A season-long August Wilson celebration will honor the playwright’s 80th birthday with community partnerships throughout New Haven, Connecticut, where six of his plays premiered.
Long Wharf is collaborating with cultural and educational partners that include the City of New Haven, Creative Arts Workshop, Elements of Abundance, Kulturally LIT, The Narrative Project, Yale Schwarzman Center, the New Haven Museum, the Beinecke Library, and others to present events celebrating August Wilson’s impact. All five branches of the New Haven Free Public Library—Ives Main, Fair Haven, Mitchell, Stetson, and Wilson—will take part in the celebration. More events will include panel discussions, community conversations, and neighborhood-based gatherings to be announced.
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