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Fires in the Mirror chronicles the Crown Heights riot in Brooklyn, New York in August 1991. In that racially divided neighborhood, populated largely by African Americans and Chabad Hasidic Jews, a car driven by a Jewish man veered onto a sidewalk and struck two children, killing Gavin Cato, a 7-year-old Caribbean-American boy.
Complete summary of Anna Deavere Smith's Fires in the Mirror. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Fires in the Mirror.
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A verbatim theatre play based on interviews about the 1991 Crown Heights Riots in Brooklyn, New York. The play explores the racial tensions, identity, and art as a reflection of society through 29 monologues from different perspectives.
2 de mar. de 2018 · Fires in the Mirror contains twenty-nine different scenes, involving twenty-six different characters. The characters in these scenes vary widely in their opinions about the themes of the play, based on their backgrounds, personalities, politics, and ties to the situation.
1 de ene. de 1993 · Fires in the Mirror focuses on the real life 1991 racially charged riots in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The play explores the pain of prejudice in Jewish and Black American cultures in the format of several monologues given from varied perspective of members of the community.
17 de jun. de 2021 · Fires in the Mirror, by Anna Deavere Smith, dramatizes the 1991 race riots in Brooklyn after a car accident involving a Black boy and a Hasidic Jew. The play, livestreamed by Theatrical Outfit, features one actor playing 26 roles, but lacks depth and impact.
