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Anna Deavere Smith Talks About "Let Me Down Easy"

Premieres on PBS Jan. 13, 2012

01/12/2012 | Rating NR

Great Performances

Anna Deavere Smith Talks About "Let Me Down Easy"

Preview: Season 39 Episode 8 | 2m

Premieres on PBS Jan. 13, 2012

Anna Deavere Smith talks about the process by which her play "Let Me Down Easy" was created. Called "the most exciting individual in American theater" by Newsweek magazine, Smith turns her theatrical exploration to matters of the human body.

01/12/2012 | Rating NR

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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

Let Me Down Easy - Preview

Preview: S39 Ep8 | 30s | Airs Friday, August 17, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)

Let Me Down Easy

Preview: S39 Ep8 | 2m 54s | Anna Deavere Smith's Acclaimed show airs Friday, January 13 at 9 p.m. on PBS (2m 54s)

Paula Zahn Interviews Anna Deavere Smith

Clip: S39 Ep8 | 14m 40s | Paula Zahn talks to Anna Deavere Smith about her play Let Me Down Easy (14m 40s)

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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

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