Encore Presentation of the 2020 Streaming Production Available On-Demand: February 24 – 28, 2021
A viral video, a city in turmoil, and rallying cries of “No Justice, No Peace!” Thirty years ago, the nation watched the police beating of Rodney King and the ensuing riots in Los Angeles unfold on television in real time, right in their living rooms. This month, Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. (DDTCo.) will screen an encore presentation of their 2020 streaming cinematic theatre production of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, directly to audiences for 5 days, February 24–28, 2021.
In Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, playwright Anna Deavere Smith captures the pain and emotion felt by the diverse witnesses, participants, and victims of the LA riots, in a work of documentary theatre that goes directly to the heart of the issues of race and class. Culled from nine months of interviews with more than three hundred people, Twilight ruthlessly probes the language and the lives of its subjects, offering stark insight into the complex and pressing social, economic, and political issues that fueled the flames in the wake of the acquittal of four police officers involved in the brutal beating of Rodney King.
Originally performed as a one-woman show, Dirt Dogs’ production of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 features 33 Houston actors, each individually recorded under strict social-distancing guidelines, voicing the verbatim stories of the people who were there in their own words. All tickets for the streaming video-on-demand production are “pay-what-you-can” starting at $5, with a suggested ticket price of $25.
WHAT
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
WHO
Written by Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Malinda L. Beckham
WHEN
FEb. 24–28, 2021
PERFORMANCES
Opening night
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021
Approximate run time
2 hours 30 minutes
WHERE
This is a streaming video-on-demand presentation
BOX OFFICE
TICKETS
Tickets are “pay-what-you-can” starting at $5.
Suggested ticket price, $25.
