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The title resonates on several levels reverberating with meanings of lost love, the faith that sustains people in times of difficulty, and ultimately, the end of life.
Smith, through her chameleon-like virtuosity, creates an indelible gallery of portraits, from a rodeo bull rider to a prize fighter to a New Orleans doctor during Hurricane Katrina, as well as boldface names like former Texas Governor Ann Richards, legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong, network film critic Joel Siegel, and supermodel Lauren Hutton. She performs 19 characters in the course of an hour and thirty five minutes. Their stories are alternately humorous and heart-wrenching, and often a blend of both. Building upon each other with hypnotic force, her subjects recount personal encounters with the frailty of the human body, ranging from a mere brush with mortality, coping with an uncertain future in today’s medical establishment, to confronting an end of life transition. The testimony of health care professionals adds further texture to a vivid portrayal of the cultural and societal attitudes to matters of health.
With keen observation and understated compassion, Smith – without judgment and maintaining the dignity of her subjects at all times — effortlessly submerges her own persona, and assumes her characters’ vocal and physical mannerisms with unerring accuracy.
- Anna-Deavere Smith
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Clue: On Stage
New Theatre Company (6/25 - 6/25) | ||
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Monty Python's Spamalot School Edition
Manhattan Arts Center (8/2 - 8/3) | ||
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Bright Star
Family Community Theatre (7/18 - 7/21) | ||
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12 Angery Jurors
Family Community Theater (6/20 - 6/24) | ||
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Jersey Boys
Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy (9/6 - 10/5) | ||
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THE PROM: The Musical
Theatre Salina (6/7 - 6/23) | |
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Curtains
Broadway RFD (7/19 - 7/27) | ||
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