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Outreach
On January 26, 2008, Virginia Stage Company partnered with Norfolk State University for a day-long tribute to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, author of the ten-play Century Cycle, depicting each decade of African American history in the 20th century. This day of FREE lectures and discussions at the Wells Theatre began at 8:30 AM and continued until the 4:00 PM performance of Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. The following podcasts are lectures from that event. Podcast #1 (approximately 55 minutes) August Wilson: From the Hill to the American Stage Speaker: Mr. Robert Watson - Hampton University Wilson’s 100 (Years of) Black Men Panel: Dr. William Pace, Dr. John Rosenman - Norfolk State University Download PodCast Now (53.6 mb) Podcast #2 (approximately 70 minutes) Oracle, Medium, Healer: Aunt Ester among the Women Panel: Dr. WaNelle Anderson, Ms. Phyllis Cooper, Ms. Patricia Jackson, Ms. Linda Johnson, Ms. Isabel Killough, Ms. Dottie Perry - Norfolk State University Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean: Barlow Unchained Speaker: Dr. Maurice Cole - Norfolk State University Download PodCast Now (51.3 mb) Podcast #3 (approximately 30 minutes) Fearless Berneice: Female Strength and Weakness in The Piano Lesson Speaker: Dr. Karen Tatum - Norfolk State University Language and Vocabulary: Understanding African American Speech Speaker: Dr. Leroy Hamilton and Dr. Rosalie Kiah - Norfolk State University Download PodCast Now (24.0 mb) Podcast #4 (approximately 45 minutes) Seven Guitars: Reflecting the 1940’s Speaker: Ms. Gwendolyn Pharr - Norfolk State University Troy Maxson and Willie Loman: Counterparts or Contrasts? Speaker: Ms. Tracey Mershon - Old Dominion University Mending Fences: An Analysis of Female Characters in the Plays of August Wilson Speaker: Ms. Stephanie G. Walker - Norfolk State University Download PodCast Now (41.2 mb) Podcast #5 (approximately 45 minutes) August Wilson: Spiritual Themes in Selected Plays Speaker (with dialogues by student actors): Dr. Clarence W. Murray, Jr. - Norfolk State University Wilson’s Symbolic World Speaker: Mr. Chester Moody - Norfolk State University Download PodCast Now (33.3 mb) Podcast #6 (approximately 60 minutes) Critical Reflections on the Dramatic Vision of August Wilson Speaker: Dr. Sandra Shannon – Howard University August Wilson’s Pittsburgh: A Geography of Meaning Speaker: Dr. Charles Ford - Norfolk State University Radio Golf: The Revolution will NOT be televised - It’s on the Internet! Speaker: Dr. Khadijah Miller - Norfolk State University |
