August Wilson’s monumental Century Cycle is a collection of 10 dramas chronicling the Black experience in America, one set during each decade of the 20th century.
"King Hedley II," number nine in the series, is a powerful, gritty and gripping play set in the 1980s about an ex-convict trying to rebuild himself and his community all while the ghosts of the past haunt him.
Actor Naheem Garcia stars in the play as Elmore. He explained today on The Culture Show, that playing the role is unfinished business. Garcia talked to host Jared Bowen about his enduring relationship to August Wilson’s work, currently presented by Actors' Shakespeare Project through April 7.
From there, we preview a free concert where electronic music meets brutalist architecture. KMRU gears up for a set at Boston's City Hall, and Susanna Bolle from Non-Event joined The Culture Show to talk about the big gig tomorrow.
And then: Puccini plus popcorn? How does the experience of watching live opera in the opera house compare to the movie house? With the Metropolitan Opera simulcasting live productions in high definition video, Grammy-winning dramatic soprano Jane Eaglen shares her take on this 21st century transformation.
It's all on The Culture Show — listen to the full episode above!
