Listen: August Wilson's 'The Piano Lesson'

The fourth in our 10-play August Wilson series is The Piano Lesson, set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression. The play deals with themes of family legacy, and tells the story of the Charles family and a brother and sister who have different ideas on what to do with the family heirloom they own - keep or sell it. Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

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CAST

DOAKER..............James A. Williams

BOY WILLIE.........Brandon Dirden

LYMON...............Jason Dirden

BERNIECE...........Roslyn Ruff

MARETHA...........Alexis Holt

AVERY...............Eric Lenox Abrams

WINING BOY.......Chuck Cooper

GRACE...............Mandi Masden

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A look at Eric Lenox Abrams' script, as he reads the role of Avery in The Piano Lesson.(Matthew Septimus)