# Anna Deavere Smith

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Creating Cultural Consciousness

Arts institutions carry a responsibility for responding to and driving culture. What does it take to lead these organizations and support diverse groups of artists, audiences, and benefactors? Actress, playwright and professor Anna Deavere Smith leads a frank and deep discussion about the role of m…

Portland Playhouse’s “Notes From The Field”

In 2015 famed playwright of verbatim” or “documentary” theater, Anna Deavere Smith created a solo show called “Notes From the Field.” Drawn from more than 200 interviews with students, parents, teachers administrators, Smith played multiple characters who talk about the school to prison pipeline. “…

Ep. 64 Three Adaptations That Almost Made The Cut

Send us Fan Mail Some adaptations don’t fail because they’re bad, but because they’re trying to do a different job than the source. I’m testing that idea with three 2019 picks that almost became full matchups on Books versus Movies, and along the way I got picky about what I actually want from “bas…

Playwright Anna Deavere Smith turns to her family’s history for inspiration

For more than 50 years, Anna Deavere Smith has pioneered a type of theater built from real people's words, interviewing hundreds of Americans and then performing their words verbatim. Now she's telling a story from her own family with ‘Basil Biggs.’ It’s about her great-great-grandfather, a free Bl…

Anna Deavere Smith brings her family's history to the stage in 'Basil Biggs'

Anna Deavere Smith is well known for her acting in films and TV, including on "The West Wing" and "Nurse Jackie." She's also made an impact as a playwright, creating her own style of theatrical dramas that explore aspects of American life. Now, she's doing something new: looking back at her own fam…

Anna Deavere Smith brings her family's history to the stage in 'Basil Biggs'

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Acclaimed playwright and actor Anna Deavere Smith has made a profound departure from her signature verbatim, documentary-style theater to bring her own extraordinary ancestry to light in her new play, "Basil Biggs". Premiering as a workshop production at Philadelphia's Wilma Theater as part of the …