Editing August Wilson (section)

==Legacy and honors==
[[File:August Wilson Theatre NYC.jpg|thumb|right|The August Wilson Theatre, New York City]]
The childhood home of Wilson and his six siblings, at 1727 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh, was declared a historic landmark by the State of Pennsylvania on May 30, 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_510207.html | title=State Memorializes August Wilson's Childhood Home | last=Associated Press | date=May 31, 2007 | work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | access-date=October 3, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114160729/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_510207.html | archive-date=November 14, 2007 }}</ref> On February 26, 2008, [[Pittsburgh City Council]] placed the house on the [[List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations]]. On April 30, 2013, the [[August Wilson House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000254.htm|title=Wilson, August, House|website=www.cr.nps.gov}}</ref>

In Pittsburgh, there is an [[August Wilson Center for African American Culture]]. The center includes a permanent exhibition on Wilson's life in Pittsburgh's Hill District, "August Wilson: A Writer's Landscape."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore and Visit \ The August Wilson African American Cultural Center |url=https://awaacc.org/explore-and-visit/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The August Wilson African American Cultural Center |language=en-US}}</ref>

On October 16, 2005, fourteen days after Wilson's death, the [[Virginia Theatre]] in New York City's [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Theater District, Manhattan|Theater District]] was renamed the [[August Wilson Theatre]]. It is the first Broadway theatre to bear the name of an African-American.<ref>{{cite news | author=Jesse McKinley | title=Theater Is to Be Renamed for a Dying Playwright | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/02/nyregion/02theater.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 2, 2005 | access-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> The theatre has run many shows, including ''Jersey Boys'', ''Groundhog Day'', and ''Mean Girls''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/venue/august-wilson-theatre-vault-0000000162|title=August Wilson Theatre|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref>

In 2007, the August Wilson Monologue Competition was founded by [[Kenny Leon]] and Todd Kreidler. High school students, supported by professional actors, mentors, local drama teachers and others learn a monologue from one of Wilson's plays, and perform it in front of a professional jury. This tribute to Wilson's work is an official contest in many American cities including, as of 2020, Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Greensboro, Los Angeles, New Haven, New York, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Diego, and Seattle. The national winner of the contest gets the chance to perform on Broadway.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcs.org/events/august-wilson-monologue-competition |title=August Wilson Monologue Competition |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=Portland Center Stage at the Armory |access-date=June 11, 2023}}</ref>

In Seattle, Washington, along the south side of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, the vacated Republican Street between Warren Avenue N. and 2nd Avenue N. on the [[Seattle Center]] grounds has been renamed August Wilson Way.<ref>{{cite news | author=Kathy Mulady | title=Visions For a New Seattle Center Being Made Public | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/319432_center12.html | work=The Seattle Post-Intelligencer | date=June 12, 2007 |access-date=October 5, 2008}}</ref>

In September 2016, an existing community park near his childhood home was renovated and renamed August Wilson Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/08/08/newly-renovated-august-wilson-park-unveiled-in-hill-district/|title=Newly-Renovated August Wilson Park Unveiled In Hill District|first=Sarah|last=Arbogast|publisher=CBS Pittsburgh|date=August 8, 2016}}</ref>

In 2020, the [[Hillman Library|University Library System]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] acquired Wilson's literary papers and materials to establish the August Wilson Archive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=August Wilson Archive {{!}} University of Pittsburgh Library |url=https://augustwilson.library.pitt.edu/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=augustwilson.library.pitt.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.pittwire.pitt.edu/news/university-pittsburgh-library-system-acquires-archive-renowned-playwright-august-wilson|title=University of Pittsburgh Library System Acquires Archive of Renowned Playwright August Wilson|publisher=University of Pittsburgh|date=October 29, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2020/10/29/August-Wilson-University-of-Pittsburgh-buys-literary-archive-Pittsburgh-Cycle-Pulitzer/stories/202010280135|title=August Wilson's literary archive is coming home|first=Marylynne|last=Pitz|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=October 29, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, the [[United States Postal Service]] honored Wilson with a [[Non-denominated postage#Forever stamps|Forever stamp]] featuring him as part of the Black Heritage series of stamps. It was designed by Ethel Kessler with art from Tim O'Brien.<ref>{{Cite web|title=August Wilson Stamp {{!}} USPS.com|url=https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/august-wilson-S_480004#moreinfofooter|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=store.usps.com}}</ref>

On January 7, 2025, Wilson received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cox |first1=Gordon |title=Playwright August Wilson's Broadway Legacy Topped With a Posthumous Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/focus/august-wilson-walk-of-fame-1236262539/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107113411/https://variety.com/2025/film/focus/august-wilson-walk-of-fame-1236262539/ |url-status=live |archive-date=January 7, 2025 |date=January 6, 2025}}</ref>

Other awards and honors by year:
* 1985: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play ''[[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom]]''
* 1986: [[Whiting Awards|Whiting Award]] for Drama
* 1986: Guggenheim Fellowship for Drama & Performance Art<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=August Wilson |encyclopedia=Britannica |date=July 26, 2024 |author=<!--Not stated--> |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/August-Wilson |access-date=August 28, 2024}}</ref>
* 1987: Artist of the Year by [[Chicago Tribune]]
* 1988: Literary Lion Award from the New York Public Library
* 1988: Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref>
* 1988: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play – ''Joe Turner's Come and Gone''
* 1990: Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Distinguished Pennsylvania Artists
* 1990: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play – ''The Piano Lesson''
* 1991: [[Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame]] award
* 1991: [[St. Louis Literary Award]] from the [[Saint Louis University]] Library Associates<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slu.edu/libraries/associates/award.html|title=Saint Louis Literary Award – Saint Louis University|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823003924/http://www.slu.edu/libraries/associates/award.html|archive-date=August 23, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lib.slu.edu/about/associates/literary-award |title=Recipients of the Saint Louis Literary Award |author=Saint Louis University Library Associates |access-date=July 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731082313/http://lib.slu.edu/about/associates/literary-award |archive-date=July 31, 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
* 1992: American Theatre Critics' Association Award – ''Two Trains Running''
* 1992,2007: New York Drama Critics Circle Citation for Best American Play – ''Two Trains Running''
* 1992: Clarence Muse Award
* 1996: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play – ''Seven Guitars''
* 1999: National Humanities Medal
* 2000: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play – ''Jitney''
* 2001: Outer Critics Circle Award for John Gassner Playwriting Award – ''Fences''
* 2002: Olivier Award for Best new Play – ''Jitney''
* 2004: The 10th Annual [[Heinz Award]] in Arts and Humanities<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/august-wilson|title=The Heinz Awards :: August Wilson}}</ref>
* 2004: The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Freedom of Speech Award
* 2005: Make Shift Award at the U.S. Confederation of Play Writers
* 2006: [[American Theatre Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2007/01/31/Theater-Hall-of-Fame-honors-August-Wilson-seven-others/stories/200701310196|title=Theater Hall of Fame honors August Wilson, seven others|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|first=Christopher|last=Rawson|date=January 31, 2007|access-date=February 12, 2014}}</ref>
* 2013: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival – ''The Piano Lesson''
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