The Piano Lesson
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
Top Billed Cast
Charles S. Dutton
Boy Willie
Alfre Woodard
Berniece Charles
Carl Gordon
Doaker
Tommy Hollis
Avery
Lou Myers
Wining Boy
Featured Crew
August Wilson
Original Story
August Wilson
Teleplay
Lloyd Richards
Director
Robert Bennett Steinhauer
Co-Producer
August Wilson
Producer
Richard Welsh
Executive Producer
Olivia Harris
Casting
Vicki Sánchez
Costume Design
James William Newport
Production Design
Jim Oliver
Editor
Brent Shields
Co-Producer
Dwight Douglas Andrews
Original Music Composer
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