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Liana Asim: Brother Nat

Published: July 1, 2019, 4:51 p.m.

 

And we are BACK to our usual format, highlighting one local playwright per episode. This month's featured playwright is Liana Asim, who has put together an epic opera along with her husband Jabari and a few musical collaborators about the life of the slave rebellion leader Nat Turner. BROTHER NAT: RISE. REVOLT. REDEMPTION. had a concert performance last October, which is where the gorgeous excerpt in the episode came from. The piece will be performed again this month at the New York Musical Festival, July 15 & 17. IMPORTANT! You can learn more and support this endeavor by donating here: www.nymf.org/festival/2019-events/brother-nat/

Guest co-host Laura Neill and I talk with Liana about digging through history for inspiration, putting together musicals, and getting a late start on playwriting.

Mentioned: New York Musical Festival, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, The Boston Foundation, Emerson College

Co-Host

  • Laura Neill

Cast

  • Duane Adolph Moody, Sirgourney Cook, Lovely Hoffman, Neal Ferreira, Mark Linehan, Joshuah Brian Campbell, James Dargan, Christina DeVaughn, Todd McNeel, Katie O'Reilly, Tiniqua Patric,, Pier Lamia Porter, Nathan Rodriguez, Carolyn Saxon, and Jermaine Tulloch.