{"467881":{"#nid":"467881","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Arts@Tech presents Roger Guenveur Smith: Rodney King","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHistory, poetry, and tragedy collide when Roger Guenveur Smith tackles the thorny odyssey of Rodney King from the harsh initial glare of the national spotlight as the victim of police brutality to the controversial trial verdict, the L.A. riots, and his lonely death at the bottom of a swimming pool. In this riveting, improvised performance, Smith captures the story of a flawed, good-hearted everyman, and by extension reveals America\u2019s endlessly complicated relationship with its racial past and present. Smith\u0027s acting credits include the films \u003Cem\u003EDo the Right Thing\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EMalcolm X\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003ESummer of Sam\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003EAmerican Gangster\u003C\/em\u003E, and the HBO series \u003Cem\u003EK Street\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003EOz\u003C\/em\u003E. Students may reserve a free ticket by stopping by the Ferst Center Box Office. Limited quantities are available.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact the Office of the Arts, Mathew Igyarto, 404-894-9600,\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arts.gatech.edu\/ferstcenter\u0022\u003E www.arts.gatech.edu\/ferstcenter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDiscounts available for Georgia Tech students, staff, and faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In this riveting, improvised performance, Smith captures the story of a flawed, good-hearted everyman, and by extension reveals America\u2019s endlessly complicated relationship with its racial past and present."}],"uid":"28762","created_gmt":"2015-11-09 17:40:15","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:17:41","author":"Ashley Riggs","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-01-16T00:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2016-01-17T00:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-01-17T00:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-01-16 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-01-17 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-01-17 05:00:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20160117T045959Z;WKST=SU","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMathew Igyarto\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9600\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arts.gatech.edu\/ferstcenter\u0022\u003Ewww.arts.gatech.edu\/ferstcenter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}