Gem of the Ocean

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Gem of the Ocean
Written by	August Wilson
Date premiered	April 28, 2003
Place premiered	Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL
Original language	English
Series	The Pittsburgh Cycle
Subject	in spiritual turmoil, a new life is sought and a magical journey across history and time is undertaken
Genre	Drama
Setting	1904, the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Gem of the Ocean (2003) is a play by American playwright August Wilson. Although the ninth play produced, chronologically it is the first installment of his decade-by-decade, ten-play chronicle, The Pittsburgh Cycle, dramatizing the African-American experience in the twentieth century. At the time, only the 1990s remained unrepresented by a play.^[1]