AUGUST WILSON FULL CIRLE: Gem of the Ocean & Radio Golf
A partnership with the Alliance Theatre

Alliance Stage Woodruff Arts Center September 7 – 28, 2008 (previews 8.29 – 9.5) TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Two plays. One cast. A rare event not to be missed.

With a voice that is passionate and profound, and a vision that continues to uplift a generation, August Wilson crafted a ten-play cycle inspired by the American experience in the 20th century. Join our Alliance as his final two plays bring the power of that legacy full circle in a rare theatrical event as Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf are performed in rotating repertory, each featuring the same company of actors.  If you loved Wilson’s popular hits King Hedley II, Fences or The Piano Lesson, you’ll be captivated by the two stories that begin and end his groundbreaking cycle.

Gem of the Ocean
Directed by Kenny Leon
An evocative story of redemption and renewal, Gem of the Ocean is set against the legacy of emancipation in 1904 Pittsburgh.  Here, the legendary Aunt Ester's home at 1839 Wylie Street in the Hill District is an almost magical haven for new possibilities.  But her resources are tested when a handsome young man named Citizen Barlow migrating north from Alabama arrives, fleeing a dangerous past.

Radio Golf
Directed by Kent Gash
Radio Golf brings audiences to Pittsburgh in 1997 into the heart of a political campaign that is challenging what kind of future the city will build.  Harmond Wilks, a successful real estate entrepreneur, is primed to become the city's first black mayor.  This, his destiny, comes head-to-head with his heritage when he discovers the run down house at 1839 Wylie Street he must demolish to achieve a dream of urban renewal is the very same home where Aunt Ester once lived