Pittsburgh Cycle
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Pittsburgh Cycle is August Wilson’s acclaimed ten-play series chronicling African American life in the 20th-century United States, with each play set in a different decade, mostly in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Cycle canonical | 9 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic work
ⓘ
play cycle ⓘ series of plays ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Century Cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African-American cultural history
ⓘ
Broadway theatre productions ⓘ |
| author | August Wilson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | August Wilson ⓘ |
| depicts | African American experiences in the 20th century United States ⓘ |
| followsChronology | each play set in a different decade of the 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fences (1985 play)
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surface form:
Fences
Gem of the Ocean ⓘ Jitney ⓘ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ⓘ King Hedley II ⓘ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ⓘ
surface form:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Radio Golf ⓘ Seven Guitars ⓘ The Piano Lesson (TV film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Piano Lesson
Two Trains Running ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | African American life in the 20th century ⓘ |
| majorityOfPlaysSetIn |
The Hill District (Pittsburgh)
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surface form:
Hill District, Pittsburgh
|
| notableWorkInCycle |
Fences
ONNED1
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The Piano Lesson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 10 ⓘ |
| playDecadeDepicted |
Fences – 1950s
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Gem of the Ocean – 1900s ⓘ Jitney – 1970s ⓘ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ⓘ
surface form:
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone – 1910s
King Hedley II – 1980s ⓘ Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – 1920s ⓘ Radio Golf – 1990s ⓘ Seven Guitars – 1940s ⓘ The Piano Lesson – 1930s ⓘ Two Trains Running – 1960s ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
The Hill District (Pittsburgh)
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surface form:
Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| significance | considered a landmark of American theatre ⓘ |
| theme |
African American history
ⓘ
economic struggle ⓘ family and legacy ⓘ migration and displacement ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| timeSpan | 1900s–1990s ⓘ |
| workInCycleChronologicalEnd | Radio Golf ⓘ |
| workInCycleChronologicalStart | Gem of the Ocean ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.