September 30, 2015
Roger Guenveur Smith discusses his "Rodney King" play at PenumbraShare
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Tom Weber - Host, Emily Kaiser - Associate Digital Producer, Julie Siple - Senior Producer, Sam Choo - Director, Britta Greene - Associate Producer, Roger Guenveur Smith - Interviewee, Marianne Combs - Interviewer
MPR’s Marianne Comb interviews writer and performer Roger Guenveur Smith about his play Rodney King. The one-man show is performed at Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul.
A black man, Rodney King was beaten brutally by four Los Angeles policemen in 1991; their acquittal sparked riots in the area. Years later, King drowned in his backyard swimming pool - alcohol and multiple drugs were found in his system. Smith says he was compelled to create the show because he felt a personal loss when King died, even though he'd never met the man.
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