TWILIGHT:
Voices of the 1992 LA Riots
by Anna Deavere Smith
 
"Riots are the voices of the unheard" -Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
Directed by Virginia Brannon*
Starring Victoria Perez in over 20 different roles!!!
 
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays @ 8pm
September 3-26
at the Manny Fried Playhouse (255 Great Arrow Avenue)
Admission: Donation Only!
 
see below for more information or visit our website at www.subversivetheatre.org
 
"An American Masterpiece . . . the heart and soul of an American tragedy, as expressed by the hearts and souls of the people who were part of it."
-- Jack Kroll, NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE
 
"TWILIGHT goes some way toward reclaiming for the stage its crucial role as a leader in defining and acting out that ongoing experiment called the United States."
-- John Lahr, THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE

     TWILIGHT is a one-woman play that captures the sorrow, the drama, the intensity, the passion, and even the rare moments of comedy that made up the Riots that swept Los Angeles after the police who were videotaped brutally beating Black motorist Rodney King were acquited in 1992.
     Using her self-styled approach to "Documentary Theatre", Obie Award-winning playwright Anna Deavere Smith interviewed dozens of people who directly experienced the Riots -- from famous names like Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Trucker Reginald Denny, and Black Panther Leader Elaine Brown to everyday shopkeepers, firefighters, gang members, and many others -- to capture the many, many, many different voices of this American upheaval.
     TWILIGHT offers the extraordinary opportunity to see one actor convey the heart-wrenching events of the Riots with the words of the people who actually lived through it.  The result is an explosive drama that boils with outrage and defiance, with pain and prejudice, with disgust and disbelief.
     TWILIGHT features the acting talents of Victoria Perez under the direction of Virginia Brannon* with Set Design by Dyan O'Connell*, Lighting Design by Craig Freudenthal, and Videography by Brian Milbrand and Holly Johnson.
     Performances run September 3-26, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm.  All shows are at Subversive Theatre's regular performance venue, "The Manny Fried Playhouse" on the third floor of North Buffalo's Great Arrow Building at 255 Great Arrow Avenue (please visit our website for directions).
     Like all Subversive Theatre productions, admission for this show is donation only.  Reservations are not available, seating is on a first-come-first-served basis with doors opening one half hour prior to each performance.
     For more information, give Subversive Theatre a call at 716-408-0499.