Review: Hassan El-Amin Excels in August Wilson’s ‘How I Learned What I Learned’ at REP

A one-man show is a monumental undertaking�'and a monumental responsibility. For veteran REP actor Hassan El-Amin �' who is Black -there is further gravitas in giving voice to August Wilson’s HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED, a 90-minute, no-intermission journey through the experiences that forged one of America’s greatest playwrights. Wilson created the remarkable American Century Cycle, ten plays chronicling the African American experience across ten decades of the 20th century. They include Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fences and The Piano Lesson, the latter two earning Pulitzer Prizes. His works have been produced on Broadway and around the world. Denzel has made them part of his life’s work.

_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/delaware/article/Review-HOW-I-LEARNED-WHAT-I-LEARNED-at-RESIDENT-ENSEMBLE-PLAYERS-20260910)._