An Accomplished Actor Portrays August Wilson in ‘How I Learned What I Learned’

Pittsburgh Magazine: Wali Jamal first met August Wilson in 1999 during an impromptu reading of his play “Jitney” at a mutual friend’s house. As the only smokers, the two stepped out onto the back porch for a cigarette. “Mr. Wilson, do you have any advice for someone who might be interested in writing a play?” Jamal recalls asking him nervously. “Write what you know,” Wilson told him.