In order to fully understand The Piano Lesson, you have to understand the source. In this episode, Jazmine helps us understand the genius of August Wilson, his love of Pittsburgh and the Black people who live and lived there, and the role Wilson’s work has come to play as a rite of passage for the venerable Black actors of our time.

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