How I Learned What I Learned

August Wilson’s
How I Learned What I Learned
(author of THE AMERICAN CENTURY CYCLE)
by August Wilson, Todd Kreidler
directed by RAE JANEIL
starring JERAMIE GLADMAN

From Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson comes a one-man comedy that chronicles his life as a Black artist in the Hill District in Pittsburgh. From stories about his first jobs to his first loves and his experiences with racism, Wilson recounts his life from his roots to the completion of The American Century Cycle. How I Learned What I Learned gives an inside look into one of the most celebrated playwriting voices of the twentieth century.

Jeramie Gladman returns to Brookfield after appearing in “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage in 2022, as Donnie in “DOT” in 2021, and previously as Burrs in “The Wild Party”. Other credits include Marty in “Dreamgirls” (Fairfield Center Stage), Annas in “Jesus Christ Superstar” (Downtown Cabaret) and in Los Angeles “Gaining Ground” (Ark Theatre) and “Insurrection: Holding History” (Celebration Theatre).