On August 12, 1990, American playwright August Wilson won the Pulitzer Prize for “The Piano Lesson,” one of the ten plays in his acclaimed “Pittsburgh Cycle” that explores the Black experience in the 20th century.
Set in 1936 Pittsburgh, the play delves into themes of family, legacy, and self-worth through the story of a brother and sister grappling with the inheritance of an ornate piano.
“The Piano Lesson” also earned Wilson the Drama Desk Award and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award.
Wilson, who had previously won a Pulitzer for “Fences” in 1987, passed away in 2005 at age 60.
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