Notes on the August Wilson American Century Cycle

Notes on Gem of the Ocean: Week #9

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Raymond Maxwell
Apr 29, 2021
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Huntington Theatre Guide: https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/August-Wilson-Monologue-Competition/AWMC-Plays/Gem-of-the-Ocean/

YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Lvs-e_eIXbpLBU1gTGwfhRV207HTXPb

Session #1

Gem of the Ocean, set in 1904, represents the first decade in the Century Cycle. It is also the play in the cycle that gives us th…

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