ACADEMY 2025: The August Wilson Experience

Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center


Moderated by Bernard K. Addison

Wednesdays, 7:00-10:00pm

$425 for six 3-hour sessions

ACADEMY 2025: The August Wilson Experience

This course will delve into the world of August Wilson's plays and the influences that sparked one of the great American playwrights of the 20th Century. The class will explore the influences of Wilson's work (The Four B's- Borges, Bearden, Baraka, and the Blues), the four pillars of Love, Duty, Honor, and Betrayal, and how Wilson's work explores these themes. We will be looking at scenes from the various decades and give historical perspective on the Black American experience, seen through the poetry and cadence of Wilson.

July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30, August 6, August 13

Other

*member, Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S. This production is presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Los Angeles Membership Company Rule