The Syringa Tree

The Syringa Tree is a solo performance memory play of a childhood under apartheid, written and often performed by Pamela Gien, and directed by Larry Moss.[1][2] It was produced by Matt Salinger, son of writer, J. D. Salinger.[3]

It centers on the story of Elizabeth Grace, a Roman Catholic White South African of mixed English and Afrikaner descent. The play spans four generations.

Gien has adapted the play into a novel.[3]

Production

The play debuted in Seattle, WA. It later opened at the Playhouse 91 intimate theater in Yorkville, Manhattan in Fall 2000.[3] The Manhattan reception was lukewarm at first, but news of Gien's performance soon garnered attention, drawing the interest of celebrities such as Oprah and Rosie O'Donnell.[3]

It won an Obie Award for Best Play in 2001.[4]

References
  1. The Syringa Tree – Off Broadway Archived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Past Productions: The Syringa Tree
  3. Gray, Paul (6 August 2006). "'The Syringa Tree,' by Pamela Gien". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "Gin Hammond and Eva Kaminsky Climb The Syringa Tree on National Touring, Bowing Oct. 9". Playbill. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 7 January 2020.


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