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...trying to bring it to the screen). But that kind of principled pigheadedness seems perfectly in character for a man who has spent two decades of his creative life on a single mission: a cycle of 10 linked plays, each representing one decade in the black experience in 20th century America. The plays have received wide critical acclaim, Broadway runs, two Pulitzer Prizes (for Fences and The Piano Lesson) and upwards of 2,000 productions in regional theaters across the country. And now, finally, they are complete: the 10th play, Radio Golf, will open this week at the Yale Repertory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 100 Years in One Life | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

...that he's finishing up his 20th century cycle, Wilson can finally get to some projects he's been putting off for years. He has finished 80 pages of a novel, and he wants to write a comedy, about a strike of coffin makers, featuring cameo appearances by Queen Victoria, Benny Goodman and the Platters. It's a far cry from tortured Wilson characters like Herald Loomis, the itinerant searching for his wife after spending seven years in bondage in Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Wilson's favorite among his works. But the closing line of that play might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 100 Years in One Life | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

...highest finisher for the Crimson, shot a 76-79—155, good enough for a tied 20th-place finish...

Author: By Samantha A. Papadakis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Golf Takes 10th At Championships | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

...first varsity’s 20th consecutive dual-race victory, a streak extending back to the 2001 spring season. Harvard is now 5-0 in the 2005 spring dual season...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Heavyweight Crew Cruises to Easy Win Over Navy and Penn | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

Princeton (8-7, 3-2) fought Harvard right from the start Saturday but couldn’t overcome the Crimson’s superior talent, as Harvard combined power with finesse to shut out the Tigers and win its 20th-straight Ivy League match...

Author: By Barbara R. Barreno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Nears Ivy Title With Weekend Sweep | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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