1940: Seven Guitars | Directed by Stephen McKinley Henderson

The Greene Space

1940: Seven Guitars | Directed by Stephen McKinley Henderson

Friday, April 24, 2015

(Stephanie Black)

August Wilson's American Century Cycle

In 2013, nearly 100 theater artists convened at The Greene Space at WNYC to record all 10 plays in August Wilson’s magnum opus. Now you can hear the full audio recordings of the dramatic readings.
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Set in 1948, Seven Guitars tells the story of a blues singer who is just released from prison and is ready to right the past year's wrongs and return to Chicago with a new understanding of what's important in his life. Unfortunately his means of righting wrongs are inherently flawed. Directed by Stephen McKinley Henderson.

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CAST

LOUISE.................Brenda Pressley

CANEWELL.............Ruben Santiago-Hudson

RED CARTER...........Stephen McKinley Henderson

VERA....................Aunjanue Ellis

HEDLEY.................Lou Ferguson

FLOYD BARTON.......Jerome Preston Bates

RUBY...................Cassandra Freeman

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Jerome Preston Bates and Ruben Santiago-Hudson going over lines for Seven Guitars backstage.

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On stage, one of the actors' marked up scripts for August Wilson's Seven Guitars.

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Hollis King, set designer for August Wilson's American Century Cycle, and guests take a look at a timeline of milestones in Wilson's life and African-American history.

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The cast of The Greene Space's production of August Wilson's Seven Guitars with Executive Producer Indira Etwaroo.

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Ruben Santiago-Hudson reading as Canewell in Seven Guitars, the role for which he won a Tony Award in 1996.

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Jerome Preston Bates as Floyd Barton in August Wilson's Seven Guitars.

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Aunjanue Ellis as Vera in Seven Guitars.

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Brenda Pressley as Louise.

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Brenda Pressley, Lou Ferguson and Cassandra Freeman recording August Wilson's Seven Guitars live in The Greene Space.

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Stephen McKinley Henderson as Red Carter.

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The harmonica playing Canewell, played by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

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Lou Ferguson as Hedley.

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Cassandra Freeman

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Aunjanue Ellis as Vera.

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August Wilson's American Century Cycle

The artistic directors of August Wilson's American Century Cycle, side-by-side performing in Seven Guitars: Stephen McKinley Henderson and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.