August Wilson Archive

Join us to hear directly from a student curator and view their exhibit in the Gallery @ Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main (Oakland). Trinidy Manison is a high school junior at University Preparatory Milliones. Her exhibit explores the history of the Hill District interwoven with themes from August Wilson's King Hedley II.

Her creative work and research are based in materials from the University of Pittsburgh Library System's Archives and Special Collections especially materials from the August Wilson Archive.

Location: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main (Oakland),
South Wing Reading Room
4400 Forbes Ave Carnegie Lecture Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023

Time: 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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The Bill Nunn Theatre Outreach Project presents the 2023 Pittsburgh Regional August Wilson New Voices (AWNV), a city-wide competition featuring Pittsburgh high school students in honor of the late Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, August Wilson. The competition will feature 15 students from West Mifflin High School, CAPA, Alumni Theater Company, UPREP, Winchester Thurston, Hope Academy, and Oakland Catholic performing a 2-3 minute monologue from one of the ten plays in August Wilson’s Century Cycle. 

The top two students from the Pittsburgh Regional Finals receive a cash prize and are granted the opportunity to compete at the AWNV National competition with students from across the country. 

FREE ADMISSION. Reserve your spot today!

Location:   Pittsburgh Public Theater, O'Reilly Theatre
621 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

Time: 7 p.m.

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Join the Center for Urban Education, in partnership with the Pitt Library, for a virtual panel celebrating the life and work of August Wilson and the importance of teaching his writings. This panel launches a deeper collaborative relationship in which CUE will lead a series of workshops with educators about how to develop curriculum and pedagogy that center the August Wilson archive. In addition, the panel invites educators across contexts to a conversation about fostering creative and inventive teaching designs.

Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Time: Noon - 1:30 p.m.

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August Wilson Society is thrilled to announce its March 2-4, 2023 Biennial Colloquium, Excavating New Landscapes for August Wilson Studies -- 3 days of informative, exciting events to underscore the profound relevance of the August Wilson Archive housed within the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS).

August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: March 2-4, 2023

In this short video, Outreach and Engagement Curator Diael Thomas describes the contents of the August Wilson Archive held by the University of Pittsburgh Library System.

Eight theater professionals – Broadway and regional, directors and actors and others – enthuse over how the Archive can enhance artists and productions to come.