Commissioned by Seattle Repertory Theatre to commemorate the 500th year anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyages to the Americas, City of Gold was produced as Seattle Rep’s MOB Show (Mobil Outreach Bunch) and toured into schools in the Seattle area.
Based upon the diaries of Christopher Columbus, this play questions Columbus’ relationship with the native Taino tribe whose life and customs he documented when he arrived in the Americas. City of Gold explores the idea that Columbus was neither a glorified hero nor an evil conqueror, but a multi-faceted human who was caught in a difficult, complex situation.
Cast size: 5.
This play has been successfully produced with cross-cultural and cross-gender casting.
City of Gold is available in International Plays for Young Audiences, edited by Roger Ellis, Meriwether Publishing, Ltd., 2000
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