Blood at the Root (play)

Blood at the Root
Written by	Dominique Morisseau
Characters	Raylynn Toria Asha Justin Colin Deandre
Date premiered	March 28, 2014
Place premiered	Penn State Center Stage Pennsylvania State University
Original language	English
Genre	Drama
Setting	Louisiana

Blood at the Root is a play by Dominique Morisseau that premiered in 2014 at Pennsylvania State University. The title Blood at the Root comes from the song Strange Fruit about the lynchings of African Americans in the South. ^[1] The show was based on the Jena Six.

Productions

The show premiered at Penn State Center Stage at Pennsylvania State University on March 28, 2014, directed by Steve H. Broadnax, choreography Aquila Kikora Franklin, set design Karl Jacobsen, costume design Montana Carly Reeder, lighting design Nathan Hawkins, and sound design Liz Sokolak. The cast included Stori Ayers (Raylynn), Allison Scarlet Jaye (Toria), Kenzie Ross (Asha), Brandon Carter (Justin), Tyler Reilly (Colin), and Christian Thompson (De'Andre). It would premiere two years later in New York City at the National Black Theatre. ^[2]

References

1. Anderson, Carol (September 28, 2016). "American Apartheid: A Georgia County Drove Out All Its Black Citizens in 1912". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
2. "What Lies Beneath the Jena Six Case in 'Blood at the Root'". April 14, 2016.