Oscar & Walt

Cultures clash, egos flare, words fly and secrets emerge as Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde, two of the greatest writers of the 19th century—one nearing the end of his career, the other just beginning—come face-to-face in Donald Steven Olson’s new play re-creating an actual encounter that took place in 1882 between 62-year-old Whitman and 28-year-old Wilde.

Winner of the 2019 “Best Full-Length Play” award from the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights/ City of West Hollywood Pride Reading Festival, Oscar & Walt premiered in Rome in October 2019 in a production by the English Theatre of Rome.

This performance is directed by Dan Berkowitz and features Robert McCormick, Nick Giedris, and Alyssa Simon.

Free to the public with RSVP at nationalartsclub.eventbrite.com.