About The Author
Anna Deavere Smith is an actress, playwright, and professor born on September 18, 1950 She received her M.F.A in acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California. She is best known for her unique play writing style which has been dubbed "documentary theater". Two of her plays, titled Fires in the Mirror and Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 fall into this style of play writing.
She authored many plays including:
On the Road: A Search for an American Character-1982
Aye, Aye, Aye, I'm Integrated-1984
On Black Identity and Black Theatre-1990
From the Inside Looking In-1990
Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and Other Identities-1992
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992–1993
House Arrest First Edition-1997
Piano-2000
She has also been nominated and received many awards for her pieces including:
1992: Drama-Logue Award, Obie Award, Drama Desk Award, Pulitzer Prize Nomination for Fires in the Mirror
1993: Antoinette Perry Award, Obie Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award for Twilight: Los Angeles 1992
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