![]() ![]() His plays are long and uneven, modulating between flashes of emotional intensity, lengthy monologues, relaxed fun, biting social commentary, and tender family or community bonding. In constructing plays with such unwieldy and unfamiliar stylistics, Wilson did directors few favors. But like all of Wilson’s work, it is about much more than the specific drama of the plot: it is about ancestors and ghosts, family and community, and the great task of characters managing the swirl of supportive and oppressive forces while trying to put one foot in front of the other to make their way in the world as best they can. ![]() ![]() “The Piano Lesson” at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Photo: Julieta Cervantes)Īugust Wilson’s The Piano Lesson is, on the surface, the story of siblings battling over the fate of a family heirloom. ![]()
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