Riot / Rebellion

In remembrance of the 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Watts Riots, Watts Village Theater Company will reimagine their production of Donald Jolly’s Riot/Rebellion which 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 was commissioned, developed and produced by Watts Village Theatre Company.