The Piano Lesson by August Wilson, directed by Timothy Bond
presented in association with Syracuse Stage
Jan. 16-Feb. 8, 2015
An American classic. From director Timothy Bond and the creative team that brought you Fences (2010) comes August Wilson’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Berniece Charles is planning to bestow her family’s antique piano to her daughter, but her brother Boy Willie has other ideas. He wants to sell the heirloom for cash to buy the land their family once worked as slaves. In this intimate story, brother and sister struggle over how to claim their family’s legacy and when to free themselves of the past. Set in Depression-era Pittsburgh, The Piano Lesson is a perfect introduction to the late playwright’s Century Cycle, as well as a touching tale of family, history and survival.
