voices from let me down easy with
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Creative Action: The Arts in Public Health || 2009-2010 Seminar Series of the Center for Public Health Initiatives presents
Anna Deavere Smith is an award-winning actress, teacher,
and playwright. She has had roles in the films Philadelphia,
An American President, The Human Stain, and Rent, and she
has worked in television on The Practice, The West Wing,
and currently, Nurse Jackie. The founder and director of the
Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue, she teaches at New
York University and lives in New York City.
At this event, Smith will discuss and perform select
scenes from her latest piece, “Let Me Down Easy.” This
highly acclaimed performance, which is composed of a series
of monologues based on Smith’s interviews with diverse
individuals, focuses on the fragility and resilience of the
human body and spirit.
January 26th @ 7:00pHarold L. Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center 3680 Walnut Walk
Tickets available starting January 4th!**tickets are free and open to the public**
Annenberg Theatre box office - 3680 Walnut St.
InterAct Theatre box office - 2030 Sansom St. (limited distribution)
IDEAS SCIENCE ACTION
Center Public Health Initiatives
Voices from “Let Me Down Easy”
more info: www.cphi .upenn.edu/ADSvoices.shtml
with Anna Deavere Smith
FALL 2009 SPRING 2010