Anna Deavere Smith

Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts--for Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind Anna Deavere Smith Unabridged edition

From "the most exciting individual in American theater" (Newsweek), here is Anna Deavere Smith?s brass-tacks advice to aspiring artists of all stripes. In the manner of Rilke?s Letters to a Young Poet, Deavere Smith mentors her young artist over a period of five years, sharing her hard-won wisdom about the challenges and rewards of the artistic life. Drawing on her own life experiences as an actor, teacher and playwright, Deavere Smith provides a motivating example for how to pursue one?s art without compromise, while offering tips on everything from how to stay healthy to building a diverse network of friends and professional alliances. Honest, passionate, and inspiring, this audiobook has life-changing potential.