THEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Tennessee Williams, King Hedley Ii, Radio Golf
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Acted in 2 broadway shows before becoming a director. Directed the original production of a raisin in the sun (1959) Directed 6 of august wilson"s plays: ma rainey"s black bottom (1984, joe turner"s come and gone (1986, fences (1987 tony award winner, the piano lesson (1990, two trains running (1990, seven guitars (1995) Directed two musicals on broadway, one of which was i had a ball (1964: rich"s dad was in this play. Rich"s mom and dad met in this play. Met in 1981 after lloyd chose ma rainey"s black bottom from a pile of play submissions for a theatre festival in connecticut. Born and raised in pittsburgh"s hill district. 10th grade (1960), dropped out of high school after teacher accused him of plagiarizing a paper, but never told his mother. Worked menial jobs, meetings lots of people who would become characters in his plays. Spent much of his time in the library educating himself on black writers.
