Royce Carlton - Anna Deavere Smith

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“Anna Deavere Smith was EXTRAORDINARY. It was a powerful and exciting night, and a milestone for the School.”
- UCLA

“Anna Deavere Smith touched the hearts and minds of close to 300 university presidents, students, faculty and staff members who gathered at The Palmer House to celebrate in a meaningful way the 15th anniversary of Illinois Campus Compact. Without exception, our guests were thrilled with Anna Deavere Smith’s powerful performance. We appreciate her enthusiasm for civic engagement and her willingness to share her talents with those who will put what they learn to helping others.”
- Illinois Campus Compact

“She was PHENOMENAL! She was so gracious and wonderful and gave so much of herself.... She brought down the house.”
- YWCA of the Hartford Region

“Anna was wonderful! Everybody loved her presentation. The format was so unusual; she was dramatic, engaging, moving, to the point and inspirational. She got a standing ovation.”
- Adventist Healthcare

“Anna was brilliant. I am so very happy we chose to bring her and she presented one of the best programs in recent years for us.”
- Guilford College

“Anna as always, did not disappoint – she was really fabulous and tied the entire plenary together ... she was simply a force of nature. She took our lead and wrote such a wonderful, spot on, inspiring opening and call to action that fit the occasion and our aim of taking action together.”
- Association of Performing Arts Presenters

“Her performance thoroughly "wowed" our audience.”
- Women in Leadership Conference, Linkage

“She was a true hit with our audience - they were raving about her afterwards!”
- Dallas Museum of Art

“Absolutely wonderful!”
- Nike

“She touched us all with fire and light and we are oh so grateful.”
- Emerson College

“What an amazing evening we had with Anna Deavere Smith. The packed audience was engaged and enthralled... people were still talking about what they saw and heard for the remainder of the week.”
- University of Houston

“Ms. Smith rocked the place. Two nights - two standing ovations.”
- University of Washington

“The responses have been overwhelming. Students have commented that it was the highlight of their college experience.”
- Rollins College

“Anna was amazing, as expected and a real joy to work with.”
- Service Employees International Union

“...over 400 people in attendance. The audience was enthralled by Ms. Smith's presentation. This was the best program we ever hosted.”
- Boise State University

“Anna Deavere Smith was phenomenal!!...Your performance at the Kravits Center was electrifying and generated conversations here among and between all sorts of unlikely people. Well done!!!”
- Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties

“I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to have Anna Deavere Smith and her mother at Wheelock College. Anna's presentation Snapshots: Glimpses of America in Change was extraordinary, far surpassing our expectations.”
- Wheelock College

“Anna Deavere Smith was the hit of the conference. She received a standing ovation.”
- Ascension Health

“Well! What a triumph! The reviews are in and can be summarized succinctly by the statement of one older faculty member who said: "That was the most significant event at Yale Medical School in my 20 years here."”
- Yale University

“By using a totally different approach from the panels and other key lecturers, you were able to bring to our audience the voices of many Americans. The "snapshots" you presented truly gave the audience a glimpse of how complex the definition of being American is.”
- Randolph-Macon Woman's College

“We received a tremendous amount of positive feedback on your talk. The audience appreciated the timeliness of the content and the style in which it was presented.”
- Chicago Historical Society

“There are moments in a theater when one knows-this is different, this is special, this is singular. Such was the feeling Monday night at the Guthrie. Your unique and splendid performance as well as the skill and artistry of your words made this Global Voice night more than successful...was thrilled and privileged to hear you.”
- Guthrie Theater

“Marvelous...she was magical”
- Miami University

“She was just incredible. We've had nothing but wonderful responses from audience members, faculty, staff, community members, and students. Everyone I talked to was thrilled and really enjoyed the evening with her.”
- University of the Ozarks

“Anna Deavere Smith event on Friday was a great success...Anna's performance was brilliant, moving and very thought-provoking.”
- Rockefeller Center for Social Sciences,
Dartmouth College

“As you know, in the midst of our record-setting eighteen inches of snow, we still had a crowd of 500 students, faculty, and staff who were mesmerized by her lecture/performance.”
- University of Cincinnati

“Thank you so much for your engaging and enlightening contribution to the symposium on June 6. The participants provided a wonderful, stimulating discussion which really profited from the rather different "take" each speaker had on the large (and shapeless) subject of the future.”
- Radcliffe College Alumnae Association

“We appreciate how your monologue brought to life the very individuals affected by the issues that Public Advocates has been working on. Thank you for helping us create an exciting and successful anniversary dinner.”
- Public Advocates, Inc.

“We are still exhilarated from Anna Deavere Smith's lecture at Suffolk University on last week! In a meticulously crafted speech, she evoked both laughter and tears with her portraits of real people behind the news stories. Today the program planning committee continues to receive effusive compliments, congratulations and expressions of thanks from the audience members...Ms. Smith's talk was a wonderful conclusion to the 1995-96 Lowell Lecture series here.”
- Suffolk University

“Anna was a huge success at the UCLA summit, New Technologies, New Literacies. She provided a more human quality to the discussion of diverse literacies. The audience was filled with leaders in academia, library and education professionals. She received an "energized standing ovation" and was very accessible at the book signing/reception.”
- University of California, Los Angeles

“Be assured you have made some new friends who will always admire your talent, watch your continuing accomplishments, and remember the warmth that you shared with us.”
- Colgate University

“As our audience agreed, it was an exciting and thought-provoking evening. Student response was fantastic, and we were able to bring in a substantial audience from other colleges and universities and the Richmond community as well...Thanks again for your performance, and your generosity with the students at the fireside chat.”
- University of Richmond

“Our Wheaton alumnae/i faculty, students and friends were captivated by your performance and inspired by your words. You were the highlight of our AutumnFest Weekend!”
- Wheaton College