“August Wilson’s work is universal,” said Janis Burley Wilson, the August Wilson Center’s president and CEO. “The themes that he explores in his plays are love, betrayal, trust, hopes, dreams. That’s really applicable to everyone. He’s an African American playwright who wrote about the African American experience, but it’s really the human experience.
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“August Wilson’s work is universal,” said Janis Burley Wilson, the August Wilson Center’s president and CEO. “The themes that he explores in his plays are love, betrayal, trust, hopes, dreams. That’s really applicable to everyone. He’s an African American playwright who wrote about the African American experience, but it’s really the human experience.