Anna Deavere Smith speaks to the beauty of Baltimore

Anna Deveare Smith Anna Deavere Smith highlights the beauty of Baltimore - In a lecture hosted by Billie Holiday Center, Baltimore-born dramatist Smith described a light that comes from the city and its people, even amidst ongoing societal struggles - When dramatist Anna Deavere Smith takes the stage, a particular thing happens. People who are not physically there come to life nevertheless, their words and voices and mannerisms, their convictions and experiences, inhabiting space and time with the audience through Smith. Baltimore born and raised, Smith animates her performances with a specific blend of art and intellect. She grapples with the most vital issues of our times in the ways that matter most to those who live closest to them. She confronts and celebrates. Her performances land hard and long on the audience. They demand that her audience thinks.