Nat Turner's Last Struggle: Finding His Way Home

Wray, P. A.

ISBN 10: 1943416214 / ISBN 13: 9781943416219

Published by Blue Moon Plays, 2017

9.00x6.00x0.08 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 1943416214

Synopsis:

This one-act two character play opens mysteriously during the pre-dawn hours of November 5, 1831, the day Nat Turner, leader of the slave insurrection of Southampton County, Virginia, is tried, convicted and sentenced to die for the killing of 60 whites. Seven days after the trial Turner is executed under a tree. He emerges in darkness where he begins to fear he has been abandoned. Once he is given light he struggles to make his case - taking us on a journey where we see a bright, little slave boy grow into a divinely-inspired freedom fighter. Much has been written about Nat Turner - most focus on him as a fierce rebelling slave. This piece ultimately shows him as something quite different – a thoughtful, multi-dimensional character longing for self-emancipation who sought inspiration from the scriptures. To turn history into this unique version of the slave rebel's destiny, P. A. Wray turned to Thomas Gray's The Confessions of Nat Turner to enter the mind of Turner, then she wove in local lore, African tradition and own her imagination.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nat Turner's Last Struggle: Finding His Way ...
Publisher: Blue Moon Plays
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New