The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast

The Characters: The Piano Lesson Cast

In this episode, Jazmine walks us through all the choices the characters of The Piano Lesson are confronted with. And how the spiritual ripples of those choices affect th

The Playwright: August Wilson

In order to fully understand The Piano Lesson, you have to understand the source. In this episode, Jazmine helps us understand the genius of August Wilson, his love of Pi

The Director: Malcolm Washington

When director and co-writer Malcolm Washington decided to adapt The Piano Lesson for film, he knew he couldn’t just drop a camera in the play. It needed to stand on its o

Coming Soon...The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast

Welcome to The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast. In each episode, journalist and culture writer Jazmine Hughes will give a behind-the-scenes view of Malcolm Washington'

E5: The Many Sides of Bayard

In this, the final episode of our series, we look more closely at what it was like to be an openly gay Black man in the 1950s and how it affected Bayard's private life an

March On: Rustin. An Audio Walking Tour of the National Mall

Join Grammy Award Winning Composer Branford Marsalis on an original audio walking tour developed in a collaboration between the Trust for the National Mall and Netflix's

E4: Bringing Bayard to Life (with George C. Wolfe and Colman Domingo)

Tre’vell Anderson speaks with director George C. Wolfe about bringing the world around Bayard to life on screen. They also discuss how the film’s score helped to depict B

E3: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement (with Dr. Ashley Farmer)

In the third episode of The Official Rustin Podcast, host Tre’vell Anderson speaks with Dr. Ashley Farmer, historian of Black women’s history, intellectual history and ra

E2: Bayard Rustin’s Legacy (with Dr. Marcus Lee and Dr. Joyce Ladner)

Tre’vell Anderson speaks with celebrated civil rights activist Dr. Joyce Ladner about her firsthand experience working alongside Bayard Rustin to organize the March on Wa

E1: Creating Bayard Rustin (with Toni-Leslie James)

In this first episode of The Official Rustin Podcast, host Tre’vell Anderson sits down with renowned costume designer Toni-Leslie James to discuss her process of outfitti