Paula Zahn Interviews Anna Deavere Smith
Clip: Season 39 Episode 8 | 14m 40s
Paula Zahn talks to Anna Deavere Smith about her play Let Me Down Easy
Paula Zahn interviews Anna Deavere Smith about her play Let Me Down Easy. They discuss the development of the play in the 1990s to the present, how the politics of national health care organically became part of the piece, and Smith's favorite portrayals.
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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...
Paula Zahn Interviews Anna Deavere Smith
Clip: Season 39 Episode 8 | 14m 40s
Paula Zahn interviews Anna Deavere Smith about her play Let Me Down Easy. They discuss the development of the play in the 1990s to the present, how the politics of national health care organically became part of the piece, and Smith's favorite portrayals.
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Preview: S39 Ep8 | 30s | Airs Friday, August 17, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)
Anna Deavere Smith Talks About "Let Me Down Easy"
Preview: S39 Ep8 | 2m | Premieres on PBS Jan. 13, 2012 (2m)
Preview: S39 Ep8 | 2m 54s | Anna Deavere Smith's Acclaimed show airs Friday, January 13 at 9 p.m. on PBS (2m 54s)
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