Nat Turner in Jerusalem
Produced by Next Stop Theatre Company Playwright: Nathan Alan Davis Director: Bryanda Minix Lighting Designer: Hailey LaRoe Set Designer: Evan Hoffmann Costume Designer: Imari Pyles Sound Designer: Evan Hoffmann
Photos: Hailey LaRoe
Nat Turner in Jerusalem is a Powerful story that takes place the night before Nat Turner’s execution in the 1830s. Nat Turner lead a slave rebellion in which they killed dozens of slave owners including many women and children. The play explores the nature of freedom and the strength of the human spirit.
Next Stop Theatre Company
Reviews
“LaRoe's spare, straightforward lighting augments that authentic feel - from the sunset amber light that bathes Turner's face in the show's opening scene, to the lamplight (and the first light of dawn) that filters through the gaps in the unfinished, plank walls, as the hours pass. Hoffman and LaRoe have created a space and a mood that is ideal for the intellectual cage match that takes place…”