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Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
- Title
- Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 [videorecording] / Signature Theatre, Paige Evans, artistic director, presents ; written, conceived and revised by Anna Deavere Smith ; directed by Taibi Magar ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
- Publication
- New York : Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, [2021]
- ©2021
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Videodiscs 1 and 2 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 4315 Videodiscs 1 and 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Evans, Paige
- Smith, Anna Deavere.
- Smith, Anna Deavere
- Magar, Taibi
- Hernández, Riccardo
- Cho, Linda
- Edwards, Alan C.
- West, Darron L.
- Bengali, David
- Whitaker, Beth
- Turner, Charles M., III
- Hurst, Elena
- Jue, Francis
- Jones, Wesley T.
- Kenzler, Karl
- Stewart, Tiffany Rachelle
- Hoffman, Patrick.
- Parker/Hodges Productions.
- Signature Theatre Company (New York, N.Y.), producer.
- New York State Council on the Arts.
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (DVD) (138 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Originally, this play was a solo performance piece. Actor/playwright Anna Deavere Smith portrayed a number of persons she had interviewed in the wake of the civil unrest in Los Angeles, which followed the April 1992 verdict in the trial of four police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King. Smith revised the material for this production, which features five actors.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > Drama
- Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 2021-2030
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Riots > California > Los Angeles > Drama
- Race relations > Drama
- Immigrants > California > Drama
- Koreans > California > Los Angeles > Drama
- Hispanic Americans > California > Los Angeles > Drama
- African Americans > California > Los Angeles > Drama
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Note
- Title from opening credits.
- A videorecording of the premiere staging of this material, taped at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles on July 11, 1993, is available on NCOV 1509. A videorecording of the Broadway version of this show, taped at the Cort Theatre on May 18, 1994, is available on NCOV 1669.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Scenic design, Riccardo Hernández ; costume design, Linda Cho ; lighting design, Alan C. Edwards ; sound design, Darron L West ; projection design, David Bengali ; associate artistic director, Beth Whitaker ; prod. stage manager, Charles M. Turner III.
- Performer (note)
- Elena Hurst, Francis Jue, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Pershing Square Signature Center, New York, N.Y., November 16, 2021.
- Funding (note)
- Recorded with the financial assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts.
- Call Number
- NCOV 4315
- OCLC
- 1296610748
- Title
- Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 [videorecording] / Signature Theatre, Paige Evans, artistic director, presents ; written, conceived and revised by Anna Deavere Smith ; directed by Taibi Magar ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
- Production
- New York : Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videodisc
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Scenic design, Riccardo Hernández ; costume design, Linda Cho ; lighting design, Alan C. Edwards ; sound design, Darron L West ; projection design, David Bengali ; associate artistic director, Beth Whitaker ; prod. stage manager, Charles M. Turner III.
- Cast
- Elena Hurst, Francis Jue, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart.
- Event
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Pershing Square Signature Center, New York, N.Y., November 16, 2021.
- Funding
- Recorded with the financial assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts.
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- Added Author
- Evans, Paige, producer.Contains (work): Smith, Anna Deavere. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992.Smith, Anna Deavere, conceptor.Magar, Taibi, director.Hernández, Riccardo, set designer.Cho, Linda, costume designer.Edwards, Alan C., lighting designer.West, Darron L., sound designer.Bengali, David, projections designer.Whitaker, Beth, production personnel.Turner, Charles M., III, production stage manager.Hurst, Elena, actor.Jue, Francis, actor.Jones, Wesley T., actor.Kenzler, Karl, actor.Stewart, Tiffany Rachelle, actor.Hoffman, Patrick.Parker/Hodges Productions.Signature Theatre Company (New York, N.Y.), producer.New York State Council on the Arts.New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 4315