Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is a one woman play written and originally performed by Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist in residence at the Center for American Progress.-Early life:...

. The original Broadway production opened at the Cort Theater in New York City on April 17, 1994, ran for 72 performances and was nominated for the 1994 Tony Award for the Best Play. Anna Deavere Smith was nominated for a 1994 Tony Award and recreated her role in the filmed production in 2000 directed by Marc Levin

Marc Levin

Marc Levin is an independent film producer and director. He is best known for his Brick City TV series, which won the 2010 Peabody award and was nominated for an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking and his dramatic feature film, SLAM, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance...

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Plot

Actress Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist in residence at the Center for American Progress.-Early life:...

transforms herself into a mosaic of different individuals talking about their thoughts and experiences during the violent aftermath of the 1992 Rodney King trial and verdict.

Sources

• http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?html_title=&tols_title=TWILIGHT:%20LOS%20ANGELES,%201992%20(PLAY)&pdate=19940324&byline=By%20DAVID%20RICHARDS&id=1077011431836
• http://www.enotes.com/twilight-los
• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/stageonscreen/twilight/twilight.html
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237865/
• http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Angeles-Anna-Deavere-Smith/dp/B00005JJRX
• http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/11.23.00/twilight-0047.html
• http://www.offoffoff.com/film/2000/twilightla.php