Inspired by the Jena Six and the “white tree.”
A new drama inspired by the conviction of six black teenagers for beating a white student after a noose was hung at their high school in Jena, Louisiana. This bold new play examines the miscarriage of justice and racial double standards in the Deep South.
BLOOD AT THE ROOT is a new drama inspired by the conviction of six black teenagers for beating a white student after a noose was hung at their high school in Jena, Louisiana. This bold new play examines the miscarriage of justice and racial double standards in the Deep South.
BLOOD AT THE ROOT by Dominique Morisseau is a new drama inspired by the Jena Six. The Jena Six were six black teenagers convicted in the beating of a white student at Jena High School in Jena, Louisiana. The six black students were charged with attempted murder for a schoolyard fight after nooses were hung from a large tree in the center of the school courtyard. The tree was referred to by students as the "white tree,” so when a black student requested to sit under the tree, nooses were hung the following day. The conviction of the Jena Six was cited as an example of racial injustice in the United States, due to a belief that the defendants had been charged with too-serious offenses and had been treated unfairly. This bold new play examines the miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the crisis in relations between men and women of all classes and, as a result, the shattering state of black family life.
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Arch Performances at the Berrie Center for the Arts (9/28 - 9/28) | ||
Duel Reality
McCarter Theatre Center (10/9 - 10/13) | ||
Ladies of Laughter
Bergen PAC (2/3 - 2/3) | ||
Stephanie J. Block
Union County Performing Arts Center (10/19 - 10/19) | ||
Lucie Arnaz: I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past
Enlow Recital Hall (9/29 - 9/29) | ||
The Price Is Right Live!
Bergen Performing Arts Center (9/28 - 9/28) | ||
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Algonquin Arts Theatre (10/11 - 10/20) | ||
Sense and Sensibility
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (9/4 - 9/22) | ||
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (11/3 - 11/3) | ||
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Mayo Performing Arts Center (3/16 - 3/16) | ||
Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (10/6 - 10/6) | ||
Impressions of The Alhambra
First Congregational Church (9/28 - 9/29) | ||
Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel
Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University (1/10 - 1/10) | ||
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