Jan 28 2022
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Feb 05 2022
TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at DreamWrights

TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at DreamWrights

Presented by DreamWrights Center for Community Arts at DreamWrights Center for Community Arts

Inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, this monologue play delivers a raw and poignant perspective on the social, economic, and political issues that precipitated these traumatic events.

On March 3, 1991, a 26-year-old Black man named Rodney King was brutally beaten by four officers of the Los Angeles police department, all who were later acquitted. News of the verdict erupted into five days of violence and devastation — leaving 50 dead, 2000 injured, 9,500 arrested, and $1 billion in property damages. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is Anna Deavere Smith’s artistic response to these traumatic events. Using more than 350 interviews, Smith creates a mosaic of four dozen characters to expose and explore the devastating human impact of these events and offer a stark insight into the complex and pressing social, economic and political issues that set Los Angeles ablaze. First performed in 1994, Twilight remains a stunning, insightful, and relevant work of documentary theatre.

Director –  Cal Weary
Scenic Design – Kacey French
Costume Design – Delia Pabon
Production Stage Manager – Michael Posner
Projectionist – Justin Ayala
Lighting Designer – Ashley Rose Shaw
Sound Designer – Sergio Paul
Technical Director – Jay Schmuck

CAST
Melissa Colon
Allen Gabriel
Jasmine Graham
Missy Kiefer
Soji Otuyelu
Manuel Tellado
Faith Wittig

Admission Info

In advance: $16
Tickets at the door: $18

All Studio seating is general admission first-come, first-serve.
Theatre doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance.

Email: info@dreamwrights.org

Dates & Times

2022/01/28 - 2022/02/05

Additional time info:

We invite you to attend an in-person Community Conversation following the January 29th Show, featuring a panel of experts from the community, discussing the themes and topics addressed in the show. All are welcome to attend.

 

Take a look at our Community Conversation surrounding the important topics and themes addressed in our upcoming production of TWILIGHT: Los Angeles, 1992. Moderated by Dionna Wright (Director of Community Conversations at York College of Pennsylvania), with Jamiel L. Alexander (President, NAACP York Branch), Jada Richardson (Equity & Inclusion Planner, York County Planning Commission), José Santiago (Community Development Director, YMCA White Rose), Pastor Jim Tyson (Program Manager of Group Violence Intervention), and Cal Weary (Director of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 and founder of Weary Arts Group).

We are so honored to have hosted these great thinkers and voices.

 

 

 

Location Info

DreamWrights Center for Community Arts

100 Carlisle Ave, York, PA 17401

Parking Info

Convenient off-street parking is available on-site.