American Playhouse · SEASON 11

Fires in the Mirror

Episode 12 · 1993-04-28

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  • Drama
  • Comedy

Episode overview

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.

79 minutes

Season 11 episodes

1. Surviving Desire1992-01-22 2. The Feud1992-02-26 3. Fool's Fire1992-03-25 4. Mrs. Cage1992-05-20 5. Daughters of the Dust1992-07-22 6. Tales from Hollywood1992-10-19 7. Strangers in Good Company1992-11-11 8. 84 Charlie Mopic1992-11-18 9. Tru1992-11-23 10. Thank You and Good Night1992-11-30 11. Straight Out of Brooklyn1993-01-20 12. Fires in the Mirror1993-04-28 13. In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway1993-06-11 14. La carpa1993-06-16 15. Porgy and Bess1993-10-06 16. The Quarrel1993-11-29 17. Hallelujah1993-12-22