The same energy and effort he gave to 'Jitney,' 'Fences' and 'Gem of the Ocean,' is here. In spite of his health issues, he's coming at it like a fighter, a soldier. I have been impressed and amazed. |
The same energy and effort he gave to 'Jitney,' 'Fences' and 'Gem of the Ocean' is here. In spite of his health issues, he's coming at it like a fighter, a soldier. I have been impressed and amazed. |
To see the joy of an audience watching the work and connecting to the work and understanding something about our connectedness to each other as human beings, that's immensely gratifying. |
To try talking about my relationship with August and the contributions of that man, I get very emotional just thinking about it, |
We've lost a great writer, I think the greatest writer that our generation has seen and I've lost a dear, dear friend and collaborator, |
When you have a chance to work on something that's live and the audience is breathing the same air as the performers, it makes the work seem more immediate and more alive than if we were watching it through a screen or a filter or a box. I love that. |
You will not be a footnote in American history. |
You will not be a footnote in American history. We guarantee the young kids will know who August Wilson is. |