CULTURETECHLENSAunt Ester
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Combined Graph record U-02307 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1199. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
285-year-old spiritual guide
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285-year-old spiritual guide
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- Also known as: portrayed by Phylicia Rashad
- Work type: character
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- Gem of the Ocean — featured in
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- https://playbill.com/production/gem-of-the-ocean-regional-portland-center-stage-main-stage-2022 (verification source · master store)
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Aunt Ester is a character in Gem of the Ocean by playwright August Wilson; she is a 285-year-old healer in Pittsburgh, 1904, whose home Citizen Barlow arrives at seeking redemption; Gem of the Ocean is the first chronological work in Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle; Playbill lists the original Broadway production at the Walter Kerr Theatre, Dec 6, 2004.
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