SMART PEOPLE

By Lydia Diamond

Directed by Chuck Smith

What to do when you are smarter than everyone around you but no one wants to work with you? How do you make it on your own in a profession that spits out new darlings every day? Can you relate to someone even if you don’t speak their language? Is there a connection between scientific research and racism? Four stories are at the center of Lydia Diamond’s SMART PEOPLE. Can racism be hard-wired into our genetics? Most people would say no. But what if you had proo􀀀? What if you had solid evidence to back up that claim but no one wanted to listen. What happens then? Renowned Chicago director Chuck Smith helms this challenging new play by one of America’s leading female playwrights.

Produced by University Theatre (UW-Madison) at U.W. Mitchell Theatre, 821 University Ave, Madison

Performances: February 25 - March 13, 2016

Performance Times:
02/25 at 7:30pm (Preview)
02/26 at 7:30pm (Opening)
02/27, 03/03, 03/04, 03/05, 03/10, 03/11, 03/12 at 7:30pm 02/28, 03/06, 03/13 at 2:00pm

Ticket Prices: $15-22* (plus $1 facility fee)

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Auditions

Auditions will be held on the following days:

10/9/2015
10/10/2015

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Auditions for

Smart People

Directed by Chuck Smith

October 9 6:30 - 9 PM and October 10 1-4 PM

callbacks October 10th 6:30 - 9 PM

Room 4010, Vilas Hall

Please prepare two contrasting monologues, appx 2 minutes each.
Callbacks will read from the script.

Characters:

Valerie Johnston (24) African American. Recently graduated American Repertory Theatre/Harvard. Acting MFA

Jackson Moore (28) African American. Harvard Med School. Surgical Intern on Rotation.

Brian White (36) White. Tenured professor at Harvard. Neuro-psychiatrist. Studies patterns of racial identity and perceptions.

Ginny Yang (34) Asian American. No accent. Only speaks English. Respected tenured professor of psychology at Harvard. Studies race and identity among Asian American women.