Anna Deavere Smith Brings LET ME DOWN EASY to The California Endowment Center, 2/16

Center Scene Public Programs:
An Evening with Anna Deavere Smith: Stories from the Front Lines of Care
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 7 p.m. at
The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities
1000 N. Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA 90012

A director of a South African orphanage comforts a teen infected with AIDS. A doctor in a New Orleans public hospital evacuates patients after Hurricane Katrina. Lance Armstrong and Gov. Ann Richards battle cancer. These are just a few of the stories Anna Deavere Smith brings to life in her new, acclaimed one-woman play, Let Me Down Easy, a collection of firsthand accounts of health care from those who have experienced it most intimately. Join us as Smith-playwright, actress, New York University professor and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient-performs excerpts from Let Me Down Easy and discusses what the project taught her about health, mortality, the human body and the care we give it.

Admission and parking are free, but reservations are required. The performance and talk will last approximately 45 minutes.

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