Donald Lett as Store Owner in “RISE-UP”
Written by Nic Cha Kim, Directed by John Miyasaki
L.A VIEWS V: APRIL 29, 1992
Photography by Rafael Cardenas
Artwork by Xavi Moreno
Company of Angels’ Playwrights Group presents
The World Premiere of
L.A VIEWS V: APRIL 29, 1992
Written by
Gabriel Rivas Gomez, Jonathan Ceniceroz, Julie Taiwo Oni, Malik Burrogughs, Mayank Keshaviah, Michael Patrick Spillers & Nic Cha Kim
L.A Views V: April 29, 1992 features 8 short plays set in the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest that followed the exoneration of four LAPD officers involved in the Rodney King beating. The unrest sparked widespread looting, assault, and arson. In all, 53 people died, thousands more were injured, and property damage topped 1 billion dollars. Twenty years later, these plays dig through our City’s ashes and offer accounts of a time whose impact on Angelenos is still being assessed. From business owners to looters, newscasters to people trapped in the darkness of it all, a diversity of perspectives shed light on the legacy of 4/29/92. Launched in 2008, the L.A. Views series embraces a different City of Angels theme each year. Previous L.A. Views productions explored the concepts of hunger, gentrification and the wanting of community, as well as the famous former residents of Company of Angels Home at The Alexandria Hotel.
Featuring: Charles Kim, Christian Gibbs, Dash You, Donald Lett, Donzell Lewis, Jennifer Perez, Jully Lee, Kamil Haque, Kenneth Sears, Lynnette DuPree*, Matt Pascua*, Michelle Young Cho, Noro Otitigbe, Phillip Garcia, Rafeal F. Clements*, Rebecca Cherkoss, Riley Rose Critchlow, Tripp Pickell, Travis McHenry & Xavi Moreno
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Directed by
Carolyn Zeller, Daniel Munoz, John Miyasaki, Jully Lee, Nathan Singh & Xavi Moreno.
Lead Director: Armando Molina
Produced by: RICHARD AZURDIA & XAVI MORENO
Stage Manager: MICHAEL F. VENEGAS
Assistant Stage Manager: ADAM GONZALEZ
Scenic Design: ART BETANZOS
Lighting Design: BOSCO FLANAGAN
Costume Design: JEREMY WATERS
Sound Design: IVAN ROBLES
VIDEO DESIGN: DALLAS WEXLER
Graphic Design: XAVI MORENO
APRIL 28 – May 27, 2012
Fridays-Saturdays 8PM Sundays 7PM Previews begin April 26
Company of Angels at The Alexandria
501 S.Spring St., 3rd Floor.
Downtown Los Angeles, CA90013
213.489.3703 * info@companyofangels.org
WWW.COMPANYOFANGELS.ORG
“L.A VIEWS V – April 29, 1992″ is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation, Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the generous contributions of Company of Angels supporters and contributors. Company of Angels would like to thank The Amerland Group, LLC, and Buxbaum Group for their patronage to CoA at The Alexandria.