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Jeanne Sakata, Hugo Armstrong, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Lisa Reneé Pitts, and Sabina Zúñiga Varela Begin Previews for Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at CTG’s Mark Taper Forum Tonight; Opening Night is Mar. 15

Center Theatre Group is presenting the West Coast premiere of the revised production of playwright Anna Deavere Smith’s transformative “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,” coming to Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum, March 8 through April 9, 2023 and opening March 15, 2023. Originally performed solo by Smith, “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” has been reimagined for a cast of five performers. Thirty years after its … Continue reading Jeanne Sakata, Hugo Armstrong, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Lisa Reneé Pitts, and Sabina Zúñiga Varela Begin Previews for Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at CTG’s Mark Taper Forum Tonight; Opening Night is Mar. 15

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Mar. 8-Apr. 9: Jeanne Sakata, Hugo Armstrong, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Lisa Reneé Pitts, and Sabina Zúñiga Varela Set for Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at CTG

Center Theatre Group is presenting the West Coast premiere of the revised production of playwright Anna Deavere Smith’s transformative “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,” coming to Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum, March 8 through April 9, 2023 and opening March 15, 2023. Originally performed solo by Smith, “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” has been reimagined for a cast of five performers. Thirty years after its … Continue reading Mar. 8-Apr. 9: Jeanne Sakata, Hugo Armstrong, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Lisa Reneé Pitts, and Sabina Zúñiga Varela Set for Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at CTG

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A.R.T. in association with Signature Theatre is presenting Francis Jue, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Carl Palmer, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart in Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at A.R.T.’s Loeb Drama Center, Aug. 28- Sept. 24

A.R.T. in association with Signature Theatre is presenting Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, August 28 – September 24, 2022 at the Loeb Drama Center in Harvard Square. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is conceived and written by longtime A.R.T. collaborator Anna Deavere Smith (Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education, Let Me Down Easy, Fires in the Mirror), who recently revised the play for a cast of … Continue reading A.R.T. in association with Signature Theatre is presenting Francis Jue, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Carl Palmer, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart in Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 at A.R.T.’s Loeb Drama Center, Aug. 28- Sept. 24

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Opening Night Photos: Signature Theatre Extends Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992, Featuring Francis Jue, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart through Nov. 21

Signature Theatre has announced a one-week extension for Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, National Humanities Medal-recipient Anna Deavere Smith’s gathering of voices surrounding the 1992 L.A. civil unrest in a complex portrait of a city’s racial anguish. The production, directed by Taibi Magar and now running through November 21 at Signature’s Irene Diamond Stage, brings five performers into its dissonant chorus-a bold ensemble vision of a work that was first … Continue reading Opening Night Photos: Signature Theatre Extends Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992, Featuring Francis Jue, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart through Nov. 21

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First Look: Francis Jue, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart in Signature Theatre’s Revival of Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992, Opening Night is Nov. 1

Signature Theatre is presenting a revival of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, National Humanities Medal-recipient Anna Deavere Smith’s gathering of voices surrounding the 1992 L.A. civil unrest in a complex portrait of a city’s racial anguish. The production, directed by Taibi Magar and running October 12-November 14, brings five performers into its dissonant chorus-a bold ensemble vision of a work that was first performed solo by Smith in 1993, … Continue reading First Look: Francis Jue, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart in Signature Theatre’s Revival of Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992, Opening Night is Nov. 1

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Oct. 15: BIPOC Night for Signature Theatre’s Revival of Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 Starring Francis Jue, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart

Signature Theatre is presenting a revival of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, National Humanities Medal-recipient Anna Deavere Smith’s gathering of voices surrounding the 1992 L.A. civil unrest in a complex portrait of a city’s racial anguish. The production, directed by Taibi Magar and running October 12-November 14, brings five performers into its dissonant chorus-a bold ensemble vision of a work that was first performed solo by Smith in 1993, … Continue reading Oct. 15: BIPOC Night for Signature Theatre’s Revival of Anna Deavere Smith’s TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 Starring Francis Jue, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart

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Watch: CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND Cast members Abraham Kim, Jane Lui, Joe Ngo, and Courtney Reed, Playwrights Katori Hall, Samuel D. Hunter, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, and Dave Malloy Set for Signature Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Virtual Celebration; Anna Deavere Smith to Receive Signature Outstanding Artist Award

Watch: CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND Cast members Abraham Kim, Jane Lui, Joe Ngo, and Courtney Reed, Playwrights Katori Hall, Samuel D. Hunter, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, and Dave Malloy Set for Signature Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Virtual Celebration; Anna Deavere Smith to Receive Signature Outstanding Artist Award https://wp.me/p8ilTC-9jb Continue reading Watch: CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND Cast members Abraham Kim, Jane Lui, Joe Ngo, and Courtney Reed, Playwrights Katori Hall, Samuel D. Hunter, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, and Dave Malloy Set for Signature Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Virtual Celebration; Anna Deavere Smith to Receive Signature Outstanding Artist Award

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SLAVE PLAY and Tony Nominee Jeremy O. Harris Launch The Golden Collection Featuring 15 Plays By Black Playwrights

SLAVE PLAY and Tony Nominee Jeremy O. Harris Launch The Golden Collection Featuring 15 Plays By Black Playwrights https://wp.me/p8ilTC-86q In addition to Slave Play, other plays include Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry, The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe, An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs Jenkins, Sweat by Lynn Nottage, A Collection of Plays (Wedding Band and Trouble in Mind) by Alice Childress, Fucking A by Suzan-Lori Parks, We Are Proud to Present a Presentation by Jackie Sibblies Drury, The Mountaintop by Katori Hall, Is God Is by Aleshea Harris, Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith, Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange, Bootycandy by Slave Play’s Tony Award-nominated director Robert O’Hara, and Dream on Monkey Mountain by Derek Walcott. Continue reading SLAVE PLAY and Tony Nominee Jeremy O. Harris Launch The Golden Collection Featuring 15 Plays By Black Playwrights

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