In March 1617 Pocahontas died in Gravesend, Kent. She was 22.
She was inquisitive, independent and had a strong sense of justice. In her mid-teens she was kidnapped by settlers in Jamestown and was used as leverage against the Native chief, her father. After 'converting' to Christianity she married an Englishman from Norfolk whose Virginia leaf tobacco would later save the settlement and ultimately lead to the colonisation of America by the British.
The marriage was the first multi-cultural union on American soil and led to a sustained period of peace.
The greatest piece of living American history is buried in the garden of England.
This play was written to mark the 400th Anniversary of Pocahontas' passing in March 2017 it enjoyed a short tour as a rehearsed reading of significant areas in the UK important to her story.
CAST
Yasmine Hassabu - Pocahontas
Salvatore D'Aquilla - John Smith
Daniel Foxsmith - John Rolfe
CREATIVES
Bryony Shanahan - Director
REHEARSAL PICTURES
