August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson runs January 9 – March 15, 2026 at the Detroit Rep.
"Everybody got stones in their passway…You ain't got to carry them with you."
Directed by Janai Lashon
Berniece and her brother Boy Willie fight over the fate of the family piano; she treasures it as a precious connection to their ancestors, and he sees it as the means to a more prosperous future.
This fourth installment of the American Century Cycle is a haunting play about legacy.
This play has one fifteen minute intermission.
Detroit’s Legendary Theatre
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