DRAM 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: King Hedley Ii, James Earl Jones, Tony Kushner
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Denzel washington - directed and starred with fences broadway co-star viola. Award-winning playwright, director tony kushner was onboard to help with. Kushner and washington worked to be true to wilson"s work. 1 of 6 children born and raised in hill district in pittsburgh, pa. Dropped out of high school after 2nd year. Began as a poet, wrote short stories. Became involved with black horizon theatre as a director. Began to write ma rainey"s black bottom as one act. Considered himself as a playwright in 1980 after submitting jitney to eugene. What it meant to be black in america, the black experience . Manifests through presence of ghosts, trips to the past. Protest poet and playwright of the black arts movement , 1960"s/70"s. Dean of yale school of drama (1979-1991) First director of color to mount production on broadway (raisin in the sun, 1979) Discovered theatre while on leave from military. Served in u. s army air forces during world war ii.
