Live From Lincoln Center

"What kind of adult just stands there...?"

"I’m a white chick who has never had the luxury of winning over a class full of Black and Latino kids." That's how Laurie, a public high school teacher, humorously describes her situation. As a fight breaks out between two students, she is caught on camera hitting one of the kids with a broom. Actor Tasha Lawrence talks about her character and the unique perspective she brings to this tense drama.

"What kind of adult just stands there...?"

1m 4s

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    The Nance In Conversation - aired October 10, 2014

    7m 45s

    Actor Nathan Lane, playwright Douglas Carter Beane and director Jack O'Brien return to Lincoln Center to reminisce about the making of this landmark production, and the significance of its broadcast on PBS.

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