Fires in the Mirror

By Anna Deveare Smith
Directed by Lori Adams

January 28 – February 7, 2010

Awards/nominations:
Kevin Kline Nomination: Outstanding Lead Actress (Michelle Hand)

Times:
Thursday – Saturday 8:00 PM
Sunday 2:00 PM

Ticket Prices:  
VIP: $25.00
General $15.00
Student/Senior: $10.00

Short Description:
Fires in the Mirror chronicles the tumultuous 1991 race riots in Brooklyn through a series of interviews with actual participants, as well as individuals who had an active interest in the outcome of the situation. 

Cast

Rory Lipede and Michelle Hand

Characters

Anonymous Lubavitcher Woman
The Reverend Al Sharpton
Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Rabbi Joseph Spielman
Anonymous Young Man 1
Michael S. Miller
Richard Green
Norman Rosenbaum
Anonymous Young Man 2
Sonny Carson
Roslyn Malamud
Carmel Cato

Designers & Crew

Director: Lori Adams
Dramaturg: Emily Immer
Set Design: Courtney Sanazaro
Light Design: Michael Sullivan
Costume Design: Kirsten Wylder
Sound/Video Design: Kareem Deanes
Stage Manager: Phillip Bettison
Assistant Stage Manager: Calee Mccauley
Board Operators: Zoe Sullivan, David Chandler
House Manager: Ryan Cooper
Poster Design: Adrienne Curry
Producer: Deanna Jent

Director’s Note

Words to Ponder

Videos, pictures, and articles record history instantly, and via our technological savvy we are able to access that documentation and process it as we see fit. As easily as we access this information, we can easily dismiss it and move forward by clicking a new tab to open the hottest music video, glimpse at photos of our dream vacation spot, or browse a social networking site to see who we can meet for coffee. We are very fortunate to acquire information at a touch of a button; yet, some events deserve more than a quick click. Some events deserve to be called forth and reflected through the human experience. They deserve time to pause, listen, and reflect in order for us to learn.

The Crown Heights riot is an event which deserves such pause. The characters featured in Fires in the Mirror are real people who experienced or were effected by a tragedy which flared into a conflict of race, economics, politics, and cultures. All of the dialogue is their words, their perceptions, and comes from their hearts. Today we pause to remember those people, walk in their words, and reflect upon our own personal conflicts with our neighbors.

We can’t click away humanity.

— Emily Immer Dramaturg

Fires in the Mirror is written from interviews done by Anna Deavere Smith in 1991 in Crown Heights, New York.

Production Photos

In the Media

Fires in the Mirror: Broadwayworld Review

Fires in the Mirror: Riverfront Times Review