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In recent years many theater companies have made a point of introducing performances with land acknowledgements, thanking the Native peoples whose ancestral lands the theater occupies — lands that were generally taken from them by force.
In the case of “Manahatta” at Berkeley’s Aurora Theatre Company, the whole play serves as a land acknowledgement of sorts.
Mary Kathryn Nagle’s drama jumps back and forth between Wall Street in the early 2000s and the same land in the 1600s when it was known as Manahatta, the home of the Lenape people.
“Manahatta” premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2018 and played New York’s Public Theater (in Manahatta itself) last November. Also a lawyer and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Nagle had the West Coast premiere of her play “Sovereignty” at Marin Theatre Company in 2019.
The play follows Jane Snake, a young Lenape woman who grew up in Oklahoma after many generations of displacement, as she rises through the ranks at a major Wall Street investment bank in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.
As played by Livia Gomes Demarchi, Jane radiates confident professionalism mixed with workaholic deference to the unreasonable expectations heaped on her by her bosses, Max Forman-Mullin as brusque, demanding young department head Joe and Anthony Fusco as smoothly callous CEO Dick. They appreciate Jane in direct proportion to how much money she makes them, and if she falls short they have no use for her.
Back in Oklahoma, Jane’s mother is struggling financially and falling prey to the same kind of predatory lending that Jane’s company is profiting from. Portrayed with placid stoicism by Linda Amayo-Hassan, mother Bobbie is too proud to ask for advice or even let her family know what’s going on. As older sister Debra, Oogie Push is resentful of…
“Manahatta,” at Aurora Theatre Co. in Berkeley, takes on a big subject: the violent subjugation of the Lenape people in what is now Manhattan by Dutch settlers in the 17th century and the ensuing development, and fall, of Wall Street.
Livia Gomes Demarchi and Anthony Fusco play dual roles in Aurora Theatre Co.’s production of Mary Kathryn Nagle’s “Manahatta.” (Courtesy Kevin Berne/Aurora Theatre Co.)
Mary Kathryn Nagle’s powerful one-act play focuses on a 21st century family of Lenape descendants living in Oklahoma. While daughter Jane Snake, a graduate of Stanford and MIT, has landed a job with Lehman Brothers on Wall Street, the family back home is about to lose their home to foreclosure.
The production moves between the contemporary family drama as Wall Street collapses in 2008, and 17th century Manahatta, with the actors appearing in both time frames.
The leader of the Dutch faction (Anthony Fusco) tricks Lenape leader (Linda Amayo-Hassan) into virtually giving away Manahatta. Fusco also portrays Jane’s vicious Wall Street boss and Amayo-Hassan takes the role of Jane’s mother with deft humor.
Livia Gomes Demarchi as Jane, the daughter working on Wall Street as it begins to fail
(a comparison with the 17th century tulip bubble in Holland when speculation drove flower bulbs’ prices to extremes can be made), carries the story line forward powerfully.
Jane’s modern friend Luke is excellently portrayed by Ixtlán (an actor with a Native Plains Nations and Mexican Indigenous background). He also plays a pivotal role in the 17th century, as the lover of Jane’s alter ego, and a soulful go-between, interpreting for the Dutch traders and shadowing their cruelties.
Elsewhere in the cast, Max Forman-Mullin is heartless as a trader during both time periods, Victor Talmadge plays a kindlier banker and clergyman.
The Lenape Indians had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 61-29 win over Holy Cross at home. Lenape has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Several Lancers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Luke Mcginnis, who scored ten points. Emmanuel Doku was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Lenape pushed their record up to 22-4 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Holy Cross, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-13.
Lenape didn’t take long to hit the court again: they’ve already played their next contest, a 41-38 win vs. Rancocas Valley on the 16th. Holy Cross has also already played their next matchup, a 44-31 victory against Westampton Tech on the 15th.
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150: Michael Stokes, D, md. Owen Woodruff, 13-2. Delsea defeats Cranford 45-25 in Group 3 NJSIAA Wrestling Championships final in Piscataway NJ on February 11, 2024.
The NJSIAA individual tournament is headed into regional territory.
Region 7 will be wrestled at Lenape High School and Region 8 will be contested at Egg Harbor Township. Both are two-day tournaments starting on Friday.
The following are the top three place winners in each of the local districts and have qualified for the regional tournaments.
Region 7 qualifiers
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District 25: Anthony Mason, Southern; Richard DeLorenzo II, Toms River East; Mason Lugo, Central.
District 26: Hunter Mullarkey, Rancocas Valley; Chase Dubuque, Delran; Julian Zargo, St. John Vianney.
District 27: Killian Coluccio, Christian Brothers Academy; Jordan Segal, Shawnee; Travis Bauer, Seneca.
District 28: Michael Lamb, Haddonfield; Ryan McConaghy, West Deptford; Rocco Monteferrante, Audubon.
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District 25: Cash McVey, Southern; Brendan Schuler, Lacey Twp.; Kevin Sickler, Toms River East.
District 26: Matthew Gould, St. John Vianney; Alex Kinney, Rancocas Valley; Liam Williams, Moorestown.
