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Studying Shakespeare has given Anna Deavere Smith a deeper understanding of language and character.
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Anna Deavere Smith discusses the state of American theater and the lack of diversity both on stage and in the audience.
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Listening is the key to Anna Deavere Smith’s creative process.
Jim Lehrer is optimistic that the next president will get a handle on today’s problems.
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Anna Deavere Smith talks about the quirks of an individual’s language and voice.
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Anna Deavere Smith once got some good advice from Ethel Merman’s son, and it has stuck with her ever since.
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America has suffered, Lehrer says, because we no longer have a shared experience and a sense of collective responsibility.
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Jim Lehrer is of the Hemingway generation: he just sits down, and writes.
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Jim Lehrer’s legacy is one of fostering civilized dialogue.
Though she started off in linguistics, Anna Deavere Smith soon hit on theater as a way to study diversity and social change.
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As a child, Anna Deavere Smith attended an all-white summer camp, and felt out of place. Her young niece, fortunately, hasn’t had such an experience.
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Anna Deavere Smith discusses her childhood and the legacy of segregation.
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Jim Lehrer talks about his work in TV journalism and how the media consumer should be more actively critical.
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Anna Deavere Smith calls on us to take individual action.
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Anna Deavere Smith talks about the importance of collaborating across the boundaries of class, race, nation and language.
