Gem of the Ocean
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SHOW INFORMATION

CURRENTLY CLOSED!
Opened Dec 6, 2004
Closed

Playing at
Walter Kerr Theater

Running Time:
2hr. 30min.
(includes 1 intermission)

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Set in 1904, August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean begins on the eve of Aunt Esther's 287th birthday. When Citizen Barlow comes to her Pittsburg's Hill District home seeking asylum, she sets him off on a spiritual journey to find a city in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Starring Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad as Aunt Esther, Gem of the Ocean is the ninth work in Wilson's ten-play cycle that has recorded the American Black experience and helped to define generations. Kenny Leon directs.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION

Walter Kerr Theater
219 W 48th St
New York, NY 10019

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Gem of the Ocean

By David Finkle · Dec 6, 2004 · New York City

Waiting for Gem of the Ocean to begin and taking in David Gallo's not-yet illuminated version of a large parlor at 1839 Wylie Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hill district circa 1904, I realized something that...

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