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Up Next: Manahatta

performances start February 9

By Mary Kathryn Nagle
Directed by Shannon R. Davis

Intimate. Informed. Indefatigable.

A young Lenape woman, Jane Snake, returns to her ancestral homeland, Manahatta, to work as a securities  trader on Wall Street – the once walled street built by enslaved Africans to keep the Indigenous Lenape out. Set against the backdrop of the Occupy Wall Street movement and across time, Manahatta draws parallels between the forced removal, taxation, and fiscal impact on Native Americans during the 2008 financial crisis and the 1626 Dutch purchase of the island of Manahatta/Manhattan. Playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle (a citizen of the Cherokee Nation) teases the duality in Jane as she seeks to uncover her complicity in infrastructure designed to destroy her people; Jane’s career is thriving on “the island of many hills” (Manahatta in Lenape), while back home in Oklahoma, her mother and sister are grieving the loss of family, and struggling to maintain their culture, language, and their finances to stay in their over-mortgaged home.

 

“Fascinating and provocative.”
-New Haven Review


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We're still hiring! We're seeking a Scenic Painter/Charge Artist starting IMMEDIATELY for the remaining shows of our 23/24 Season, as well as looking for our Lead Props for two more upcoming shows! Job descriptions detailed below.

Please contact jobs@auroratheatre.org with further questions or to apply.

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Scenic Painter/Charge Artist ($28/hr)
Paint the set; produce paint samples, color match to paint elevations, prepare paint for show, communicate with the designer, and complete paint notes during tech through previews. Approx. 16-32 hr/wk. Hours are flexible, coordinate schedules with the Technical Director.

MANAHATTA - Jan 16 – Feb 15, 2024
BLUE DOOR - March 26 – April 25, 2024
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - May 28 – June 27, 2024

Lead Props ($2,500/show)
Approx. 90 – 100 hrs anticipated. Acquire and/or Create props, furniture, and most set dressings for production. Provide research, cost estimate, and special handling information of all properties items. Maintain props during performance run and coordinate all prop rental/returns for the production. Basic knowledge of period styles, theatrical practices, repair, and maintenance required.

BLUE DOOR - First Rehearsal, March 26 – Closing, May 19, 2024
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT - First Rehearsal, May 28 – Closing, July 21, 2024
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Up Next at Aurora: MANAHATTA

A young Lenape woman, Jane Snake, returns to her ancestral homeland, Manahatta, to work as a securities trader on Wall Street – the once walled street built by enslaved Africans to keep the Indigenous Lenape out. Set against the backdrop of the Occupy Wall Street movement and across time, Manahatta draws parallels between the forced removal, taxation, and fiscal impact on Native Americans during the 2008 financial crisis and the 1626 Dutch purchase of the island of Manahatta/Manhattan. Playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle (a citizen of the Cherokee Nation), teases the duality in Jane as she seeks to uncover her complicity in infrastructure designed to destroy her people; Jane’s career is thriving on “the island of many hills” (Manahatta in Lenape), while back home in Oklahoma, her mother and sister are grieving the loss of family, and struggling to maintain their culture, language, and their finances to stay in their over-mortgaged home.

Learn More: auroratheatre.org/Manahatta

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