Events for August 2013

The Greene Space

Live Video Webcast: August Wilson's
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Monday, August 26, 2013

7:00 PM

August Wilson's celebrated 10-play cycle captures 100 years of African American life during each decade of the 20th century. Join us for an historic series in The Greene Space as an extraordinary cast of actors and directors — many who worked directly with Wilson — gather to make the first-ever recording of all ten plays in August Wilson's American Century Cycle

Watch a live video webcast right here on date of performance.

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Live Video Webcast: August Wilson's Fences

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

7:00 PM

Watch a live dramatic reading of Fences, presented on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Directed by Kenny Leon and featuring Ruben Santiago-HudsonEugene LeeRegina TaylorKevin CarrollRay Anthony ThomasJonathan Majors and Eden Duncan-Smith. The series is part of The Greene Space's historic reading and recording series capturing all 10 plays in August Wilson's American Century Cycle. 

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The Lloyd Richards Effect

Thursday, August 29, 2013

7:00 PM

Join WNYC's Leonard Lopate in conversation with Constanza Romero, widow of August Wilson, as we take a look at the playwright's historic collaboration with director Lloyd Richards - one of the most successful artistic partnerships in American theater.