March 28, 2025 7:00 PM
Award-winning actor, comedian and New York Times bestselling author
Rainn Wilson is an Emmy-nominated and SAG award-winning actor best known for playing the inimitable “Dwight Schrute” for nine seasons on NBC’s “The Office.” He recently wrapped “Lessons in Chemistry” with Brie Larson for Apple TV+ and the unscripted travel series “Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss,” which aired on Peacock in May of 2023. Wilson has an MFA from New York University at the Tisch School of the Arts and spent 10 years doing theater in New York City before moving to Los Angeles. He founded the digital media company, Soul Pancake. He is the author of “The Bassoon King” and the NYT bestselling “SoulPancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions.” His newest book, “Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution,” is also a NYT bestseller.
St. Mary’s College’s Mark Twain Lecture Series on American Humor and Culture was launched in 2007. Since then, the series has grown to one of the largest events in Southern Maryland.