Twilight: Los Angeles

Synopsis

Anna Deavere Smith transforms herself into scores of individuals -- using only their words and duplicating their speech patterns, mannerisms, dress, and attitudes -- in a mosaic set in the violent aftermath of the 1992 Rodney King trial and verdict. These verbatim portrayals bring together adversaries, victims, eyewitnesses, and observers who have never stood within the same four walls, let alone spoken to each other. In her signature performance style, Smith embodies and gives voice to scores of real-life "characters" -- from LAPD Police Chief Daryl Gates to a gang member, from Korean store owners to a white juror, from Reginald Denny to Congresswoman Maxine Waters -- black, white, Asian, Latino. Because she is able to speak the words and convey the deeply held sentiments of so many different people, Smith enables her audience members to hear what they might otherwise discount.

Main Cast

Anna Deavere Smith

Age : 74 | Popularity : 33%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Anna Deavere Smith
Camera	Director of Photography	Joan Churchill Maryse Alberti
Directing	Director	Marc Levin
Production	Producer	Anna Deavere Smith Ezra Swerdlow
Editing	Editor	Bob Eisenhardt
Sound	Original Music Composer	Camara Kambon
Department	Role	Name

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