Superlatives-best, greatest, most-seem inadequate to describe who Ossie Davis was and what he meant to all of us. An imposing man who exuded gentleness. Outspoken but not strident. The booming voice. Precisely articulated lines. The ready smile and sweet demeanor. If he had not existed, we as a people would have needed to invent him to voice our collective thoughts and dreams. Yolanda King, a daughter of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an actress in her own right, recalls him as "a tremendous light, a great soul."
Months ago, we deliberated over whom to put on our cover for an issue that would not only examine the debts that theater owes to books, but also highlight the …
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