August Wilson Century Cycle

Just finished Piano Lessons (Ordinarily I read like the wind but circumstances dear boy, circumstances) and started Seven Guitars. The forewords by various esteemed bods that precede each play are interesting reads in themselves. Seven Guitars is by Tony Kushner who wrote Angels In America and the references he makes are staggering and makes me curious as to how many were in Wilson’s mind as he wrote, embarked on the piece.
Kushner has a great expression where he talks about characters that “face the abrasions of progress”
Love that.