The Essential Ingredients for an August Wilson Play

Season 29

Ruben Santiago-Hudson shares the essential ingredients for any August Wilson play.

Tony-award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, now directing the Broadway premiere of August Wilson's "Jitney," shares what he feels are the essential ingredients for any August Wilson play.

AIR DATE 1/20/17

Costume Designs for August Wilson Plays

Costume Designs for August Wilson Plays

August Wilson in Seattle

August Wilson in Seattle

August Wilson's Youth

August Wilson's Youth

Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Skills for "Seven Guitars" Role

Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Skills for "Seven Guitars" Role

Phylicia Rashad Performs "Gem of the Ocean" Aunt Ester Scene

Phylicia Rashad Performs "Gem of the Ocean" Aunt Ester Scene

August Wilson and African American Culture

August Wilson and African American Culture

August Wilson's Timeless Work

August Wilson's Timeless Work

The Essential Ingredients for an August Wilson Play

The Essential Ingredients for an August Wilson Play

Filmmaker Sam Pollard on His August Wilson Documentary

Filmmaker Sam Pollard on His August Wilson Documentary

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Panel Discussion

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, Panel Discussion

August Wilson on the Dialogue in His Plays

August Wilson on the Dialogue in His Plays

Actor James Earl Jones on August Wilson's Plays

Actor James Earl Jones on August Wilson's Plays

Scene from "Fences," a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play

Scene from "Fences," a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play

Monologue from "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson

Monologue from "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson

Costume Designs for August Wilson Plays

Costume Designs for August Wilson Plays

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