The Latest Breaking News from August Wilson House

August Wilson block party kicks off yearlong celebration of Pittsburgh playwright

PITTSBURGH — Russell Hornsby met August Wilson in 1995 as a senior at Boston University. The late playwright and Hill District native brought his then-new play "Seven Guitars" to a nearby theater and took an interest in Hornsby, one of the few Black aspiring actors at BU.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2022