We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. -Sir Winston Churchill
Just found out that one of my favorite playwrights August Wilson passed away today from liver cancer. Crazy, 4 months to the day after E passed away from kidney cancer. I hear that some scientists have figured out to grow an onion that doesn't make you cry. I submit to those scientists that it's much less tramatic to cry from an onion than to cry from losing a loved one to cancer...just a thought. I ain't judgin'..I'm just sayin...
Efren knew August Wilson was one of my favorite playwrights and that Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (which Mr. Wilson wrote) was like my favorite play. So being the amazing man he was, he surprised me one April (2003, I think) with 2 tickets to New York and 2 tickets to Ma Rainey, which was on Broadway at the time. Boy how that man would spoil me! He could plan the most amazing events...a skill which I am sorely lacking in. Unfortuately we didn't get to go b/c my grandmother passed away and I had to go home to South Carolina. Shortly after that, the play got cancelled b/c, well from what I hear it just wasn't good.... Whoopi Goldberg was playing Ma Rainey (a character based on Bessie Smith the late, great blues singer from the 20's), so I can't say I was too surprised...again...I'm ain't judgin'..I'm just sayin...
August also wrote Fences which was is the play that I did my very first monologue from. "I've been standing WITH you, Troy!" LOL!! I love that play, but I'm sure I did that monologue no justice at the time. It did however get me cast in my first play. He wrote so many other great plays.... Fences, Piano Lesson, Ma Rainey, Joe Turner's Come & Gone "You Shining Like New Money!" LOL ... Two Trains Runnin' "He gonna Gimme my Ham!" LOL...Great stuff! I'm reading King Headly and Jitney now.
Rest in peace August Wilson, your work touched my life and the world is truly better because you were in it. My prayers are with your family.
Just found out that one of my favorite playwrights August Wilson passed away today from liver cancer. Crazy, 4 months to the day after E passed away from kidney cancer. I hear that some scientists have figured out to grow an onion that doesn't make you cry. I submit to those scientists that it's much less tramatic to cry from an onion than to cry from losing a loved one to cancer...just a thought. I ain't judgin'..I'm just sayin...
Efren knew August Wilson was one of my favorite playwrights and that Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (which Mr. Wilson wrote) was like my favorite play. So being the amazing man he was, he surprised me one April (2003, I think) with 2 tickets to New York and 2 tickets to Ma Rainey, which was on Broadway at the time. Boy how that man would spoil me! He could plan the most amazing events...a skill which I am sorely lacking in. Unfortuately we didn't get to go b/c my grandmother passed away and I had to go home to South Carolina. Shortly after that, the play got cancelled b/c, well from what I hear it just wasn't good.... Whoopi Goldberg was playing Ma Rainey (a character based on Bessie Smith the late, great blues singer from the 20's), so I can't say I was too surprised...again...I'm ain't judgin'..I'm just sayin...
August also wrote Fences which was is the play that I did my very first monologue from. "I've been standing WITH you, Troy!" LOL!! I love that play, but I'm sure I did that monologue no justice at the time. It did however get me cast in my first play. He wrote so many other great plays.... Fences, Piano Lesson, Ma Rainey, Joe Turner's Come & Gone "You Shining Like New Money!" LOL ... Two Trains Runnin' "He gonna Gimme my Ham!" LOL...Great stuff! I'm reading King Headly and Jitney now.
Rest in peace August Wilson, your work touched my life and the world is truly better because you were in it. My prayers are with your family.
posted by Jillian at 7:21 PM
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