August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015)

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Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling a century of African-American life. Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

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August Wilson
August Wilson as Self (archive footage) Died 2005 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA August Wilson (April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of ten plays, collectively...
Viola Davis
Viola Davis as Self Age 60 · St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA Viola Davis (/vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most inf...
Charles S. Dutton
Charles S. Dutton as Self Age 75 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American stage, film, and television actor and director. He is perhaps best known for starring in the television series Roc (1991–1994) and House M...
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne as Self Age 64 · Augusta, Georgia, USA Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful...
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones as Self Died 2024 · Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He was described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen,...
Suzan-Lori Parks
Suzan-Lori Parks as Self Age 62 · Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States Suzan-Lori Parks is an American playwright, screenwriter, musician and novelist. Her 2001 play Topdog/Underdog won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002; Parks is the first African American woman to ac...