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Topeka actress, Red Rocket star Bree Elrod talks Cannes and theater

Topeka actress, Red Rocket star Bree Elrod talks Cannes and theater
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August Wilson Monologue Competition Makes Its Louisiana Debut

Originally published on May 10, 2021 1:35 pm For more than a decade, high school students around the country have honored the life and work of the late playwright August Wilson with an annual monologue competition, delivering scenes from “Fences” and “The Piano Lesson.” The first round is held regionally and in a typical year winners advance to a national final in New York City. Louisiana hasn’t participated in the past, but L.B. Landry High School in Algiers hopes to change that. This year, the school hosted its own version of the event called The August Experience. The purpose was to introduce students to Wilson’s work and plant the seeds for more formal competition in the future, according to theater instructor Jyna Roots-Tilton.

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August Wilson Monologue Competition Makes Its Louisiana Debut

L.B. Landry High School in Algiers. May 1, 2021. For more than a decade, high school students around the country have honored the life and work of the late playwright August Wilson with an annual monologue competition, delivering scenes from “Fences” and “The Piano Lesson.” The first round of competition is held regionally and in a typical year winners advance to a national final in New York City. Louisiana hasn’t held a local competition in the past, but that changed Saturday when L.B. Landry High School in Algiers hosted the state’s inaugural event. Twenty-one students from eight New Orleans schools participated including Landry senior Laila Joseph. She said while her teachers had mentioned Wilson in passing, she was largely unfamiliar with his work before signing up for the competition.

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Iconic playwright August Wilson immortalized with new United States postage stamp

Iconic playwright August Wilson immortalized with new United States postage stamp
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