Live at The Public Theater: A reframing of the origin story of Manhattan

WNYC News | Nov 27, 2023

At the heart of Mary Kathryn Nagle’s new play “Manahatta” at The Public Theater is the city’s origin story, told and giddily retold over centuries: the moment when Dutch settlers ostensibly “purchased” the island of Manhattan from gullible Lenape natives for the equivalent of $24. Arun Venugopal, senior reporter in the newsroom's Race and Justice Unit, has the story behind the story.

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