She graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in Art and Archaeology,[1] where she wrote an additional thesis in poetry for the Creative Writing Program.
[4][5] Her thesis adviser in Michigan echoed the words of Fugard, noting Smith's theatrical use of dialogue and strong visual instincts in her poetry.
[6] She published poems, including "Material Origins of Ethics" and "A Preface: The Diminishment of Infinity" in the Berkley Poetry Review, under the name D. Salem Smith.
[16]Kennedy also writes of Some Things Are Private, saying: "Luminous, intelligent, provocative, and deeply moving," adding that it is also "great fun - never preachy, often humorous, and suffused throughout with a mixture of emotional warmth and intellectual engagement that's only too rare in contemporary culture."[17]Dr.
[20]David Christner of The Newport Daily News says: "Faithful Cheaters" is as frantic a farce as any Frenchman ever formulated, but underlying all the good humor and physical comedy is a touching story about love.
The structure of Smith’s comedy follows a formula that is centuries old, only deviating from the form when the playwright momentarily puts the hijinks aside and allows the emotional side of her characters to be exposed.
It is in these small moments where Smith’s gift for exploring the fragility of the human heart through her words truly shines and makes this production so extraordinary.