In this timely world-premiere drama by celebrated playwright, activist and attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle, past and present intertwine. Nagle’s story illuminates the tragic consequences of commercial exploits, including the removal of Native people and the attempted eradication of their culture, that gave rise to the America we know today. Securities trader Jane Snake is torn between worlds. Her return to Wall Street in 2008 brings her to Manahatta (“island of many hills” in Lenape), the homeland her ancestors were violently forced to leave in the 1600s. Meanwhile, her family in Oklahoma struggles to save their language, their culture and their over-mortgaged home. Jane Snake’s return to Manahatta defiantly demonstrates that the Lenape are still here.
Mary Kathryn Nagle
Writer
Laurie Woolery
Director
Tanis Parenteau
Jane / Le-le-wa'-you /Ensemble
Rainbow Dickerson
Debra / Toosh-ki-pa-kwis-i / Ensemble
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Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble
Steven Flores
Luke / Se-ket-tu-may-qua /Ensemble
Jeffrey King
Dick Fuld / Peter Minuit / Ensemble
Danforth Comins
Joe / Jakob / Ensemble
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