Theatre > History

A New York Lamentation: A Play About Slavery. Six historical figures from New York's slavery era meet to tell their stories. From supporters of slavery to abolitionists to formerly enslaved men and women, each has to reckon with the evil they witnessed and, in some cases, participated in.

Can a Jew, a Muslim, and a Christian from vastly different worlds find common ground? Can they see past their mistrust of each other? Based on "Nathan the Wise," G. E. Lessing's 18th century play about the crusades, Nate explores political and religious divisions today and one path toward healing them.