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	Podcast:		LA Theatre Works
	Episode:		The Whipping Man (Part 2)
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:31:47
	Publish Date:		2026-04-17 07:00:00
	Description:		This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library. Tensions run high as Caleb de Leon, a young Jewish Confederate soldier, celebrates Passover with his family’s newly-freed slaves in the de Leons’ crumbling antebellum mansion. This gripping drama explores a little-known aspect of the Civil War, unearthing dark family secrets on the way to a shocking climax. Original music includes excerpts from “Letting Go” and “Lamentation,” written by Chelsea Marie Davis and Ana Sanchez and performed by Chelsea Marie Davis. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in July of 2015. Directed by Judyann Elder Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg Aaron Jennings as John Charlie Robinson as Simon Mark Jude Sullivan as Caleb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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