Black Masks, May 1st, 2006
The untimely death of August Wilson at the age of sixty is a tragic loss to the American theatre. While no one can fully share the sorrow of the family that the death of a loved one brings, August Wilson is sorely missed by Black artists everywhere. There should also be some measure of consolation to the family, as well as to the theatre community, in knowing that he met death pridefully and manfully.
August Wilson burst into the American theatre in 1983 with his brilliant play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Yet, many Blacks who worked in Black theatre had heard of August Wilson's talent long bef...
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