House Arrest
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 27, 2000
Closed Apr 15, 2000
Opened Mar 27, 2000
Closed Apr 15, 2000
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Anna Deavere Smith continues her journey through the American experience when she takes on the myth, perception and reality of the American presidency. HOUSE ARREST is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed, award-winning FIRES IN THE MIRROR and TWILIGHT. Originally created as a multi-actor piece, the show, under the direction of Jo Bonney will be performed as a one-person, multi-character show.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Public Theater/Newman
425 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003
The Newman Theatre at the Public seats 299. Founded in 1954 by Joseph Papp, this is arguably the strongest not-for-profit theater in New York. The productions presented here are continually daring and inventive. The success of this theater stems f [...] Read More
425 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003
The Newman Theatre at the Public seats 299. Founded in 1954 by Joseph Papp, this is arguably the strongest not-for-profit theater in New York. The productions presented here are continually daring and inventive. The success of this theater stems f [...] Read More
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An illuminating thing happened to Anna Deavere Smith four years ago as she sought interviews for House Arrest, her new documentary performance about
the U.S. presidency at the Joseph Papp Public Theater: When Smith was allowed to fly on Air Force One with the press corps an uproar ensued because it was thought that she was a playwright, not a journalist. And yet, only two years before, many Tony voters had rejected her previous show, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, as a play, insisting that it was a work of journalism. They refused to accept that it could be both.
Whatever Smith's work is, it is very useful and very entertaining. House Arrest is the latest in her powerful series titled "On [...]