Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
By Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by David M. Jenkins
Nov. 17–18, Dec 1–2, 2020
Tue. – Wed. 7:30 pm
Single seats: $20 | Pair of seats: $40 | Table up to four: $80
FREE for members at the Rock Star and All-Star levels.
Jaeb Theater, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
When this drama premiered shortly after the uprisings erupting from the verdict in Rodney King’s case, the Los Angeles Times called it “the most comprehensive literary response” that channeled “the cacophony of voices at the city’s heart.” Some 28 years after those events Anna Deavere Smith’s one-person masterpiece continues to reverberate powerfully within the context of our current times.
Jobsite Ensemble member and nationally-recognized spoken word artist Andresia Moseley breathes new life into Smith’s script, taking on over two dozen perspectives including victims, their families, witnesses, law enforcement, politicians, celebrities, and activists.
A “living newspaper,” Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 doesn’t take sides or offer solutions to the complicated, fraught issues but instead presents the consequences from that moment, leaving it in the hands of the audience to consider.
Tickets
Tickets are not part of our 2020-21 season pass since they are an encore and self-produced solo work.
Like all Job-side Productions, they are free for members at the Rock Star and All-Star levels. Please contact us directly — not the Straz Box Office — to claim member benefits.
Health & Safety
The Jaeb Theater, typically 320 seats, has been reconfigured to accommodate 100 also with proper distance between tables. All additional tables and chairs will be removed from the theater.
In selling tables over single seats, we will be able to better safeguard audiences and also provide folks a means to establish their own level of comfort. If a single person or a couple prefers to purchase a four-top table to keep even more distance, they may do so. These tables will not for any reason be broken up, so folks do not need to be worried about being seated with people they did not arrive with.
Important Information on Our Health and Safety Protocols
The health and safety of our guests, artists, and staff is our top priority. Our re-opening process has been slow, methodical, and done while closely
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 BroadwayWorld Review
Read the BroadwayWorld review of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Andresia Moseley, Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 at The Straz, “Living Newspaper”
Check out the Free Press preview of Twilight: Los Angeles 1992.
Twilight: Los Angeles Promo
A promo for our production of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 at the Straz Center Nov. 17 – Dec 2.
Twilight as a “Living Newspaper”
Anna Deavere Smith writes what could be described as “documentary dramas” for which she does extensive research and interviews in order to present a living
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Riots, Then and Now
The following reading about Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is taken from a 2015 study guide created by Facing History and Ourselves. Any additions that refer
Anna Deveare Smith on Twilight, Los Angeles 1992
The following introduction to Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is from playwright Anna Deveare Smith, taken from a study guide created by Facing History and Ourselves.
- David M. Jenkins – Director
- Matthew Ray – Stage Manager/Associate Producer
Cast
- Andresia Moseley
Crew
- Jo Averill-Snell – Lighting Designer
- Rebekah Lazaridis – Scenic Consultant/Artist
- Chloe Belle and Tea Roberts – Scenic Painters
- Brian Smallheer – Scenic Designer
- Katrina Stevenson – Costume Designer
