Nathan Alan Davis

Nathan Alan Davis
Nathan Alan Davis is a playwright from Rockford, IL, now based in New York. His plays include Nat Turner in Jerusalem, Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea and The Wind and the Breeze. His work has been produced and developed by New York Theatre Workshop, McCarter Theatre, The Public Theater, Arena Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Cygnet Theatre, The Lark, NNPN, The New Harmony Project, and Sundance. Awards include: Whiting Award in Drama, Stavis Playwright Award, Steinberg/ATCA New Play Citation, Blue Ink Award and Lorraine Hansberry Award. Nathan is a Lecturer in Theater at Princeton University, a Usual Suspect at NYTW, and a 2016 graduate of Juilliard’s Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program. MFA: Indiana University. BFA: University of Illinois.Perform Nathan Alan Davis
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The High Ground
Nathan Alan Davis
Full-Length Play, DramaThe High Ground
Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 1m
More than a century after the Tulsa race massacre killed hundreds and destroyed the prosperous Greenwood District, a Black man in army garb still stands his ground on present-day Tulsa’s Standpipe Hill. Traversing space and time, The High Ground is a lyrical story of the mysteries of love and loss, reminding us of what it takes to re-emerge from the devastation of a century, long after the embers have turned to ash.
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The Refuge Plays
Nathan Alan Davis
Collection / Anthology, DramaThe Refuge Plays
Collection / Anthology, Drama
Nathan Alan Davis’ bold reimagining of an American “family play” follows four generations of a mystically-inclined Black family as they carve out an existence for themselves in an Illinois forest.
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Nat Turner in Jerusalem
Nathan Alan Davis
Full-Length Play, DramaNat Turner in Jerusalem
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2m
Nathan Alan Davis' timely new play imagines Nat Turner’s final night in a jail cell in Jerusalem, Virginia, as he is revisited by attorney and publisher Thomas R. Gray and they reckon with what has passed, and what the dawn will bring.
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Origin Story
Nathan Alan Davis
Full-Length Play, Dramatic ComedyOrigin Story
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 3m
As she works two jobs to pay down her debt, Margaret grapples with not knowing who she is or what she’s aiming for. Funny, satirical and surprising, Origin Story is an offbeat look at the quarter-life crisis and how to connect in an unconnected world.
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The Refuge Plays
Nathan Alan Davis
Collection / Anthology, DramaThe Refuge Plays
Collection / Anthology, Drama
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Nat Turner in Jerusalem
Nathan Alan Davis
Full-Length Play, DramaNat Turner in Jerusalem
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2m
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Origin Story
Nathan Alan Davis
Full-Length Play, Dramatic ComedyOrigin Story
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 3m