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A very special event presented in conjunction with 
THE HUMAN RACE THEATRE PRODUCTION OF
GEM OF THE OCEAN

Dwandra Nickole & Marva M.B. Williams. Photo by Scott J. Kimmins.

When August Wilson died in 2005, the New York Times called him “theatre’s poet of black America.” But Wilson was more than that – he was one of America’s great playwrights, period.

The Human Race Theatre is adding to the experience of seeing GEM OF THE OCEAN, one of Wilson’s last works, by presenting a symposium on Wilson’s life and writing, with a distinguished panel of friends and experts.

The symposium will begin at 1 pm, Saturday, March 31, at The Loft Theatre 126 N. Main St., Dayton.

Moderating the discussion will be Dayton attorney David Greer, a long-time Wilson fan. Panelists are Mark Clayton Southers, director of both The Human Race production of GEM OF THE OCEAN and the theatre at The August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh; Sala Udin, a childhood friend of Wilson and actor in his early plays; Christopher Rawson, senior theatre critic of the Pittsbugh Post-Gazette, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and co-author of August Wilson: Pittsburgh Places in His Life and Plays; and Earlham College professor Charles Holmond, who teaches a course on Wilson.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Advance tickets are available here, by calling Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630, or at the Schuster Center box office.