The "masterful" (The Wall Street Journal), "invaluable" (Los Angeles Times) first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American playwriting of the late 20th century, by a…

Gives a critical introduction to Fences , giving students an overview of the background and context including detailed analysis of the play including its structure, style and characters; analysis of…

Finalist! 1992 Pulitzer Prize in Drama This is the 1960s chapter of the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright’s decade by decade saga of ordinary African Americans in this turbulent century. It…

This Companion considers the life and career of one of America’s most powerful and original dramatists, August Wilson. It dedicates individual chapters to each play in his ten-play cycle, which…

Dramatizes the hopes and struggles of African Americans in 1940s Pittsburgh, as a group of neighbors gathers to talk, play cards, and listen to the blues.

Memphis Lee’s restaurant becomes the focal point for a community that must chose between a three hundred-year-old woman and an uncertain future.

Set in 1936, The Piano Lesson is a powerful new play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. A sister and brother fight over a…

A Study Guide for August Wilson’s Fences, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Drama for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for…