The Piano Lesson
May 7, 2009 – June 7, 2009
By August Wilson
Directed by Ron OJ Parson
“A THING WONDROUS TO BEHOLD” -Sun-Times
“BOISTEROUS, MUSICAL, RICHLY COMIC ... IMPECCABLY CAST” -Sun-Times
“A ROCK-SOLID REVIVAL” -Time Out Chicago
Master playwright August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play is the 1930s entry in his monumental 20th Century play cycle. A rich family history with origins in slavery is carved into the wood of the piano that could be Boy Willie’s ticket to self-sufficiency or Berniece’s legacy to her daughter. The Piano Lesson is the story of two siblings’ struggle to come to terms with their inheritance and the ghosts of their dead. Jeff Award-winning director Ron OJ Parson (The First Breeze of Summer, Fences) explores Wilson’s poetic text and richly complex characters.
Approximate Running Time: Act One 74 minutes, 15-minute intermission, Act Two 79 minutes
Artwork by Daniel Minter.
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