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1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.Read moreLess
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
The story
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
Cast & crew
Charles S. DuttonBoy Willie
Alfre WoodardBerniece Charles
Tommy HollisAvery
Lou MyersWining Boy
Courtney B. VanceLymon
Zelda HarrisMaretha
Rosalyn ColemanGrace
Tommy Lafitte
Harold SurrattPapa Willie BoyExplore the crew
- Director
- Lloyd Richards
- Producer
- August Wilson
- Editor
- Jim Oliver
- Original Music Composer
- Dwight Douglas Andrews
- Original Music Composer
- Stephen James Taylor
- Director of Photography
- Paul Elliott