August Wilson’s Seven Guitars (Regional, Milwaukee Repertory Theater - Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, 2023) | Playbill

August Wilson’s Seven Guitars

Regional
Play


SYNOPSIS:

It’s 1948 in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, and blues music echoes throughout the neighborhood. A group of old friends gathers to mourn and reminisce about Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton — a gifted guitarist whose star was on the rise and whose untimely death has irrevocably changed each of them. With live blues and lyrical dialogue, August Wilson weaves a poetic and poignant composition about the Black American experience. This landmark, Tony Award-winning play — a part of Wilson’s American Century Cycle — promises a soulful exploration of the ties that bind and the chords that hold us together.



Directed by Ron OJ Parson

Featuring Saran Bakari, Bryant Bentley, Kevin Brown, Kierra Bunch, Marsha Estell, Dimonte Henning, Vincent Jordan

  • Running Time: Approx. 3 hrs 20 mins, with one intermission
  • playwright: August Wilson
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