King Hedley II

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King Hedley II is a drama by August Wilson that forms part of his Pittsburgh Cycle, exploring themes of legacy, violence, and redemption in an African American community in the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama
play
author August Wilson
broadwayCity New York City
broadwayTheatre Virginia Theatre
character Elmore
King Hedley II self-link
Mister
Ruby
Stool Pigeon
Tonya
chronologicalOrderInCycle ninth
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cycle August Wilson
surface form: August Wilson’s Century Cycle
cyclePosition ninth play in the Pittsburgh Cycle
depictsDecade 1980s
explores the cost of the American Dream for Black Americans
focusesOn African American community in Pittsburgh
cycle of violence
struggle for dignity
genre drama
hasBroadwayProduction yes
language English
mainCharacter King Hedley II self-link
notableCharacterType street prophet (Stool Pigeon)
originalLanguage English
partOf Pittsburgh Cycle
premiereCity Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh
premiereLocation Pittsburgh Public Theater
relatedWork Seven Guitars
settingPlace The Hill District (Pittsburgh)
surface form: Hill District, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh
settingTime 1980s
sharesCharactersWith Seven Guitars
subject ex-convict trying to rebuild his life
intergenerational trauma
reentry after prison
theme African American experience
crime
economic hardship
family
legacy
redemption
violence
timePeriodCovered Reagan administration
surface form: Reagan-era United States

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Leslie Uggams notableWork King Hedley II
August Wilson notableWork King Hedley II
King Hedley II mainCharacter King Hedley II self-link
King Hedley II character King Hedley II self-link
Stephen McKinley Henderson notableWork King Hedley II
The Hill District (Pittsburgh) inspiredWork King Hedley II
this entity surface form: Pittsburgh Cycle plays by August Wilson
Seven Guitars partOf King Hedley II
this entity surface form: August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle
Gem of the Ocean relatedWork King Hedley II
The Pittsburgh Cycle hasPart King Hedley II
Pittsburgh Cycle hasPart King Hedley II
Azula Carmen Wilson notableWork King Hedley II
subject surface form: August Wilson