Epic Theatre to Stage Rhode Island Premiere of LET ME DOWN EASY

Epic Theatre Company is kicking off 2016 with the Rhode Island Premiere of Anna Deavere Smith's Let Me Down Easy-the latest work by the acclaimed playwright that explores how we interact with our bodies.

Let Me Down Easy features extraordinary interviews with everyday people as well as celebrities like Lance Armstrong and Lauren Hutton. Each interview offers a glimpse into our relationship with our own mortality. >From a bull rider to a World Champion boxer, from former Governor of Texas Ann Richards to movie critic Joel Siegel, these insightful looks into aging, sickness, athleticism, dying, and most importantly, living-are all addressed with the sensitivity and perspective that can only be captured by Anna Deavere Smith.

"I keep saying this is more like a town hall meeting than a play," said Kevin Broccoli, Epic Artistic Director, "The debate over Healthcare is still raging in this country, and with a Presidential election coming up, you see issues of the body becoming more and more prevalent. People are talking about reproductive rights, the death penalty, the right to die, and I think this show asks the right questions and then lets us answer them for ourselves. We'll be moving the audience throughout two different spaces that best suit the different pieces, and we're going to be hosting talkbacks every night with different guests. The show is a one-act, but I like to think that act two is the conversation that continues after the show is over, and so we want to help facilitate that."

Broccoli directs a cast that includes Joan Batting, Joann Bromley, Tammy Brown, Kerry Giorgi, Rico Lanni, Justin Pimentel, Jason Quinn, Melanie Stone.

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