The Whipping Man

by Matthew Lopez Narrated by Aaron Jennings, Charlie Robinson, Mark J. Sullivan

Overview

Tensions run high as Caleb de Leon, a young Jewish Confederate soldier, celebrates Passover with his family's newly-freed slaves in the de Leons' crumbling antebellum mansion. This gripping drama explores a little-known aspect of the Civil War, unearthing dark family secrets on the way to a shocking climax

Includes a conversation about Jews in the Civil War with Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, a scholar of American Jewish history and the senior rabbi at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring Aaron Jennings, Charlie Robinson, and Mark Jude Sullivan.

Directed by Judyann Elder and recorded before a live audience.

Editorial Reviews

JANUARY 2016 - AudioFile

The Civil War is finally over. A Confederate soldier returns to Richmond only to find his family’s mansion bullet ridden and just two of the house’s former slaves accounted for. A marvelous duo of newcomers, Mark Jude Sullivan and Aaron Jennings, and television veteran Charlie Robinson (“Hart of Dixie”) give their all to this award-winning drama as they connect with the themes in the script—loss, anger, violence, hope, and the search for reinvention. The soldier happens to be Jewish. The time happens to be Passover. But can the story of the faith and deliverance of a shackled people be shared across a racial divide? This L.A. Theatre Works performance offers the sounds of an uncompromising, passionate theatrical experience. B.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2016 - AudioFile

The Civil War is finally over. A Confederate soldier returns to Richmond only to find his family’s mansion bullet ridden and just two of the house’s former slaves accounted for. A marvelous duo of newcomers, Mark Jude Sullivan and Aaron Jennings, and television veteran Charlie Robinson (“Hart of Dixie”) give their all to this award-winning drama as they connect with the themes in the script—loss, anger, violence, hope, and the search for reinvention. The soldier happens to be Jewish. The time happens to be Passover. But can the story of the faith and deliverance of a shackled people be shared across a racial divide? This L.A. Theatre Works performance offers the sounds of an uncompromising, passionate theatrical experience. B.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173273413
Publisher:	L.A. Theatre Works
Publication date:	10/15/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged

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