March 6, 2004
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Freedom of Speech Award goes to Wilson
Associated Press
ASPEN, Colo. - Pittsburgh playwright and poet August Wilson was awarded the Freedom of Speech Award during the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
Cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who presented the award Thursday, called Wilson "the most influential playwright of our time."
Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his 1987 play "Fences." He's working on the 10th play in a cycle that depicts the black experience...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Freedom of Speech Award goes to Wilson
Associated Press
ASPEN, Colo. - Pittsburgh playwright and poet August Wilson was awarded the Freedom of Speech Award during the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
Cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who presented the award Thursday, called Wilson "the most influential playwright of our time."
Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his 1987 play "Fences." He's working on the 10th play in a cycle that depicts the black experience...