Radio Golf

Harmond starts out with good intentions, genuinely believing that the Bedford Hills project will benefit the Black community in the Hill District. How do those good intentions get coopted or derailed?

Analyze Mame’s character. How does she challenge or reinforce the traditional ideas of gender and success? How do her politics and her vision of success reflect her position as a woman in a patriarchal environment?

Sterling often represents the voice of moral clarity in the play. How does Wilson use this character to challenge the other characters’ assumptions about success and the American Dream?

How does Radio Golf reflect differing perspectives on African American identity and success? Compare how characters like Harmond, Mame, Roosevelt, and Sterling define success and ambition.

How do the themes of betrayal and loyalty manifest in Harmond’s relationships with Roosevelt, Mame, and Sterling?

In Radio Golf, the Hill District is not just a setting but a character in itself. How does Wilson use the neighborhood’s cultural significance to comment on gentrification and urban development?

In what ways does Wilson subvert, or conform to, dramatic conventions in Radio Golf, such as the typical protagonist-antagonist dynamic?

Harmond’s office is the central location in Radio Golf. What does this setting symbolize in terms of power and decision-making? Why is it significant that the house that drives much of the action never appears on stage?