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Spiritual Odyssey: August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone |
| Section: THE ARTS / THEATER |
| Author: Michael Marshall |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1987 |
| Size: 1,303 Words, 7,487 Characters |
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August Wilson, one of America's outstanding playwrights, has boldly moved into new creative areas in his latest work, Joe Turner's Come and Gone. This play continues Wilson's exploration of the quest for black-American identity. Joe Turner carries forward with unexpected force what will eventually form a play cycle dramatically encompassing the history of black America through the twentieth century.
Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, set in the 1920s, deals with the exploitation of black musicians. Fences, set in the 1950s, examines the simmering tensions that boiled over in the 1960s. His upcoming play, The Piano Lesson, is set in the 1930s, while two earlier plays cover the 1940s and 1970s.
Wilson's focus on history springs from his concern for identity. How can you know ...
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...that can contain his volcanic subject matter, or whether the breaking, spillover effect is what he intended: the shattered form conveying precisely the play's message. At this close distance I doubt it can be answered. We await Wilson's future work with keen anticipation, not only to enjoy the development of his remarkable talent, but to discover where his courageous spiritual odyssey will lead.
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