TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 is the magnificent season-opening salvo at The American Repertory Theater! Anna Deavere Smith's astonishing theatrical document captures the fraught history of racism in America, here revised as an ensemble piece and sleekly directed by Taibi Magar. It's hard to imagine that Anna Deveare Smith ever acted all the parts herself, but [...]
This is a tough weekend. MINNEAPOLIS looms large and soul searching goes deep as we come to grips with the festering wound that is racism in this country. And so I begin my round-up of virtual diversions with a magnificent piece of theater that gets right to the point and has gone from STAGE TO [...]
HURRY! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING for a Fox Searchlight release “CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?” For the chance to receive two tickets to this screening please visit: https://www.foxsearchlightscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesCYEFM Monday, October 29, 2018 at 7:00 PM in Boston (Theatre will be named on your ticket) “CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?” Running Time: 107 minutes Rated: R Opening Date: November [...]
Anna Deavere Smith and Marcus Shelby in "Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education." Photo: Evgenia Eliseeva Marshalling her considerable creative forces and once again singlehandedly conjuring a wildly diverse array of characters, Anna Deavere Smith schools us from the front lines of education vs.race in these not yet United States. NOTES FROM THE FIELD: DOING [...]
