Nat Turner in Jerusalem
In August 1831, Nat Turner led a slave uprising that shook the conscience of the nation. Turner s startling account of his prophecy and the insurrection was recorded and published by attorney Thomas R. Gray. Nathan Alan Davis writes a timely new play that imagines Turner s final night in a jail cell in Jerusalem, Virginia, as he is revisited by Gray and they reckon with what has passed, and what the dawn will bring. Woven with vivid imagery and indelible lyricism, Nat Turner in Jerusalem examines the power of an individual s resolute convictions and their seismic reverberations through time. Black Issues
Publisher | Samuel French Inc. |
Category | Full Length Play |
Theme | Drama |
Type | Script |
Author | Nathan Alan Davis |
ISBN | 9780573706141 |
Music By | n/a |
Duration | 90 mins |
Adapted By | n/a |
Based On | n/a |
Period Set In | 1831 |
Set | A small, dark holding room in Jerusalem, Southampton |
Male | 2 |
Type | Script |
Performed For | Adult |
Nationality | American |
Royalty Play | Samuel French Inc. |
Sale Price | $25.95 (excl. GST and postage) |
Our reference | 78489 |