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LISTEN FOR FREE: L.A. Theatre Works presents Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey.
Native Guard
Written by: Natasha Trethewey
Directed by: Rosalind Ayres
Starring: Neal A. Ghant, January LaVoy, Nicole Banks Long, Tyrone Jackson
"A marvelous presentation of the poetry." —AudioFile magazine
Based on Natasha Trethewey’s collection of poems, The Alliance Theatre’s production of Native Guard is both an elegy to her mother and a journey into Mississippi’s Civil War history. In poetry and song, she reflects on her mother’s passing while contemplating the former slaves who became soldiers in a regiment known as the Native Guard. Trethewey’s work was the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
The Alliance Theatre production was originally directed by Susan V. Booth. Offsite Producer for The Alliance Theatre, Donya Washington. Composer and Music Director, Tyrone Jackson. Original Sound Design, Clay Benning.
Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. As conceived and originally produced by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia. Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director. Mike Schleifer, Managing Director.
This recording was produced with the generous support of The Poetry Foundation.
This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.
Release Date: December 6. 2023
