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See Roger Guenveur Smith
in his stunning new show,
"Rodney King"
Saturday, Sept. 22nd, 8 PM
A Special Benefit Performance for
Revolution Books / Libros Revolución
Revolution Books / Libros Revolución
at the Bootleg Theater
2220 Beverly Blvd., LA 90057
Just west of Alvarado -
from Brooklyn Bagel Factory
Just west of Alvarado -
from Brooklyn Bagel Factory
Ample street parking available
$50 - Play + Private
Post-Performance Reception & Conversation with Roger Guenveur Smith.
Tickets are also available for the play alone, for $25. If you can't
attend yourself, you can buy a ticket for someone else, or make a
contribution to Revolution Books.
Contact
Revolution Books (not the theater) right away - there are a limited
number of these tickets available.
Tickets are also available online on
our blog via PayPal / credit card (click on button on top, right-hand corner of this page.
Bring your friends and family!
Join
us for an unforgettable evening to see Roger's latest solo performance
and contribute to the invaluable work of Revolution Books. For more on the works of Roger Guenveur Smith, see his website, Guenveur.com.
Roger
Guenveur Smith is an Obie Award-winning actor, writer, and director.
His latest piece is inspired by the late Rodney King, whose vicious
beating by members of the Los Angeles Police Department in 1991 was
captured on videotape and broadcast internationally. The four officers'
acquittal the next year unleashed the largest urban rebellion in United
States history.
King died this June at his Rialto home.
Smith's history-infused
work includes: PATRIOT ACT, an improvised collaboration for the 4th of
July; FREDERICK DOUGLASS NOW, a contemporary take on Douglass' classic
19th century texts; IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, an intimate
meditation presented on what would have been the late artist's 50th
birthday; and WHO KILLED BOB MARLEY?
Smith's
work for the international stage also includes JUAN AND JOHN, inspired
by the remarkable friendship of baseball greats Juan Marichal and John
Roseboro; the transatlantic love story ICELAND; THE WATTS TOWERS
PROJECT, inspired by the Simon Rodia masterwork; and, with Mark Broyard,
INSIDE THE CREOLE MAFIA, cited by the LA Weekly as Production of the
Year for both its premiere and revival runs.
Roger adapted his Obie Award-winning solo performance of A HUEY P. NEWTON STORY into a Peabody Award-winning telefilm and directed the Ovation Award-winning RADIO MAMBO: CULTURE CLASH INVADES MIAMI.
Roger adapted his Obie Award-winning solo performance of A HUEY P. NEWTON STORY into a Peabody Award-winning telefilm and directed the Ovation Award-winning RADIO MAMBO: CULTURE CLASH INVADES MIAMI.
"Smith
is a percussive performer. He plays softly on a sparse, beautifully lit
set drowning in the massive Bootleg stage, addressing the audience
bereft of artifice."
"He
commands the stage with a charismatic, deliberate presence...his lithe
body is almost constantly in motion swaying and embodying the words in a
choreography that's both evocative of the action and expressive of a
deeper rhythm."
- Anthony Byrnes, Opening the Curtain on LA Theater for KCRW
"Genius improvisations that function as incantations."
- Andrea Kittelson, examiner.com
 Listen to a recent, moving interview with Roger Guenveur Smith about the "Rodney King" play on The Michael Slate Show here.Click on the flyer below (front and back pages) to download, post/print and distribute - help spread the word and support Revolution Books / Libros Revolucion!
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