School of Foreign Service - Georgetown

This residency is sponsored by the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University, a joint initiative of the Theater and Performance Studies Program and the School of Foreign Service.

Public events include the following: Tuesday, March 12 at 5 p.m.On Stage with On Grace: Religion, Redemption and PoliticsA panel discussion featuringAnna Deavere Smith, Actress and PlaywrightE.J. Dionne, Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at the Georgetown Public Policy InstituteImam Mohamed Majid, President, Islamic Society of North AmericaMichael D. McCurry, Former White House and State Department SpokespersonThe panel will discuss the concept of "grace" as it is understood by different faiths, and as it operates -- or doesn't — in politics, and will take questions from the audience. This event is also co-sponsored by the Mortara Center for International Studies.DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATREFREE

Monday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.On GraceA Staged Reading performed by Anna Deavere Smith and Joshua Roman, celloCollaborating with Joshua Roman, Anna Deavere Smith uses her unique technique for making theater to examine the concept of "grace" by performing a variety of people she has interviewed on the subject -- from the late Reverend Peter Gomes to Imam Faisil Abdul Rauf to a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. The performance of this work-in-progress will be followed by a discussion with Smith and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. GASTON HALL (HEALY BUILDING)FREE, BUT TICKETED.