King Hedley II

King Hedley II
Written byAugust Wilson
Date premieredDecember 11, 1999
Place premieredPittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Original languageEnglish
SeriesThe Pittsburgh Cycle
SubjectA man's salvation and a quest for redemption for a family and a people
GenreDrama
SettingThe Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1985

King Hedley II is a play by American playwright August Wilson, the ninth in his ten-part series, The Pittsburgh Cycle. The play ran on Broadway in 2001 and was revived Off-Broadway in 2007.