FEATURED PROJECT

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Presented by Center Theatre Group

Conceived, Written, and Revised by Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Gregg T. Daniel

THEATRE REVIEWS

Acting Reviews
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Los Angeles Times
“Sakata has moments of piercing authenticity — devastating pleas of understanding”
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Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
ArtsBeat LA
“Sakata…underscores the continuing tragic repercussions of the riots”
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ArtsBeat LA
Do You Feel Anger?
The New York Times
“Sakata is so touchingly, desperately beseeching that you may feel the need to call your own mother”
Do You Feel Anger?
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The New York Times
Do You Feel Anger?
TheaterMania
“Heartbreaking”
Do You Feel Anger?
TheaterMania
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TheaterMania
Calligraphy
Mountain View Voice
“Sakata’s performance lights up the stage”
Calligraphy
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Mountain View Voice
Calligraphy
Talkin' Broadway
“Knows how to keep us coming back for more”
Calligraphy
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Talkin' Broadway
A Single Shard
DC Metro Arts
“Invigorating… stalwart honesty and comedic timing”
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DC Metro Arts
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Theatre Sensation
“An incredible performance…gentle and compassionate”
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Figaro
Los Angeles Times
“Local treasure Jeanne Sakata makes mincemeat of Marceline…especially riotous”
Figaro
Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times
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StageSceneLA
“Sakata’s Marceline…reveals the L.A. treasure’s comic gifts as never before”
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San Gabriel Valley Tribune
“Sakata vibrates… a delightful romp”
Figaro
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The Language Archive
Culture Spot
“Veteran scene-stealers Jeanne Sakata and Nelson Mashita command the stage”
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Culture Spot
The Language Archive
StageSceneLA
“Laughs galore… then every bit as touching as hilarious”
The Language Archive
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Backstage
“Uproarious and touching”
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Po Boy Tango
Chicago Sun-Times
“The sensational actress Jeanne Sakata”
Po Boy Tango
Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Evanston Review
“Elegant and totally engaging”
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Evanston Review
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Steadstyle Chicago
“Sakata is perfection”
Po Boy Tango
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Lake County Journals
“A marvelous, no-nonsense portrayal”
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Lake County Journals
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Los Angeles Times
“The masterful Sakata… sweet comic homage”
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Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times
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LA Downtown News
“Sakata magnifies his words… a humorous and exuberant portrayal”
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LA Downtown News
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LA Downtown News
Master Class
Entertainment Today
“Truly amazing… courageous… unearthly spirit of a true survivor”
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Entertainment Today
Master Class
Los Angeles Times
“Sakata’s timing, presence and emotional resources are imposing”
Master Class
Los Angeles Times
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Master Class
Los Angeles Times
Master Class
Entertainment Today
“Sakata is mesmerizing… intense moments of unbearably sad emotional fragility”
Master Class
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Entertainment Today
A Winter People
Entertainment Today
“A stunningly bittersweet turn”
A Winter People
Entertainment Today
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A Winter People
Entertainment Today
A Winter People
Backstage
“A brilliant performance”
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A Winter People
LA Weekly
“Sakata’s old Qing…a melancholy apparition who seems to have limped out of a Lu Hsun short story”
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LA Weekly
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Pasadena Star News
“Sakata, as the ancient servant…moves the plot and the characters forward by sheer energy”
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Pasadena Star News
Summertime
Backstage
“The amazing Jeanne Sakata”
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Variety
“Sakata supplies a hell-raising turn”
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Red
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“Sakata’s triumph in what seemed an impossibly demanding role…triply wonderful”
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Selected Theatre

  • Yong Hee

    Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
    CTG/Mark Taper Forum
    Dir. Gregg T. Daniel

    Production Website

  • Melita Maschmann

    Here There Are Blueberries
    La Jolla Playhouse (World Premiere)
    Dir. Moisés Kaufman

    Production Website

  • Mom

    Do You Feel Anger?
    Vineyard Theatre (World Premiere)
    Dir. Margot Bordelon

    Production Website

  • Betty, Mia

    Revenge Porn
    Ammunition Theatre (World Premiere)
    Dir. Bernardo Cubria

    Production website

  • Lady Capulet

    Romeo and Juliet: A Requiem
    People’s Light
    Dir. Samantha Reading

    Production Website

  • Po Mama

    Po Boy Tango
    Northlight Theatre
    Dir. Chay Yew

  • Natsuko

    Calligraphy
    Theatre Works Silicon Valley
    Dir. Leslie Martinson

    Production Website

  • Min’s Wife

    A Single Shard
    People’s Light Theatre
    Dir. Seema Sueko

  • Marcheline

    Figaro
    A Noise Within
    Dir. Michael Michetti

  • Prudencia

    The House of Bernarda Alba
    CTG/Mark Taper Forum
    Dir. Lisa Peterson

  • Maria Callas

    Master Class
    East West Players
    Dir. Jules Aaron

  • Master Hua*

    Red
    East West Players & Singapore Repertory Theatre
    Dir. Chay Yew

    *Ovation Award — Best Lead Actress

FULL CREDITS