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An ambitious lawyer and the inheritor of real estate property, Harmond Wilks, has the dream of redeveloping African American Hill District in Pittsburgh. He wants to convert the neighborhood that’s in shambles into a sophisticated area with a high rise building and a chain of stores. He teams up with his friend Roosevelt Hicks, who has recently been appointed as the vice president of Mellon Bank. Both plan a redevelopment project.

During this time, Wilks decides to stand as a candidate for the post of the Mayor of Pittsburgh. But, when some dark secrets are revealed from an old mansion at Wylie, Harmond’s dreams of redevelopment and becoming a Mayor get hit badly. Will he be able to become the first black mayor of Pittsburgh? Will he be able to transform his neighborhood? Or will his black past shatter his dreams and haunt him forever?

“Radio Golf” is all about community development. It’s a story that reminds you about the responsibility of each citizen towards his community. August Wilson, in his play, wants to tell his audience that transformation of neighborhood can be achieved only when someone cares enough to take the initiative to do something about it. Once someone starts, others will follow.

“Radio Golf” is the last sequence of Wilson’s 10-play cycle, which he wrote after every decade. August Wilson has won the Pulitzer Prize and has a deep insight into African American lifestyle.

“Radio Golf” is produced by Margo Lion, Jujamcyn Theaters, Jeffrey Richards/Jerry Frankel, Fran Kirmser, Tamara Tunie, Lauren Doll, Bunting Management Group, Wonder City, Georgia Fontiere/Open Pictures, Inc. /Townsend League, Gordon Davidson, and Jack Viertel.

David Gallo, Tony Award winner, has created the sets; Susan Hiferty, who is also a Tony Award winner, has designed the costumes; Donald Holder, again a Tony Award winner, has done the lighting arrangements; and Dan Moses Schreier has given the sound effects for the play.

“Radio Golf” has humor; it has thrill and suspense; it shows the ambition of a person and how one’s past can create a conflict in one’s present life.

It is not just any other Broadway show, but a part of Wilson’s research in the African American culture. It gives a reflection of the 20th century and also tells about how fleets of ship loaded with African slaves used to dock at Virginia.

“Radio Golf” was premiered at Yale Repertory Theater in 2005. Thereafter, it was shown at the West Coast in Los Angeles, California by Mark Taper Forum. The show was produced in October 2006 by the Huntington Theater Company situated in Boston. It was again produced in 2007 by McCarter Theater. On May 8, 2007, “Radio Golf” was presented as a Broadway show in New York’s Cort Theater.

The show is a must-see, as it not only entertains, but also sends a message across the people that community will always remain at the top of the development agenda.

So, book your tickets now itself, either online, or on phone, or at the box office and have a taste of African American culture.



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Al Terry asked:


“Radio Golf’ revolves around the struggle of a successful businessman who dreams to become the first black mayor of his city. However, his past becomes his biggest hurdle. It unearths such truths that would make his dream a distant one.

The play is a perfect blend of thrill, humor, and action interwoven in a wonderful story. It is written by August Wilson, the winner of Pulitzer Prize. It is his latest and final work among his 10-play cycle depicting African-American culture of the 20th century.

The sets have been designed by David Gallo, the costumes are designed by Susan Hilferty, the lights and sounds are given by Donald Holder and Dan Moses Schreier. The amazing thing is that all these creative artists are winners of Tony Awards.

The set portrays a neat office set up in a part of a building that’s on the verge of collapse in African American Hill District of Pittsburgh. The surrounding consists of eerie remains of an eatery and a barber shop that were once a social hub. However, as this neighborhood is under the redevelopment company, the entire area has a spooky silence.

Harmond Wilks is the lead character of this show. He is a competent lawyer from Ivy League. He has a well-qualified and ambitious wife. Harmond is the person who wants to redevelop the ghostly surrounding. He, along with his newly-appointed Mellon Bank vice-president friend Roosevelt Hicks, come up with a development deal to demolish the old buildings and construct a high rise apartment with its ground floor dedicated to chain stores such as Whole Foods, Starbucks, and Barnes & Noble.

At the same time, Harmond announces his candidacy for the mayor of Pittsburgh. He is the first black to do so.

Everything goes well until a crumbling mansion at 1839 Wylie, which they have included for demolition, reveals an important part of history. The mansion turns out to be the home of Aunt Ester. She was the hereditary folk priestess with a past dating back to 1619. This was the time when African slaves were first transported to Virginia.

“Radio Golf” is a gripping show of a black man and how his black past becomes an obstacle in earning white money. The premiere of the show was held in 2005 at Yale Repertory Theater. It opened on Broadway on May 8, 2007 in New York at the Cort Theater. This is the same theater where Wilson’s first Broadway show was opened in 1984. The show was “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”.

“Radio Golf” sends a message to the audience that everything’s not over yet. There’s still time for us to give a thought for our community and do something about it.

You can book tickets for “Radio Golf” online. There are tickets providing services that will arrange for front row seats too. You can even order your tickets on phone. So, forget about waiting in the line at the box office. Now you can get your tickets delivered at home itself.



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