The Pittsburgh Cycle
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The Pittsburgh Cycle is a cycle of ten plays written by August Wilson. Also known as The American Century Cycle, each of the ten plays is set with a predominantly black cast in a different decade of t
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Argentine short story writer Jorge Luis Borges in 1951
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August Wilson
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August Wilson was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle, which c
The Pittsburgh Cycle
…The Pittsburgh Cycle is a cycle of ten plays written by August Wilson. Also known as The American Century Cycle (or Century Cycle), each of the ten plays is set with a predominantly black cast in a different decade of the…
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Wilson's childhood home at 1727 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh
The August Wilson Theatre, New York City