August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater

Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025

By August Wilson

Directed by Rovin Jay

Can you transcend the past? In August Wilson’s masterpiece, THE PIANO LESSON, the past is a ghost that haunts a Black family’s dreams of a better life. It’s the Great Depression, and Boy Willie has come north to Pittsburgh to see his sister, Bernice, with an opportunity to buy some land down home in Mississippi. He wants her to sell the family’s antique piano.  But it is more than just a musical instrument; it’s a testament to the family’s rise from slavery, carved with the images of their ancestors. As the siblings contend with each other, can they escape the lives of their forefathers and put to rest the ghosts that still haunt them?

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:

CHOOSE YOUR DATE:

• Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, 8pm – Preview
• Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala – SOLD OUT!
• Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 8pm
• Saturday, March 1, 2025, 8pm
• Sunday, March 2, 2025, 2pm
• Friday, March 7, 2025, 8pm
• Saturday, March 8, 2025, 8pm
• Sunday, March 9, 2025, 2pm
• Friday, March 14, 2025, 8pm
• Saturday, March 15, 2025, 8pm
• Sunday, March 16, 2025, 2pm
• Friday, March 21, 2025, 8pm
• Saturday, March 22, 2025, 8pm – Closing Night

AGE LIMIT

As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content.

*Preview night is $10 for those purchasing tickets over the phone or in person, there is a $3 service fee for those purchasing online.

This Production is Sponsored by the Port of Long Beach!

This Show Contains:

• Adult Language and Content
• Racially Charged Language
• Loud Sounds & Flashing Lights

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 1 hr. 20mins

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Keven Benbow (DOAKER)
• Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE)
• Ben Pettis (LYMON)
• Rhyver White (BERNIECE)
• Kalia Johnson (MARETHA)
• Keenan Carver (AVERY)
• Maurice G. Smith (WINING BOY)
• Danielle Davis (GRACE)