THE 5 & DIME and Garden Club of Jacksonville
with additional support from The Office of Rebecca Farinas, M.D. and Holly & Redgie Gutshall presents

August Wilson’s
HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED

written by August Wilson
co-conceived by Todd Kreidler
directed by Kerri Hicks

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.

From the late August Wilson, one of America’s greatest playwrights and creator of award-winning titles like Fences and Jitney, comes this autobiographical tour de force. In his one-man show, Wilson takes us on a journey through his days as a young poet: his first few jobs, a stint in jail, the support of his lifelong friends, and his encounters with racism, music, and love as a struggling writer in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Originally performed by 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.