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An
Evening with Alfre Woodard
Saturday, April 26, 8 pm, Byham Theater,
101 Sixth Street, Cultural District, Downtown Pittsburgh
 Screen
Actors Guild Best Actress Award-winner for her stunning performance
in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of August Wilson's The
Piano Lesson, Alfre Woodard will
discuss her successful career in an up close and personal conversation.
This special evening also features a short film that celebrates
the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright's life and legacy, and the
winners of the August Wilson Poetry and Spoken Word Contest reading
their poems.
Alfre
Woodard is a four-time Emmy Award-winner for her lead
performance in the television miniseries Miss Evers' Boys
and her guest-starring roles on Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law
and The Practice. On film, she has starred in Beauty
Shop opposite Queen Latifah, Spike Lee's family drama Crooklyn,
and Wesley Snipes' production of Down in the Delta,
directed by Maya Angelou. She is the newest cast member of Desperate
Housewives, playing Betty Applewhite.
Moderated
by Lynne Hayes-Freeland of KDKA-TV 2
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Performance
Tickets: $15
and $30.
VIP tickets at $60: Enjoy best
seats and a private reception with Ms. Woodard. To order,
412.456.6666, pgharts.org or The Box Office at Theater Square.
For groups of 10 or more, call 412.471.6930.
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ALSO
Join us for these
free August Wilson Family Weekend programs at Gallery 209/9, 209
Ninth Street, Downtown:
Remembering
August
Dr. Kimberly Ellis, Rita Gregory, Sala Udin and Chawley
P. Williams share their memories of August Wilson.
Friday,
April 25, 6:30-8 pm
August
Wilson Family Day
Enjoy art-making activities, storytelling by Temujin the Storyteller
and birthday cake.
Saturday, April 26, 12-4 pm
The Allegheny Regional
Asset District, Dollar Bank, The Ford Foundation, The Heinz Endowments
and The Pittsburgh Foundation provided generous financial support
for the August Wilson Birthday Celebration.
AugustWilsonCenter.org
412.258.2700
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