Set in Pittsburgh in the first decade of the 20th century, Gem of the Ocean introduces Aunt Ester (Jacqueline Williams), the sage and ancient mystic who becomes a recurring figure as Wilson’s plays progress through the century. It’s Parson’s 22nd Wilson production overall, and it’s hard to imagine any director having a deeper, more lived-in knowledge of a playwright’s oeuvre. Before and after the show, guests will be able to shop at “Hidden Gems: A Celebration of African American Artists & Art,” a pop-up market featuring handmade items.Ĭourt Theatre returns to the work of August Wilson, with Ron OJ Parson helming the earliest-set play in the writer’s Century Cycle. Set in Pittsburgh at the dawn of the 1900s, this play introduces the character of Aunt Ester (Lisa Gaye Dixon), a keeper of African American history who acts as a throughline in the cycle's plays. The Goodman Theatre kicks off 2022 with a revival of August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean, which launched the playwright's “American Century Cycle”-10 plays set in each decade of the 20th century that chronicle the African American experience.
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