RIOT/REBELLION

Watts Village Theater Company presents

RIOT/REBELLION
by Donald Jolly

directed by Deena Selenow

August 14-30, 2015 | The Mafundi Institute 
September 11-13 | Watts Labor Community Action Committee's Tell It Theater 
September 24-27 | Los Angeles Theatre Center 

"There’s a palpable feeling of the sacred suffusing director Deena Selenow’s captivating staging of Donald Jolly’s 2011 retelling of the 1965 Watts Riot.." - LA Weekly

"..the venue provided intimacy, as well as room for a fluid, immersive staging by Deena Selenow." - LA Observed

Listen to Southern California Radio's KPCC discuss RIOT/REBELLION on The Frame

Asst. Director | Bruce Lemon, Jr.
Scenic Design | Mark Kanieff
Costume Design | Lena Sands
Lighting Design | Lauren Wemischner
Sound Design | Ivan Robles

featuring Kori Densie, Jacob B. Gibson, Roberto Martin, Javier Ronceros, Carol Alana Simon, Ashley Wilkerson

RIOT/REBELLION revisits the historic six days in August 1965 when the struggle of race, class and power exploded in the once-ignored section of Los Angeles known as Watts. First person interviews are weaved together in a theatrical piece that seeks to make harmony from the discordant voices of a community that refused to be silenced. RIOT/REBELLION is commissioned, developed and produced by Watts Village Theater Company.