Anna Deavere Smith created a new theater form through her interview-based solo shows. Fires in the Mirror, on the 1992 Los Angeles riots, earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination; and her piece Let Me Down Easy was broadcast on Great Performances after a national tour. She has appeared in Nurse Jackie, The West Wing, and others. This 2012 National Humanities Medal winner and Founding Director of Anna Deavere Smith Works will highlight her social and political efforts. Her presentation coincides with MSU’s 60/50 Project, a community conversation on civil and human rights.
This event is part of MSU’s year-long Project 60/50, commemorating the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The World View Lecture Series is made possible in part by the MSU Office of the President. This presentation is generously supported by the Broad College of Business; College of Natural Science; Honors College; Residential College in the Arts and Humanities; and University Outreach and Engagement.
Media Sponsor WKAR.
