What I Learned In Paris (Regional, South Coast Repertory - Segerstrom Stage, 2022) | Playbill

What I Learned In Paris

Regional
Drama
Revival

It’s 1973, Maynard Jackson has just been elected Atlanta’s first African American mayor and the city is poised to become the “new Black capital of America.” Change is in the air—and so is love! As Jackson’s campaign operatives make history, passions ignite and lives get turned upside down—especially when an unexpected visitor breezes back into town. Called “funny and cunning…with whip-smart dialogue” (Chicago Tribune), this fast-paced romantic comedy by the author of Blues for an Alabama Sky and the New York Times bestseller What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, speaks to the intersection of race, class and gender at a pivotal time.



SYNOPSIS:

In 1973, a rapidly changing Atlanta elected its first African-American mayor and looked ahead to an exhilarating but uncertain future. In the midst of social change, the key players in the winning campaign wrestle their most formidable opponent to date ─ Love. And as fate and feminism would have it, love truly does conquer all.



Directed by Lou Bellamy

Featuring James T. Alfred, A. Russell Andrews, Celeste M. Cooper, Erika LaVonn, Kaye Winks

  • Running Time: Approx. 2 hrs 20 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission
  • playwright: Pearl Cleage
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