Seven Guitars at Arena Stage the Mead Center for American Theater

The 1940s Pittsburgh is the backdrop for August Wilsons fifth cycle play and the second production in the August Wilson Festival. Seven lives are interconnected when old friend and blues singer Floyd Barton vows to turn his life around after a surprise windfall leaves him hopeful for a second chance. Infused with deep and soaring blues rhythms, this rich and exceptionally vivid (Variety) play pits the desire for a better future against the harsh realities ultimately leading to heartbreaking and inescapable circumstances.

Authors

• August Wilson