District 27: Paul Kenny, Christian Brothers Academy; Owen Boyle, Lenape; Michael Mirassol, Seneca.
District 28: Hayden Holmes, Paulsboro; Talen Terinoni, West Deptford; Pierce Hoffman, Haddonfield.
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District 25: Aidan Flynn, Lacey Twp.; Owen Beneciuk, Toms River South; Jacob Chambers, Southern.
District 26: Anthony Knox, St. John Vianney; Dominic Marino, Cinnaminson; Louis Simone, Rancocas Valley.
District 27: Robert Duffy, Christian Brothers Academy; Peyton Reese, Seneca; Jack Corelli, Lenape.
District 28: Aundre Hill, Paulsboro; Thomas Andrews, Haddon Township; Lucas Stinger, Audubon.
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District 25: Attila Vigilante, Southern; Jaton Wellington, Toms River East; Maxwell Anderson, Manchester Twp.
District 26: Dylan Vallone, Cinnaminson; Ismael Maldonado, Rancocas Valley; Mason Johnson, Gloucester.
District 27: Luke Sherlock, Shawnee; Jay Campbell, Lenape;…
The intimate portrayal of an indigenous Lenape family forms playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle’s work “Manahatta,” running through March 10 at the Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley.
Nagle, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, draws parallels between the forced removal and taxation of Native Americans during the 2008 financial crisis and the 1626 Dutch purchase of the island of Manhattan (Manahatta in Lenape), the Lenape’s ancestral homeland.
In her story, Nagle follows Jane Snake, a young Lenape woman who works as a securities trader on Wall Street. As Snake’s career thrives, back home in Oklahoma her mother and sister grieve the loss of family and struggle to maintain their culture and language while making enough money to stay in their home.
Shannon R. Davis directs with Livia Gomes Demarchi as Jane Snake.
For tickets, call 510-269-4258 or go to auroratheatre.org.
From left, Livia Gomes Demarchi, Max Forman-Mullin, Ixtlán and Anthony Fusco perform a tense scene from Mary Kathryn Nagle’s”Manahatta,” which is playing through March 10 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. (Photo by Kevin Berne for Aurora Theatre Company)
Martinez: Everyone seems power-hungry these days. Whether it’s for political office, the larger market share of a product or, in the case of a new play, an entire kingdom. Playwright Melynda Kiring spins her own tale of power in her latest work “Nomen,” premiering March 1 and running through March 17 at the Campbell Theater in Martinez.
“It’s the story of a young princess battling a usurper who wants to take the crown,” Kiring said. “A secretary is asked…
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A map at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia shows the forced migration of members of the Lenape Nation.
For thousands of years, the Lenape occupied territory in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, parts of New York, and the coast of Delaware, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY.
Today, Pennsylvania has no official Native American tribes.
But the Lenape survive.
Curtis Zunigha is a member and cultural director of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, one of three federally recognized tribes of the Lenape (the name means “the real people”) in the United States.
“It is a history of deprivations, of swindles, of murders, of dishonorable behavior by the Dutch, by the British, and later by the Americans,” he said. “We have been away from our homeland since that time, and yet we have persevered and managed to reorganize and reassemble ourselves.”
Zunigha is on a mission to build a pathway so the Lenape can return to Pennsylvania.
Work is ongoing to get state and federal recognition of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania.
Locally, they have hosted language classes at Swarthmore College, and they collaborated with Haverford and Bryn Mawr College on an exhibit.
“We are still here,” Zunigha said. “We have something valuable to bring to the table. We just want to be welcomed back.”
Read more about the Lenape at WHYY.
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The Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Union County Department of Parks & Recreation are pleased to announce the Woodcock Talk & Walk, a PowerPoint presentation and guided indoor/outdoor experience discussing the woodcock on Monday, March 18th at Masker’s Barn at the Deserted Village, and Thursday, March 21st, at Lenape Park. Nature aficionados and bird lovers are invited to join an informative event showcasing the American Woodcock, led by nature enthusiast Pete Axelrod.
“These events give us the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of this special bird and highlight the importance of caring for our local ecosystems,” said Commissioner Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded. “Coming together as a community to learn is crucial, empowering us all to make informed choices for the benefit of our shared natural resources. Join us in appreciating the wonders of nature and inspire everyone to take responsibility for protecting our environment.”
The annual Woodcock Talk & Walk provides seasoned birders and beginners alike with the chance to catch a glimpse of the American Woodcock and learn more about this unusual and elusive bird. The American Woodcock is known by a variety of colorful names including Timberdoodle, Labrador twister, Night partridge, Mudbat, and Bog sucker. The species is most commonly referred to as the woodcock due to its preference for wooded areas. American Woodcocks are drawn to moist forests and require dense woodland, providing ample cover and food.
In the spring, the bird seeks out forest clearings, abandoned fields spotted with low brush or open fields next to forest edges to serve as courtship sites. In preparation for mating, male Woodcocks establish individual territories known as singing grounds.
Perhaps the most fascinating attribute of the American Woodcock is the acrobatic courtship displays performed by the males. As part of their mating ritual, a displaying male…