America’s “Most Exciting” Playwright Takes on the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Illustration: Miles Donovan, Source Photo: Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep
What if everything you knew about school discipline was wrong?
You know her on-screen as Gloria Akalitus in Nurse Jackie, or as Nancy McNally in The West Wing, but these days, Anna Deavere Smith is onstage, solo. As part of an ongoing project she calls On the Road: A Search for American Character, Smith has written and performed at least 18 one-woman plays exploring social issues around the country. Topics have... Читать дальше...