For anyone working on the project or who might be considering giving us an interview, here is some information about Anna Deavere Smith, by whose work our project was very much inspired. (There's a YouTube video bar on the side that is supposed to display videos of her work, but for some reason it messes up occasionally. If she's not appearing, just refresh your browser until you see her there.) We won't be using interview material in exactly the same way, but do intend to perform people's words exactly as they spoke them. In our production, this kind of material will be interspersed with dramatic texts and other documentary evidence.
She has been in the news quite a lot lately because of her new production Off-Broadway at Second Stage, entitled Let Me Down Easy. I was fortunate enough to see this as a work in progress a few years ago in Austin, TX, and thought it was fascinating and remarkable.
Today, Anna Deavere Smith gave an interview on NPR's Science Friday, and this evening she'll be a guest on Bill Moyers Journal. I think you can download a Podcast of the Science Friday show, and check your local PBS listings for the time of the Journal. I know that here in Louisville, it's on KET at 10:00 this evening, but there are other times when it will be rebroadcast.
If you're interested in the general topic of "art and politics," here's the archive of Now on PBS devoted to the subject.
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