American Playhouse

Season 11 Episode 12: Fires in the Mirror

Actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith performs a series of 29 different roles related to the Crown Heights riot in 1991. Anonymous and famous figures are portrayed by Smith, expressing pain and anger on the many sides of a conflict involving the Black and Jewish communities over an accident, a crime, and the riots.

Genre:

Drama, Comedy

Seasons:

13

Episodes:

211

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

79 min

First Air:

1982

Rating:

6.6