Second Stage Theatre's Production of Let Me Down Easy with Anna Deavere Smith
Arena Stage - Kreeger Theater (1101 Sixth Street, SW Washington, DC 20024)
- Full Price:
- $58.00 - $73.00
- Our Price:
- $30.50 - $38.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Let Me Down Easy have expired.
The last date listed for Let Me Down Easy was Friday January 7, 2011 / 8:00pm.
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- Full Price:
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Goldstar Member Tips
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Casual
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Good snack bar and drinks available
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Close to metro
23 Goldstar Member Reviews
gary galloway
Written on Feb 23 2011Great play and the new Arena Stage is gorgeous. No bad seats in the house.
amytee2002
Written on Jan 11 2011Awesome! It's insane how an actress can inhibit so many different characters back to back with all their different mannerisms and accents, she's a true artist.
Goldstar Member
Written on Jan 10 2011Great show. I went with two high school students and a college student who loved it as well.
susan beckerman
Written on Jan 10 2011A wonderful opportunity to see acting as real craft. Thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
More Information About Let Me Down Easy
Website
http://www.arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season/productions/let-...
Quotes & Highlights
- “A continually engaging and engrossing collection of testimonials.” --New York Times
- "Spectacular! The best theatrical experience this season.” --New York Observer
Description
Conceived, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Leonard Foglia
Called “the most exciting individual in American theater” by Newsweek magazine, Anna Deavere Smith (Fires in the Mirror, Twilight: Los Angeles) explores the power of the body, the price of health and the resilience of the spirit. Based on interviews with an eclectic range of people, from a heavyweight boxer to a former supermodel, and from Texas governor Ann Richards to legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong, Let Me Down Easy “is a totally vital piece of theater, mixing a standup comic’s instincts with a great reporter’s keen eye” (Variety).
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