Boston Massacre Hits Home With New Play, 'Blood On The Snow'

In Winter 1770 in Boston, with American colonists increasingly resentful of British rule, an unruly crowd confronts and taunts British troops in the heart of the city.

Without orders, the Red Coats fire on the mob, killing four and wounding nine.

It became known as the Boston Massacre, and it helped light the fuse of the American Revolution.

But what happened the day after the shooting is the subject of a new play called "Blood on the Snow."

It's onstage now in Boston's Old State House — in the very room where the real day-after meeting took place: where Acting Royal Gov. Thomas Hutchinson met with colonial leaders to figure out how to restore calm in the restive city.

"Blood on the Snow," is being presented by the Bostonian Society with the National Park Service through June 5.

Patrick Gabridge, award-winning playwright, novelist and screenwriter. He's the playwright for "Blood on the Snow." He tweets @patrickgabridge.

Nat Sheidley, historian and director of public history at the Bostonian Society. He's historical consultant for "Blood on the Snow." He tweets @sheidley.

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