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Smart People
First Preview: Mar 10, 2017
Opening Date: Mar 15, 2017
Closing Date: Apr 10, 2017
Running Time: 01:45
Playing @
Long Wharf Theatre
222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511
Brilliant, hilarious, and incisive, Lydia R. Diamond (writer of The Bluest Eye and Broadway’s Stick Fly) explores the deep questions of race and identity in this controversial and fiercely funny play.
On the eve of Obama’s first election, four intellectuals—a doctor, an actress, a psychologist, and a neurobiologist studying the human brain’s response to racial differences—find themselves entangled in a complex web of social and sexual politics.
Everyone wants to be successful, to find love, and to feel as if they’ve made a positive impact on the world. But what influence does race have on that quest?
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & SUNDAY @ 7 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
On the eve of Obama’s first election, four intellectuals—a doctor, an actress, a psychologist, and a neurobiologist studying the human brain’s response to racial differences—find themselves entangled in a complex web of social and sexual politics.
Everyone wants to be successful, to find love, and to feel as if they’ve made a positive impact on the world. But what influence does race have on that quest?
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & SUNDAY @ 7 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Contains adult language and some sexual content.
Written By
- Lydia R. Diamond
Director
- Desdemona Chiang
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
Listed at 
Never
Full-price tickets:
$30.00 - $85.00
Accessibility
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Assisted Listening System
Both the Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre and Stage II are equipped with an infrared listening system for the hearing impaired. Headsets are available at the box office and are free with ID. -
Parking
Parking is free in a lighted lot directly adjacent to the theatre. -
Telephone
None on premises -
Visual Assistance
Theatre is unable to offer audio description services at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience. -
Wheelchair Info
Long Wharf Theatre is fully accessible. Please inform the Box Office prior to the performance if wheelchair seating or assistance will be required for anyone in your party.








