Lost on the Natchez Trace
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 3, 2012
Closed Feb 26, 2012
Opened Feb 3, 2012
Closed Feb 26, 2012
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Abingdon's Artistic Director, Jan Buttram, writer of Phantom Killer, brings us the story of Malcolm, a slave auctioneer in 1825 that falls from his mule and into a Mississippi swamp. Unable to walk, without food or water, strength fading, his apparent salvation arrives when Tom, a runaway slave appears. A desperate negotiation ensues as Tom represents the only salvation for Malcolm. Directed by Kate Bushmann.
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Thick ropes snake their way across Andrew Lu's striking set for Jan Buttram's consistently engaging drama Lost on the Natchez Trace, completely transforming the Abingdon Theatre Company's tiny Dorothy Strelsin Theatre. The ropes evocatively conjure up the swamplands in which the action takes place, while also serving as a potent reminder that they could very easily be transformed into nooses.
Set in October of 1825, the work begins as Malcolm Jeters (Peter Brouwer) is calling out for help after suffering an injury while traversing the Natchez Trace, a major trade route in the South during that period. His cries are answered by Tom (Leopold Lowe), a runaway slave who may be Malcolm's only c[...]