FIRES IN THE MIRROR: CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN AND OTHER IDENTITIES
MAY 5-30, 2021
A Co-Production with Theater J in Washington DC
“Quite Simply, The Most Compelling View Of Racial & Class Conflict That One Could Hope To Encounter” – The New York Times
Theatrical Outfit & Theater J join forces to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Crown Heights riot by bringing Anna Deavere Smith’s (Shonda Rhimes’ For The People) documentary theatre masterpiece to life with soaring theatricality. Taken directly from a series of interviews with over fifty members of the Jewish and Black communities following the historic riots, Fires In The Mirror turns their voices into a tour de force one-woman show starring January Lavoy. This groundbreaking play is “Viscerally Smart [And] Endlessly Empathetic” (The New Yorker).
CAST MEMBERS
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Theatrical Outfit, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
UNDERSTUDIES
ARTISTIC TEAM
| Director | Matt Torney |
| Production Stage Manager | Barbara Gantt O’Haley* |
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*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Theatrical Outfit, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
** Member of United Scenic Artists
Major support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.
