An Evening with Anna Deavere Smith

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The Forum: Conversations at YBCA is a series of moderated conversations with artists, activists, and thought-leaders of national prominence. The series exemplifies YBCA’s ongoing commitment to serving as a communal meeting place for the discussion and dissemination of contemporary ideas

For our fourth program, YBCA is pleased to welcome Anna Deavere Smith, the MacArthur Award-winning actress, playwright, and educator. Her work has been described as “a blend of theatrical art, social commentary, journalism, and intimate reverie,” combining the journalistic technique of interviewing her subjects with the art of interpreting their words through performance. Her most recent work Let Me Down Easy deals with the subject of healthcare. It ran for six months at New York’s Second Stage Theater, and then toured for nine months around the U.S. She has had roles on television on Nurse Jackie and The West Wing, has appeared in several films, authored two books, and has written for publications including The New York Times, Newsweek, and The New Yorker. Smith will be joined on stage by Steven Anthony Jones, the Artistic Director of the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, who is an actor, director, and teacher who has worked in theater companies across the country, and has been a member of the Core Acting Company at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater.

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