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Anna Deavere Smith's books on sale

posted by Karen McKevitt on Wed, Jun 8, 2011
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Supplement your Let Me Down Easy experience with the following books by Anna Deavere Smith, now on sale in our gift shop. Come early to the performance and check 'em out!

Fires in the Mirror: Anna Deavere Smith's award-winning breakout show is based on interviews with people who experienced or observed New York's Crown Heights racial riots in 1991.

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992: The Tony Award-nominated Twilight: Los Angeles is based on scores of interviews with victims, witnesses, adversaries, and others of the violent aftermath of the Rodney King trial and verdict.

Letters to a Young Artist: In this series of letters addressed to a fictitious young artist, Anna Deavere Smith offers practical advice (dealing with stage fright, how to audition) and addresses issues of the spirit, such feeling disappointed.

Talk to Me: Listening Between the Lines: Anna Deavere Smith talks about her philosophy of acting and observations about Washington, DC. The book also includes outtakes from House Arrest.

House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays: In House Arrest, Anna Deavere Smith examines the relationship between American presidents and those that observe them (both in and out of the press). Piano follows the lines of race, sex, and exploitation in a prosperous Cuban household on the eve of the Spanish-American War.