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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | “The concluding work in one of the most ambitious dramatic projects ever undertaken . . . a play that could well be Mr. Wilson’s most provocative.”—Ben Brantley, The New York Times “Radio Golf is a rich, carefully wrought human tapestry that is colorful, playful, thoughtful and compelling.”—Ed Kaufman, The Hollywood Reporter Radio Golf is August Wilson’s final play. Set in 1990 Pittsburgh, it is the conclusion of his Century Cycle—Wilson’s ten-play chronicle of the African American experience throughout the twentieth century—and is the last play he completed before his death. With Radio Golf Wilson’s lifework comes full circle as Aunt Ester’s onetime home at 1839 Wylie Avenue (the setting of the cycle’s first play) is slated for demolition to make way for a slick new real estate venture aimed to boost both the depressed Hill District and Harmond Wilks’ chance of becoming the city’s first black mayor. A play in which history, memory, and legacy challenge notions of progress and country club ideals, Radio Golf has been produced throughout the country and will come to Broadway this season. August Wilson’s plays include Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, and Radio Golf. They have been produced at theaters across the country, on Broadway, and throughout the world.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | August Wilson | | Paperback: | 120 pages | | Publisher: | Theatre Communications Group | | Publication Date: | June 01, 2008 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1559363088 | | Product Length: | 8.5 inches | | Product Width: | 5.41 inches | | Product Height: | 0.26 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.31 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.4 inches | | Package Width: | 5.3 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 12 reviews |
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26 of 29 found the following review helpful:
A sin and a shame... Feb 10, 2008
By Thomas Plotkin
5 stars for one of the most significant literary/theatrical endeavors of the last century, August Wilson's cycle of ten plays, a decade-by-decade chronicle of ordinary African-American family life from 1900-2000, elevated to the extraordinary by some of the most powerful poetic diction ever to grace the American stage; Wilson was the successor and peer of Eugene O'Neill and Tenessee Williams, refracted through the sensibility of James Baldwin. The bars, the churches, the backporch, the white-picket fence front yard, the crack-vial strewn alleys, the jails, the recording studios, the ballparks, this was the terrain Wilson took us through, no place was alien to him, every character, old , young, male, female, upwardly mobile, downwardly spiraling, or just holding on, saint and sinner had their gospel and blues-drenched monologue/moment in the spotlight. These ten linked plays are essential reading, and bear in mind Wilson kept himself alive while through sheer force of will while in the throes of a terminal illness to make sure he finished the cycle. And for the first time ever, all ten have been housed in one volume.
So why oh why has the tome been priced in the three figures, beyond the scope of the very people who would most benefit by reading it? A sin and a shame...one star to the publisher, Mr. Wilson's estate, whoever thought this gouging was necessary.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
The Human Value of August Wilson's Plays May 09, 2008
By David C. Greer
Having read all these plays as they emerged in print, having seen many of them on stage over the past 23 years, and having just had the ecstatic experience of witnessing all ten plays in the cycle performed in chronological order at the Kennedy Center in Washington, I confess a strong bias in this review! I believe that every literate American should have this set on his or her bookshelf. It will provoke laughter and tears, stir the mystic chords that bind all people together regardless of race or status, and provide the satisfying recognition that -- while life is an inscrutable mystery -- it is also a rich and rewarding adventure.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Radio Gulf by August Wilson Dec 25, 2007
By Blinkn
"Kris"
This is a proper finale to Wilson's century cycle, I read this play and the nine others as part of a college class and it wraps up the saga with Wilson's usual brand of honesty that makes his work so compelling. It speaks with sharp tongue about the ills of the black community but it all has the cathartic ring of truth. It is a bit slow to start but is an engaging story of redemption that is as funny as it is thought provoking.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Simply Excellent and a Must Have! Dec 24, 2008
By Shazzar Kallie
"SHAZZAR.COM"
I bought this collection once it came down to its current price and I must say it's worth every penny, especially when you consider how much it would cost to buy these books separately. The quality is excellent and you get all ten plays in the century cycle. This is a must for every home library, especially if you appreciate the "greatness" of August Wilson. I find myself reading one of these books before I experience an August Wilson's play. The last theatrical performance I experience in person was "Gem of the Ocean", and right in my palms inside the theater with me was "Gem of the Ocean" hardcover book from this collection. It was wonderful having it during intermission, because I could go back over past scenes upon the stage for further understanding and get some insight for what was expected once intermission was over. Before this collection I had to settle for the paperbacks, which always showed signs and use like most paperbacks, but this hardcover collection is to be treasured and there is nothing out there that can even compare. The case keeps all ten hardcover books perfectly together and it's something that will bring enlightenment to any home! God is Love!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Brilliant Dec 12, 2009
By Dao Deglemar
This is one of the most interesting and brilliant plays I've ever read. If you haven't ever read August Wilson, then do yourself a favor and pick up this play. It's fast paced, so even if you're not coming to the play with literary expectations you will still be entertained.
It's hilarious and dramatic at the same time. I found myself laughing out loud quite a few times reading Radio Golf while I was out in public, reading it in a cafe.
Radio Golf touches on our differences. One of the themes is the assimilation of two different cultures, (white, black). The main character is running for mayor, a clever plot element, because in the process he needs support from everyone, across gender and culture. In the beginning, the play focuses on our differences, in the end we realize the prejudices only exist in our heads.
Pick this up.
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