How I Learned What I Learned
by August Wilson, Todd Kreidler

Off-Broadway
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90 mins 1990s Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

From Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson comes this one-man show chronicling his life as a Black artist in the Hill District in Pittsburgh.

Through stories about his first jobs, first loves and experiences with racism, August Wilson recounts his life from his roots to the completion of The American Century Cycle, providing an inside look into one of the most celebrated voices of the 20th century.

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Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573705892
ISBN-10 0573705895

How I Learned What I Learned is a comedy play written by August Wilson and published by Samuel French .

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