The Whipping Man

· L.A. Theatre Works · Narrated by Aaron Jennings, Charlie Robinson, and Mark J. Sullivan
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1 hr 58 min
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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.

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