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

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.