'Manahatta' Review: Brutal American origin story pulls no punches
Mary Kathryn Nagle's drama at Aurora Theatre links history of Manhattan to present-day ravages of Colonialism.
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Mary Kathryn Nagle's drama at Aurora Theatre links history of Manhattan to present-day ravages of Colonialism.
Mary Kathryn Nagle's drama at Aurora Theatre links history of Manhattan to present-day ravages of Colonialism.
In Aurora Theatre Company's production “Manahatta,” which is running through March 10 in Berkeley, playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, draws parallels between the forced removal and taxation of Native Americans during the 2008 financial crisis and the 1626 Dutch purchase of the island of Manhattan, the Lenape’s ancestral homeland.
In two new plays, the continuing commoditization of Lenape land and the reclamation of a South African farm.
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