Twilight: Los Angeles 1992

Theatre

Name:	Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage
Address:	480 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036

Production Information

First performance date:	October 12, 2021
Opening date:	October 12, 2021
Closing date:	November 21, 2021
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

One verdict can change the course of history. The news of the police officers’ acquittal in Rodney King’s police brutality case reverberated throughout the streets of Los Angeles. Variously called a “riot, a revolution, or a social explosion,” the events that followed the verdict drew worldwide attention. Playwright, actor and scholar Anna Deavere Smith responded artistically by dissecting the anatomy of the unrest. She interviewed over 350 Los Angelinos in preparation for the performance. Smith’s transformative study of the 1992 L.A. riots reveals the fault lines that set the city ablaze. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is equal parts meticulously researched reportage and stirring cry for reform.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Signature Theatre	Producer

	Anna Deavere Smith	Playwright
	Anna Deavere Smith	Conceiver

	Taibi Magar	Director

	Michael Leon Thomas	Movement Coach

	Riccardo Hernández	Set Designer
	Linda Cho	Costume Designer
	Alan C. Edwards	Lighting Designer
	Darron L West	Sound Designer
	David Bengali	Projection Designer

	Charles M. Turner III	Production Stage Manager

	Caparelliotis Casting	Casting
	X Casting	Casting
	Dawn-Elin Fraser	Dialect Coach
	Ann C. James¹	Supervisor

¹Credited as Sensibility Specialist.

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Elena Hurst	N/A
	Wesley T Jones	N/A
	Francis Jue	N/A
	Karl Kenzler	N/A
	Tiffany Rachelle Stewart	N/A

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	2022 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival	Signature Theatre	Producer
			Anna Deavere Smith	Playwright
2	NOMINATED	2022 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Director	Taibi Magar	Director
3	NOMINATED	2022 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Sound Design	Darron L West	Sound Designer
4	NOMINATED	2022 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Ensemble	Elena Hurst	Actor
			Wesley T Jones	Actor
			Francis Jue	Actor
			Karl Kenzler	Actor
			Tiffany Rachelle Stewart	Actor
5	NOMINATED	2022 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Revival of a Play	Signature Theatre	Producer
6	NOMINATED	2022 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Director of a Play	Taibi Magar	Director
7	NOMINATED	2022 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Projection Design	David Bengali	Projection Designer
8	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Lighting Design	Alan C. Edwards	Lighting Designer
9	NOMINATED	2022 Antonyo Award, Best Revival	Signature Theatre	Producer