The Piano Lesson
79
In 1930s Pittsburgh, a brother returns to claim his half of the family piano, but his sister refuses to part with the heirloom that holds their ancestors' history.
Why watch: Peabody Award winner. Charles Dutton electrifies August Wilson's Pulitzer play.
Cast
Charles S. Dutton as Boy Willie
Alfre Woodard as Berniece Charles
Carl Gordon as Doaker
Tommy Hollis as Avery
Lou Myers as Wining Boy
Courtney B. Vance as Lymon
Zelda Harris as Maretha
Rosalyn Coleman as Grace
Tommy Lafitte as Ace
Lynne Innerst as Miss Ophelia
Harold Surratt as Papa Willie Boy
Jackson Nunn as Horse Trainer-Owner (uncredited)
Elva Branson as Mama Berniece
Tim Hartman as Sutter
Ben Tatar as Watermelon Man
Crew
Lloyd Richards — Director
Robert Bennett Steinhauer — Co-Producer
August Wilson — Producer
Richard Welsh — Executive Producer
Brent Shields — Co-Producer
Craig Anderson — Executive Producer
Olivia Harris — Casting
Canice Kennedy — Casting
Phyllis Huffman — Casting
Paul Elliott — Director of Photography
Jim Oliver — Editor
James William Newport — Production Design
Tim Saternow — Art Direction
Vicki Sánchez — Costume Design
Dwight Douglas Andrews — Original Music Composer
Stephen James Taylor — Original Music Composer
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