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Request from August Wilson Estate Cancels Celebration at Signature Theatre Company
By: BWW News Desk Nov. 03, 2005
Founding Artistic Director James Houghton said, "We are very disappointed not to have the opportunity to honor our friend and Playwright-in-Residence August Wilson but, of course, we respect the wishes of Mr. Wilson's estate. This is a very difficult time for his family and for all of us who cared so much for August and revere his extraordinary body of work." Wilson, known for his towering 10-play chronicle of the African-American experience that encompassed such plays as Fences, The Piano Lesson and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, passed away on October 2nd of this year.
Signature Theatre Company will be announcing revised programming shortly.
Signature's 15th Anniversary Signature Series season will begin on November 15, 2005 with Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, directed by Harris Yulin and featuring Lois Smith as Carrie Watts and Hallie Foote as Jessie Mae Watts. The series will continue in the spring with John Guare's Landscape of the Body, directed by Michael Greif and starring Lili Taylor and Sherie Rene Scott. Landscape of the Body will run March 28-May 21, 2006.
"To make great theatre accessible to the broadest possible audience, Signature has partnered with Time Warner, Inc. to establish a groundbreaking ticket initiative offering every seat at every show for $15," according to press notes.
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