tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747569232277504396.post-24530518849677308452007-05-23T08:46:00.000-07:002007-05-23T08:51:46.058-07:00"August Wilson's death in late 2005 was a major blow to American theater. It was also a sucker punch to black actors on Broadway. For almost a quarter century, beginning with "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" in 1984, Wilson could be counted on to produce plays that centered on the African-American experience, and thus employed either exclusively or primarily black casts."<br /><br />Go to <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965342.html?categoryId=1985&cs=1">http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965342.html?categoryId=1985&amp;cs=1</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.digg.com"> <img src="http://digg.com/img/badges/16x16-digg-thumb.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Digg!" /> </a></div>Robertnoreply@blogger.com