Playwright and Actor
"Snapshots: Glimpses of America in Change"
Thursday, February 21, 2002
Anna Deavere Smith received a MacArthur Foundation fellowship in 1996, in recognition of her achievements toward the "creation of a new form of theatre - a blend of theatrical art, social commentary, journalism, and intimate reverie." Looking at controversial events from multiple viewpoints, her work combines the journalistic technique of interviewing her subjects with the art of interpreting their words through her performance. She is on the faculty of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Read the Press Release: "Critically Acclaimed Playwright Anna Deavere Smith Shares American 'Snapshots' in Visit to Lawrence University"