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Chapter 23 - Cultural Magpies

A Conversation with Jack Magaw and Regina García

from Part III - Productions and Collaborations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2025

By
Khalid Y. Long
Edited by
Khalid Y. Long  and
Isaiah Matthew Wooden
Khalid Y. Long
Affiliation:
Howard University, Washington DC
Isaiah Matthew Wooden
Affiliation:
Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
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Summary

This chapter features a conversation between two set designers, Jack Magaw and Regina García, who have designed for Wilson productions at several regional theatres in the Chicago metropolitan area. In doing so, it sheds light on a vitally important area within Wilsonian production history, thereby adding to the ever-expanding field of Wilson studies. Both artists reflect on how they see their roles as set designers, what serves as inspiration when designing for a Wilson production, and how Black cultural spaces of Chicago shapes their work.

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August WilsonAmerican Century CycleTheatre DesignScenic DesignJack MagawRegina Garcia
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August Wilson in Context , pp. 283 - 291
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Further Reading

Heard, Elisabeth J. and Wilson, August, “August Wilson on Playwriting: An Interview,” African American Review 35, no. 1 (2001): 93–102.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Nathans, Heather S., “Interview with Kenny Leon,” New England Theatre Journal 19a, no. 1 (2008): 87–93.Google Scholar
Weiss, Maureen and Wickersheimer, Sibyl, eds., Scene Shift: US Set Designers in Conversation (London: CRC Press, 2022).Google Scholar
Young, Harvey and Meccasia Zabriskie, Queen, Black Theater Is Black Life: An Oral History of Chicago Theater and Dance, 1970–2010 (Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2014).Google Scholar

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