PROMOS
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
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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 Routté*
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
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
Photos by Teresa Castracane
NEWS AND REVIEWS
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 Routté and director Paige Hernandez return to The Truth in This Art to illuminate Everyman Theatre’s production of August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson.‘
Host: Rob Lee Breanna Ross
Posted September 15, 2025
DC THEATRE ARTS
Review: August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ electrifies at Everyman Theatre
By Constance Beulah
Published September 8, 2025
“In today’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 Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ at Everyman Theatre
By Herb Merrick
Published September 9, 2025
“Superb…on 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: Everyman’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: ‘The Piano Lesson’ 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!”