August Wilson : The Ground on Which I Stand

Infobase, (film distributor.). PBS (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the 20th-century black experience. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne, Viola Davis, new dramatic readings and rare footage.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 25 min., 10 sec)) : sound, color.
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Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2015]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.
Copyright: ♭2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by PBS, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2017.
Formatted Contents Note:	Acclaimed Playwright (4:08); Wilson's Background (3:46); Wilson's Education (2:33); Community Life and Raising Consciousness (3:31); Wilson's Artistic Evolution (3:18); "Jitney" (2:43); National Playwrights Conference (4:20); "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (3:29); Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Success (2:53); "Fences" (4:37); "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" (5:05); "The Piano Lesson" (4:52); Living with a Playwright (3:23); "Two Trains Running" (2:52); Director Lloyd Richards (2:40); Professional Bonds Break (2:47); Women in Wilson's Plays (4:58); Wilson's Speech (4:06); Revival of "Jitney" (3:54); "Gem of the Ocean" (4:57); Wilson's Illness (3:55); Wilson's Death (4:26); Credits: August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (1:22);
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 - 12, Academic/AP
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description