HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED
Seattle Rep presents August Wilson's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED from April 21 to May 14, 2023. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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The Romare Bearden Reader
Wilson frequently cited his “Four B’s” of influence: the blues, Borges, Bearden and Baraka. Here novelists, poets, historians, critics, and playwrights, including Wilson, reflect on painter-collagist Bearden's work and impact on Black American culture.
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Smoketown
This portrait of Black life and cultural excellence in Pittsburgh in the 20th century includes a chapter on Wilson and his American Century Cycle.
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Seattle Rep's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED website
Originally performed by August Wilson himself, How I Learned What I Learned is a heartfelt theatrical memoir charting one man’s journey of self-discovery through adversity and what it means to be a Black artist in America. Helmed by celebrated Wilson director Tim Bond, this beautiful solo work brings Wilson’s necessary voice and gorgeous poetry back to Seattle Rep. This autobiographical odyssey had its world premiere at Seattle Rep in spring 2003 and this production will mark its 20th anniversary.
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