King Hedley II Opening August Wilson arrives at the opening of his new Broadway play 'King Hedley II' at the Virginia Theatre in New York City. 4/29/01 Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images (Scott Gries/Getty Images)
King Hedley II Opening August Wilson arrives with his 3 year old daughter Azula at the opening of his new Broadway play 'King Hedley II' at the Virginia Theatre in New York City. 4/29/01 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect (Scott Gries/Getty Images)
Opening Of "The Gem Of The Ocean" NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6: (L-R) Daugther Sakina Ansari, playwright August Wilson and wife Constanza Romero arrive at the opening of "The Gem of the Ocean" at the Walter Kerr Theatre on December 6, 2004 in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/ Getty Images) (Brad Barket/Getty Images)
King Hedley II Opening Director Marion McClinton, on left, and August Wilson at the opening party for Mr. Wilson's new Broadway play 'King Hedley II' at Copacabana in New York City. 4/29/01 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect (Scott Gries/Getty Images)
55th Annual Tony Awards August Wilson arriving at the American Theatre Wing's 55th Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY Sunday June 3rd, 2001. photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect (Scott Gries/Getty Images)
The American National Theater Founders Celebration NEW YORK - MAY 9: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Playwright August C. Wilson arrives at The American National Theater Founders Celebration at Dodger Stages on May 9, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images) (Brad Barket/Getty Images)
The American National Theater Founders Celebration NEW YORK - MAY 9: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) (L-R) President of The American National Theatre Sean Cullen and Playwright August C. Wilson are looking at the award at The American National Theater Founders Celebration at Dodger Stages on May 9, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images) (Brad Barket/Getty Images)
The American National Theater Founders Celebration NEW YORK - MAY 9: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Playwright August C. Wilson excepts the ANT Arthur Miller Founders Award from Phylicia Rashad at The American National Theater Founders Celebration at Dodger Stages on May 9, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images) (Brad Barket/Getty Images)
2015 Winter TCA Tour - Day 14 PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Series executive producer Michael Kantor, actress Phylicia Rashad, filmmaker Sam Pollard and executive producer Darryl Ford Williams speak onstage during the 'AMERICAN MASTERS August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand' panel discussion at the PBS Network portion of the Television Critics Association press tour at Langham Hotel on January 20, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Opening Of "The Gem Of The Ocean" NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6: Playwright August Wilson arrives to the opening of "The Gem of the Ocean" at the Walter Kerr Theatre on December 6, 2004 in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/ Getty Images) (Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Birthplace of August Wilson 1727 Bedford Avenue, the Hill District birthplace of August Wilson.
Birthplace of August Wilson 1727 Bedford Avenue, the Hill District birthplace of August Wilson.
Birthplace of August Wilson 1727 Bedford Avenue, the Hill District birthplace of August Wilson.
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center August Wilson Center for African American Culture, designed by Allison Williams of Perkins-Will Architects. (Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith)
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center