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Presentation by Anna Deavere Smith about Let Me Down Easy

Presented by University of Pennsylvania at Annenberg Center - Zellerbach Theater

January 26, 2010

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At this presentation event, Anna Deavere 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. 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. This event is co-sponsored by: Penn Arts and the City Year, Penn Center for Public Health Initiatives, VA CHERP, Civic House, Penn Medicine, Penn College Houses and Academic Services, and the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy.