the oldest North American African theater troupe in Oakland CA is presenting FENCES as a part of its commitment to August Wilson’s Century Cycle. FENCES is perhaps the most familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, august wilson, ayodele wordslanger nzinga, blk arts, Fences, hill district, lower bottom playaz, North American African Theater, Pittsburgh, Romare Bearden, short essay, The Century Cycle, the ground on which I stand, warrior art, West Oakland CA
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Top 5 Things to do in Pittsburgh This Weekend – 06/28/2013
Fences starring The Lower Bottom Playaz. Oakland CA. October 2013. http://www.lowerbottomplayaz.com http://www.TalesofIronandWater.com
Theatre Review: Fences by August Wilson (Metro)
Fences starring The Lower Bottom Playaz. Oakland CA. October 2013. http://www.lowerbottomplayaz.com http://www.TalesofIronandWater.com
As Promised: My Final English Paper
Fences starring The Lower Bottom Playaz. Oakland CA. October 2013. http://www.lowerbottomplayaz.com http://www.TalesofIronandWater.com
