Notes on King Hedley II for DCPL. 12/01/2022
Wilson dedicated the play to his mentors and colleagues, to Rob Penny and Nicholas Flournoy and Chawley Williams, all cofounders with Wilson of the Centre Ave Poets and later, the Black Horizons Theatre. Williams, a bit older, was a mentor to a teenage August Wilson, and some sources say Williams’ somewhat chaotic life provided the model for Wilson’s de…
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