FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TWO FAMILIES, FOUR GENERATIONS,
24 CHARACTERS, ONE WOMAN
Sarasota, Florida (December 5, 2005) - The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training and the Asolo Late Night Series present The Syringa Tree by Pamela Gien. This special one-woman workshop performance showcases the talents of second-year Conservatory student Leigh Anne Wuest. Margaret Eginton will direct. The public is invited to attend this special event free of charge. Seating is first come, first served.
The workshop production will be held in the movement studio of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in the FSUCenter for the Performing Arts, 5555 North Tamiami Trail in Sarasota.
§ December 18, 20, & 21 at 8:00 pm
§ December 22 at 8:00 and 11:00 pm
A special encore performance will be held on January 8 at 4:30 pm under the trees at the MarieSelbyBotanical Garden in Sarasota.
For more information, contact 351-9010 Ext 2311.
More about the play...
In Africa, the Syringa tree is a fragrant, flowered tree that can survive in shade or blistering sun. In this one-woman play, the tree is a magic sanctuary for a young white girl living in South Africa under apartheid. Elizabeth’s greatest pleasure is to swing in the giant tree that shades her back yard. She loves to play, to dance, to sing, to hear her father’s stories and to tease her nanny. But this is South Africa in the 1960’s and Elizabeth’s world is about to change beyond her imagination. It’s the incredible story of one young girl coming of age in her beautiful, unbalanced homeland.
The Syringa Tree ran for nearly two years and broke all box office records at Playhouse 91 in New York City. It won BEST PLAY OF THE YEAR at the Village Voice/Obie awards! The critics raved and audiences were swept away by its sheer brilliance. Now you too can experience this extraordinary play.
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
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