Overview
An Evening with Alan Alda
The Wallis and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles | ALOUD Present
An Evening with Alan Alda
In conversation with Lisa Wolpe
Alan Alda, the award-winning actor and bestselling author, takes the ALOUD stage to discuss his decades-long quest to learn the fundamental ingredients of human communication. With his trademark humor and candor, Alda’s new book, If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?, chronicles communication breakdowns in his own life from a life – from a life-changing misunderstanding with a dentist to learning how to make science relatable to the masses as host of PBS’s Scientific American Frontiers. Drawing on improvisation training, theater, and storytelling techniques from a life of acting, and with insights from recent scientific studies, Alda equips himself with a range of tools to relate to others more effectively. Sharing with audiences his strategies to build empathy and improve the way we communicate, Alda will demonstrate the art of conversation as he talks with Lisa Wolpe—a master communicator in her own right as an actress, director, teacher, and the Artistic Director and Founder of the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company.
Alan Alda, the award-winning actor and bestselling author, takes the ALOUD stage to discuss his decades-long quest to learn the fundamental ingredients of human communication. With his trademark humor and candor, Alda’s new book, If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?, chronicles communication breakdowns in his own life from a life – from a life-changing misunderstanding with a dentist to learning how to make science relatable to the masses as host of PBS’s Scientific American Frontiers. Drawing on improvisation training, theater, and storytelling techniques from a life of acting, and with insights from recent scientific studies, Alda equips himself with a range of tools to relate to others more effectively. Sharing with audiences his strategies to build empathy and improve the way we communicate, Alda will demonstrate the art of conversation as he talks with Lisa Wolpe—a master communicator in her own right as an actress, director, teacher, and the Artistic Director and Founder of the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company.