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Join us for an all-day August Wilson theatre festival, presented in anticipation of San Diego becoming an official Regional City in the 2020 National August Wilson Monologue Competition. The AWMC is a free arts education program, a celebration of the words of the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson, inspiring high school students to find and express themselves through theatre.
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12:00–1:00 pm August Wilson Student Monologue Project Featuring students of Bayfront Charter High. Intrepid Theatre Company announcement of San Diego’s participation in the 2020 National August Wilson Monologue Competition. 1:30–3:00 pm Women on August Wilson's Stage: A Legacy for Today A panel of artistic leaders and scholars discusses the impact of Wilson's female characters on the American theatrical canon and as resonant figures for today. Accompanied by performances of Wilson monologues by award-winning actresses Yolanda Franklin, Sylvia M’Lafi Thompson, Tamara McMillian, Felicia Fairley, Melissa Coleman-Reed. Other panelists: director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, scholar T. Ford. Moderated by playwright Dea Hurston. 3:00–4:00 pm Refreshments and social hour 4:00 – 6:00 pm Staged Reading of Fences Acclaimed actor and August Wilson scholar Antonio TJ Johnson directs a staged reading of Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning Fences featuring Johnson as Troy and starring Yolanda Marie Franklin, Anthony Hamm, Ava Harris, and Imahni King. |
Presented by Intrepid Theatre Company and San Diego Public Library, this festival is made possible by a grant through the City of Chula Vista Performing and Visual Arts Grant and the California Arts Council, in collaboration with Vagabond Theatre Project.
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Parking is underground and free with 2-hour validation. The Central Library is one block from the Park & Market stop on the Trolley Blue and Orange lines. Bus route 11 stops right in front of the library.