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Radio Golf is a 2005 play by August Wilson and the final work in his ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle, with each installment depicting Black life in a different decade of the twentieth century. Set in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1997, it follows businessman Harmond Wilks as a redevelopment project and his political ambitions bring him into conflict with the neighborhood's history. The play examines gentrification, heritage, economic advancement, and responsibility to community.
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What is Radio Golf's place in August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle?
Radio Golf, first produced in 2005, is the final play in August Wilson's ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle (also called the Century Cycle). It represents the 1990s decade, and its 1997 setting makes it chronologically the latest play in the cycle.
Where is Radio Golf set?
The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District, the historically Black neighborhood that serves as the setting for nearly all of Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle plays. Specifically, it takes place at a real estate office on Wylie Avenue during a period of urban redevelopment.
Who is Harmond Wilks in Radio Golf?
Harmond Wilks is an Ivy League-educated Black businessman and aspiring mayoral candidate who is leading a redevelopment project in the Hill District. His plans are complicated when he discovers that one of the properties slated for demolition has historical and spiritual significance to the community, including connections to Aunt Ester, a revered figure from Wilson's earlier plays.
Did Radio Golf premiere before or after August Wilson's death?
Radio Golf premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 2005, the same year August Wilson was diagnosed with liver cancer. Wilson died on October 2, 2005, and the play's Broadway production at the Cort Theatre opened posthumously in 2007.
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