August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson Archive

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CAST

BOY WILLIE – RJ Brown
MARETHA – Payton Crosier
LYMON – Louis E. Davis
AVERY – Mack Leamon
WINING BOY – KenYatta Rogers
MARETHA – Mecca Rogers
BERNIECE – Chinai Routtรฉ*
DOAKER – Jefferson A. Russell*
GRACE – Mecca Verdell

ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE TEAM

Directed – Paige Hernandez
Scenic Design – Daniel Ettinger
Costume Design – David Burdick
Lighting Design – Alberto Segarra
Sound Design – David Remedios
Wig Design & Hair Consultation – Denise O’Brien
Fight & Intimacy – Gerrad Alex Taylor
Dramaturg – Robyn Quick
Stage Management – Hannah Louise Jones
Piano Recordings – Will Lebow & Quincy Phillips

* Everyman Resident Company

Photos by Teresa Castracane


BALTIMORE FISHBOWL

Smitten with theater at a young age; an August Wilson play will do that

By Dan Rodricks

Published August 27, 2025


WATCH: WBAL-TV 11

Everyman Theatre to perform August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ as part of celebration

With Breanna Ross

Aired August 28, 2025


LISTEN: TRUTH IN THIS ART PODCAST

Resident Company Member Chinai Routtรฉ and director Paige Hernandez return to The Truth in This Art to illuminate Everyman Theatreโ€™s production of August Wilsonโ€™s ‘The Piano Lesson.

Host: Rob Lee Breanna Ross

Posted September 15, 2025


DC THEATRE ARTS

Review: August Wilsonโ€™s โ€˜The Piano Lessonโ€™ electrifies at Everyman Theatre

By Constance Beulah

Published September 8, 2025

In todayโ€™s political, racial, and economically charged climate, this play offers a chance to mourn, to reckon, and to uplift, while standing still with the tension.”


MD THEATRE GUIDE

Theatre Review: August Wilsonโ€™s โ€˜The Piano Lessonโ€™ at Everyman Theatre

By Herb Merrick

Published September 9, 2025

Superbโ€ฆon how to live in the future with an understanding and respect for the past


BMORE ART

Review: The Piano Lesson: August Wilson Resounds at Everyman Theatre

By Timoth David Copney

Published September 17, 2025

An impressive thing to behold…


THE BALTIMORE TIMES

Review: Heirlooms, History, and Hard Truths: Everymanโ€™s The Piano Lesson Brings August Wilson Home

By Harold Booker Jr.

Published September 17, 2025

This Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece feels both timeless and urgently relevant.


AFRO

Review: โ€˜The Piano Lessonโ€™ hits the right key at Everyman Theatre

By Nyame-kye Kondo

Published September 19, 2025

The lesson in this play is for all of us.


LISTEN: WYPR MIDDAY

Rousuck’s Review: August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ at Everyman

By J. Wynn Rousuck

Published September 19, 2025

“Hits the right notes!”


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