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The Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center (Santa Monica, CA)
Most widely known for her roles on TV’s The West Wing and Nurse Jackie, acclaimed actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith brings her “documentary theater” approach to her latest solo show, Never Givin’ Up, at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Accompanied by a violin and piano, Smith stages a powerful exploration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark document Letter from Birmingham Jail, a pivotal text on justice. A Pulitzer-nominated playwright and MacArthur Foundation “genius,” Smith brings to life King’s words when he stated, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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