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August Wilson's King Hedley II shows the ravages of the 1980s

by Sheri Flanders

Ron OJ Parson's production for Court Theatre hits with torrential force. In his epic masterpiece King Hedley II, the penultimate play in his Century Cycle, August Wilson captures man, society, and God in a bottle, and director Ron OJ Parson uncorks its glory and unleashes its fury on the Court Theatre audience like a torrential downpour. As the play opens with thunder and an ominous, prop…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 7:00am on September 25, 2019