Synopsis
The Syringa Tree - Winner of the 2001 OBIE Award for Best Play
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Published by Dramatists Play Service
0 Male 1 Female
Seen first through the eyes of a child, six-year-old Elizabeth Grace, as she tries with humor and palpable fear to make sense of the chaos, magic and darkness of Africa, the story of these families' destinies spans four generations, from early apartheid to the present-day free South Africa
As originally conceived and performed, one actress plays all twenty-four characters. The play may also be performed by a company of actors, playing several roles or not as desired
"Instantly engaging, exotic, complex, deeply shocking ... a thoroughly persuasive transport to a time and a place ... stun[s] with the power of a gut punch..." - NY Times
"A tour-de-force solo drama ... emotionally powerful without being overtly political; audiences regularly emerge from the theater crying" - New Yorker